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PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



Pf-r Pkt. 



■ Rubra. A newer variety, of which seed was offered 



for tlie first time last year. Foliage of darkest 

 green ; the co:or of the flowers is scarlet-rose, 



glossy and wax-like '-5 



Tuberons Rooted. Sinjrle. (See Novelties.) 25 



Double. (See Novelties.) 50 



Mt. Blanc. •' " 25 



BELLIS. 



(Double Daisy.) 



An old favorite, and one of tlie most charming spring 

 flowers. In bloom from April to June. ifalf-Jmrdy I'er- 

 ennials. 



Rellis Perennig. Finest raised, »^ ft 15 



Alba, A, pi. Pure white double daisy, coming 



true from seed -3 



BRACHTCOME. 



Dwarf-growing plants, covered all summer with a profusion 



of Cineraria-like blooms. l[alf-7iarclv Annuals. 

 Brachycome Iberidlfoliu. Swan RiverDaisy.) Mixed 

 blue and white, ^^ ft 10 



BROWAILU. 



It is only within a few years that the great value of the 

 Browallia as a bedding plant has boen shown. It is now 

 ■considered indispensable in all massing and ribbon-line 

 gardening; indeed, for all bedding purposes, it is used 

 almost as freely as the coleus. It is easily reproduced 

 from seed, and requires no special cultivation. IJaW-hardy 

 Annuals. 



Browallia Elata Coerulea. Blue, IK ft 5 



Alba. \Vliite,l>ift 5 



Roezlii. Mixed colors, blue and white; flowers 



double tlie size of the preceding sorts. A great acquisi- 

 tion 25 



BRYONOPSIS. 



A climbing annual of great beanty, bearing green fruits, 

 which change in color as the season advances to bright 

 scarlet striped with white. Jfulf-liardy Anyiunl. 



Bryonopsis Liacinioxa Erytiirocarpa. 10 ft 5 



CACiXU. 



(Tassel Flower.) 



A popular annual, Iree-flowcring and hardy. Flowers tassel- 



sliapod, yellow and scarlet. 

 Cacalia. Mixed colors, IJj ft 5 



CALAMPELIS, (Eccremocarpus.) 



A quick-growing climber, attaining a height of 10 feet In a 

 season, and bearing profusely clusters of orange-colored 

 tube-like flowers. (.Svec«(.) 



Calanipelis Scaber 10 



CALANDRINU. 



Creeping plants, well suited for planting In rock-work or 

 similar situations, where they bloom freely. Jlardy An- 

 nuals. ' 



Calandrinia Grandiflora. Rosy pinh, 1 ft 5 



Unibellata. Violet crimson, i<j ft 5 



CALCEOLARIA, 



One of the grandest plants in existence, and If the printed 

 instructions we give on each packet of seed are carefully 

 followed, no difficulty will be found with their cultivation. 

 The dense masses of their beautiful pocket-like flowers 

 are formed in spring. 



Calceolaria Ilybrida Saperba. Fromthe finest formed 

 and most beautifully marked varieties, \yi ft. (See Ciil.)..50 



Ne^v Dwarf. A beautiful dwarf variety; can be 



grown without stakes, and is literally loaded with flow- 

 ers 50 



Shrubby. Splendid varieties for bedding; finest 



mixed, 2ft 50 



CALENDULA. 



Hardy annnals, free blooming and attractive, and growing 



well in almost all situations; 

 Calendula Pluvialis. (Cape Marigold.) Large, pure 



white, 1 ft 5 



Pongei it. pi. (Pot Marigold.) Double white 6 



UWcinalis "Meteor." A new variety, very fine 



for pot culture, bearing large light yellow flowers, striped 

 With bright orange ,. 25 



CALLIOPSIS, or COREOPSIS. 



' Per rhi. 



This Interesting genus is a native of this country, and ranks 

 among tlie best annuals. The flowers on the outer edge 

 are yellow, having a dark pnrple centre. Hardy Annuals. 



Calliopsis. Finest mixed, 2 it. (Seecut) 5 



CALLIRHOE. 



While the plants are vet very small this begins to bloom 

 profusely, continuiug throughout the summer and fall. 

 UariJn Annual. 

 Callirhoe Involucrata. Dark purplish crimson, 1 ft.. 10 

 Pedata. Crimson purple, with while eye, 2 ft lu 



CAMPANiLA. 



(Bell Flower.) 



One of our favorite herbaceous perennial plants, usually 



sown in the fall, although if sown early in spring will 



flower the same season. All the varieties are strikingly 



beautiful. 



Campanula Carpatica. Mauve. Hardy Perennial, 



1ft 5 



Carpatica Alba. Pure White. Hardy Perennial,! 



ft 5 



. I>orei. Purple lilac. Hardy Annual, \ il 5 



LiorelAlba. White, tinged with silver gray. Hardy 



Annual, 1 ft 6 



Media (Canterbury Bells). Double. (Seecul) 5 



Single 5 



C'alycantlienia Coerulea. Blue 10 



Alba, white 10 



. . Rosea. (.Vcf ^ovellies.) 25 



Pyraniidali;!. lUuc. Hardy Perennial, 3 ft 8 



Pyrainidalis Alba. White. Hardy Perennial, 



3 fl 6 



Speculum (Venus' Looking (;iass). Blue, >i ft 5 



White, J^ ft 5 



flore pleno. A double blue variety of the well- 

 known \ i-uus' Looking-Glass. The seeils will pro- 

 duce about 50 per cent, of double flowers, the fine 

 form of which renders them well suited' or tou- 

 quets 1 



CANARY BIRD FLOWER. 



(Tropeolum Peregrinum. ) 



There is no more desirable climbing plant in cultivation 

 than this. It Is of rapid growth, and produces an abund- 

 ance of yellow fringed flowers. Half-tiardy Annual. 



Canary Bird Flower. Yellow, 10 ft. {See cut) 10 



CANDYTUFT, 



(Iberis.) 



One of the most popular hardy annuals; almost equally so 



as Sweet Alyssuni; like it, it is ofthe easiest culture, and 



grown for a variety of purposes almost all the year round. 



Candytuft, Fragrant. Pure white, pinnated foliage, 



1 ft 5 



Crimson. Very beautiful, 1 ft 5 



Lilac. Dwarf, very compact, ^.i ft 5 



Dark Purple 5 



.Rocket. Pure white, in large trusses, 1 ft 5 



White. Very delicate, 1 ft 5 



New Carmine. Tliis variety produces a maiss of 



vivid carmine blooms. (See cut) 10 



Fine Mixed. 1 ft 5 



^—Perennial. (I. Sempervirens.) 1 ft,..,, ,,,,,, ,,,...10 



CANNA. 



(Indian Shot.) 



"With foliage of tropical luxuriance, this plant is particu- 

 larly suitable for forming groups on lawns, or placed as 

 bdCkgnuiKla for dwarfer growing plants, for which pur. 

 poses they are now largely used. Of late years this trib( 

 have developed great beauty and variety "of flowers, giv- 

 ing them added interest and value. Half-hardy Perei, 

 nials. 



Cunna Mareclial Vaillant. Splendid variety oral <;e 



4 to « ft 10 



. Mussefolia Hybrida. Red, foliage resemW.ng a 



sma 1 1 banana 2 ft 10 



Nepalensis. Clear yellow, .3 ft , 10 



- Tricolor. Priglit scarlet, striped foliage, 2 ft 10 



— — W'avscewiczii. Brilliant red, variegated fj}liage, 



3 ft = 10 



— — Zebrina. S<arlet, striped foliage, 4 ft 10 



Finest JUixed ft 



