PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



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MUSA. 



Musa Enseta. (Al>ys- 

 siniaii BananaTree.) 

 Magnificent for 

 green-house and for 

 sub-tropical mass- 

 ing, oras single speci- 

 mens on the lawn 

 they are strikingly 

 effective. Seeclssown 

 early will produce 

 large plants the first 

 season. TP. 6 to 20 ft. 

 Per pkt. of 5 seeds, 

 25 cts. (See cut.) 



MUKIA. 



Mukia Scabrella. An elegant little climber with 

 yellow flowers, followed by oval fruits 21.3 

 inches in diameter, changing from green to 

 orange and scarlet when ripe. HHA. 10 ft. 10 



F^agfeyptiiyFi^. 



Tail or Cliinbingf Varieties. 



Beautiful and luxuriant climbers, for trellises and 

 arbors, of easiest culture, bearing their gor- 

 geous flowers in profusion, until killed by fi-ost. 

 (See cut.) 



Per Pkt 



Tall Rose 5 



Orange '> 



King Theodore. 



Maroon .5 



Yellow, spotted 



crimson 5 



Purple 5 



Crim.sou 5 



Mixed, 



Per Pkt. 

 Tall Lemon Yellow . ,5 



Chocolate 5 



Scarlet flamed 



purple ,5 



Scarlet 5 



Straw. Striped 



scarlet 5 



Peai-1. White . . 10 



Contains many beautiful sorts ... 5 

 Imported collection of 12 climbing varietie.- 



Per Pkt. 



The popular ' ' Forget-me-nots." Bushy plants, bearing clusters of lovely small flowers. HP. 

 6 to 12 inches high. 



Dwarf Alpine Forget-me-nots. 



Compact varieties, 4 to 6 inches high ; flowering profusely. 



Myosotis, Alpine Blue 10 1 Myosotis, Alpins Rose 15 



. Mixed 10 I White 10 



"Various Sorts. 



Myosotis Alpestris, Blue. 1 ft 5 | Alpestris, White. 1 ft 5 



Palustris. Large flowering, dark blue. 1 ft 10 



Dissitiflora. Large, sky-blue flowers ; very early and free blooming. 6 to 12 inches . . 15 



Sempeiflorens. (Ever-flowering.) Flowering from early spring to autumn. 6 inches. 15 



Azorica. Flowers rich turquoise blue, without an eye ; >.< an inch across ; in dense 



clusters. Not as hardy as the others. 6 inches 15 



ITew Victoria. Grows perfectly round in shape, 5 to 7 inches high and 16 to 18 inches 



in circumference, is perfectly covered with large umbels of 

 flowers of azure blue, remaining in bloom a long time. (-See 

 cut.) Price, per packet, 15c. , 



F^aslyrtmm. 



Tom Xliunjtj Varieties. 



One of our showiest and most 

 popular annuals. Compact 

 plants, not over 1 ft. high, 

 making gorgeous masses of 

 color. (See cut.) 



Scarlet 5 



Rose 5 



Yellow 5 



Gem. Sulphur, spotted ma- 

 roon 5 



King of Tom Thumbs. Crim'n 5 



Spotted 5 



Ruby King. Euby red 5 



Pearl. White 5 



Beauty. Striped yellow and 



red 5 



King Theodore. D'k maroon. 5 

 Empress of India. Brilliant 

 crimson, dark foliage, very 



effective 10 



Cloth of Gold. Golden yellow 



foliage, scarlet flowers. 10 

 Lady Bird. Orange yellow, 



with red spots 10 



Chameleon. Peculiarly 

 marked with crimson, bronze 



and golden yellow^ 10 



Mixed. Contains manj- beau- 

 tiful soi-ts 



Mixed New Varieties. [See 



page 58.1 10 



Imported collection of 12 Tom 



Thumb varieties, 50 cts. 



50 cents. 



LOBB'S XASTURTIUHS. 



Per Pkt 

 Tropaeolum Lobbianum. These are distinguished from the Tall Nasturtiums above 

 iTropwolum Majus) by their longer vines ; their leaves and flowers, however are 

 somewhat smaller, but their greater profusion renders them superior for trellises 

 arbors, for hanging over vases, rock-work, etc. ; the flowers are of unusual 

 brdhancy and richness, and they are also splendid for winter decoration in the 

 green-house and conservatoi-j\ HHA. 4 to 6 ft. 



BriUiant, rich scarlet 10 



Spitfire, flery red 10 



Triomphe de Gand, orange-scarlet 10 



Finest Mixed Sorts 



Roi des Noirs, black 10 



Napoleon, yellow, striped rosy scarlet . 10 



Geant des Batailles, carmine 10 



10 



vear thev hfv/Cwn^t Jh^'of/r'^i ff Jpf^S'"'*? Banana " a year ago last January, in the green-house. They made a beautiful display last season on my lawn, but thiB 

 J ear they have giown to be over 1., feet high, and make the grandest group I ever .saw, either in this country or Earope.-BEsjAMis- Towssend, Bay Ridge, L.I., Sep. 13. 'SS. 



