58 PETER HENDERSON & CO.—FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES. 
NEW HYBRID CAPE PRIMROSES. 
(Streptocarpus hybridus.) 
This beautiful new race originated at the Royal Gardens of England; it con- 
tains striking and beautiful colors hitherto unknown in this genus. ‘The plant 
is a dwarf green-house perennial, growing only nine inches high; leaves bright 
green and velvety. The flowers are borne in remarkable abundance; plants 
from seed, sown early in the 
spring in the green-house, 
will bear the first summer 
from fifteen to twenty-five 
spikes each of three to five 
blooms, and as the plants 
get older, the stems will fre- 
quently carry from fifty to 
seventy-five flowers each. 
These will open in continu- 
ous succession for about 
four months in summer and 
autumn. The individual 
flowers are very graceful, 
of widely open trumpet 
shape, and 134 inches in 
length. The variety of beau- 
tiful colors is wonderful, 
searcely two plants being 
exactly the same. They 
range through white, red, 
lavender, blue, rose, mauve 
and violet, and all are splushed and blotched with purple and white, which greatly 
enhances their beauty. They are of the easiest possible culture. (See cuf.) Per 
packet, 60 ets. 
New Emperor ot Silver Medal Monkey Flower. 
(Mimulus tigrinus duplex hybridus.) : 
Although Mimulus are admirable pot plants, they are equally adapted for beds in 
the garden, in semi-sunny positions. We exemplified this in a trial patch of these 
magnificent hybrids, and find that they stand sun much better than their parents. 
The flowers are of the ‘‘ Hose in Hose” style, of great size, and of remarkably rich and 
NEW HYBRID CAPE PRIMROSE, 
KG ‘ NS varied colors, grotesquely mottled and figured. (See cut.) Per packet, 25 cts. 
NEW ‘‘ EMP ‘ ““SILVER ME ee 
MONKEY FLOWER. Nees seen ee, NEW HYBRID POLYANTHA ROSES. 
S N SSS os These beautiful Roses will flower throughout 
es the summer until frost, from seed sown early in 
 thespring. These new hybrids are much supe- 
4 rior to the parent, producing flowers of various 
- colors, most of them double, althougha few will 
- come semi-double and single. Per packet, 25c. 
New Climbing Polyantha Roses. 
a= "7 New, handsome, hardy, climbing Roses, of 
Pigmy Jlexican Zinnia 
Zinnia Haageana pumila fl. pl.) 
Several Tom Thumb Zinnias of < 
the “elegans” type have been put 
out in the past year ortwo, but our \ 
trials neyer proved them to be of \\ 
sufficient merit to catalogue them \ 
prominently. In this Mexican type, 
however, we offer a pigmy Zinnia 
of decided novelty and merit. The 
plants are of candelabra form, close 
and vigorous in habit, and when 
fully developed are only five to 
seven inches high and are nearly 
covered with pretty flowers extra- 
ordinarily double and of an intense + SZ ee — : w 
orange yellow. As each plant bears from ninety to one hundred and we Vi S aee e os 
twenty-five flowers, it is consequently nearly covered. It continues in ‘ \é QW | 
bloom throughout the season, and is very suitable for edging or bedding \ \ee ry 
as well as of much value for pot-culture. (See cut.) Per packet, 25 cts. 
AFRICAN GOLDEN VENIDIUM. 
(Venidium Calendulaceum.) 
=] very vigorous and branching habit, flowering 
= PicM profusely in bouquet-like clusters throughout. 
—c/—__thesummer. The raiser claims that these new 
| hybrids will produce all colors, including white, 
*rose, carmine, red and yellow. Per packet, 25¢e_ 
Ys ae 
This is an old but little known plant, which impressed us in our 
grounds the past season with its unusual merit. It forms a round, com- 
pact bush only six inches high; leaves large and woolly, covering 
the ground, and bringing out in strong contrast the flowers of bright 
yellow shaded with orange, which are from four to five inches in cireum- 
ference, and are borne profusely, nearly covering the plants, making 
veritable ‘“‘ mounds of gold.” The plants remain in bloom throughout the 
summer, and are of such easy culture and so exceedingly showy, especially 
when grown in masses, that we want every one to try it this season. They 
are not only valuable for bedding purposes, but are equally useful for 
rustic baskets, vases and rock work. (See cut.) Per packet, 10 cts. 
