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HENDERSON’S NEW PETUNIAS, 
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= NEW PETUNIAS, “GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA.” 
A Californian strain of incomparable beauty, size and luxuriance. 
Most of the flowers are exquisitely ruffled or fringed on the edges, and 
are of enormous dimensions (4 to 5 inches across), but their great merits 
lie in the tremendous varieties of colors, markings, veinings, blotchings 
and stripings, in the most grotesque and beautiful combinations ; some 
with charming deep throats of yellow, white, black, green or maroon, 
running off into intricate veins. Some of the colors are rich and gorgeous 
and others of lovely delicate shades. (See cut.) 
Giant ‘‘Midnight.’’ The coloring of this variety is rich beyond de- 
scription ; dark claret crimson with a surface bloom like that of a purple 
plum. In the sunlightit looks like crumpled velvet. Immense flowers, 
4 to 6 inches across, with fringed edges and deep, intricately veined 
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Giant ‘‘Aurora.’’ The handsomest of all Petunias, a particularly lovely 
shade of rosy pink, with a distinct red band around the deep, exquisitely 
penciled white throat; the flowers are of immense size and perfect shape. .25 
Giant ‘‘Snowstorm.’’ Extra large flowers, 4 to 5 inches in diameter, of 
splendid substance; purest glistening white with ruffled or fringed edges; deep 
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Giant “‘Rainbow.”’ Deep throat of intense yellow, with radiating veins and pencilings 
overlaying rich ground colors of various tints.....-.......+eeeeeee Sacwlesseeciedeciciscien 25 
—a E Giant ‘‘Titania.’’ Royal violet purple, rich and velvety: broad white margin ...... 26 
Giant ‘‘Harlequin,’’ A beautiful strain, the flowers of large size and of different colors, and all are 
hieroglyphically blotched, spotted or 
striped with other colors in charming con- 
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thenderson's THE COLLECTION, ONE PKT, EACH OF THE ABOVE 
SIX VARIETIES, FREE BY MAIL, $1.00. 
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Rew Petuntas, Giants of California. Mixed varieties, 
including many exquisite sorts..........Pkt. 25 
“Double Giants of Calitornia.”’ ———+>-o<+—__ 
As large as Hollyhocks ; as double as double can be, TWO CHARMING 
with edges finely fringed, petals fluted and crinkled, 
intensifying and varying the colors with high lights 
and dark shadows, bringing outarichness and effect 
unmatched by crumpled velvet, which the flowers re- e 
semble. There is a variety of colors—selfs, blotched, 
veined, margined, etc.; in short, these double Petunias | COQUETTE DE POISSY. 
““DOUBLE GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA’? PETUNIA. 
are unmatched by any other strainin the world. Hen- An entirely distinct and striking color different 
derson’s New ‘‘ Double Giants of California ’’ have been from anything before known in Pansies. A 
evolved by infinite painsin hybridizing by a most expert charmingly dainty blending of pale blue and 
Petunia enthusiast in California, the same one who rose tints, resembling the exquisite tones in 
brought out the single-flowering varieties offered above. some of the Cattleyas............-.seeeee Pkt. 25 
Although this magnificent strain of double Petunias 
has been brought up tothe pinnacle of perfection, yet BBS Dea CAPNOT. we are indebted 
our customers must not expect the seeds to produce over to a celebrated Branch raiser. The flowers are 
60 per cent. of double-flowering plants; this, however, large, of elegant shape. A deep velvety violet 
isan average much greater than is ever actually ob- blotch crosses the greater surface of each of the 
tained from any other strain. (See cut.) five petals, the outer edge of which is margined 
PRICE of Henderson's New Petunias, ‘‘DOUBLE Giants | With clear white. The two colors stand out in 
f California.” Mixed C 5 sharp contrast and form in a combination 
of California,” Mixed Colors, per packet, 60 cts. highly effective. (See cut.) ..ee.seeeeeeee Pkt. 25 PRESIDENT CARNOT PANSY. 
WE DELIVER FREE, to any post office in the United States, all FLOWER SEEDS offered in this Catalogue. 
