PETER HENDERSON & GO., NEW YORK.—FLOWER SEEDS. 83 
| DIANTHUS OR PINKS. |: 
The family of ‘‘Pinks” are unrivaled for brilliancy and rich variety of color; the plants are bushy, of 
symmetrical form — blooming so profusely as to almost uninterruptedly cover the plants until latein autumn, 
rendering them one of the most beautiful and satisfactory of all annuals for summer flower gardens. Height, 
about 1 foot. 
DOUBLE ANNUAL DIANTHUS. 
Chinensis fl. pl., Mixed Colors. Double China or Indian Pink. 1 ft.............- s[eisecosioees oe Pkt. & 
Heddewigii fl. pl., Mixed Colors. Double Japan Pink, large flowers.... 
Dwarf Copper-red. A very desirable variety, copper-red; a novel and effective c 
compact and branchy ; flowers very double and profuse....ceecsecesseccccccccecccen cecccccecceeccsecees 
Imperialis rubro-striata fl. pl. A very beautiful variety; large double flowers of rich blood-red 
ground color, irregularly striped and splashed with white and pink—differing from other striped varieties 
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Laciniatus fl. pl., Mixed Colors. Large double-fringed flowers..........-..2seeeeeeee erieicieesicie Seeesle nO 
Double Diadem, Mixed Colors. (Diadematus jl. pl.) Splendid large double flowers of many colors, 
each hierogly phically edged and marbled in the most charming fashion............ ave (efetacieteiete Rr alstetenrevereeciela 6 
Double Snowflake. Pure white; large double fringed flowers of perfect forM...........esseeeeseees Boda) 
Fireball. Densely double flowers of large size and of marvelously rich and brilliant velvety red........10 
White Frill, or Mourning Cloak. Double flowers of large size, of rich and unique colors; rich 
purple, maroon, almost velvet black, and sharply edged with 
clear white, making a strikingly beautiful contrast..... Sod , 
Double Striped and Fringed, Mixed Colors. 
These are particularly grand. The immense flowers “GROWN OF PERFECTION ” 
are very double, deeply fringed at the edges and TANT 
of many exquisite colors, all of which are charm- D ne 
ingly striped with some othercolor........ 10 
“Crown of Perfection’’ (Dianthus 
Heddewigtt hybrida grandiflora 
ji. pl.). The flowers are immense, aver- 
aging 6 inches in circumference, 
are densely double, and are 
produced in perfect succession 
during the whole summer and 
autumn in such numbers as fairly 
to crowd each other for room, 
Thereis a wonderful diversity 
of colors, from purest satiny 
white to red shades so deep and 
intensely brilliant that the eye 
can scarcely penetrate their 
velvety depths; soft pinks 
and flesh tints more dainty 
than brush could lay; and 
a large proportion of flowers 
hieroglyphically marked with 
various hues, the delicate 
tints and deep tones min- 
gling in exquisite contrast ; 
mixed colors. (Seecut) ...10 
“6 Midnight ’’ (Dianthus Hedde- 
wigit fl. pl. Pourpre-noir). Beau- 
tiful and very distinct. The 
whole plant, stems, branches 
and flower buds, are black, and 
leaves dark green. The flowers 
are very double and wonderfully 
rich in coloring, almost black, the 
high lights glowing with a surface 
bloom of velvety claret maroon..10 
Imported collection of 6 distinct double 
annual Dianthus, 30c.; 12 varieties, 50c. 
SINGLE DIANTHUS OR PINES, 
SINGLE 
ANNUAL 
DIANTHUS. 
Flowers very large, 2 inches 
and over across, and freely pro- 
duced, and of the richest colors 
and finely fringed. (See cut.) 
Heddewigii, Mixed Colors. 
Single Japan Pinks. A mag- 
nificent strain of Pinks, the 
flowers averaging 2 to 3 inches 
across, broad and round, and 
of many exquisite colors; 
blotched, splashed, spotted in 
indescribable confusion ..Pkt.5 
“Salmon Queen.’”? A new 
fringed Japan Pink. The flowers 
are large, well-formed and nicely 
fringed, and of a very distinct 
and perfectly new tint, the most 
brilliant salmon color imaginable, 
changing intoarosy salmon. (See 
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*/ Little Gem, or the Bride, It forms 
a plant only 6 inches high, which is 
almostsmothered with charming flowers. 
Color,an exquisite combination of wine 
red, suffused and veined with a rosy car- 
Taine and broadly margined with white....10 
Snowflake. Pure snow-white flowers of large 
size, exquisitely fringed.......... scecececcees 6 
Eastern Queen. Immense single flowers, beauti- 
fully fringed, marbled and suffused with carmine 
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Crimson Belle. Magnificent large single fringed flowers 
offlustrousivelvety crimson’... c-s\cjccclc docecccleciiecence 5 
Laciniatus, Mixed Colors. Finest single fringed sorts ......+..5 
Highly valued for the great beauty and fragrance of their flowers. These 
make splendid bushy plants, from 1 to 2 feet high, unrivaled for permanent 
beds and borders, 
Gardnerianus, Double Mized. (Double Hardy Garden Pink.) Large 
fringed flowers..........- ae elelccaleeiaicc ale cieicta siecle fone clelcielercielas\elereiascere Pkt.5 
Plumarius, Double Mixed. (Double Pheasant’s-eye Pink.) Double 
fringed flowers; fragrant, and of white, crimson or purple shades, spotted 
and variegated, 9 to 12 inches high. ..... 25.0... ccccccccesiccccevccccruce 10 
Plumarius, Single Mixed, (Feathered Pheasant’s-eye Pink.) Large single 
fragrant flowers of beautiful colors and finely fringed..................5 
Cyclops Pinks. This magnificent new strain of Pinks produces an en- 
tirely new series of colors of unapproachable beauty, exquisite combi- 
nations of colors, the predominating shades being delicate rose, flesh pink, 
copper color, salmon, wine red, white, crimson, etc., the beauty being 
further enlivened by a large eye-like zone of velvety blood-red ; clove-like 
perfume. The blossoms are round and fully six inches in circumference, 
borne in wondrous amplitude from May until frost. The plants, sturdy 
and vigorous, will bloom the first season if the seeds are sown reasonably 
early. Single varieties. Mixed colors. (See cut.)....-.ec---seeeeeeeeee 10 
Double Cyclops Pinks. Mixed colors. (See cut.).....0..ecedereeeeeee 25 
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HARDY DIANTHUS, ‘‘ CYCLOPS,” 
EVERY PACKAGE OF SEEDS, large or small, sent out by us, bears oar RED TRADE-MARK. Whether you purchase directly 
from us or from other dealers, see that every package is so stamped, 
