86 PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.—FLOWER SEEDS. 
Our Hollyhocks re- 
: Hollyhock, Henderson’s Superb.=== 
ceived the highest 
award at the World’s 
Columbian Exposition, Grand summer and autumn flowering plants, bearing long spikes of double flowers 3 to 4 inches acrogs. 
Hardy biennial, 5 to 8 ft. high. The seed we offer has been saved from our unrivaled collection of 
choicest improved double varieties. (See cut.) 
Chicago, 1893. « « « 
Double White .............0.se0eeee .-Pkt. 10] Double Lavender..........---ssee+es0+ ++ Pkt. 10 
Double Deep Rose..............2...+2--05 - 10 | Double Purple. sn. ccccc cies ecenuccsecescse 10 
Double Salmon sense coo seeceeclosca cae eeecice Tokio. A most beautiful Japanese variety, bearing 
Double White, Violet Centre large double flowers, the petals being beautifully 
Double BINS eee oc oe eee ecesseeeeses frilled, of a rich wine maroon at the base, shading 
Double Canary Yellow...............-...6. to cherry red and broadly edged with white.... 10 
Double Pink..............-- Fine Mixed Colors, mostly double, but includes 
Double Crimson.. a few semi-double........e...0- SuioeiistinceceieeD 
Double Maroon........ =ho5 acd Extra Choice Double Mixed. From named 
Double Light Apricot................--..6- varieties ...... Sic cececicencnccesececcceercceeend 
Imported collection of 6 separate sorts, 50 cts. ; 12 separate sorts, $1.00. 
Moon Flowers, 
moas. Dawn Flower, 
Brazilian Morning Glory, etc. 
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Rapid-crowing summer climbers, among our prettiest for covering trellises, pillars, etc. They 
luxuriate in warm, sunny situationsin the gardenduringthesummer. Large, beautiful flowers. (See cut.) 
Leari. “The Blue Dawn Flower.” Althoughthis(THE MOON FLOWER —White -seeded 
does wonderfully well outside in the summer, yet (Ipomea grandiflora). No one who hasa trellis or 
it is generally grown as agreenhouseclimber,and}| arbor to cover should neglect to plant The Moon 
it is most beautiful, bearing clusters of the most} Flower—the most rapid-growing of all annual 
lovely sky-blue flowers imaginable, measuring| climbing vines. The vines are literally covered 
fully 6 to 6 inches across........s.eeeeeee+Pkt. 25 with thousands of immense, pure white fragrant 
The Brazilian Morning Glory. (Jpomea Se- flowers, opening in the evening and remaining 
tosa.) Magnificent summer climbing annual. It open until noon the following day, and if cloudy, 
grows with the greatest vigorand luxuriance. The all day, many of them measuring over seven inches 
leaves are 8 to 12 inches across, overlapping each across. Planted in rich ground, in a sunny situa- 
other and making a dense shade. The vine is tion, and given plenty of water, the vines attain a 
covered with short reddish hairs which, with its height of seventy-five feet. (See cut.)......Pkt. 10 
immense leaves and largeclusters of curious seed | Cross-bred, or Hybrid Moon Flower. This 
capsules, render it highly ornamental. We know] variety is of great value for the North, asit isin 
of nothing so good for quickly covering a piazza,}| full bloom fully one month before the White-seeded. 
arbor or tree. The flowers are of a beautiful rose Foliage and flowers vary in form on different 
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color, and are borne in large clusters..... ---. 10} plants, some flowers being scalloped, others per- 
‘‘The Noonday Glory.’’ (Jpomea sinuata.) A} fectly round, others star-shaped; the foliage also 
lovely and graceful climber. The vinesareslen-| variesfrom the original shape to oak-leaved and 
der. The leaves are deeply cleft and cut. The heart-shaped forms. The flowers, though smaller 
flowers are open, bell-shaped, borne in clus- than the above, yet measure four to six inches 
ters; color, pure white, with wine-red throats. across, and are very DuMerous.............-- 10 
They open at sunrise and close at sunset, and are | ** Heavenly Blue.’? Flowers 4 to 6 inchesacross, 
followed by very ornamental seed capsules. Al-| in large clusters, of light blue witha yellow throat. 
though a tender perennial vine, yet it will bloom This climber is so completely covered with bloom 
the first season from seed, if started early. The} as to almostcoverthe foliage. Itisalsoasplendid 
seeds should be soaked in warm water until they swell conservatory climber ............. Sempeareelecats 15 
before sowing......+. sioleleiswiiesisemieicters Somodaeses - 10| Large flowering Ipomceas, Mixed sorts, 10 
Imported collection of 10 separate Ipomeas, 50 cts. 
HENDERSON'S SUPERB DOUBLE HOLLYHOCK. LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS. 
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Ice Plant. Pretty summer trailing annual for| Kenilworth Ivy. Hardy little climber, clings to 
vases and rock-work ; leaves covered with ice-like walls, etc., and a valuable trailing plant for hang- 
GOH; 5G ltesiwincieciciecovisiesecilnecce ck eomen Pkt. 6 ing baskets, vases, etc., 3 to 6 ft......-....Pkt. 10 
Impatiens Sultana (‘Zanzibar or Sultan’s Bal- — == LA THYRUS =" 
sam’’). Most beautifuland useful flowering plant, Se 
producing waxy bright flowers almostcontinually, . . verlastt: a5 - 
winter and summer; tender perennial,1ft. Rose- i hae are I ae A che oe pied) 
GOLGKCd.. cous uP omise el ercsemeneleenenee Pkt. 15 trained on a trellis ; the flowers are borne in large 
Ipomopsis, mixed (‘Garden Cypress’’). Sym- clusters. One of the hardiest and most easily cul- 
metrical plan ts of pyramidal growth, feathery vated of plants. fe long, eather roots pene- 
foliage and handsome spikes of flowers; usefulfor| trate to a great depth, rendering these plants pe- 
either garden or pot culture, 14 ft......... Pkt. 6 cullarly acapene Tepe noes to scramble over 
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Jacobma elegans, double mixed. Anold fa-| White.......... Pkt.10 Mixed......... Pkt, 10 
vorite for flower borders ; continuously in bloom | Splendens. ‘‘The Pride of California.” Brilliant 
and useful for cutting, 1 ft................. Pkt. & FOSYiLOA ceicmelaviscisiclelebisiewelele wiclellisccelelaivisielomic ai 10 
WE DELIVER FREE, to any post office in the United States, All Flower Seeds offered in this Catalogue. 
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MOON FLOWER OB EVENING GLORY. One-half natural size. 
