v4 PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK.—FLOWER SEEDS. 
Bedding Varieties that Bloom the First season. 
GAILLARDIA, OR BLANKET FLOWER. 
Fey hesuttal ennuale rere very showy | Gloire de Paris. Salmon........................ 5 
plants, one to two feet high, for the flower garden. Jan in whi 
Grown in masses they are especially effective; large Ave che asso while LARA SI se eee : 
flowers, two or three inches across, produced from early | Flower of Gold. Rich yellow................... 5 
ae antl frost; unrivaled for cutting. | Illumination. Red, bordered white.............. 5 
yodon. Rich blood-red............. oe tenon = difi oti = = 
| Sun Kissed. Goldand scarlet...... 5 peed ran RS 8 (S22 TE bossac 5 2 
5 | Dorenziana, or Double Flowering. Large round 
| heads composed of 30 to 50 flowers of orange, claret, 
| amaranth; sulphur, etc... nes sn ee ee eee S 
HIBISCUS. 
Africanus. Robust growing annual 
bearing showy flowers 3 to 4 inches 
across, of creamy yellow with purple 
centre; height, 2 ft............ Pkt. § 
For Hardy Hibiscus, see page 88. 
ICE PLANT. 
Pretty summer trailing annual for 
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| vases and rock-werk, leaves covered 
with ice-like drops; 14 ft. high..Pkt, & 
LAYIA. 
Elegans. (Californian Layia.) A beau- 
|  tiful hardy annual, forming upright 
bushy plants about 1 foot high and 
| producing in abundance large single 
yellow flowers, bordered with white; 
they are of the easiest culture, and 
make very showy beds........ Pkt. & 
EUPHORBIA HETEROPHYLLA. 
EUPHORBIA. | 
Heterophylia, ‘‘Annual Poinsettia,” “Mexi- | 
can Fire Plant” or ‘‘Fireon the Mountain.” | 
An annual of the easiest culture, forming | 
bushy plants three to four feet high, with | 
highly ornamental leaves, which in sum- 
mer ana autumn become blazed with a 
darker fiery scarlet so that only a tip of 
green is left. Also valuable asa potplant. 
(SCE\CUt) Tests clenieicistiteeeecie clace anion Pkt. 10 
Variegata. (‘Snow on the Mountain.”) | 
A large, robust growing annual, two feet 
high, with very ornamental green foliage, 
striped with white. A splendid subject 
for borders and large masses........... 5 
GERANIUM. 
Although perennials, the following will 
produce nice bushy plants and flower from 
seed sown the same season. The heads of 
gorgeous flowers of many shades of color, 
borne continuously, render this one of the 
most popular plants grown, either for pot 
culture in winter or for bedding out in sum- 
mer. 12 to 18inches high. 
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Single Mixed Zonale........... Pkt. 10 ECR I: 
General Grant. Vivid Scarlet...... 10 
Double Mixed. Includes many varieties............ 25 GODETIA. 
Gold and Bronze Leaved. Mixed................. 25) Exceedingly handsome and showy annuals about 1 foot 
Silver Leaved. Mixed varieties..................-. 25 | high, of dwarf, compact growth, beeriie recly saree 
4 delicht : , | flowers 3 to 4 in. across, of exquisite colors and shades tha 
A Przed for bouquets Stray fragrant, Bighiy | clisten in the sunlight like satin, (See cut) 
See also Pelargoniums, page 94. |Lady Albemarle. Crimson and carmine, aurued 
DUA re calcio ace cle cee oleeiinieilechlomeicinicis celeb select sigh taro 
GILIA Duchess of Albany. Satiny white........... weceeee 5 
: Nameless Beauty. Blush white with a satin-likelustre, 
Profuse blooming and handsome dwarf annuals for large Carmine SPOtS....-... cece eercere ces ccecnectecs ~3 95 
massing in flower beds; flowers borne in clusters; plants| Lady Satin Rose. Glossy rose pink. (Seecut.)...... 5 
6 to 12 inches high. Mixed Colors. ............... Pkt. 5| Finest Mixed. Includes many sorts......ssseeseceee 5 
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| LARESPUR, HENDERSON’S GIANT BOCKET. 
| LARKSPUR. 
| Popular annuals for summer garden decoration; the splendid 
Y flowers are of varied colors and are borne on long spikes. 
\ Dwarf Rocket, Double, Mixed Colors, 1 ft.......... Pkt. 5 
Tall Rocket, Double, Mixed Colors. 2% ft............. 5 
/\ Emperor, Double, Mixed Colors. Bears about 100 close 
= BPLKeS OLIMOWES A cfiscicsesicctitiseeeis neecnieiceh cee Coenen & 
| Rosy Scarlet, Bright rosy scarlet; very double flowers on long 
spikes; beautiful and distinct............c.c cacsccoodcneosne 10 
Henderson’s Giant. A much improyed type, the flowers being 
larger than the old varieties, very double, and the colors very 
beautiful. Mixed colors. (See cué!)..-. 2. 2k. does cuceenee 10 
Scarlet Californian Larkspur. (Delphinium Cardinale.) The 
flowers are borne in long spikes and are a brilliant scarlet, the 
petal limbs distinctly yellow. Height, 3 to 4 feet............ 
ij Wx Imported Collections. 
<M we ae Dwarf Rocket Larkspur, 12 separate sorts. .....c.cccccceeececcces 50 
ui d WV 6 ae Sh SOS OSSDDOS <a. 3 30 
= Emperor ac 6 x Se wiseleis bese \s vite eee eee 30 
GODETIA, LADY SATIN ROSE. For perennial sorts, see Delphiniums, page 87. 
Refer to the Index (2d page Cover) for Flower Seeds you cannot readily find. 
