86 PETER HENDERSON & GO., NEW YORK.—FLOWER SEEDS. 
HE varieties catalogued under this heading 
_are all perennials, i.e., lasting for several 
years, and are all hardy with the exception of a few sorts specially men- 
: tioned, which require protection in cold latitudes. We are glad to note 
Das t that thereis a rapidly increasing taste for this class of plants; scarcely 
any care is needed in their cultivation, and after they are up and established they continue to grow in beauty for 
years. They relieve the stiff formality of lawns and gardens decorated with only ‘‘ bedding plants,’’ and transmit 
an indescribable harmony and refinement impossible without them. Besides, they are valued for cutting for summer 
pouquets. Full cultural directions given on each packet. 7 
AQUILEGIA. (Columbines.) 
Very handsome, ornamental hardy plants, growing 1 to 
3 feet high; of easy cultivation and bearing in profusion 
large flowers of novel shape and in great variety of color. 
The stems rise about two feet high and carry from 5vU to 
80 blossoms. (See cut.) : 
| \ Ptarmica fi. pl. A free-flowering hardy 
u perennial, about 18 inches high, pro- 
ducing a wealth of purest white double flowers through 
BUMMEL ANG aUtUMN\. cme ccepieia-eeecinietcieree cle Pkt. 10 
ACONITUM. 
Wapellus. (Monk's Hood.) Free growing, handsome, Double White Zele'e aielale\e we, sleje.e\ele = = aihetala>elsiininnts Pkt. 5 
hardy perennial plants, with dark blue flowers, borne Double Striped. Red and White.................. 5 
in abundance on tall spikes; a good plant for borders Rose-Colored. Charming rose-colored............ 15 
and clumps; thriving in ordinary garden soil, and = E 
thrives well under the shade of trees. 4 ft.......- Pkt. 6 Golden Spurred. (Chrysantha.) Beautiful long 
yellow spurred flowers..............-..-2--...0.-- 10 
ADONIS. White Spurred. (Chrysanthaalba.) Puresnow white, 
with long Spurs. ........---- eee eseeeee ee Sone een 15 
Vernalis. Springflowering Adonis. A charming hardy 
perennial, with large yellow showy flowers. Height,9 
ANCHES uM SCECUL.) Mele viceiacniacelaee cle etceee SO3500 Pkt. 
For annual Adonis, see page 68. 
ALYSSUM (Hardy). 
Dwarf hardy little spreading plants about a foot high; 
very showy for permanent borders and beds. 
Grigor’s Hybrid Glandulosa. Immense flowers 
of richest ultramarine blue, surmounted by five short 
petals of purest white with delicate azure blue spots.25 
Single Mixed.......... 5 Double Mixed...... 5 
ASPERULA. 
Wiersbecki. Summer blooming; yellow.....-.Pkt. 5 Odorata. (Sweet Woodruff.) Very 3 . 
sees 5 Beet Spe ae . - y pretty dwarf hard 
Saanele Compacts: Spring blooming ; dwart, golden plant, much esteemed for its delightful odor, which, 
y : For BeeT ‘Sine i . Gi BEER RS 8 Some when wilted, is much like new-mown hay, and when 
! CEU RE LUSSIUT SACCHE AG eos kept among clothes imparts an agreeable perfume to 
them: Mlowers twhiters....ccescen ccs cars canter Pkt. 6 
ANEMONE. 
Coronaria, Mixed. Very showy hardy plants, about1 
foot high, with large showy saucer-shaped flowers of 
hundreds of shades of color.........-+.eeeeeees Pkt. 6 
ARABIS. 
BOCCONIA. 
Japonica or Cordata. Stately foliage plants for 
lawns or pots; large beautiful leaves; hardy per- 
Alpina. Dwarf hardy, perennial, producing tufts of Gr VE BRBR BG BSS $SC0-Ge esas SAG SESS soeeS Se Pkt. & 
flowers of pure white very early in the spring; of the 
easiest possible culture. Succeeds well in dry situa- 
tions. Its profuse blooming habits render it a great e COREOPSIS. 
7 i 3s =| < 
TAVOLIbC. | ASZALE eccce . tee rt itech te eee tbe cle Pkt. 10 ay Lanceolata. One of the most showy hardy per- 
ennials grown, forming plants 2 to3 feet high, and 
bearing in profusion for a long period during the 
summet large flowers of bright golden yellow. Un- 
equaled for cutting; grows anywhere......Pkt. 10 
For annual Calliopsis, see page 70. 
ARMERIA or SEA PINK. oy 
Maritima. Highly ornamental dwarf hardy peren- 
nial plants, growing freely in almost any soil ; fine 
for edgings ; rose-colored flowers. 34 ft...Pkt. 10 | 
AQUILEGIA. 
CAMPANULA. 
(Bell Flowers.) 
Well-known hardy favorites, bearing large 
belland saucer-shaped flowers in profusion; 
well adapted for bordersand for pot cul- 
ture. 
Pyramidalis, Mixed. A grand sort, 
known as the “ Pyramidal Bell Flower.” 
Colors blue or white. Plants grow about 
4 feet high in elegant pyramidal form, 
bearing thousands of exquisite bell-shaped 
flowers. It isa grand sortfor pot culture, 
flowering in the greenhouse in winter...5 
Rotundifolia, Mixed. ‘Blue Bell or 
Hair Bell.” Little dwarf plants 6 to 12 
inches high, bearing pretty bell-shaped 
flowers of blue or white.......-..2...5 10 
Punctata. Large, pendulous, bell-shaped 
flowers, produced the entire season. 
Color, white, dotted and striped with 
; red, 132 ft. high...2. 900.0 Bae dale Lb 
ADONIS VERNALIS. CANDYTUFT GIBRALTICA, 
Refer to the. Index (2d page Cover) for Flower Seeds you cannot readily find. 
