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PETER HENDERSON &. CO.— FLOWER SEED flOVEIiTIES. 



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HENDERSON'S "ELinE" COhhECTIOfl 



SUMMER FLOWERING PINKS, 



AS SHOWN ON THE OPPOSITE PLATE. 



There probably is no class of plants so ' universally popular as "Pinks." In the "Elite" Collection, here offered, we 

 introduce the gems of the family. They are all comparatively new varieties of rare beauty, forming bushy compact plants 

 about one foot high, of healthy growth and symmetrical form, and of the easiest culture. Seed sown in the spring will 

 produce flowering plants in a few ■weeks' time, •which will continue to bloom in bountiful profusion throughout the 

 season. "When grown in beds of considerable size, they are masses of brilliant color and unapproachable effect. For cutting 

 purposes they are unequaled, and for growing in pots without a rival. 



NEW "GUILLAUD" PINKS. 



The only strain of Pinks blooming the first season that contains yellow. 

 The .flower numbered 10 on opposite plate i3 a type of this class. This new race originated with M. Guillaud, a celebrated 

 French specialist, and, like the Dianthus Margaritee, they contain considerable Carnation blood and yet possess all of the profuse and 

 early blooming qualities of the annual Dianthus. The •' Guillaud " Pinks bloom profusely in the summer and autumn from spring, 

 sown seed ; the flowers are very large.'of perfect shape* very fragrant and last a longer time, either cut or on the plants, than D. Mar- 

 garitffi, and, making this strain still more valuable they contain flowers of clear yellow and others with yellow stripes. The seeds 

 which we offer In mixture contain a magnificent variety of colors and shades. They are equally adapted for open ground and pot 

 culture, and will, we think, prove indispensable to the florist. " Guillaud" Pinks, Mixed Colors, price, per packet, 50c. 



NEW "CYCLOPS" PINKS. 



Flowers numbered 11, 12, 13 and 14 are types of this class. 

 These new Pinks are the happy result of a long series of crossings of Dianthus plumarius and caryophyllus, and will produce a new 

 series of colors of great beauty ; and in addition each flower is ornamented with a large eye-like zone of velvety blood-red. They have 

 also a delicious clove fragrance. The plants are vigorous and robust, 12 to 16 inches high, and bloom in wonderful profusion from May 

 until frost. In cold localities the plants should be well protected, or better yet kept over in cold-frames, that their incomparable beauty 

 may be enjoyed for several years. They will flower the first season if the seed is sown reasonably early. We offer the single and 

 double varieties in separate mixtures, viz. : 



NEW D0BBLE CYCLOPS PINKS. 



Nos. 11 and 12 on plate opposite. 



These magnificent Pinks produce in greatest abundance, from 

 May until frost, large double fragrant flowers. The charming 

 colors and combinations vary from pure white, bright carmine, 

 and dregs of wine red, showing all intermediate shades of rose, 

 salmon, etc., all of the flowers being marked with a large eye- 

 like zone or blotched with deep velvet red. 



Mixed Colors, per packet, 50c. 



NEW SINGLE CYCLOPS PINKS 



Nos. 13 and 14 on plate opposite. 



An elegant new strain with large round flowers 2 inches across, 

 with broad, entire and overlapping petals. The flowers are borne 

 in immense quantities and are of the most charming shades of 

 color. Those predominating are delicate rose, flesh pink, copper 

 color, white and crimson, all of which have a velvety blood-r 

 zone in the centre, making a strikingly beautiful cortrast. 



Mixed Colors, per packet, 25c. 



-red 



"EASTERN QUEEN." 



No.' Ion plate opposite. Immense single flowers beautifully 

 fringed, marbled and suffused with carmine rose, mauve and lilac. 

 Price, per packet, 10c. 



"CRIMSON BELLE." 



No. 2 on plate opposite. Magnificent large single fringed 

 flowers of lustrous velvety crimson. Price, per packet, 10c. 



« SNOWFLAKE." 



No. 3 on plate opposite. Pure snow-white flowers of large size, 

 exquisitely fringed. Price, per packet, 10c 



"THE BRIDE." 



No. 4 on plate opposite. Large single flowers, nicely fringed, 

 and of an exquisite combination of carmine suffused with purple 

 maroon, beautifully and irregularly banded white. Price, per 

 packet, 15c 



"DOUBLE DIADEM." 



No. 5 on plate opposite. Splendid large double flowers of many 

 colors, each hieroglyphically edged and marbled in the most 

 charming fashion. Mixed Colors, price, per packet, 10c 



"DOUBLE SNOWBALL" 



No. 6 on plate opposite. Very large double fringed flowers of 

 perfect form and of the purest white. Price, per packet, 15c 



"DOUBLE FIREBALL." 



No. f on plate opposite. Densely double flowers of large size 

 and of marvelously rich and brilliant velvety red. Price, per 

 packet, 15a 



"WHITE FRILL, or MOURNING 

 CLOAK." 

 No. 8 on plate opposite. 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 con- 

 trast. Price, per packet, 10c 



"DOUBLE STRIPED AND FRINGED." 



No. 9 on plate opposite. These are particularly grand'. The 

 immense flowers are very double, deeply fringed at the edges and 

 of many exquisite colors, all of which are charmingly striped with, 

 some other color. Mixed Colors, price, per packet, 10c 



PRICE OF HENDERSON'S "ELITE" COLLECTION OF SUMMER FLOWERING PINKS. 



x Packet each of the X2 sorts offered on this page and shown on the plate opposite, ■ Si. 50 



Or, 1 packet each of the following numbers : 1, 2, 3, 4, &,' 6, 7, 8 and 9, for 75 cts. 



Or, 1 packet each '•Guillaud," " Single Cyclops" and "Double Cyclops," for $1.00. 

 The price per packet of any individual variety is given under Us description. 



