PETER HENDERSON & CO.— UNRlVALiED FLOWER SEEDS 



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Beading farieiles flat Bloom tie First Season. 



CELOSIA or COCKSCOHB. 



CANDYTUFT. 



Dwarf annuals, flowering profusely 



"throughout the whole season; great favor- Very popular annuais of the easiest 



ttes for beds, edgings, pots and borders ; culture, producing large ornamental 



the plants are fairlv covered with blossoms, comb-like heads; not only are they highly 



*nd of the easiest culture ; 12 inches high. \ prized for summer flower beds, but they 



Empress. A beautiful variety, beariDg can- make fine pot plants. 



delabra-shaped branches, each producing 



large truss of pure white flowers, 

 presenting a perfect pyramid of bloom 

 throughout the summer. ( See cut.) . Pkt. 10 



Carmine 10. Crimson 5 



.Purple 5. White ... 5 



White Rocket. .. 5. White Fragrant. . 5 



Hired Colors 5 



Tom Thumb Candytuft. 

 Bushy little plants only 4 to 6 inches high; 

 splendid for edgings. 



White..., -..10. Rose Pkt. 10 



3*urple., 10. Mixed Colors,.. 10 



For hardy Candytufts, seepage 79. 

 CANNAS. 

 I>warf Large Flowered French. In this new 

 class of Carinas, the foliage is luxuriant and 

 the plants dwarf In habit. Their great 

 merit, however, lies in the large size and 

 brilliant hues of the flowers, ranging 

 through all 6hades of yellow and orange 

 to the richest crimson, scarlet and vermil- 

 ion ; some are also beautifully spotted. 

 Seed sown in a hot-bed or greenhouse from 

 January to April will produce flowering 

 plants in July. {See cut.) Mixed. .. Pkt. 15 

 Collection of six separate Dwarf French Cannas, 



75 cts. 

 Marechal Vaillant. Flowers orange, foliage 



bronze, 4 to 8 ft 10 



JSebrina. Flowers scarlet, foliage striped, 10 



Mixed (Old Types). Many varieties 5 



'Jmported collection of six separate Cannas (Old 

 Types), 50 cts. 



CARNATION. 



Marguerite. Without exception these are 

 the most abundant bloomers of all the 

 ♦* Carnation Pinks." The flowers are of 

 brilliant colors, ranging through many 

 beautiful shades of reds, pinks, white, varie- 

 gated, etc. ; they are of perfect form and 

 large size. Those sown in spring com- 

 mence flowering in early summer,- and con- 

 tinue to bloom in lavish profusion until 

 checked by frost. They can be potted and 

 taken in the house and will flower abun- 

 dantly throughout the winter, though. If 

 Intended specially for wirter flowering, it 

 will be better to sow later in the season. 

 The plants are compact and robust in habit, 

 supporting themselves without the use of 



unsightly stakes. (See cut.) . Pkt. 25 



For other Carnations, see page 84. 



Queen of the Dwarfs. This is the finest 

 Cockscomb we ever saw. It grows only 

 8 in. high. The combs are from seven to 

 ten inches across, of perfect form and of a 

 brilliant dark scarlet. (Set cut.). . . .Pkt. 15 



Variegata. Large g<Ad ana crimson striped 

 combs. 2 ft 5 



Japonica. A branching pyramidal plant, 

 each branch bearing a comb of rich crim- 

 son color and finely ruffled 5 



New Golden Japan. See Novelties. 



Glasgow Prize. Very dwarf; immense 

 crimson combs. 1 ft 10 



Golden Beauty. Golden yellow combs; 

 plant only 1 ft : 5 



Dwarf Mixed. Many colors. 1ft 5 



Imported collection of 6 dwarf varieties, 30 cts. 



CELOSIA PLLMOSA. 



(Feathered Cockscomb) 

 ' Handsome pyramidal plants, 2 to 3 ft. high, 

 producing at "the summit of each branch 

 long feathery plumes of very graceful effect. 

 Triomphe a' Exposition. See Novelties. 

 Mixed Colors. PkU 10 



CENTAUREA. 



Ragged Sailor, Corn Flower, Blue Bottle. 



Cyanus or Bluet, A very old favorite garden 

 annual, flowering freely in almost any situ- 

 ation ; height. 2 to 3 feet; for cut flowers 

 they are largely used both in Europe and 

 thi3 country, a little bunch of the blue corn 

 flower being a favorite boutonniert, 



— Blue, Rose, White or Mixed. PkL 5 



New Double. Produces double globu- 

 lar flowers of large 6ize and filled up to the 

 centre with florets; the mixture we offer 

 contains many novel new colore, some pret- 

 tily striped. (See cut.) 10 



Americana. Large growing annual, 3 feet 

 high ; very showy for borders or back- 

 grounds ; purplish red 5 



White Leaved Centaureas. 

 Valuable plants for ribbon bedding, the 



silvery whiteness of the leaves being very 



effective with other colored leaved plants; 



although perennials they are usually grown 



as annuals. 



Candidissima. Bound compact plants. 1 foot 

 high; silverywhite Pkt. 15 



Clementei. Arching white, fringed leaves. 

 Height, l>£ft 15 



Gymnocarpa, One of the best, white foliage. 

 Height, iy< ft 10 



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