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PETEf* HENDE^SOrl 8t CO.— UN^lVflliED FLiOWEf* SEEDS. 



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EUPHORBIA. 



Heterophylla, "Annual Poinsettia," "Mex- 

 ican Fire Plant " or " Fire on the Mountain." 

 An annual of the easiest culture, forming 

 bushy plants three to four feet high, with 

 highly ornamental leaves, "which in sum- 

 mer and autumn become blazed with a 

 darker fiery scarlet so that only a tip of 

 green is left. Grow In a situation fully 

 exposed to the sun, which enfiances the 

 brilliancy and hastens the coloring; also 

 valuable.as a pot plant. (See cut.} . .Pkt. 15 



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 bor- 

 ders and large masses.. .-. 6 



GAIIXARDIA. 



Exceedingly beautiful annuals making very 

 showy plants, one to two feet high, for the 

 flower-garden. Grown in masses they are 

 especially effective ; large flowers, two to 

 three inches across, produced from early 

 summer until frost ; unrivaled for cutting. 



^ nhV ?±>«, BUKkW^~<l ....... Pkt. 10 



I gffn~j&-*»a, Qof4~aad*sw*ere~,.. •..-.. 10. 



I Aurora Boresiis. GQ?d,erfasoB5S«wtirte 10 



Gloire de Paris. 8almon... 10 



Avalanche. Satin white *... 10 



Flower of Gold. Eich yellow 10 



Illumination. Red, bordered white. > , . . 10 



Mixed Grandiflora varieties. (See cut.). . 5 



Lorenziana, or Double Flowering. Large 



round heads composed of 30 to 50 flowers of 



orange, claret, amaranth, sulphur, etc.-. 10. 



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 

 cullmre in winter or for bedding out in sum- 

 mer. 12 to 18 inches high. 



Sngle Mixed Zonale Pkt. 10 



Large Flowering Single Mixed Zonale, 



from new varieties 25 



General Grant. Vivid scarlet 10 



Double Mixed. Includes many varieties. 25 



Gold and Bronze Leaved. Mixed 25 



Silver Leaved. Mixed varieties 25 



Apple Scented. Leaves delightfully fra- 

 grant, highly prized for bouquets .. 25 



See also Pelargoniums, page ~~ 



GILIA. 



Profuse blooming and handsome dwarf an* 

 nuals for massing In flower beds; flowers, 

 borne in clusters ; plants 6 to 12 inches high. 

 Mixed Colors 1 Pkt. S 



GODETIA. 



Exceedingly handsome*aad showy annuals, 

 about one foot high, of dwarf, compact 

 growth, bearing fFeeiy large flowers 3 to 4 In. 

 across of exquisite colors and shades, that 

 glisten In the sunlight like satin. (See cut.) 

 Lady Albemarle. Crimson and carmine. 



- suffused lilac Pkt. 5- 



Duchess of Albany. Satiny white & 



Nameless Beauty. Blush white with a satin* 



like lustre, large carmine spots 10* 



Lady Satin Rose. Glossy 'rose pink. ... 10" 

 Finest Mixed. Includes many sorts. ... 5- 



HIBISCUS. 



Airicanus. Eobust growing annual bearing 

 showy flowers 3 td 4 inches acrqss.of creamy 

 yellow with purple centre ; height, 2 ft. 5 

 For Hardy Hibiscus see page 80. 



ICE PLANT. 



Pretty summer trailing annual for vases- 

 Mtd .geek-work, leaves covered with Ice-like 

 drops; >£ ft. high PkL 8- 



LARKSPUR. 



Popular annuals for summer garden 



decoration ; the splendid flowers are of varied 



colors and are borne on long spikes. 



Double Dwarf Rocket, Mixed Colors, 

 lft *« Pkt. & 



Tall- Rocket, Double, Mixed Colors. 

 2^ft.,.. ....:. fr 



Emperor, Double, Mixed .Colors. Bears- 

 about .100 close spikes of flowers. & 



Rosy Scarlet. Bright rosy scarlet ; very 

 double flowers on long spikes ; beautiful 

 and distinct. 1& 



Henderson's Giant. A much improved type, 

 the flowers being larger than the old varie- 

 ties, very double, and the colors very 

 beautiful. Mixed colors. (See cut.) ... 16- 



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 25- 



Imported Collections. 



Dwarf Rocket Larkspur, 12 separate sorts, 50* 

 6 •« ■• 30- 



Emperor " 6 M "30* 



For perennial sorts, see Delphiniums, page 79«- 



Refer to the Index (2d page Cover) for Flower Seeds you cannot readily find. , 



