PETE* HE^DE^SON & CO.— IWSIVAHED FIiOWES SEEDS. 



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CAJTOTTrrc gibbaltica. 



T Barcry Flowers (or Permanent Situations. 



CANTERBURY BELL. 



Very ornamental garden plants of the 

 easiest culture; hardy biennial. • 2>£ feet 

 high, producing large, nodding and charming 

 bell-shaped flowers of many exquisite shades. 

 Single Striped. Blue, striped -white. Pkt. 10 

 Single Mixed. Eose, blue, wnlte, etc. . . 5 

 Double Mixed Ruse, blue, white, etc. . 5 



"CUP AND SAUCER" 

 CANTERBURY BELLS. 



(C. Calycanthema.) 

 A comparatively new race. The flowers 

 •re large, of beautiful colors, resembling in 

 shape somewhat a cup and saucer. (See cut, 

 jxige 54.) 

 Campanula Calycanthema, Mixed Pkt. 10 



— — Rosea. Beautiful rose color... 15 



i Striped (See Novelties.) 25 



CANDYTUFT (HARDY). 



Handsome, compact-growing hardy per- 

 ennial plants, admirably adapted for the 

 front rows of borders or for low clumps or 

 beds ; very valuable for early decoration. 



Sempervirens. White. 1ft Pkt. 10 



©ibraltica. Showy, large -growing, red, 



rose and white. 1 to 2 ft. {See cut.)... 10 

 For annual Candytuft, seepage 63. 



CERASTIUM. 



Tomentosum. "Snow in Summer." Hardy 

 perennial trailing plants, >£ ft. high, and 

 silvery white foliage. Largely used as 

 edgings for summer flower beds and as 

 ground-work for carpet bedding. Large 

 white flowers Pkt. 10 



CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



latifolium or Maximum The Great White 

 "Moon-Penny" Daisy. One of our finest 

 hardy perennials, forming bushy plants 

 about two feet high, which are literally 

 covered with large, pure white flowers 

 three inches across. They are highly prized 

 for cutting purposes and last in water for 

 fully a week in perfect condition. They 

 flower in the late summer and are very 

 effective for garden. (See cut.) Pkt. 25 



For other Chrysanthemums, see pages 64 and 84. 



DICTAMNIS. 



(Burning Bush, or Gas Plant.) 



Forming dense bushes 2}6 feet 

 foliage. * The 



Fraxinella. 



high, with lemon-scented 



flowers are borne In long spikes during 

 June and July, and are also very fragrant. 

 An interesting feature of the plant is that 

 the vapor given off on a warm evening, if 

 Ignited, produces a bright flash. 

 Red Flowering.. 15. White Flowering, lc 



DELPHINIUM. 



(Hardy Larkspurs.) 

 These hardy " Dolphin Flowers" are verj 



handsome and well-known perennials with 



splendid flowers and curiously cut leaves; 



for permanent beds and borders they are 



indispensable. 



Brunonianum, (New Musk-Scented Lark- 

 spur.) Flowers 1 to 2 inches across ; light 

 blue and purple, with a black centre emit- 

 ting a powerful musky odor. Plant bushy, 

 6 to 12 inches high Pkt. 25 



Orandiflorum Flore Plena Flowers in long 

 spikes, very double, and of rare beauty for 

 cutting for vases. Charming colors, rang- 

 ing through 6hades of blue from delicate 

 porcelain and white to dark violet 25 



"Zalil." (Hardy Yellow Larkspur.) 8ulphur 

 yellow. Plant of branching habit, Z% to 

 4)£ ft. high, bearing spikes of 40 to 50 blos- 

 soms, each 1 inch in diameter, flowering 

 from June till August.- 15 



Caaamerianum. Pale blue flowers, 1 to 2 

 Inches across. 2 ft 10 



"LeMastodonte." (Giant Bee Larkspur.) 

 Large blue flowers. 3 to 6 ft 25 



Formosum. Blue, white centre, 2 to 3 ft. 5 



Nudicaule. Large scarlet flowers, \y 2 ft. 10 



Finest Mixed Single Hybrids 5 



For annual varieties, see Larkspurs, page C6. 



DIANTHUS or PINKS. 



Hardy Perennial Varieties. 



■ Highly valued for the great beauty and 



fragrance of their flowers. These make 



splendid bushy plants, from 1 to 2 ft. high, 



for permanent beds and borders. 



Gardnerianus fl. pL, Mixed (Double Hardy 



Garden Pink.) Large fringed flowers . Pkt. 5 



Plumarius fl. pL, Mixed (Double Phcasant's- 



Eye Pink:) Double fringed flowers ; fragrant 



and of white crimson or purple shades, 



spotted and variegated, 9 to 12 inches 



high 25 



Scoticus, Mixed. (Scotch Paisley Pink.).. 50 

 Semperflorens Hybridua fl. pi. (Double 



Mule Pink.) 50 



Plumarius, Mixed (Feathered Pheasants- 

 Eye Pink.) Large single fragTant flowers 

 of beautiful colors and fiuely fringed. . 5 

 For annual Dianthwt, see pages 65 and 58 



DIAXTHCS PLrMARira. 



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