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PETES HENDE^SOtf €t CO.— UNRlVflliED FLOWER SEEDS. 



IHGITALI8 MONSTROS... 



HIBISCUS CALIFORNICU6. 



Haray Flowers for Permanent situations. 



SEEDS 

 OF 



DIGITALIS. 



(Foxglove.) 

 Perfectly hardy plants 3 to 5 ft. high, and 

 of the easiest culture ; they are very orna- 

 mental, having long spikes of large showy 

 flowers ranging through shades of purple, 

 white, rose, yellow ; some beautifully spotted. 



Mixed Colors t. .... Pkt. 5 



Spotted Varieties only, Mixed 10 



Monstrosa, Mixed Long spike of many 



flowers surmounted with one enormous 



flower; novel and beautiful. (See cut.).. 15 



DODECATHEON. 



(New Giant American Cowslip.) 

 Clevelandi. This beautiful Calif ornian per- 

 ennial throws up stems of flowers fully 1 

 foot high, these being surmounted with 

 from 6 to 10 large, beautiful, Cyclamen-like 

 flowers of violet blue, with yellow and 

 black centre. It is perfectly hardy, and 

 a "beautiful plant for partially shaded sit- 

 uations. (See cut.) Pkt. 25 



GEUM. 

 Atrosanguineum fl. pi. Showy hardy, per- 

 ennial with brilliant scarlet double flowers 

 borne in clusters on long stems ; fine for 

 cutting. \y 2 ft. high Pkt. 10 



GLAUCIUM. 



Luteum. (Homed Poppy.) Silvery leaved 

 hardy perennial plants, 1 to 2 ft. high, 

 with remarkably bright yellow flowers 

 produced in great abundance all the sum- 

 mer ; very effective border plant PH. 5 



GOLDEN ROD. 



America's National Flower. The favorite 



yellow wild beauty, hardy perennial, 2 to 3 



fuet Pkt. 5 



GYNERIUM. 



(Pampas Grass.) 

 A most noble and beautiful lawn plant.grow- 

 ing 6 to 10 feet high, bearing large, white, 

 woolly plumes in the autumn ; for specimen 

 clump and sub-tropical effect this is indis- 

 pensablo ; in the north it will require protec- 

 tion, or they can be kept over in frames . . 15 



HIBISCUS. 



(Marsh Mallows.) 

 Strong-growing hardy perennials, about 4 

 feet high, of very easy culture and exceed- 

 ingly showy; the large cup-shaped flowers 

 ^frequently measure 6 inches across. (See. cut.) 



Coccineus. Bright scarlet Pkt. 10 



Californicus. White flowers, with deep car- 

 mine centre. One of the most valuable 

 plants of recent introduction. (See cut.) 10 



HONESTY. 



(Lunaria biennis.) 



The "Moonwort." A hardy biennial of 

 pyramidal form, two feet in height. The- 

 flowers are pui pie, followed by the trans- 

 parent silvery seed pods, so much sought 

 after for dried winter bouquets . . ..Pkt. 10- 



New Variegated Satin Flower or Honesty. 

 A strikingly handsome variety, the foliage- 

 being distinctly variegated with green and 

 white 25- 



HOLLYHOCK. 



Henderson's Superb Double. 



One of our grandest summer and autumn 

 flowering plants, bearing long spikes of double- 

 flowers, 3 to 4 inches across. Hardy biennial,. 

 5 to 8 ft. high." The seed we offrr has been 

 saved from our unrivaled collection of 

 choicest improved double varieties. (See cut.} 



Double White 15. Pink Pkt. 15 



Double Salmon 15. Crimson 15 



Canary Yellow 15. Maroon 15 



White, Violet Centre 15 



Fine Mixed. Includes many colors 10 



Extra Choice Mixed. From Chater's col- 

 lection 15 



Japanese Tokio. A most beautiful Japaneso 

 variety, bearing large double flowers 

 twelve to fifteen inches in circumference ; 

 very distinct and picturesque, the petals 

 being beautifully frilled, of a rich wine 

 maroon at the base, shading to cheny red, 



and broadly edged with white 25 



Crimson Pyramid. 'It grows only 12 to 18 

 inches high, and produces glowing crimson 

 semi-double flowers from June to Septem- 

 ber 35 



Imported collection of 12 separate sorts, $1.25. 

 Imported collection of 6 separate sorts, 75 els. 



LAVENDER. 



An ornamental hardy perennial, growing 

 from 1 tp 2 feet high, bearing long spikes of 



fragrant blue flowers Pkt. 5 



LOBELIA. 

 Hardy Varieties. 

 Tall-growing hardy perennials, 2 to 4 ft. 

 high, with showy spikes of richly colored 

 flowers; for permanent beds and borders 

 they are indispensable. 

 Cardinalis. "Cardinal Flower." Long spikes 

 of intense scarlet flowers ; one of the most 

 brilliant plants in cultivation ; suitable for 

 all situations, even succeeding on the 

 shady side of a house. 4 ft. (See cut.) 10 

 Mixed Hardy Hybrids. Contains many 



beautiful varieties 25 



-§ For annual Lobelias, see page 67. 



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



