16 . PETER HENDERSON & CO.'s CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



COWSLIP, Nat. Orel. PrimuTacece. Perpirt. 



A favorite early free flowering plant, very useful for filling the beds and 

 borders of Spring flower gardens. Hardy perennial. 



Cowslip, Fine mixed English, f f t 1 5 



CRUCIANELLA, Nat. Ord. Ruoiacece. 



A very pretty free-flowering plant, useful for roek-work, vases, &c. Hardy 

 perennial. 



Crucianella Stylosa. Pink, from Persia, 1 ft 5 



CUCUMIS, Nat. Ord. Cucurbitacew. 



Ornamental Cucumbers, with curious fruit, remarkable for the luxuriance 

 and rapidity of their growth. Half-hardy annuals. 



Cucumis Dipsaceus. Sulphur yellow, very elegant 10 



Flexuosus {Snake Cucumber). Fruit 3 ft. long ]0 



Grossularia ( Gooseberry Gourd) ] 



CUCURBITA, Nat. Ord. CucurVdacece. 



The tribe of Cucurbita or Gourds are well known as producing some of tho 

 most curiously shaped of all fruits, and being, like the Cucumis, of extremely 

 rapid growth, are very desirable for covering trellis-work of arbors, &c., the 

 varied and fantastic forms of the fruit adding a peculiar charm to the luxuriance 

 of the foliage. 



Cucurbita Leucantha Longissima, Very curious, 5 ft. long 10 



Depressa, Dark green fruit 10 



CYCLANTHERA, Nat. Ord. Cucurlitacece. 



An ornamental climbing plant, with handsome foliage, and pretty, oval- 

 shaped fruit, exploding loudly when ripe. Half-hardy annual. 



Cyclanthera Explodens. Very elegant, 10 ft 10 



CYPRESS VINE (Ipomcea Quamoolit), Nat. Ord. Convolvulacece. 



Most beautiful and popular climbing plants, with very delicate Fern-like 

 foliage. Half-hardy annuals. 



Cypress Vine. Scarlet, very brilliant, 15 ft 5 



White. A beautiful coutrast, 15 ft 5 



Rose, Very delicate, 15 ft 5 



DAHLIA, Nat. Ord. Compositce. 



A noble Autumn-flowering plant. Our seed has been saved from the finest 

 named sorts. Half-hardy perennial. 



Dahlia. Fine mixed 10 



Extra Fine. From prize flowers 25 



Lilliput or Dwarf. Very beautiful 25 



CYCLAMEN, Nat. Ord. Pnmulaceas. 

 A charming sweet-scented half-hardy perennial, growing freely in sandy loam. 

 Cyclamen Fersicum. Finest mixed, -J ft 25 



DATURA (Trumpet flower), Nat. Ord. Solanacece. 



Plants of a highly ornamental character, with large trumpet-shaped, sweet- 

 scented flowers. The roots may be preserved in sand in a dry cellar through the 

 Winter. Half-hardy perennials. 



Datura Carthaginensis. Large pure white, of exquisite fragrance, 2 ft ]0 



Fastuosa Alba. Pure white, double, 2 ft 10 



Humilis Flore Pleno (Chloranthe fl. pi.) Rich golden yellow, a magnificent 



free-flowering sweet-scented variety, 2 ft 10 



Wrightii (Meteloides). A splendid variety, with bell-shaped flowers eight 



inches lon<;, white, bordered with lilac, 2 ft 10 



