82 PETHK HENDERSON <fc CO.'S CATALOGUE OF SEEDS. 



Amaranthus Tricolor Giganteus. — A splendid variety from Cochin China, attain- 

 ing a height of from four to six feet, branching at the hase, and assuming a somewhat 

 pyramidal form. The foliage is of a rich dark purple and green, changing to hright 

 scarlet at the summit. A hed of these plants presented a very fine appearance at our 

 grounds during the past Summer and Fall. (See colored plate.) Per packet, 25c. 



Amaranthus Atropurpureus. — This novelty, originally from India, is of close, com- 

 pact growth, very easy culture, and succeeds in any soil. The plants are of bushy 

 habit, attaining a height of about two to three feet, and are covered with numerous, 

 half-drooping, bright blood-red flower spikes, which contrast advantageously with the 

 reddish-grey metallic-like foliage. In large masses, for which it is particularly adapted, 

 it will be found a valuable acquisition, a group seen from a distance being extremely 

 effective. Per packet, 50 cents. 



Ageratum, Imperial Dwarf. — A very dwarf and compact variety of A. Mexicanum, 

 very popular in English gardens. It is of a cheerful azure-blue color, very profuse and 

 long continued in bloom, growing about six inches in height. It will be found a useful 

 plant in garden decoration. Per packet, 25c. 



Oentaurea Clementei. — A robust and free-growing variety, producing crowns of 

 leaves deeply fringed and cut in lobes. To the elegance of the foilage must be added 

 beauty of coloring, the leaves, in their earliest stage, being so densely covered with 

 down as to be perfectly white, and, when matured and fully developed, still retaining 

 a bright silvery appearance. Per packet, 50 cents. 



Collinsia Violacea. — A charming variety of this interesting genus of hardy annuals. 

 The plant grows from nine to twelve inches high, being rather., compact and bushy in 

 habit. The upper part of the flower is nearly pure w 7 hite, while the lower portion is of 

 a deep violet-blue, varying in intensity in different specimens. Per packet, 25 cents. 



Delphinium Nudicaule. — This is one of the most interesting and important plants 

 of recent introduction. Its dwarf, compact, branching growth, hardy constitution, and 

 free-blooming habit, taken in connection with the novel and striking color of its flowers, 

 render it peculiarly valuable. Its usual height is about twelve to fifteen inches, but it- 

 is occasionally dwarfer, and a few specimens have reached two and a half or three feet, 

 a fact of the utmost promise to the florist, exhibiting, as it does, the tendency of the 

 plant to vary from seed. The foliage is mostly green, but in many specimens both Jhe 

 leaves and stems have a purplish tinge, which considerably enhances the attractions of 

 the plant. The flowers are produced in loose spikes, each blossom being about one inch 

 in length, the spur being in some instances straight and slender, in others thicker, 

 shorter, and more hooked. The color varies from light scarlet to a shade verging closely 

 on crimson, and when seen in the open air, especially in sunshine, dazzles the eye by its 

 brilliancy. It is quite hardy, and is so early in its growth that it may be almost termed 

 a Spring flower, though by planting in various aspects, and sowing at different seasons, 

 it may be had in bloom during most of the Summer months. Per packet, 50 cents. 



Godetia Whitneyi. — This beautiful variety is distinguished from all others of its 

 class by its dwarf habit and large flowers, produced at the summit of the stems and 

 branches in crowded clusters. The flowers are the largest of the genus, being nearly 

 four inches across when fully expanded ; the petal being blush-colored, marked about 

 the centre with a handsome crimson stain. Per packet 25 cents. 



Helianthus Globosus Fistulosus. — This is perhaps the finest of all the Sunflowers. 

 The plants are very handsome attaining a height of from five to six feet, and about three 

 feet in diameter. The flowers, which are equally distributed, and stand well above the 

 foliage, are very large, double, and globular-formed, and of a bright, rich saffron color. 

 Per packet, 25 cents. 



Leptosiphon Roseus. — A very elegant and profuse-flowering variety, of dwarf and 

 compact habit, being only about six inches in height. This lovely little flower will be- 

 come a great favorite with all cultivators of annuals. It may be used for all decorative 

 purposes for which annuals are grown, and as a Spring-flowering pot-plant, will make 

 a brilliant and effective display. Per packet, 25 cents. 



