PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 & 37 CORTLANDT ST., NEW YORK 



HOLLYHOCK, HARDY 



Grand summer and autumn flowering plants, bearing long spikes of double 

 flowers 3 to 4 inches across. Revelations of gorgeous beauty to those who 

 have not seen these improved sorts. 

 Hardy biennials — or short-lived perennials — 5 to 8 feet high. Pkt 



Double Canary-yellow 10c. 



Double Crimson 10c. 



Double Lavender 10c. 



Double Maroon 10c. 



Double Pink 10c. 



Double Purple 10c. 



Double White 10c. 



Double White, Violet Center 10c. 



Extra Choice Double Mixed. From named varieties 10c. 



Single Flowering, Mixed Colors 10c. 



Allegheny, Mixed Colors. Semi-double fringed flowers 10c. 



Henderson's Ever blooming Annual HOLLYHOCK 



Flower the First Season from Seed 



The plants from early-sown seed set out in May commence blooming in July, 

 the May sown in August and in either event they flower profusely until frost. 

 Some plants produce densely double flowers without guards, others with guard 

 petals; there are semi doubles with Anemone-flowered centers, some with 

 smooth-edged petals, others flounced, fringed, etc., and all flowers are usually 

 very large, some measuring 5 inches across. In colors there is also great 

 variety, some richly brilliant, others dainty and exquisite. 

 Grand Mixture. Doubles and semi-doubles, including all colors, shades and 



variegations Pkt., 25c; Per 500 seeds, 40c; Per oz., $1.50 



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LOBELIA, BeddingVarieties 



This charming class (L. erinus Compacta) forms 

 compact bushes about 6 inches high which are 

 fairly sheeted with bloom throughout the season. 

 Highly desirable for edgings, ribbon bedding and 

 garden decoration, as well as for pot culture. 

 They flower the first season from seed. 



Crystal Palace. Deep blue (See engraving) 



Pkt., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 20c; Per oz., $2.00 



Snowball. Pure white 



Pkt., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 20c; Per oz., $2.50 



Compacta Mixed Colors 



Pkt., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 20c; Per oz., $2.00 



MIGNONETTE 



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HELIOTROPE, Giant Flowering 



The heads of bloom of this new type often measure a foot across. The plants, 18 inches high, are 

 healthy, bushy and compact. Seed sown in the spring produces full-grown, profuse flowering plants by 

 July, or they may be grown in pots for winter flowers. Per 1000 Per 



Pkt. 



Lemoine's Giant Blue. Deep blue 15c 



Lemoine's Giant White. Pearly-white 15c 



Lemoine's Giant Hybrid, Mixed Colors 10c 



MARIGOLD, PRIDE OF THE GARDEN 



Henderson's Pride of the Garden. These grand African Marigolds produce densely double flowers, 

 8 to 10 inches in circumference, and of the regularity and perfection of a Dahlia. A highly meritorious 

 ■ feature is the compact, dwarf habit of the plants, which form dense bushes only 15 to 18 inches high by 

 2 feet across. 



Canary-yellow Pkt., 10c; Per oz., 60c Golden-orange Pkt., 10c; Per oz., 60c 



Mixed Colors Pkt., 10c ; Per oz., 50c. 



MARIGOLD, TOM THUMB 



Form compact, oval bushes, only 6 to 8 inches high, completely covered with showy blossoms from 

 June until fall. For massing in beds, for edgings, or even for pots. 

 African Double Golden-yellow. Densely double flowers, 1 inch across 



Pkt., 10c; Per oz., 60c 

 African Double Lemon-yellow. Densely double flowers, 1 inch across 



Pkt., 10c; Per oz., 60c. 

 Little Brownie (Legion of Honor). Single golden-yellow, with crimson spots, 



Pkt.. 10c; Per oz., 40c. 



MARIGOLD, FRENCH 



French Double Dwarf, Mixed Colors. Of compact, dwarf growth, 1 foot high, 

 with double-quilled flowers of maroon, yellow, striped, etc Pkt., 10c; Per oz., 40c 



Double, Gilt Edge. A large-flowering French Marigold of robust growth and large, 

 perfectly double flowers, measuring from 3 to 4 inches across; color, velvety- 

 maroon, edged with yellow. Pkt., 10c; Per oz., 50c. 



MARIGOLD, AFRICAN 



African Double, Mixed. 2 to 3 feet high; large double flowers of yellow or orange. 

 Pkt., 10c; Per oz., 40c 



Allen's Defiance. A splendid variety for 

 house culture, long spikes of flowers. 



Pkt., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 20c; Per oz., 60c 



Bird's Mammoth. A most popular variety — 

 producing long spikes and well filled with large 

 fragrant flowers throughout the season. 



Pkt.. 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 20c; Per oz., 60c. 



Odorata, Large-flowering. The popular fragrant 

 garden annual. Pkt., 10c; Per oz., 20c 



Machet Perfection. This improved Machet Mig- 

 nonette produces broad, cone-shaped spikes 

 of very fragrant red flowers on strong stems, 

 dressed with vigorous foliage, evenly branched 

 and of continuous-blooming habit; one of the 

 best for either garden or pot culture. 



Pkt., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 20c; Per oz., 75c 



Red Goliath. The average spikes of flowers are 

 immense, measuring 6 to 8 inches long by 2K 

 inches in diameter, and are compactly filled with 

 giant double florets, measuring K inch across and 

 packed full, with three times as many anthers as 

 the older Mignonettes contain. The color of 

 the^ florets is fire-red, effectively contrasted 

 against the healthy, rich green foliage. The 

 fragrance is delightfully rich and powerful. 

 For cutting it is perfection, remaining fresh for 

 8 to 10 days in water. 



Pkt., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 35c; Per oz., $1.00 



White Goliath. The double white-flowering coun- 

 terpart of the splendid "Red Goliath" offered 

 above. 



Pkt., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 35c; Per oz., $1.00 



White Machet or "Pearl." A white-flowered 

 variety of the popular Machet Mignonette, of 

 the same stocky, robust growth, producing in 

 great abundance large, broad, conical heads of 

 deliciously fragrant white flowers. 



Pkt., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 35c; Per oz., $1.00 



MYOSOTIS or FORGET-ME NOTS 



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Palustris. 



The popular, old-fashioned, hardy blue Forget-Me-Not. 



Pkt., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 40c; Per oz., $3.00 

 Ruth Fischer. This splendid Forget-Me-Not is of compact habit with 

 glossy, dark-green foliage, above which are carried on sturdy stems 

 large clusters of immense pure Forget-Me-Not blue flowers, IK 

 inches across, or larger than those of any other known Myosotis. 

 The plants of unusual hardiness, withstanding zero weather, are 

 in consequence especially valuable for spring bedding effects. 



Pkt., 15c; Per 1,000 seeds, 75c 

 Triumph. A robust-growing, large-flowering, Forget-Me-Not. Com- 

 mencing to bloom in from 6 to 8 weeks from seed-sowing and con- 

 tinues until checked by fro^t. The individual flowers are large and 

 are borne in clusters on long, graceful stems. Color, bright tur- 

 quoise-blue with yellow eye. 



Pkt., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 30c; Per oz., $1.50 

 Victoria. Grand "Forget-Me-Nots," forming round, compact bushes 

 about 8 inches high, covered with clusters of large flowers. 



Blue .Pkt. 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 30c; Per oz., $1.50 



Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 30c; Per oz., $1.5q 



Our retail catalogue "Everything for the Garden" will be sent postpaid on request. It contains illustrations of a full line of flower seeds, bulbs and roots 



