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ANNUAL HOLLYHOCKS 



HENDERSON'S 

 EVEH-BLOOMING 



Every Garden may now be Glorified with Queenly Hollyhocks Grown 

 as Easily and Flowering as Quickly from Seed as any Garden Annual 



The old favorite Hollyhock can seldom be flowered from seed before the second 

 year, and as the young plants frequently winter-kill, it has limited the cultivation 

 of Hollyhocks to those willing to give the young plants special winter care. All of 

 this bother is obviated in growing our annual Hollyhocks, for they 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. 



The flower buds, borne in clusters, vary in maturity from the developing bud to 

 the expanding flower; this characteristic accounts for the remarkably long flowering 

 period, and, besides, the plants continuously push out side branches as well as new 

 spikes from the base, all of which also develop their quota of flowers almost ad 

 infinitum. 



The diversity of forms and colors among the flowers affords many delightful 

 surprises. 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 five inches across. In colors there is also great variety, 

 some richly brilliant, others dainty and exquisite, then there are colors and tints in 

 charming combinations. There are maroon, black, pink, chamois-rose, apricot 

 with garnet throat, crimson, canary-yellow, pink with claret throat and veins, 

 blush with carmine lacings, cerise, white, scarlet, blush with white throat, magenta, 

 apricot with buff margin, wine-red with white edge, etc., etc. 



The plants are of vigorous and healthy growth and naturally branching in habit. 

 The center spike, if not pinched, attains a height of from 8 to 10 feet, after which, 

 if permitted, the side shoots from the ;base commence to lengthen, growing cande- 

 labra-like, 3 to 5 feet long. The plants are amenable to training; that is, the main 

 stem may be kept at any desired height by pinching out the tip, or it may be kept 

 low and induce earlier development in the side branches thus forming a bush. 

 Henderson's Ever-Blooming Annual Hollyhocks 



Grand Combination Mixture of doubles and semi-doubles, including all colors, 

 shades and variegations. Per Pkt. (about 50 seeds), 15c. Two Pkts. for 25c. Per 

 500 seeds, 51.00. 

 From those who have grown Henderson's Annual Ever-Blooming Hollyhocks 



"I was very much pleased with the Ever-Blooming Hollyhocks I had from you last 

 year. They commenced blooming hi August and continued in bleom until cut off by 

 frost." . GEO. A. PITT, Portland, Maine. 



"I have never known such fine Hollyhocks as came from your Ever-Blooming kind, 

 the seeds of which were planted in the open ground last April. They began to flower 

 the last of July and I had six, eight or ten spikes on nearly e-Jery plant. One CA N NOT 

 praise them enough." HELEN J. R1PLE Y, Brookline, Mass. 



HARDY DOUBLE HOLLYHOCK 



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

 3 to 4 inches across. They are old inhabitants of our gardens, but are now so im- 

 proved in doubleness and enlarged in size, under our special culture and hybridiza- 

 tion, as to be revelations of gorgeous beauty to those who have not seen these 

 improved sorts. Hardy biennials — or short lived perennials — 5 to 8 feet high. 

 The seed we offer has been saved from an unrivaled collection. 

 Double Blush Pkt. 10c. Double Black Pkt. 10c. 



Canary-Yellow. 

 Crimson. . . 

 Deep Rose. 

 Lavender. . 

 Light Apricot. 



10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 



Maroon. 



Pink.. . 



Purple. 



White. 



White Violet Center. 



10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 



Any three 10c. pkts. selected for 25c. 



Customer's Collection of Hollyhock Seed. 



Extra Choice Double Mixed. From named varieties. . .1,000 seeds, 75c; Pkt. 10c. 

 IMPORTED COLLECTIONS of Double Hardy Hollyhock Seeds 



6 Separate Colors 40c. 12 Separate Colors 75c. 



Single-flowering Hollyhocks, Mixed Colors 1,000 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 5c. 



Allegheny Hollyhocks, Mixed Colors. Semi-double fringed flowers 



1,000 seeds, 60c; Pkt. 10c. 



TWO GRAND OLD ENGLISH HOLLYHOCKS 



"Palling Belle." A very fine form of Hollyhock bearing large double flowers of a 

 charming shade of silvery-pink Pkt. 30c. 



"Golden Glory." This splendid variety produces immense double golden-yellow 

 flowers in handsome spikes 6 to 8 feet high. It is of healthy, robust growth, 

 having tough, dark green leaves, and has proven immune to Hollyhock dis- 

 eases Pkt. 25c. 



One packet each of the two Grand Old English Hollyhocks for 50c 



HUMULUS or JAPAN HOP 



Rapid summer climber, in three or four weeks' time attaining a height of 20 to 30 

 feet, resembling the common Hop, but being an annual, attains full perfection the 

 first season. The foliage is luxuriant, making a dense covering. It is one of the 

 best plants for covering verandas, trellis, etc. Heat, drought and insects do not 



trouble it Per oz., 35c; Pkt. 5c. 



Silver Striped Japan Hop. A beautiful variety of the above. Green leaves blotched 



and striped white and gray Per oz., 50c; Pkt. 10c. 



IMPATIENS HOLSTII HYBRIDS 



Handsome plants from East Africa, forming bushes 12 to 18 inches high. The 

 flowers, 1}± to 15-t inches across, are of scarlet, orange-red, pink and white with a 

 red eye. The plants grow luxuriantly out-of-doors and form effective and unusually 

 showy flower beds by their great abundance of bloom. If grown in pots they are 

 equally effective. Sown in heat in March the seedlings may be planted out end of 

 Mav and will be continuously in bloom from jUne until the frost destroys them. 

 Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c. 



INCARVILLEA DELAVAYI 



Beautiful new garden plant with long, flexible branches. It forms large fleshy 

 roots the first year, which should remain in the ground the next season, and there- 

 after they throw up strong flower stalks 3 feet high, bearing large tubular flowers 

 of rosy-carmine, spotted yellow; throat, brown Pkt. 15c. 



KENILWORTH IVY 



Kenilworth Ivy. Hardy little climber, clings to walls, etc., and a valuable trailing 

 plant for hanging baskets, vases, etc.; 3 to 6 feet Pkt. 10c. 



Take it out in the Garden, tS? ' 'Henderson's Garden Guide and Record, ' 



PVf»P» wittl orders of §2.00 or over, when 

 .V I cc asked for. See page 2. 



