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^Henderson's flovERSEEDSi 



AID IN SELECTING FLOWER SEEDS 



FOR VARIOUS PURPOSES 

 AND SITUATIONS 



We offer seeds of all undermentioned varieties, descriptions and prices of which may be readily found 

 in the Catalogue by referring to index page 176 



FLOWERING 

 GARDEN ANNUALS 



and other plants that attain per- 

 fection and flower the first 



season from seed 



Sorts marked * are best for 



massing in beds. 



African Daisy*.. . 



Ageratum* 



Alyssum, Sweet*. . . 

 Afltirrhinum* . . . . . 



Arctotis 



Arnebia 



Asters* 



Bartonia 



Begonia Fibrous* . . 



Brachycome 



Browallja 



Calendula 



Calliopsis* 



Candytuft 



Carnation, 



Marguerite 



Celosia* 



Cockscomb* 



Centaurea f An.) . . 

 Clirysan themums 



(Annual var.) . . 



Clarkia 



Cleome 



Convolvulus 



Minor 



Cosmos 



Dahlia 



Dianthus* 



Eschscholtzia* . . . 

 Euphorbia Var.... 



Gaillardia 



Geranium 



Globe Amaranth. . 



Godeti ; 



Oyp.ophila 



Helichrysum 



Heliotrope 



Hibiscus 



Hollyhock* (An.). 

 Impatiens 



Kochia 



Lantana 



Larkspur 



Lavatera. ...".... 



Lobelia* 



Lupinus 



Lychnis 



Marigold* 



Marvel of Peru . . . 



Matricaria 



Mignoaette 



Mimulus , 



Myosotis ' 



Nasturtium,* 

 Tom Thumb... 



Nemcsia 



Nicotiana* 



Nigella 



Oenothera 



Pansios 



Pentstemon 



Petunia 



PMox, D.* 



Poppy* 



Portulaca* 



Rhodanthe 



Ricinus 



Salplglossis 



Salvia* 



Scabiosa 



Schjzanthus 



Stocks* ; . . . 



Sunflower 



Sweet Peas 



Sweet Sultan 



Verbena 



Vinca rosea 



Viscaria 



Wallflower (An.).. 

 Zinnia* 



COLORED FOLIAGE PLANTS 



FOR BORDERS AND 



RIBBON BEDS 



Amaranthus . . . . 



Canna 



Centaurea 



Candi issima' 

 Centaurea 



Gynmocarpa. . 



FRAGRANT FLOY/ERS FROM 

 SEED 



Coleus 



Kochia 



Marvel of Peru. . 



Musa 



Pyrethrum Aure. , 

 Ricinus 



Alyssum 



Auricula 



Carnations 



Clematis Flam... . 

 Clematis, Panic. . . 



Cleome 



Dianthus (Hardy) 



Geranium 



Heliotrope 



Mignonette 



Mimulus 



Nicotiana AfEnis . 



Pinks 



Polyanthus 



Scabiosa j 



Stock 



Sweet Pea 

 Sweet Rocket .... 



Sweet Sultan 



Sweet William. . . 

 Verbena, Lemon.. 

 Wallflower 



CLIMBING VINES FROM 

 SEED 

 Annuals 



Balloon Vine 



Canary-Bird Vine. 



Coboea 



Convolvulus Maj. 

 Cypress Vine .... 



Dolichos 



Gourds 



Hop, Japanese . . . 

 Hyacinth Bean... 



Ipomoea 



Maurandia 



Mina 



Momordica 



Moon Flower, . . , 

 Morning Glories . 



Nasturtiums 



Sweet Peas 

 Thunbergia 



Ampclopsis . 

 Aristolcliia. 

 Asparagus . 

 Bignonia. . 

 Clematis . . . 



Hardy Perennials 



Ivy, Kenilworth. 



Kudzu Vine 



Lathyrus 



W^istaria 



Greenhouse Climbers 



Asparagus plum. 



nanus.. . . 

 Maurandia. 



Smilax . 

 Swainsonia . 



HARDY FLOWERING 



PERENNIALS 



For Permanent Beds and Borders 



Achillea 



Alyssum, Hardy . . . 



Aquilegia 



Aster 



Boltonia 



Campanula 



Candytuft, Hardy 

 Canterbury Bells . 



Carnation 



Chrysanthemum. '. 

 Coreopsis (har.) . . 



Cowslip 



Delphinum 



Dianthus (hardy). 



Digitalis 



Gaillardia (hardy) 

 Gypsophila 



Hibiscus 



Hollyhock 



Lathyrus 



Lychnis 



Myosotis .'. 



Pansies 



PlJox (hardy) 



Pinks (hardy) 



Poppy (hardy) . . . 

 Primrose (Japan). 

 Pyrethrum (bar.). 

 Scabiosa (hardy) . 

 Shasta Daisy. . . . 



Stokesia 



Sweet V("illiam. . . 

 Tufted Pansies. . . 

 Wallflower 



PLANTS SUCCEEDING IN 

 PARTIAL SHADE 



Anemone 



Antirrhinum 



Aqmlegia 



Bellis (Daisies) . . . 

 Canterbury Bells. 



Coreopsis 



Cowslip 



Delphinium 



Digitalis 



Matricaria, or 



Feverfew 



Mimulus 



Myosotis 



Oenothera 



Polyanthus 



Pansy 



Poppies (hardy). . 

 Primrose Ciardy) . 



LONG-STEMMED FLOWERS 

 FOR CUTTING 



Aquilegia 



Arctotis 



Asters 



Calliopsis 



Carnations 



Centaurea 



Chrysanthemum. . 



Coreopsis 



Cosmos 



Dahlias 



Delphinium (har.) 



Dianthus 



Gypsopl jla 



Gailhrdias 



Larkspur 



Marigolds . 



Matricaria.... 

 Mignonette. . . 



Poppies 



Salpiglossis ... 



Scabiosa 



Stocks 



Stokesia 



Sunflowers 



Sweet Peas 

 Sweet Sultans. 

 Zinnias 



PLANTS FOR VASES, HANGING 



BASKETS, VERANDA 



BOXES, ETC. 



Begonia Vernon . . 



Maurandia 



Nasturtium 



P3tunia 



Smilax 



Drooping Sorts 



Alyssum . . . 

 Asparagus . 



Upright Growing 



Centaurea . 

 Coleus .... 

 Geranium . , 

 Heliotrope. 

 Impatiens. 



Pansy 



Verbena . . . 



PLANTS SUITABLE FOR 

 EDGINGS 



Petunia 



Piilox, Compacta 



Pinks (hardy) 



Portulaca 



Pyrethrum 



Aureum 



Sweet William. . . . 



Verbena 



Zinnia (Dwarf).. . 



Ageratum 



Alyssum 



Asters, Dwarf 

 Begonia, Vernon.. . 



Bellis (Daisies) 



Candytuft 



Centaurea, White 

 Lobelia Compacta 



Marigold 



Nasturtium, 

 Dwarf 



EVERLASTINGS FOR WINTER 

 BOUQUETS 



Acroclinium ...... Honesty 



Globe Amaranth.. Rhodanthe 



Helichrysum 



PLANTS SUITABLE FOR 

 GREENHOUSES AND CON- 

 SERVATORIES 



Asparagus. . 



Auricula 



Begonia. . . . 

 Browallia. .. 

 Calceolaria . 

 Carnation. . 

 Cineraria. .. 

 Cyclamen. . 

 Geranium. . 



Gerbera 



Gloxinia. ... 

 HelioMope.. 

 Lantana. . .. 



Lobelia 



Mignonette. , 

 Myosotis . . . , 



Pansy 



Petunia 



Polyanthus . . 



Primula 



Schizanthus. 

 Smilax ...... 



Swansonia. . , 

 Sweet Peas 

 Stocks. 



SEEO SOWING. Most cases of failure of seeds to come up are due to unsuitable soil conditions. It is 

 mechanically impossible that young seedlings can send their shoots upwards thr ugh soil which is hard and 

 packed, neither can tender rootlets pierce downward in such soil. The result is an abortive effort to grow. 

 So let the soil, either in the cold frame, or the permanent bed, be well dug and pulverized. Fine soil should 

 be sifted on top to at least an inch in depth, and if heavy or clayey, lig.htened with sand. Smooth down the 

 surface with a piece of board about 8 in. square, to the center of which a small block has been nailed to 

 hold on by. Then with a pointed stick mark out the rows, letting them run the narrow 



' 1i) w^y of tl^fi frame or box. Stick in a name label at the end of each row, a.id then drop the 



T^VKS seeds in a little pinch at a time, taking care to spread it so that it does not lie in lumps The right way The wrong way 



(see cut above). Very small seeds should be sown broadcast on a square space, and the label stuck in the center. Sow large seeds one by one, an 



inch apart. Sift earth over all to cc ver them as deep as twice their diameter, and then press down firmly again with the board. Hard shell seeds 



like Ipomoeas, Cannas, etc., should be soaked in water 2i hours to soften before planting. Lay over the bed a piece of thin cotton cloth, and 



water with a fine spray. V.'hen the seeds come up, remove the cloth. After this do not let the soil dry out, and raise the sash or pane of 



glass, as the case may be, to adn:iit air on warm days. Seed sowing in permanent beds is accomplished in the same way. but of course 



is not done until May lOth to May 15th, with some exceptions already noted. Nota that when seeds are sown out-doors they should 



be covered more deeply than if sown indoors or under glass. Cover to fully tliree times the diameter of the seed. Some 



gardeners lacking a cold frame plant all their annuals outdoors about May 10th, in a ten^porary 



seed-bed located alonn; a south wall, and protected from the sun by a strip of cloth three feet wide and 



as long as the bed. T!,is is nailed on four-fest slats placed about three feet apart. One of the ends of the 



slats i i stuck in tae ground, and the othi.r rests in a leaning position against the wall. Also use this on 



cold nights. Prepare the soil, and sow the seed in the same way as in a cold frame, but a trifle deeper. 



Transplant to permanent beds whe three true leaves show. 



Flower seeds sown in cold frame 



Transplanting from Cold Frames or Window 

 Boxes. This is done about May 10th to 15th 

 or whenever the weather is settled. Water 

 the seedlings and also the ground they are to 

 . be transplanted to, the day before, so that 

 soil conditions are equal. Separate the seed- 

 lings with a sharp stick, and if they are grow- 

 ing thickly together place a clump of them 

 in water to soften the soil. Transplant when 

 2 or 3 "true" leaves appear. (See cuts.) 



Transplanting 



