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Fs-OEsa PETER HEHDERSON (Q, CO., M3EW YORH. 



HENDERSON'S 



BLOOMING 



ANNUAL HOLLYHOCKS 



FLOWER THE FIRST SEASON FROM SEED 



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 r.ced before 



the second yenr, 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 



!"*nnual 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 remark- 

 ably long flowerng 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 combina- 

 tions. 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, ma- 

 genta, apricot wuh 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 com- 

 mence to lengthen, growing candelabra-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. S1.00. 



From those who have grown Henderson's Annual Ever- 

 Blooming Hollyhocks 



"/ u-as very much pleased with the Ever-Bloominz Hollyhocks I had front, 

 you last year. They commenced blooming in August and continued in 

 bloom 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 

 every plant. One CANNOT praise them enough." 



HELEN J. RIPLE Y, Brookline, 2 lass. 



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 improved in doubleness and enlarged in size, 

 under our special culture and hybridization, as to be revelations of 

 gorgeous beauty to those who have not seen these improved sorts. 

 Hardy biennials — or shortlived perennials — 5 to 8 feet high. The seed 

 we offer has been saved from an unrivaled collection. 

 Pkt. 10c. 

 10c. 



Doable Canary-Yellow. 



" Crimson 



" Deep Rose 10c. " 



" Lavender 10c. " 



" Black 10c. 



Customer's Collection of Hollyhock Seed. 



for 25c. 

 Extra Choice Double Mixed. From named varieties. 



1,000 seeds, 75c. 



Double Maroon Pkt. 



" Pink 



" Purple 



" White 



White Violet Center 



Any three 10c. pkts. selected 



Pkt. 10c 



IMPORTED COLLECTIONS of Double Hardy 

 Hollyhock Seeds 



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



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



Allegheny Hollyhocks, Mixed Colors. Semi-double fringed flowers 



1,^30 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 im- 

 mune to Hollyhock diseases 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 03., 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. 



Take it out in the Garden, % 



answers 

 questions. 



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