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HENDERSON'S AUTUMN BULB CATALOGUE-1926 



Flower Seeds for Autumn Sowing 



Antirrhinum (Maximum Giganteum) Myosotis or Forget-Me-Not 



1123 Canary Bird. Pure soft canarj" J-ellow Pkt. 25c. 2854 Palustris. The popular, old-fashioned, hardy blue Forget-Me-Not 



1125 Cerberus. Rich carmine red Pkt. 25c. Per 1,000 seeds. 50c.; Pkt. 10c. 



1127 Defiance. Old gold color Pkt. 25c. Victoria. Grand "Forget-Me-Nots," forminfr round, compact bushes 



1129 Purple King. Bright purplish red ,. . . Pkt. 25c. about S inches high, covered with clusters of large flowers 



1133 Snowflake. Pure white. yeUow throat Pkt. 25c. .,„^„„, „„„„,,„ 



1136 The Rose. Bright rose pink Pkl. 25c. 2858 Blue Per 1.000 seeds. SOc; Pkt. 10c. 



WTl ^ulciio^'^S^l^^l:;:^ eachof theabove six separatf col"!; ^860 Mixed Colors Per 1,000 seeds. 50c.; Pkt. 10c. 



$1.00. -p 



Bellis or Double Daisy ^^^^^^ 



1522 Red. Large, densely double flowers, glowing red, shaded rose. . Henderson's Mammoth Butterfly 



Per 1,000 seerfs, 75c.; Pt(. 10c. This "Butterfly" race originated from selections made from the best 



1524 Longfellow. Extra large double rose-pink flon-ers, American, English. Scotch, French and German varieties. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 75c.; Pkt. 10c. 3120 Henderson's Mammoth Butterfly Pansies in Mixed Colors. 



1526 Snowball. Large, verv double, pure white flowers. Per 1,000 seeds, $1.00; Pkt. 25c. 

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



1530 Double Mixed Colors Per 1.000 seeds. 75c.; Pkt. 10c. Primula 



V.,alCeOiaria PrlmuU Malacoides. This new race of Primroses from the mountains of 



1580 Gorgeous plants for greenhouse and window decoration. The flowers China has proven most profuse-flowering for pot culture. The plants 



are borne in the greatest profusion through spring and summer; colors, form rosettes of light green leaves from which numerous wiry stems — 



yellow, maroon, white, etc.. spotted and blotched in the most unique 8 to 10 inches in height — gracefully carry whorls of flowers .'2 to Ji 



fashion: 1 ' 2 feet. Large-flowering Spotted Varieties, Mixed. (See of an inch across. They are easily grown from seed flowering in about 



illastratiohj Pkl. 35c. 4 months from sowing, and continue to bloom for man"y weeks. -A. cool 



^ ., -, -, inA'ii situation indoors suits them to perfection. 



Calendula or Scotch Marigold 3522 p. Malacoides Alba. Pure wWte flowers Pkt. 25c. 



Henderson's Superior Double Strains 3524 P. Malacoides. Lilac-colored flowers Pkt. 25c. 



1592 Lemon King. Large, double flowers of lemon-yellow. ^ 3525 Primula Obconica Gigantea. These "Ever-flowering Primroses" 



,_..,, T) ut 11 t ■ J iu '^ C'^f^" ^^l' J- '""v* are favorite pot plants for house and conservatory. This new giant 



1594 Meteor. Bright yellow striped orange through the center of each Obconica race produces flowers of great size, many of them measuring 



,roo ?f • ■ ir'- V ,■ ■ ki ■ •« --Per H oz.. 25c.; Pkt. 10c. j ,^ j^phes across, equaling the flowers of the Chinese Primrose, with the 



1596 Orange Kmg. Large, double flowers of intense golden-orange. ^^^^^ merit of being more easily grown and having a longer duration of 



^er ,4 oj., J5c.; Pkt. 10c. bloom. Several colors in mixture, white, crimson, rose, violet, hlac, 



Cineraria Hvhrida pink-eyed sort, etc Pkt. 25c. 



V; " , , y. Giant Fringed Chinese. {Primula Sinensis Grondiflora Fimbriata.) 



Henderson s Large-f lowermg Chinese Primroses are among our finest winter and spring blooming pot 



1920 Large-flowering. Choicest Mixed Pkt. 35c. plants; of healthy, sturdy growth, 8 to 12 inches high, and free from insects; 



1925 Matador. A large flower of brilliant scarlet red Pkt. 35c. while they produce for weeks large trusses of flowers, which, in our new Giant 



1930 Miniature Hybrids. (Cineraria Hybrida Nana.) A pretty, tiny varieties, average 43'2 to 6 inches in circumference, 



race. The plants rarely exceed 8 inches in height. The flowers are r> i_i »«■ j /~ i t>i > nn 



small, but many in number, and gay in colors, making large heads; 3520 Giant, Double, Mixed Colors Pkt. SOc. 



,o,r particularly charming . . . ... Pkt. 35c. 3540 Giant, Single, Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c. 



1935 Star. (Cineraria Stellata Hybrids, Improved.) Tall, pyranudal 



.plants, bearing quantities of medium-sized star-like flowers in immense Giant Star. (Primula Stellata Hybrida Gigantea.) This distinct and 



umbels; an exceedingly decorative pot plant. Colors; White, rose, red, beautiful type is an unrivaled winter and spring flowering pot plant for table 



carmine and blue. Offered in mixed colors. (See illustration.) decoration. The dark foliage on purple stems makes a striking contrast to 



Pkl. 35c_ the innumerable star-shaped flowers borne in clusters. The flowers are much 



/^ 1 r^ • . T^ • " larger than the old type Stellatas and of greater substance. 



Cyclamen, Giant Persian 3530 Mixed coiors Pkt.2^. 



2034 Butterfly, Papilio or Victorio. Very large flowers with fringed and 



fluted petals, the edges being colored differentlj' from the body of the ^r'Vll'ynnfr V»ll « 



flower, as white with red or purple edge, red with scarlet edge, crimson Ol^ni^<lIll.IlUO 



with garnet or \iolet edge, etc Pkt. SOc. „.,.,,, , ,^ , , , , ^. ^ j i_ j 



2042 Pink Pearl. A new giant-flowering variety, the most prolific bloomer Wonderfully showy half-hardy annuals, very decorative for garden beds 

 of aU, Color an exquisite shade of soft salmon. Especially beautiful and unsurpassed m pots for the conservatorj-. 



under arti£cial light ;•;••, ; „ ; • -, ?,*'■ ^°«=- 3670 Dr. Badger's Giant Flowering Hybrids. A superb new strain 



2043 Salmon Kmg. Immense, perfectly formed flowers of a beautiful clear growing robust and bushy, 1 H to 2 feet in height, with handsome 

 pink witl. a lustre of salmon, very free bloomer. Pkt 50c. bright green, Fern-hke foliage. The flowers, borne in great profusion, 



2044 Vulcan. A grand giant-flowenng variety of deepest blood-red. ^re unusually large, measuring from 1 to 1 M inches across; they are of 



""■'• ^^'^- much substance — verv lasting — and show an endless variety of bright 



2045 White Swan. A pure snow-white giant-flowering variety, very pro- colorings. The light varieties of white, pink, buff-rose or yellow have 

 fuse. The blossoms are borne on exceptionally long, stiff stems beautifully marked centers, zoned by a deeper shade. The darker sorts 



„,„, ,^. „. , ...a i'.' : are of purple, mauve or red, with center lines of yellow or white, mar- 



2050 Henderson's Giant Persian. A superior strain wnth flowers ofilargest j^gd ^y a deep tone of the ground color. (See illustration.) . . Pkt. 25c- 



size and perfect form, displayed well above the handsome fohage; the - . . i ti ■ 



colors include rose-crimson, pink, white, dark blood red. spotted, eved, 3675 Wisetonensis Hybrids, Large-Flowering. Mixed Colors. Beauti. 



etc. Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c. ful colors and combinations in ereat variety Pkt. 15c. 



"NT^^^G^fi?rT' EARLY FLOWERING s^II^^p^^as 



The plants of this new raee^re of strong constitution and vigorous growth. 4332 Early Helen Lewis Spencer. A rich apricot pink or salmon-colored 



Grown in the open ground they begin flowering in about four weeks sooner flower; large, long-stemmed flowers. 



than late flowering Sweet Peas sown at the same time. It is predicted by 4333 Early Hercules. Giant rose-pink flowers, fine form and color. 



Sweet Pea authonries that this race will supplant all other early and late ^_^, r 1 »» • c ~t\ „ ^o„„,.iof „,- fl„T„o ^r>lr„- wifV, T<nV. 



flowering Sweet Peas for winter flowering under glass, and also for open 4346 Early Morning Star. Deep orange-scarlet or flame color with rich 



ground culture in our Southern States— sown preferably in fall or winter. orange-pink wings. 



Condensed cultural instructions for garden culture under both northern and 4354 Early Purity. Pure white and the be.st white early flowering white 



southern conditions and for winter flowering under glass are given in Hen- seeded Spencer. 



derson's leaflet, "How to Grow Sweet Peas to Perfection," free to 4333 Early Warbler. Rich mauve purple. 



n'end'pT^onN nackets of Kamed Sweet Peas contain 40 to 50 seeds Price '•392 "Yarrawa." This variety from Australia has proven its adaptabihty 



7fn^,fme^tiaSrdbelL 1 L Per nit 75c Per o" *" American conditions. The flowers are large, of round waved Spencer 



43?2E^lly Aviator. ' Dazzling cnmIon:scarlet.' ^""^ ^-^d '=°'°^<=d bright rose-pink with lighter pink wings. 



4316 Early Blue Bird. A rich violet-blue. 4400 Early Flowering Spencer, Mixed. This exquisite strain contains 



4322 Early Glitters. An attractive orange scarlet. the delightful, characteristic sweet pea colors in infinite variety. The 



43^8 Early Harmony. A beautiful clear lavender, . flowers are identical in size and beauty to the named sorts. 



