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PETER HENDERSON & CO.'S CATALOGUE OP SEEDS. 



IPOf¥lEA. PERPKT. 



This genus contains some of tlie most varied and beautiful flowers in cultivation. 

 For covering old walls, trellises, arbors, or stumps of trees, they are invalua- 

 ble. Tender annuals. 



Ipomea Atropurpurea. Dark purple, 15 ft 5 



Bona Nox. {Evening Glory.) Pure white, large and fragrant 15 



BurridgiL Rose and crimson, 15 ft 5 



Coccinea. (Star Ipomea.) Bright scarlet 5 



Grandiflora Argentea Marmorata. ( Variegated Morning Glory.) A very 



beautiful variety, with heart-shaped leaves of a delicate green, profusely 



marbled with silver white ; flowers carmine and white , 10 



Limbata. Blue and white 10 



Q,uamoclit. (See Cypress Yine.) 5 



IPOMOPSIS. 



Most beautiful plants, with long spikes of dazzling orange and scarlet flowers. 



Half-hardy biennials. 

 Ipomopsis Elegans. Scarlet, 3 ft 10 



Superba. Orange, 3 ft 10 



JACOB -EA (Senecio.) 



Free-growing plants of the easiest culture, producing their gay-colored flowers in 



great profusion. Hardy annuals. 

 Jacobsea Elegans. Fine mixed, double, 1 ft 10 



Dwarf Double. Of dwarf and compact habit, fine for pots or beds, ^ ft 10 



KAULFUSSIA. 



Very pretty little plants, of neat compact growth and dwarf habit, growing freely 



in any good soil. Hardy annuals. 

 Kaulfussia Amelloides. Bright blue, -J f t 5 



Rosea. Rose, with mauve centre, \ ft 10 



LANTANA. 



Charming plants, with brilliant rosettes of blossoms in various hues of pink, purple, 

 orange, etc. Excellent either for pot culture, or the open border. Half-hardy 

 perennial. 

 Lantana Hybrida. Finest varieties mixed 15 



LARKSPUR (Delphinium.) 



A beautiful genus of plants, possessing almost every requisite for the adornment of 

 the garden or parterre ; blooming in the greatest profusion, and of every varie- 

 ty of the most brilliant colors. Hardy annuals. 



Larkspur, Dwarf a Rocket. Finest mixed, double, 1 ft 5 



Tall Rocket. Finest mixed, double, 2\ ft - 5 



Candelabra-formed. (See Delphinium.) .= 10 



LATHYRUS (Everlasting Pea.) 



Very ornamental, free-flowering plants, useful for covering trellises, old stumps, 

 fences or walls; growing in any common soil. Hardy perennials. 

 Latnyrus Latifolius. Purple, 5 ft 5 



Albus. White, 5 ft 5 



Mixed. Purple and white - 5 



LAVANDULA (Lavender.) 



Much prized for its fragrant lilac flowers ; succeeds best in a dry, gravelly soil. 



Hardy perennial. 

 Lavandula Spica. Lilac, 2 ft 5 



LEPTOSIPHON. 



A charming class of free-blooming hardy annuals. L. densiflorus albus is one of the 

 purest of white flowers, and blooming in masses, is admirable for beds. L. 

 aureus is an extremely pretty dwarf plant, of a rich golden color. All the 

 varieties are of easy culture, and very pretty for pots, rock- work, or edgings. 



Leptosiphon Aureus. Golden yellow, i f t . 10 



Densiflorus Albus. Pure white, 1 ft 10 



Hybridus. Finest mixed, \ ft 10 



Roseus. A very elegant and profnse-flowering variety of dwarf and compact 



habit 10 



