PETER HENDERSON & CO.'S CATALOGUE OP SEEDS. 



PETUNIA. PERPKT. 



For oat-door decoration, in summer, there is scarcely a class of plants to equal this ; 

 they commence to flower early, and continue a mass of bloom the whole sum- 

 mer; they are of the easiest culture, and are equally effective and beautiful 

 grown in pots for the decoration of the conservatory or green-house. Half- 

 hardy perennials. 



Petunia Hybrida. Finest striped and blotched varieties, mixed 25 



Flore Pleno. ' Finest double, mixed 50 



Nyctaginiflora. White, 1 ft 5 



Phcenicea. Purple, 1 ft 5 



Fine Mixed 10 



PERILLA. 



Handsome, ornamental foliaged plants, with deep mulberry, or blackish purple- 

 coiored foliage, formiug a fine contrast to the silvery foliage of Cineraria Mari- 

 tima, the Cent;uireas, etc. Grows freely in rich soil. Half-hardy annuals. 



Perilla Nankinensis. Leaves deep mulberry, 1^ ft 5 



Varieg-ata. Leaves a dark mulberry, blotched and marked with carmiue 10 



PLATYSTEG¥iON. 



A charming, free-flowering, dwarf-growing plant, adapted for bedding or rustic- 

 work. Hardy annual. 

 Platystemon Californicum. Cream, spotted with orange, L} ft . . . l 10 



PHLOX. 



This splendid genus of plants is unrivalled for richness of color, profusion of blos- 

 som, length of duration in bloom, and g neral compactness, and whether in 

 clumps or masses, looks equally beautiful. Phlox Drummondii is perhaps the 

 finest annual in cultivation, and should occupy a prominent place in every 

 garden. The perennial species, which are very handsome, require protection 

 during the winter. Hardy annuals. 



Phlox Drummondii Alba. Pure white 10 



— Atropurpurea Striata. Beautifully striped 10 



Ocu ata. White, with purple eye 10 



Coccinea. Deep scarlet 10 



• Black Warrior Dark purple 10 



Leopoldii. Bright, rose white eye _ 10 



■ Marmorata. White, tinged rose, white eye 10 



Princess Royal. Light purple, with white streaks 10 



• Q,ueen Victoria. Violet, white eye 10 



Radowitzii. Rose purple, white eye 10 



Rosea. Pure rose-color _ 10 



Variabilis. Violet and lilac 10 



Heynholdii. Bright scarlet, dwarf and compact 15 



Cardinalis (new.) Compact and bushy, blooms very profusely, 



brilliant scarlet 25 



■ Isabellina. Pale yellow 10 



Finest Mixed Varieties 10 



Decussata. Perennial mixed, finest varieties from named flowers 25 



PICOTEE PINK. 



Well-known and highly valued plants, remarkable as well for their great beauty 

 and delightful fragrance as for their easy culture and accommodating habit, 

 growing freely, and flowering profusely either in pots, in the green-house, or 

 in the open border, succeeding best in rich loamy soil. Half-hardy perennials. 



Picotee Pink. Saved from the finest varieties 50 



PINK, CHINA, and other varieties. (See Dianthus.) 



POLYANTHUS. 



Gay and profuse spring-flowering plants, adapted for pot culture or the open 

 border. Hardy perennials. 



Polyanthus. Choice mixed, from best laced flowers 25 



■ Mixed Border Varieties 10 



POTENTILLA. 



Very handsome, profuse-flowering, hardy, herbaceous plants, exceedingly useful 

 and ornamental in mixed flower and shrubbery borders, lasting a long time iu 

 bloom . Hardy pevenn ials. 



Potentilla. Finest mixed, 1-J ft 10 



Double Flowering-. Finest Mixed 25 



