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HENDERSON'S TESTED SEEDS FOR FLORISTS. 



ANTIRRHINUM, HENDERSON'S NEW GIANT 



(Antirrhinum Maximum Giganteum) 

 This new type of Snapdragons represent the ultimate advancement of this beautiful flower. The 

 flowers of this type average about twice the size of those previously offered, and under favorable con- 

 ditions will produce well set spikes of flowers about two feet long. 



ANTIRRHINUM, HENDERSON'S NEW GIANT 



1123 Canary Bird. Pure soft canary yellow . 



1125 Cerberus. Rich carmine red 



1127 Defiance. Old gold color 



1129 Purple King. Bright purplish red 



1133 Snowflake. Pure white, yellow throat. 



1136 The Rose. Bright rose pink 



1140 Mixed. Choicest varieties 





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CALENDULAS 



These improved varieties form bushy plants about 1 foot 

 high by 1 foot in diameter, and are literally covered with 

 exceedingly large double showy flowers. 

 1586 Ball's Improved. Very large orange colored flowers 



on strong stems, a favorite sort with Florists. Pkt., 15c; 



Per Oz., 60c. 



1588 Campfire. Large, deep orange flowers. Per Pkt., 15c; 

 Per Oz., 60c. 



1589 Calendula Chrysantha "Sunshine." Remarkable for its 

 great length of stem and the most striking resemblance the 

 flower bears to a Chrysanthemum. The petals are long, wide 

 and drooping. The color is a clear buttercup yellow, and is an 

 ideal cutting flower. Pkt. 25c; Per Oz. $2.00. 

 1596 Orange King. Large, double flowers of intense golden- 

 orange. (See engraving.) Pkt., 10c; Per Oz. ,30c. 



1592 Lemon King. Large, double flowers of lemon-yellow. 

 Pkt., 10c; Per Oz., 30c. 



CANDYTUFT EMPRESS Hyacinth-flowered 



1692 A grand variety, producing enormous spikes of bloom, resembling a white Hyacinth. 

 These spikes often measure 7 inches long, 2}< inches in diameter; plant in bloom 12 inches 

 high. (See engraving.) Pkt., 10c; Per Oz., 25c. 



DIDISCUS COERULEUS "Blue Lace Flowers" 

 2155 The plants grow about 2 feet high, producing graceful subdivided foliage. The lovely, 

 umbel-shaped flowers, are composed of a great number of small florets. The color is a clear 

 coerulean blue. Pkt., 10c; Per 500 seeds, 25c; Per Oz., $1.00. 



GYPSOPHILA, "BABY'S BREATH" 



2362 Double-flowering. (G. paniculata fl. pi.) A new hardy perennial type bearing in profusion 



racemes of double white flowers which last long in perfection; 50 per cent mayj,be expected to 



come double. Pkt., 25c; Per 1,000 seeds. 50c; Per Oz., $2.00. 

 2364 Paniculata. A favorite hardy perennial, the feathery foliage and white flowers are largely 



used in making bouquets. Pkt., 10c; Per Oz., 40c 

 2366 "Paris Market." A pretty garden annual, of great value for bouquets, vases, etc It forms 



branching plants about 2 feet high, fairly smothered with snow-white flowers half an inch 



across. Pkt., 10c; Per Oz., 15c; Per Lb., $1.50. 

 2368 Elegans Carminea. This is a rose-colored form of the annual "Baby's Breath" of which 



acres are grown on the outskirts of London and Paris for use with bouquets of other cut flowers. 



Pkt., 10c; Per Oz., 20c; Per Lb., $2.00. 



ANTIRRHINUM Special Greenhouse Forcing Varieties 



We particularly recommend these sorts as very valuable for forcing under glass. 



1095 Ceylon Court. Canary Yellow 1098 Rocks White. Pure white 



1096 Helen. Delicate Salmon 1099 Roman Gold. Rich old gold 



1097 Jennie Schneider. Salmon pink 



Price of any of the above Per Pkt. 25c; Per 1,000 seeds $1.00; Per X Oz. $2.00. 



BEGONIAS Everblooming Fibrous Rooted Varieties 



The Semperflorens (Kverf lowering) varieties of fibrous rooted Begonias offered below are unsur- 

 passedjbedding plants. Thriving equally well in partially shaded or sunny locations, flowering profusely 

 through summer and fall — beds or edgings of these Begonias being a sheet of color continuously. As 

 pot plants for winter flowering they are also superb; easily grown from seed. 

 1514 Magnifica. A very striking bedding or pot plant, producing bright crimson flowers: dark 



bronze foliage, plants bushy and compact, about 10 inches high. Pkt. 25c; Per 1,000 seeds, 75c. 

 1516 Prima Donna. Splendid bushy plants, 10 inches high by 12 inches across. The flowers are 



unusually large, 1 to W*, inches in diameter and of charming rose color shading to carmine in center. 



Pkt., 25c; Per 1,000 seeds, 75c. 

 1518 Vernon. Fine bedding and pot plant, 6 inches high; blood-red flowers in profusion. Pkt., 25c; 



Per 1,000 seeds, 50c. 



BELLIS OR DOUBLE DAISY 



Greatly improved varieties of the popular "Double Daisies." Adapted for edgings, borders and 

 low beds, and also well suited for growing in pots. Although perennials, they will flower the same 

 season if the seed is sown early though it is preferable to sow in fall, and winter the plants in cold 

 frames. Height, 6 inches. 



1524 Longfellow. Extra large double rose-pink flowers. Pkt., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 30c; Per Oz., $1.25 



1526 Snowball. Large, • 

 very double, pure white 

 flowers. Pkt., 10c; Per 

 1,000 seeds, 30c; Per Oz., 



CALENDULA X^ ' W ^ W ^^ffM fc|N $1.25. 



'orange /^Hr TaKN. 1530 Double Mixed Colors 



king"' /^Er^^ ^^\ Pkt., 10c; Per 1,000 



seeds, 25c ; Per Oz., $1 .00. 

 Monstrosa. These new 

 "Double" Daisies surpass 

 all strains of this popular 

 plant in strong, robust 

 growth and abundance of 

 large bloom. Each plant 

 produces 12 to 15 flowers 

 that measure 2 to 3 inches 

 across, carried on long, 

 strong stems. 



1534 Monstrosa Double 

 Rose. Pkt., 15c; Per 

 1,000 seeds 40c; Per Oz., 

 $2.00. 

 1536 Monstrosa Double 

 White. Pkt., 15c; Per 

 1,000 seeds, 40c; PeriOz., 

 $2.00. SJ2 



1540 Monstrosa Double 

 Mixed. Pkt., 15c; Per 

 1,000 seeds, 40c; Pet Oz. 

 $2.00. 



