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FLOWER SEED SPECIALTIES 



Giant Cosmos th eglokyofthe 



VJ1/-MN 1 K^/KJOl M^/O. ..AUTUMN GARDEN... 



These are the latest developments in this favorite autumn-flowering annual; the flowers are often 



4 to 5 inches across. The petals are broad and overlapping, and of splendid substance. For cutting 



this is one of the finest flowers grown. The long stems and feathery foliage lend themselves to 



graceful arrangements. The plants, 5 to 6 feet high, are of symmetrical, pyramidal form. (See cut.) 



Giant Cosmos, Mixed Colors Per 1 ,000 seeds, 



Giant White Cosmos " " » 



Giant Pink Cosmos (Lady Lenox) " " 



Giant Crimson Cosmos " " " 



Klondyke, large, orange-colored flowers " " " 



Collection of 3 Giant Cosmos, (white, pink and crimson). 25c. 

 "I purchased some GIAXT COSMOS seed of you last spring, and in the fall liad some that 

 had grown nine feet tall and some of the flowers measured four inches across. They were 

 the finest I ever saw." Mrs. HORACE GILBERT, Winchester, Ky. 



40c, 



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V-Flowenng COSMOS 



Unfortunately, large-flowering Cosmos do 

 not bloom until late in the season. This new 

 early-flowering German strain begins blooming 

 scatteringly in June, the quantity increasing 

 gradually until July and from that time un- 

 til frost the plants are a mass of flowers. The 

 flowers average 3 inches across; the plants 

 are dwarf er than the late-flowering Cosmos 

 offered above, forming compact bushes only 

 4 feet high. This new German large-flower- 

 ing Cosmos is so superior to the older early- 

 flowering strains that we have discarded the 

 latter. 



Large Early Crimson Cosmos Pkt. 10c. 



Large Early White Cosmos 10c 



Large Early Rose Cosmos 10c. 



Large Early Purple Cosmos 15c. 



Large Early Mixed Cosmos 10c. 



Collection of 3 Large Early Cosmos, (white, 

 rose and crimson) 25c. 



..COSMIDIUM8^ c N E .. 



Very handsome new annual, forming ele- 

 gant, many -branched bushes of 1J^ to 2 feet 

 in height. The flower heads, 4 to 5 inches 

 in circumference, are carried on long stems 

 well above the foliage. The flowers are golden, 

 yellow with a broad circle of a rich orange around the 

 disk, a pleasing combination. As the plants produce, a 

 succession ofblobm throughout the summer and the flowers 

 last well in water, this novelty will be very useful for cutting pur- 

 poses. Pkt. l.JC. 



DOUBLE DAHLIAS FROM SEED 



These flower the first season if sown early. 

 CHOICE, Large-flowering, Double, Decorative and Show Varieties, Mixed. .Pkt. 10c 

 CACTUS DAHLIA, Double, Mixed Colors. Saved from the choicest Cactus 



Flowered varieties 10c 



OSTRICH PLUME. A unique new type producing attractive double and semi- 

 double flowers composed of long petals, gracefully curled and twisted. Colors, 

 white, rose, cream, etc. — usually spotted and striped with purple and red. 



• Pkt . 25c 



SINGLE DAHLIAS FROM SEED 



Although perennials these will flower the first season from seed if sown early. 



20TH CENTURY. Immense single flowers, 4 to 6 inches across, white, marked 

 carmine and pink; very handsome Pkt. 10c 



GIANT PERFECTION, Mixed. Immense single flowers of various colors, in- 

 cluding many beautifully striped and spotted sorts Pkt. 10c. 



COLLERETTE, Mixed.Colors. Flowers of various colors, adorned with a collar 

 of small petals around the centre, novel and beautiful Pkt. 15c 



COLOSSAL. A French race producing flowers that attain the extraordinary 

 dimensions, of 8 to 9 inches in diameter. The flowers are composed of 

 three or more whorls of wide overlapping petals — placed one above the 

 other. The stems are long and rigid, bearing the flowers well above the 

 foliage; the colors are rich and varied Pkt. -15c. 



LUCIFER. A new black-leaved variety forming compact bushes 2\'< feet high, 



bearing large single dark scarlet flowers. This variety is valuable not only 



for its brilliant flowers, but the rich, maroon-black foliage render it a very 



effective garden plant, especially when bedded out, in contrast with Cannas 



- or other-green-leaved plants Pkt. 10c. 



New Giant^Fiowering Decorative Dahlias 



This grand new race, produced by a French Specialist, produces immense 

 flowers, often 7 to 8 inches in diameter, very double and in form intermediate 

 between the formal show Dahlias and the' narrow curled petalled Cactus 

 Dahlias. The grace and beauty of these Giant Decorative Dahlias being un- 

 approachable. The flowers are borne on long, strong stems, and are in a 

 variety of colors — the seed having been saved from a prize collection of named 

 varieties Pkt. of 20 seeds, 25c 



HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR SEEDS 



are only 

 supplied by us 



direct to our customers; they are not sold in stores. 



