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Peter Henderson & Co., New York,— Flower Seed Novelties. 



J^ew Giarpt Flowering 

 ]VIA^GUE^ITE Cfl^^RTIONS 



A wonderfully improved strain both in size 

 of flower and doubleness ; the flowers meas- 

 ure three inches across, and are usually as 

 double as double can be. The variety of colors 

 is also much greater in this strain ; there are 

 white, blush, deep pink, salmon, carmine, 

 scarlet, dark crimson, maroon, and many 

 beautifully variegated flowers ; there are 

 picotee-edged, spotted, striped, tinted, etc., 

 ■etc. These Giant Marguerite Carnations are 

 the best Carnations grown for summer flower- 

 ing in the garden ; they are thrifty and healthy 

 and do not blast or rust. Seed sown in the 

 spring will produce luxuriant plants that will 

 "be continually full of bloom from August until 

 killed by severe frosts. If desired, the plants can 

 "be potted in the autumn, and they will continue to 

 bloom profusely in the house through the winter. 



Too much cannot be said in praise of these magnifi 

 cent Carnations. They were originally produced by 

 crossing the large-flowering annual garden Pinks with the 

 Carnation proper, retaining the characteristic flowers, 

 clove fragrance and foliage of the latter with the desirable 

 merits of blooming quickly and profusely from seed, and the 

 bushy, luxuriant growth of the former. Mixed colors, per 

 packet, 25c. 



COSJVLOS. 



flEW CflMpOlHlIfll! JKOflSTErJ HYBRIDS. 



Cosmos, " The Glory of the Autumn Garden," has so 

 steadily gained in popularity for the last few years that it has 

 been taken in hand by two or three specialists with a view to 

 seeing how much it could be improved by hybridizing, selec- 

 tion and culture, and when we offered the "Mammoth Per- 

 fection" strain two years ago, which contained the white, 

 crimson and pink, immense round-flowered varieties, we 

 thought the pinnacle of perfection had been attained, and 

 never dreamed of such a decided break as will be found in these 

 NEW CALIFORNIAN MONSTER HYBRIDS. Some of the 

 flowers in this new strain measure five inches across ; some 

 flowers are as round as a cart-wheel, with broadly overlapping 

 petals. Some have petals as smooth and flat and waxy as a 

 Camellia ; others are plaited and frilled at the edges, others 

 toothed and fringed. Some have only five petals, forming a 

 perfect star. But the great charm of these new Cosmos is the 

 •wonderful diversity of colors, shades and markings, entirely 

 Tinique in Cosmos. Words are inadequate to do justice to them : 

 ihey are simply beyond description. There are so many shades 

 -of color and such a variety of forms that it is impossible to de- 

 scribe all, but we will mention a few to convey a little idea of 

 the great variety : 'Delicate rosy lavender with a maroon ring 

 around the centre ; white, flushed pale pink ; blush, zoned deep 

 pink around the centre ; rose, .flushed with pink and lined white; 

 pure snowy white with an extra number of petals. There are 

 white grounds flecked with the tiniest pink spots, grand glowing 

 crimsons, some lighter, some darker; solid blush, solid deep 

 pink, etc., etc. The foliage, too, is very beautiful. In some plants 

 it is as coarsely laciniated as the Delphinium, and iu others it 

 is as fine as the most filmy fern. The effect of the brilliant 

 flowers against this graceful background is exquisite. (See cut.) 

 Mixed colors, per packet, 25c. 



ALL FLOWER SEEDS offered In this Catalogue will be DELIVERED 

 FREE to any post office In the United States, 



fi^Vst VEIiIiOW cosmos. 



A very desirable novelty, perfectly distinct in habit from the garden Cosmos, 

 so generally known. This new yellow variety forms a spreading, numerously 

 branched, dwarf plant; the foliage, finely laciniated, is a glossy green; the 

 flowers, about one and a half inches across, are star-shaped, and of a rich golden 

 yellow. This new variety is a remarkably free bloomer ; a perfect mass of bloom 

 until killed by frost. Per packet, 25c. 



CHHflilS, Draarf, Iiarge-flomered French. 



In this new class of Cannas we have something of pronounced merit for bedding. 

 The foliage is luxuriant and the plants dwarf in habit. Their great merit, how- 

 ever, lies in the large size and brilliant hues of the flowers, ranging through all 

 shades of yellow and orange to the richest crimson, scarlet and vermilion; some 

 are also beautifully spotted. Seed sown in a hot-bed or greenhouse from January 

 to April will produce flowering plants in July. Mixed varieties, per pkt., 10c. 



a^SSLl Gj^YSflHTflETO, "Crimson Groom." 



Single annual Chrysanthemums have long been popular garden plants, being 

 of exceedingly easy culture, thriving even under adverse conditions. They pro- 

 duce large, showy blossoms, two to three inches across, in great numbers from 

 early summer throughout the remainder of the season even from 

 ^-- riant Fl ^^V. seed sown in the open ground in May. In this new variety, 

 -jJe^J^j-rrpTj. r ; W"ej-,-^^^." Crimson Crown," we offer something of exceptional 

 beauty. Theplantgrowsintoaeompaetbushnotover 

 eight inches high ; the leaves are elegantly laciniated, 

 and of a beautiful yellow ; the flowers are rich 

 velvety crimson scarlet, zoned with sparkling 

 yellow around the centre. The whole effect is 

 strikingly pretty and effective, and we recom- 

 mend this novelty as one of our most pleas- 

 ing summer-blooming annuals. (See cut.) 

 Per pkt., 25c. 



NEW COCI^SCOJVLB, 



«< HIiLt-H-GIiOW." 



(Celosia cristata nana vesuv.) 

 A splendid and distinct variety of 

 the large-headed dwarf Cockscomb. 

 The plants attain a height of ahout 1 

 foot, each plant bearing an immense 

 and intricately ruffled comb of the most 

 vivid coloring imaginable. The edges 

 of the ruffles appear like scarlet chenille, 

 while the depths are lighted up by a glow- 

 ing orange scarlet ; a highly desirable va- 

 riety. Per pkt., 25c. 



DflTO^fl, " EBOJiY fiflD GOLD." 



A magnificent strong-growing annual, mak- 

 ing handsome plants 2 to 3 feet high, for flower 

 beds or borders ; stems dark purplish ma- 

 roon. The flowers average 8 inches long by 

 5 inches across the mouth, the interiors 

 being glistening golden yellow, with purple 

 black exteriors. Delightfully fragrant. Seeds 

 started early in the house will produce plants 

 that will flower from early summer until 

 frost. Often from 200 to 800 flowers *re 

 borne in a season. Pkt. 15c. 



HytiTid Cosmos. 



