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



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New Double Dianthus or Pinks. 



" Crown of Perfection." (Dianthus Heddeivigii hylrida grandiflora fl. pi.) 

 The flowers are immense, averaging 6 inches in circumference, are densely 

 double and are produced in perfect succession during the whole summer 

 and autumn in such numbers as fairly to crowd each other for room. 

 There is a wonderful diversity of colors, from purest satiny white to red shades 

 so deep and intensely brilliant that the eye can scarcely penetrate their velvety 

 depths ; soft pinks and flesh tints more dainty than brush could lay ; and a 

 large proportion of flowers hieroglyphically marked with various hues, the 

 delicate tints and deep tones mingling in exquisite contrast. Mixed 

 colors. (See cut.) Per pkt., luc. 



New Hardy "Cyclops" Pinks. 



This magnificent new strain of Pinks produces an entirely uew series of 

 colors of unapproachable beauty and combinations of colors, the predomi- 

 nating shades being delicate rose, flesh pink, copper color, salmon, wine red, 

 white, crimson, etc., the beauty being further enlivened by a large, eye-like 

 zone of velvety blood-red; clove-like perfume. The blossoms are round and 

 fully 6 inches in circumference, borne in wondrous amplitude from May un- 

 til frost. The plants, sturdy and vigorous, will bloom the first season if the 

 seeds are sown reasonably early. Single varieties. Mixed colors. Per pkt., 10c. 



New Heliotrope, "Queen Marguerite." 



This valuable novelty, raised from a cross between Heliotropum in- 

 canum and H. peruvianum, has proved quite constant after several years' 

 cultivation. The habit of our new Queen Marguerite is a dwarf, com- 

 pact one, and its willingness in flowering is unequaled by any other sort in 

 existence. The branches, hardly four inches long, produce continually (nearly 

 the whole year) immense clusters of flowers, often 12 to 14 inches in diameter. 

 The delicious perfume of this variety is exceptionally rich and spicy ; the color 

 of the flowers is of a deep dark blue. A beautiful 

 novelty of high value for cut-flower purposes, and 

 for pot culture it is unsurpassed, and for a garden 



plant in summer of scarcely less value. (See cut.) rS*5^=~i?' kiJ/ 



Per pkt., 25c. 



DOUBLE JAPANESE 



HOLLYHOCK, "TOKIO." 



A most beautiful Japanese variety. Grand sum- 

 mer and autumn flowering plant, bearing long 

 spikes of double flowers, 3 to 4 inches across. The 

 petals are beautifully frilled, and of a rich wine 

 maroon at the base, shading to cherry red and 

 broadly edged with white. Hardy, biennial, 5 to 8 

 feet high. Per pkt., 10c. 



New Larkspur. 



American Banner. A lovely new Larkspur 

 growing 1J£ to 2 feet high, branching out and 

 bearing long spikes of double flowers an inch or 

 more across, of rosy crimson w T ith stripes of indigo 

 blue and white, some petals being dotted with blue 

 — a veritable floral American flag. Per pkt., 10c. 



'QUEEN MARGUERITE' 

 HELIOTROPE. 



NEW MIGNONETTE, 



flachet's " Perfect ion.' ' 



The famous "Machet" Mignonette was 

 introduced some years ago, and its popularity 

 and the sales of the seed where it has been 

 supplied true, have increased annually. Those 

 who have grown it will realize what a grand 

 variety Monsieur Machet's new "Perfection" 

 must be, when the conservative editors of the 

 French Revue Uorlicole, in the issue of July 

 16, 1895, state: "Recently we observed at the 

 trial fields of Messrs. Machet & Josem, grow- 

 ers. Eesedas of their new very large-flowering 

 kind, which surpassed everything we have 

 seen. Strong and graceful stems, dressed 

 with vigorous foliage, equally branched and 

 crowned with flowers of an enormous size. 

 A continuous blooming habit, rich color and 

 an intense perfume render this Eeseda so 

 much the superior of its class that we felt it 

 deserving of special mention, for the perfec- 

 tion and beauty of this flower we have never 

 seen equaled before." (See cut.) Per pkt., 25c. 



HENDERSON'S NEW MARIGOLDS. 



Gilt Edge. 



A new large-flowering variety of dwarf French Marigold, differing from it in 



habit of the plant, which forms dense bushes only 15 to 18 inches high by 2 ft. across. The grand 

 flowers, borne in great numbers, cause the plant to resemble a mass of molten gold until frost, | 

 and, considering the ease of culture under even adverse conditions, should render this magnificent ; 

 Marigold a favorite in every garden in the country. (Seecut.) Per pkt., 15c. 



New Giant Ever-flowering Forget=Me=Not, "Water Fairy." 



Grown in a moist situation the individual flowers are surprisingly large, sky blue with dark 

 yellow eye. They are borne in dense clusters on their stems, 1 to l>j feet long, throughout 

 the summer and autumn. Per pkt., 25c. 



the more robust growth and in the large 

 and more perfectly double flowers, 

 measuring from 3 to 4 ins. across. The 

 color of the flower is velvety brown- 

 maroon, edged with yellow. Pkt., 10c. 



"Pride of the 



Garden 



A grand African Marigold. 

 The immense flowers are 

 densely double, 8 to 10 inches 

 in circumference, 

 and quilled with 

 the regularity and 

 perfection of ,' a 

 dahlia. Color, rich, 

 deep, golden yel- 

 low. Ahighly mer- 

 itorious feature of 

 this variety is the 

 compact, dwarf 



MIGNONETTE, " MACHET S PERFECTION.' 



For a complete Price List of Flower Seeds, see pages 40 to 46. 



