Slocks 



(A) 



" (See also New Varieties, page 56~) 



"Beauty" or "Giant Nice" 



The plants in flower stand about 2 feet in 

 height. The side branches each carry a tall 

 spike, furnished with large, clove-scented flow- 

 ers. They do not flower as quickly as Ten-week 

 Stocks, requiring from 12 to 15 weeks. When 

 grown for winter flowering, sow the seed in July 

 or August. As cut flowers they are unsurpass- 

 able. 



3703 Beauty of Nice. Exquisite flesh-pink. 



3704 Crimson King. Brilliant velvety crimson. 



3706 Light Violet. Extra fine. 



3707 Madame Rivoire. Double white. 



3708 <?ueen Alexandra. Rosy lavender. 



3709 Rose of Nice. Carmine-rose. 



3720 Mixed Colors. 



Price of above, per 1000 seeds, 75c; pkt., 15c 



3721 Collection of Beauty Stocks. One packet 

 each of the 6 separate varieties _ 75c 



DOUBLE GIANT EXCELSIOR 



(Improved Column) 



Non-branching, producing one flowering spike 



A' beautiful sort particularly adapted for green- 

 house culture producing one stem 2 to 2Vz feet 

 long set with fine double flowers, the blooms ap- 

 pear when the plant is about 1 foot tall. 



3722 Apple Blossom. 3726 Pink. 



3723 Crimson. 3727 White. 



3724 Dark Blue. 3730 Mixed. 



3725 Lavender. 



Price of above, per 500 seeds, 75c; pkt., 15c 

 3731 Collection of 6 Giant Excelsior Stocks 75c 



Colossal Ten Weeks 



This is without rival for open-ground planting, 

 attaining a height of 21/2 feet; the spikes of bloom 

 are long, and the individual flowers are very 

 double. They are easily grown and are highly 

 fragrant. They should be given good, rich soil 

 to grow in. 



3732 Blue Bells. Pretty shade of blue. 



3733 El Dorado. Sulphur-yellow. 



3734 Grand Rouge. Brilliant crimson. 



3736 Mont Blanc. Purest white. 



3737 Rosy Morn. Delicate rosy-flesh. 



3740 Mixed. Brilliant colors. 



Price of above, per 1000 seeds, 75c; pkt., 15c 



3741 Collection of Colossal Stocks. One packet 

 each of the 5 separate varieties 60c 



Large-Flowering Ten Weeks 



Favorites for garden decoration; flowers 

 double, of various colors and very fragrant. 

 3745 Cut-and-Come-Again Princess Alice. The 

 branching plants, about 2 feet high, produce 

 continuously from summer to fall, double white 

 flowers, splendid for cutting. 



Per 1000 seeds, 75c; pkt., 10c 

 3750 Double Mixed. 



Per 1000 seeds, 50c; pkt., 10c 



Sta/i of Csi 



exctA 



Xanthisma Texanum (A) 



3688 Flowers are light canary-yellow with a 

 lighter colored center; single, dcdsy-like, with 

 long, pointed petals. Stems are thin and strong, 

 and although they are not very long, they are 

 suitable for cutting. Does well in dry, open 

 places. Bushy, erect plants, 11/2 feet high; very 

 free blooming Pkt., 25c 



STEVIA SERRATA (A) 



3700 The plants bear a profusion of pure white, 

 fragrant flowers all summer and fall. 



Per 1000 seeds, 50c; pkt. 



STOKESIA, Perennial Corn Flower 



Stokesia blooms the first year from seed sown 

 in any open, sunny position. The plants grow 

 from 18 to 24 inches high, flowering from July 

 till late in October. The flowers, 4 to 5 inches 

 across on long stems, are popular for cutting. 

 3762 Cyanea Blue. Lavender-blue. 



Per 500 seeds, 50c; pkt. 



Sunftc 



lowest 



HELIANTHUS 

 Annual Varieties 



3777 Giant Russian. Immense, single yellow 

 flower Per oz., 15c; pkt., 10c 



3779 "Lilliput Hybrids." Branching plants, 3 to 

 4 feet high, producing long-stemmed flowers, 3 to 

 4 inches across. Various shades of yellow and 

 a percentage of flowers zoned with red, rose, 

 purple, etc Per Vi oz., 25c; pkt., 10c 



3781 Maroon Prince. Maroon Prince is a dwarf- 

 growing strain, single, and the best red. 



Per 1/2 oz., 50e; pkt., 15c 



3783 "Red and Gold." The plants grow to a 

 height of 7 to 9 feet. The central stem and main 

 branches bear the large flowers, 4 to 5 inches 

 across. Most flowers have a wide zone of red, 

 surrounding the purplish-black center; the tips 

 of the petals are golden-yellow. 



Per Vi oz., 25c; pkt., 10c 



3785 "Red Semi-Double and Collarette." The 



plants are the same as "Red and Gold." The 

 seed we offer has been saved from semi-double 

 and collarette flowering plants. 



Per 'A oz., 25c; pkt.. 10c 



DOUBLE SUNFLOWER 



3806 Double Chrysanthemum-flowered. Magnifi- 

 cent flowers 6 to 8 inches in diameter densely 

 double; the petals long and fringed color, rich 

 orange; the plants are 6 to 7 feet high. 



Per V2 oz., 25c; pkt 



"CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN," 



SINGLE Dwarf-Branching 



The plants form bushes 3 to 4 feet high, bear- 

 ing a succession of flowers from June until frost. 

 The perfectly-formed, single flowers, 3 to 4 

 inches across, are poised on long stems, which 

 "vase" beautifully. They commence to flower 

 in a few weeks from seed. 



3800 Mixed Colors Per V2 oz., 25c; pkt 



HENDERSON'S CUT 

 FLOWER COLLECTION 



(Shown in Colors on Page 3, Cover) 



The greatest Flower Seed value 

 ever offered. It produces a gay and 

 colorful garden, and a never-failing 

 supply of Summer Cut Flowers. 



Special Offer: The collection of 

 16 varieties, $1.50. 



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