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BEDDING PLANTS 



HENDERSON'S SELECTED POT GROWN 



ACHYRANTHUS 



Brilliantissima. Brilliant crimson foliage, ex- 

 cellent for edging. 



Price, plants from 3-in. pots, 15c each; $1.25 

 doz.; §10.00 per 100. 



AGERATUM or FLOSS FLOWER 



Blue Perfection. Splendid for bedding, edg- 

 ings or pots. Flowers of deep amethyst-blue 

 through the summer. Height, 8 to 12 inches. 



Price, plants from 2-inch pots, 15c each; $1.00 

 doz; $8.00 per 100. 



Frazerii. Flower heads twice the size of the 

 above, light blue, compact, continuous blooming. 



Price, plants from 3-inch pots, 15c each'; §1.25 

 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



ALTERNANTHERA 



In full sunlight their ornamental leaves are 

 always admired. They grow about eight inches 

 high. We offer the red and yellow varieties. 



Price, plants from 2-inch pots, 15c each; §1.00 

 doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



ALYSSUM, Sweet 



"Carpet of Snow." This variety is a perfect 

 carpet of snow throughout the season. Height, 

 3 inches. 



Price, plants from 2-inch pots, 15c each; §1.00 

 doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



ANTIRRHINUM or Giant Snapdragon 



They are very valuable for cutting; while in 

 beds or borders their pure, bright colors are a 

 source of constant delight. (Shown in colors on 

 page 83.) 



Canary Bird. Canary yellow. 

 Cerberus. Carmine red. 

 Defiance. Old gold. 

 Purple King. Purplish red. 

 Snowflake. White, yellow throat. 

 The Rose. Rose pink. 



Price, plants from 3-inch pots, 15c each; $1.25 

 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



ASTER, Henderson's Invincible 



A superior type in every way. The plants are 

 about 2 feet high — though under best culture often 

 3 feet — producing long stems, massive Chrysan- 

 themum-like flowers of perfect form, exceedingly 

 double to the very center. (Shown in colors 

 on page 81.) 



Carmine-rose, Crimson-brilliant, Deep 

 Blue, Deep Pink, Lavender, Pearl Pink, 

 Violet-purple, Pure White. 



Price, plants from 2-inch pots, 15c each; §1.25 

 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



BEGONIA, Tuberous Rooted. 

 All Selected Bulbs 



Nothing can exceed the brilliancy and richness 

 of their flowers. From the time the first blossoms 

 appear until all growth is stopped by frost they are 

 never out of bloom. 



Single. Separate colors, scarlet, yellow, crim- 

 son, white, pink and salmon. 



Price, 30c each; set of six for $1.50. 



Double. Separate colors, scarlet, crimson, 

 white, yellow, pink and salmon. 



Price, 35c each; set of six, §1.75. 



Begonia, Fibrous-Rooted Varieties 



Prima Donna. Bushy plants, 10 inches high 

 by 12 inches across. The flowers are 1 to 1 }4 inches 

 in diameter, rose color shading to carmine in the 

 center. 



Red Erfordia. A popular bedding Begonia 

 producing glossy bright crimson flowers in pro- 

 fusion from May until frost; foliage dark, plants 

 bushy and compact, about 10 inches high. 



Vernon. Fine bedding and pot plant 6 inches 

 high; blood-red flowers. 



Price, plants from 3-inch pots 15c each; $1.25 

 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



CALADIUM, Superb Fancy-Leaved 



Useful for pot culture, window and piazza 

 boxes. Most of the varieties planted about June 

 1st in partially shaded borders succeed admirably 

 as bedding plants. The richness of coloring is be- 

 wildering. Brilliant red and green, green with 

 spots and red veins, etc., etc. 



Price, 50c each; $5.00 doz. 



CALENDULA or Scotch Marigold 



Orange King. Golden-orange, popular in the 

 garden or for cutting. Our strain produces com- 

 pact bushy plants about one foot high that are 

 literally covered with large double flowers. 



Price, plants from 3-inch pots, 15c each; $1.25 

 doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



CANNAS 



The popularity of the Canna as a bedding plant 

 will never wane. There are few plants in culti- 

 vation that are more colorful or more majestic 

 than the following improved orchid-flowering 

 types. 



Eureka. The best white Canna for all purposes. 

 Glossy green foliage. Height iyi feet. 



King Humbert. A brilliant orange-scarlet 

 with bright red shadings. Large trusses of blooms. 

 Foliage a rich, reddish bronze with lighter shad- 

 ings. Height 5 feet. 



Little Gem. The height rarely exceeds two 

 feet. An early and continuous bloomer. Flowers 

 orange scarlet with yellow edgings. 



Louis Cayeux. The flowers are large, grace- 

 fully rounded and slightly crimpled. Color bright 

 rosy scarlet. Height 4 feet. 



Mrs. Alfred F. Conard. It is unsurpassed for 

 planting either singly or in large beds. Its exquisite 

 pink flowers are of largest size. Height 4 feet. 

 Green foliage. (See illustration.) 



Queen Charlotte. Intense scarlet, rich and 

 dazzling; golden yellow edge. Does not fade or 

 scorch in hot weather. Height 3 feet. 



The President. Green foliage. Color bright 

 glistening scarlet. The individual florets often 

 measure seven inches across when open. Height 

 5 feet. 



Yellow King Humbert. The flowers, bright 

 yellow spotted with red, are of the largest size, 

 heads full and borne well above the foliage, which 

 is lively green. 



Price, dormant roots, 25c each; $2.50 doz. ; 

 $15.00 per 100. Growing plants, readv April 

 1st, 30c each; $3.00 doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



COLEUS 



They make an attractive border for beds of 

 Salvias or Cannas and can be used in masses where 

 a colored foliage effect is wanted. 



Verschaffelti. Crimson. 



Golden Bedder. Yellow. 



Trailing Queen. A trailing variety useful for 

 hanging baskets. Foliage marked yellow and 

 pink, bordered with maroon and green. 



Price, plants from 2-inch pots, 15c each; $1.00 

 doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



DRACAENA Indivisa -. 



A splendid house or garden plant with slender 

 drooping leaves. It is used extensively as a center 

 plant for vases and for porch and window-boxes. 

 It will stand full exposure to the sun and its long, 

 graceful narrow leaves give a beautiful effect with 

 other plants. 



Priqe, plants from 5-inch pots, $1.00 each. 6- 

 inch pots, $1.50 each. 



Purchaser pays transportation charges on Plants. See notice top of page 131. 



