Fs-oim PETEIR lIEKfBlE^SOM m, CO., MK^T YOIRM 



iii!iiiiiiiiiiiii;iiii[iiiiiiiiiin{i 



9 



in 



83 



m 



HENDERSON'S FAMOUS FLOWER SEEDS 



Aid in Selecting for Various Purposes and Situations 



We offer seeds of all undermentioned varieties, descriptions and prices of whic'a may be readily found 



in the Catalogue bv referring to index page 176 



HARDY FLOWERING 



PERENNIALS 



For Permanent Beds and 



Borders 



Hollyhock 

 Lathyrus 

 Lychni 



FLOWERING 

 GARDEN ANNUALS 



i other plants that attain 

 ■fection and flower the first 



season from seed 

 rts marked * are best for 



massing in beds. 



ican Daisy* 



ratum* 



ssum, Sweet* 



.irrhinum* 



totis 



ebia 



ers* 



sam 



tenia 



,onia Fibrous* 



.chycome 

 ][ wallia 

 '(I endula 

 ( li'jpsis* 

 ( id y tuft 

 (, nation, 



Marguerite 

 (t osia* 

 < :kscomb* 

 4 itaurea annual 



•ysanthemums 



Annual var) 



rkia 



ome 



i^olvulus 



/linor 



;mos 



lilia 



.nthus* 



hscholtzia* 



phorbia Var 



llardia 



■aniura 



ibe Amaranth 



ietia 



psophila 



lichrysum 



liotrope 



)iscus 



llyhock* 



Annual) 



patiens 



Kochia 



Lantana 



Larkspur 



Layatera 



Lobelia* 



Lupinus 



Lychnis 



IVIarigold* 



Marvel of Peru 



Matricaria 



Mignonette 



Mimulus ^, 



Myosotis* 



Nasturtium,* 



Tom Thumb 

 Nemesia 

 Nicotiana* 

 Nigella 

 Oenothera 

 Pansies 

 Pentstemon 

 Petunia 

 Phlox, D.* 

 Poppy* 

 Portulaca* 

 Rhodanthe 

 Ricinus 

 Salpiglossis 

 Salvia* 

 Scabiosa 

 Schizanthus 

 Stocks* 

 Sunflower 

 Sweet Peas 

 Sweet Sultan 

 Verbena 

 Vinca rosea 

 Viscaria 

 Wallflower 



(Annual) 

 Zinnia* 



COLORED FOLIAGE 



PLANTS FOR BORDERS 



AND RIBBON BEDS 



Coleus 

 Kochia 

 Marvel of Peru 



Amaranthus 



Canna 



Centaurea 



Candidissima 

 Centaurea 



Gymnocarpa 



Musa 



Pyrethrum Aure 

 Ricinus 



FRAGRANT FLOWERS 

 FROM SEED 



Alyssum 



Auricula 



Carnations 



Clematis Flam 



Clematis, Panic 



Cleome 



Dianthus (Hardy) 



Geranium 



Heliotrope 



Mignonette 



Mimulus 



Nicotiana AfBnis 



Pinks 



Polyanthus 



Scabiosa 



Stock 



Sweet Pea 



Sweet Rocket 



Sweet Sultan 



Sweet William 



Verbena, Lemon 



Wallflower 



CLIMBING VINES FROM 



SEED 



Annuals. 



Balloon Vine 



Canary-Bird Vine 



Coboea 



Convolvulus Maj 



Cypress Vine 



Dolichos 



Gourds 



Hop, Japanese 



Hyacinth Bean 



Ipomoea 

 Maurandia 

 Mina 



Momordica 

 Moon Flower 

 Morning Glories 

 Nasturtiums 

 Sweet Peas 

 Thunbergia 



Hardy Perennials 



Ampelopsis 



Aristolchia 



Asparagus 



Bignonia 



Clematis 



Ivy, Kenilworth 

 Kudzu Vine 

 Lathyrus 

 Wistaria 



Greenhouse Climbers 



Asparagus plum. 



nanus 

 Maxirandia 



Smilax 

 Swainsonia 



Achillea 



Alyssum, Hardy^ 



Aquilegia 



Aster 



Boltonia 



Campanula 



Candytuft, Hardy 



(Canterbury Bells 



Carnation 



Chrysanthemum 



(Coreopsis (hardy) 



Cowslip 



Delphinum 



Dianthus (hardy) 



Digitalis 



Gaillardia (hardy) 



Gypsophila 



Hibiscus 



PLANTS SUCCEEDING 

 PARTIAL SHADE 



n) 



Myosotis 

 Pansies 

 Phlox (hardy) 

 Pinks (hardy) 

 Poppy (hardy 

 Primrose (Jap 

 Pyrethrum 



(hardy) 

 Scabiosa (hardy) 

 Shasta Daisy 

 Stokesia 

 Sweet Willia:- 

 Tufted Pansies 

 Wallflower 



PLANTS FOR VASES, 



HANGING BASKETS, 



VERANDA BOXES, ETC. 



Upright Growing 



Centaurea 



Coleus 



Geranium 



Heliotrope 



Impatiens 



Pansy 



Verbena 



Begonia Vernon 



Maurandia 



Nasturtium 



Petunia 



Smilax. 



Drooping Sorts 

 Alyssum 

 Asparagus 



PLANTS SUITABLE FOR 

 EDGINGS 



IN 



Anemone 



Antirrhinum 



Aquilegia 



Bellis (Daisies) 



Canterbury Bells 



Coreopsis 



Cowslip 



Delphinium 



Digitalis 



Matricaria, or 



Feverfew 

 Mimulus 

 Myosotis 

 Oenothera 

 Polyanthus 

 Pansy 



Poppies (hardy) 

 Primrose (hardy 



LONG-STEMMED 

 FLOWERS FOR CUTTING 



Aquilegia 



Arctotis 



Asters 



Calliopsis 



Carnations 



Centaurea 



Chrysanthemum 



Coreopsis 



Cosmos 



Dahlias 



Delphinium 



(hardy) 

 Dianthus 

 Gypsophila 



Gaillardias 



Larkspur 



Marigold^ 



Matricaria 



Mignonette 



Poppies 



Salpiglossis 



Scabiosa 



Stocks 



Stokesia 



Sunflower 



Sweet Peas 



Sweet Sultans 



Zinnias 



Ageratum 

 Alyssum 

 Asters, Dwarf 

 Begonia, \'ernon 

 Bellis (Daisies; 

 Candytuft 

 Centaurea, V»''hite 

 Lobelia Compacta 

 Marigold 

 Nasturtium, 

 Dwarf 



Petunia 



Phlox, Campacta 

 Pinks (hardy) 

 Portulaca 

 Pyrethrvim 

 Aureum 

 Sweet William 

 Verbena 

 Zinnia (Dwarf) 



EVERLASTING FOR 

 WINTER BOUQUETS 



Acroclinium 

 Globe Amaranth 

 Helichrysum 



Honesty 

 Rhodanthe 



PLANTS SUITABLE FOR 

 GREENHOUSES AND CON- 

 SERVATORIES 



Asparagus 



Auricula 



Begonia 



Browallia 



Calceolaria 



Carnation 



Cineraria 



Cyclamen 



Geranium 



Gerbera 



Gloxinia 



Heliotrope 



Lantana 



Lobelia 



Mignonette 



Myosotis 



Pansy 



Petunia 



Polyanthus 



Primula 



Schizanthus 



Smilax 



Swansonia 



Sweet Peas 



Stocks 



HINTS ON CULTURE OF FLOWER SEEDS 



Brief cultural instructions are printed on the back of our Flower seed packets and in more detail in our booklet "Henderson's Flowers for American Gardens" 

 it post free if asked for. 



SEED SOWING Most cases o£ failure o£ seeds to come up are due to unsuitable soil conditions. It is mechanically impossible that young seedlings can 

 ,d their shoots upwards through soil which is hard and packed, neither can tender rootlets pierce downward in such soil. The result is an abortive effort 

 grow. So let the soil, either in the cold frame, or the permanent bed, be well dug and pulverized. Fine soil should be sifted on top to at least an inch in 

 )th, and if heavy or clayey, lightened with sand. Smooth down the surface with a piece of board about 8 in. square, to the center o£ which a small block 

 > been nailed to hold on by. Then with a pointed stick mark out the rows, letting , 

 m run the narrow way of the frame or box. _ Stick in a name label atthe end of each | 

 V, and then drop the seeds in a little pinch at a time, takingcare to spread it so that it does 

 ; lie in lumps (see etigraving). Very small seeds should be sown broadcast on a square 

 ice. and the label stuck in the center. Sow_ large seeds one by one, an inch apart. ■ 



t earth over all to cover them as deep as twice their diameter, and then press down _,___^^^_^_^_^_^ ,^^_^^_^__ 



nly again with the board. Hard shell seeds like Ipomoeas, Cannas, etc., should be il^^^^9HI^^^QfeB^^HBRR9 1 ^^^^^^IHR^^^L »^ 



iked in water 24 hours to soften before planting. Lay over the bed a piece of thin p^^^^"'^^^^^^'^^'^^^^^ 

 cotton cloth, and water with a fine spray. When the seeds come up, 



remove the cloth. After this do not let the soil dry out, and raise the ti ' 1 1 



sash or pane of glass, as the case may be, to admit air on warm days. ngnl way i s wrong way 



Seed sowing in permanent beds is accomplished in the same way, but of course is not done until May 10th to May 



15th, with some exceptions already noted. Note that when seeds are sown out-doors they should be covered more 



deeply than if sown indoors or under glass. Cover to fully three times the diameter of the seed. Some gardeners 



lacking a cold frame plant all their annuals outdoors about May 10th, in a temporary seed-bed located along a 



south wall, and protected from the sun by a strip of cloth three feet wide and as long .as the bed. This is nailed 



on four-feet slats placed about three feet apart. One of the ends of the slats is stuck in the ground, and the 



other rests in a leaning position against the wall Also use this on''cold nights. Prepare 



the soil, and sow the seed in the same way as in a cold frame, but a trifle deeper. 



-«<* ' Transplant to permanent beds when three true leaves show. 



, tm- Transplanting from Cold Frames or Window Boxes. This is done about May 



lOthto 15thor whenever the weather 

 is settled. Water the seedlings and 



also the ground they are to be trans- fM& ^^^ WRONG I THE RIGHT 



planted to, the day before, so that oS^ WAY | WAY 



' soil conditions are equal. Separate yi i y 

 the seedlings with a sharp stick, and ■y/// 

 if they are growing thickly together 

 place a clump of them in water 



to soften the soil. Transplant '^^^^^^/^^H/^^^^^^^^'^^^^^'^^^'^^^C^/^^^^ VMK'/'/'^^ 

 when 2 or .S "true" leaves appear. <^^%$$J>5^^^^%y%>^^>$v>%yy>v%Vv^ll^vyvv$^ 

 (sec engraving). 



Flcnver seeds soivrt in cold fra-me 



Transplanting 



ake it out in the. Garden 



It Answers 

 Questions 



Henderson's Garden Guide and Record, Free ''''*'' asS for.'^^-see^pag^s. ''^*''* 



