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HENDERSON'S 



EVER- 

 BLOOMING 



HENDERSON'S SUPERB 



ANNUAL HOLLYHOCKS HYBRID DELPHINIU 



FLOWER THE FIRST SEASON FROM SEED 

 Every Garden may now be Glorified with Queenly Hollyhocks 

 Grown as Easily and Flowering as Quickly from 

 Seed as any Garden Annual 



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The old favorite HoUj'hock can seldom be flowered from seed before the 

 second year, and as the young plants frequently winter-kill, it has limited the 

 cultivation of Hollyhocks to those wiling to g.ve the young plants special winter 

 care. All of this bother is obviated in growing our annual Hollyhocks, for they 

 flower the first season from seed. 



The plants from early-sown seed set out in May commence blooming in July, 

 the May-sown in August, and in either event they flower profusely until frost. 



The flower buds, borne in clusters, vary in maturity from the developing bud 

 to the expanding flower; this characteristic accounts for the remarkably long 

 flowering period, and, besides, the plants continuously push outside branches 

 as well as new spikes from the base, all of which also develop their quota of 

 flowers almost ad infinitum. 



The diversity of forms and colors among the flowers affords many delightful 

 surprises. Some plants produce densely double flowers without guards, others 

 with guard petals; there are semi-doubles with Anemone-flowered centers, some 

 with smooth-edged petals, others flounced, fringed, etc., and all flowers are 

 usually very large, some measuring five inches across. In colors there is also 

 great variety, some richly brilliant, others dainty and exquisite, then there are 

 colors and tints in charming combinations. There are maroon, black, pink, 

 chamois-rose, apricot with garnet throat, crimson, canary-yellow, pink with 

 claret throat and veins, blush with carmine lacings, cerise, white, scarlet, blush 

 with white throat magenta, apricot with buflf margin, wine-red with white 

 edge, etc., etc. 



The plants are of vigorous and healthy growth and naturally branching in 

 habit. The center spike, if not pinched, attains a height of from 8 to 10 feet, 

 after which, if permitted, the side shoots from the base commence to lengthen, 

 growing candelabra-like, 3 to 5 feet long. The plants are amenable to training; 

 that is, the main stem may be kept at any desired height by pinching out the 

 tip, or it may be kept low and induce earlier development in the side branches 

 thus forming a bush. 



2450 Henderson's Ever-Blooming Annual Hollyhocks. Grand Combination 

 Mixture of doubles and semi-doubles, including all colors, shades and 

 variegations. Per Pkt. {about 50 seeds), 2oc. Per 500 seeds, SI. 00. 



KOCHIA TRICOPHYLLA, Mexican Fire Plant or 

 Slimmer Cypress 



2542 A popular annual, sometimes known as Belvidere, Mock, Cypress, etc. 

 It is easily grown from seed, forming oval bushes 2 to 2}.^ feet high, 

 densely clothed with email, feathery, light-green foliage, deepening in 

 color as the summer advances until the whole plant assumes a fiery 

 crimson hue. The small numerous flowers, borne in the fall, are also of 

 a bright red color. An attractive plant at all times, either in garden beds 

 or in pots. Placed at intervals in beds of white Sweet Alyssum, or 

 among "Dustv Millfers," the effect is very fine. (See engraving.) 



Per 1,000 seeds, 25c.; Pkt. 10c. 



KUDZU VINE 



2S48 A twining vine of remarkably rapid growth, attaining a length of 40 to 50 

 feet in one season from established roots; hardy, though the vine dies 

 down every winter in the-North. FoUage large and lobed; purple. Pea- 

 shaped flowers in clusters, borne late in the season. A fine vine for 

 arbors, verandas, etc. Easily grown from seed Pkt. 10c. 



LANTANA 



25(30 Rapid-growing, constant-blooming, tender perennial plants for pot cul- 

 ture in the winter or garden decorations in the summer; clusters of flow- 

 ers, orange, white, pink, etc.; 2 to 3 feet. 

 Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c. 



LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS 



Hardy Everlasting Peas. These climb 6 to 8 feet high when trained on a 

 trellis; the flowers are borne in large clusters. They are peculiarly adapted 

 to rough places, to scramble over rocks and bushes; splendid for cutting. The 

 flowers are without odor. 



2607 Red Pkt. lOc. 



2608 White Pearl Pkt.lOc. 



2610 Mixed Colors [['_ .Pkt.lOc. 



LYCHNIS 



2675 Chalcedonica. The scarlet Lychnis, an old garden favorite, bearing 

 heads of bright scp.rlet flowers; very hardy; 3 to 4 feet Pkt. 10c. 



2680 Haageana Hybrids, Mixed Colors. Usually grown as annuals; of dwarfj 

 bushy habit, bearing flowers an inch or more across in continuous suc- 

 cession until frost; colors are particularly pleasing — white to rich scarlet 

 and shades of pink; 1 foot Pkt. 10c. 



OR HARDY LARKSPUR 



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2085 Hybridum Belladonna Fanny Stormonth. A greatly improved variety 

 of the "Belladonna" Larkspur; it retains the early and continuous bloom- 

 ing habit and the light, azure-blue color, but the flowers are much larger, 

 of better substance, and the stems are from 5 to 7 feet high; the upper 

 2 to 3 feet form a huge branching raceme of fine, well-placed flowers. 



Pkt. 15c. 



2087 Formosum. This popular variety produces long, spur-shaped flovv-ers 

 on loose spikes about a foot long. The color is deep blue with a white 

 center. The branching plants grow from 2 to 3 feet high. Excellent for 

 the perennial border and for naturalizing. Extremely fine for cutting. 

 Will thrive in any good garden soil and do well in partial shade. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 50c.; Pkt. 10c. 



209O Giant and Double Superb Hybrids. A splendid race of these popular 

 hardy garden plants. The blossoms are of immense size, single, semi- 

 double and double, dressing the graceful, towering spikes for from 2 to 

 5 feet of their length. The colors range from white and lavender through 

 every shade of blue from azure to indigo and purple, several shades 

 being blended in some of the varieties. The plants grow from 6 to 10 

 feet in height and are very desirable and valuable in the garden during 

 the spring and early summer. Theoe improved hybrids should, to get 

 the best effect, be planted in groups dotted here and there at intervals, 

 in the herbaceous border. The Ughter colors look particularly well 

 when planted in front of shrubbery where they will be thrown into strong 

 relief. Delphiniums are also very beautiful for house decoration shown 

 in vases. By cutting off the spikes immediately after flowering, these 

 Delphiniums maj' be had in bloom for several months, (^ee colored plate 

 opposite.) 

 Mixed colors Per 1,000 seeds, Sl.OO; Pkt. 25c 



2100 Single, Fine Mixed Colors Per 1,000 seeds, 50c.; Pkt. 10c. 



LARKSPUR, ANNUAL ~~ 



HENDERSON'S TALL RRANCHING 



(Consolida Candelabra fl. pi.) 



Popular garden annuals. Tnis splendid class grows 2 to 3 feet high and bears 

 flowers on long stems, rendering them of exceptional value for cutting purposes. 

 The spikes of flowers are of varied shades of red, blue, white, etc. They are of 

 easy culture, thri\'ing in almost any soil — ^but a sunny situation suits them 

 best. They are of long-continued bloom, keeping up a bright display until 

 cut down by frost. 



2572 Carmine Pkt. lOo 



2573 DarK Blue Pkt. lOo 



2574 Light Blue Pkt. 10c 



2577 Rose Pkt. 10c 



2579 White Pkt. lOo 



2580 Mixed Colors Pa- 1,000 seeds, 25c.; Pkt. 10c. 



2581 Imported Collection of Branching Larkspurs, 6 varieties Pkt. 40c. 



2590 Larkspur, Dwarf Rocket, Mixed Per 1,000 seeds, 25c.; Pkt. 10c. 



2591 Imported Collection of Dwarf Rocket, 6 colors Pkt. 40c. 



GIANT HYACINTH-FLOWERED 



A much-improved type of the Dwarf Rocket class. The flowers are very 

 large, double, and of various beautiful colors, shades and markings, borne on 

 spikes like immense Hyacinths; heigi.t, 15 to 18 )n?hei!. 



26C0 Mixed Colors Per 1,000 seeds, 25c.; Pkt. 10c. 



2601 Imported Collection, 6 varieties Pkt. 40o. 



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