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HENDERSON'S FAMOUS FLOWER SEEDS 



Aid in Selecting for Various Purposes and Situations 



We offer seeds of all undermentioned varieties, descriptions and prices of which may be readily found 



in the Catalogue by referring to index page 176 



FLOWERING 

 GARDEN ANNUALS 

 and other plants that attain 

 perfection and flower the first 



season from seed 



Sorts marked * are best for 



massing in beds. 



African Daisy* 



Ageratum* 



Alyssum, Sweet* 



Antirrhinum* 



Arctotis 



Arnebia 



Asters* 



Balsam 



Bartonia 



Begonia Fibrous* 



Brachycome 



Browallia 



Calendula 



Calliopsis* 



Candytuft 



Carnation, . 



Marguerite 

 Celosia* 

 Cockscomb* 

 Centaurea annual 

 Chrysanthemums 



(Annual var) 

 Clarkia 

 Cleome 

 Convolvulus 



Minor 

 Cosmos 

 Dahlia 

 Dianthus* 

 Eschscholtzia* 

 Euphorbia Var 

 Gaillardia 

 Geranium 

 Globe Amaranth 

 Godetia 

 Gypsophila 

 Helichrysum 

 Heliotrope 

 Hibiscus 

 Hollyhock* 



(Annual) 

 Impatiens 



Kochia 



Lantana 



Larkspur 



Lavatera 



Lobelia* 



Lupinus 



Lychnis 



Marigold* 



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 Affinis 



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 

 ICudzu Vine 



Lathyrus 

 Wistaria 



Greenhouse Climbers 



Asparagus plum. 



nanus 

 Maurandia 



. Smilax 



Swainsonia 



HARDY FLOWERING 



PERENNIALS 



For Permanent Beds and 



Borders 



Achillea Hollyhock 



Alyssum, Hardy Lathyrus 



Aquilegia Lychnis 



Aster Myosotis 



Boltonia Pansies 



Campanula Phlox (hardy) 



Candytuft, Hardy Pinks (hardy) 



Canterbury Bells Poppy (hardy) 



Carnation Primrose (Japan) 



Chrysanthemum Pyrethrum 

 Coreopsis (hardy) (hardy) 



Cowslip Scabiosa (hardy) 



Delphinum Shasta Daisy 



Dianthus (hardy) Stokesia [ 



Digitalis Sweet William 



Gaillardia (hardy) Tufted Pansies 



Gypsophila Wallflower 

 Hibiscus 



PLANTS SUCCEEDING IN 

 PARTIAL SHADE 



Matricaria, or 



Anemone 

 Antirrhinum 

 Aquilegia 

 Bellis (Daisies) 

 Canterbury Bells 

 Coreopsis 

 Cowslip _ 

 Delphinium 

 Digitalis 



Feverfew 

 Mimulus 

 Myosotis 

 Oenothera 

 Polyanthus 

 Pansy 



Poppies (hardy) 

 Primrose (hardy) 



LONG-STEMMED 

 FLOWERS FOR CUTTING 



Gaillardias 



Larkspur 



Marigold^ 



Matricaria 



Mignonette 



Aquilegia 



Arctotis 



Asters 



Calliopsis 



Carnations 



Centaurea 



Chrysanthemum 



Coreopsis 



Cosmos 



Dahlias 



Delphinium 



(hardy) 

 Dianthus 

 Gypsophila 



Poppies 



Salpiglossis 



Scabiosa 



Stocks 



Stokesia 



Sunflower 



Sweet Peas 



Sweet Sultans 



Zinnias 



PLANTS FOR VASES, 



HANGING BASKETS, 



VERANDA BOXES, ETC. 



Begonia Vernon 



Maurandia 



Nasturtium 



Petunia 



Smilax 



Drooping Sorts 

 Alyssum 

 Asparagus 



Upright Growing 



Centaurea 



Coleus 



Geranium 



Heliotrope 



Impatiens 



Pansy 



Verbena 



PLANTS SUITABLE FOR 

 EDGINGS 



Ageratum 

 Alyssum 

 Asters, Dwarf 

 Begonia, Vernon 

 Bellis (Daisies) 

 Candytuft 

 Centaurea, White 

 Lobelia Compacta 

 Marigold 

 Nasturtium, 

 Dwarf 



Petunia 



Phlox, Campacta 

 Pinks (hardy) 

 Portulaca 

 Pyrethrum 

 Aureum 

 Sweet William 

 Verbena 

 Zinnia (Dwarf) 



EVERLASTING FOR 

 WINTER BOUQUETS 



Honesty 

 Rhodanthe 



Acroclinium 

 Globe Amaranth 

 Helichrysum 



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

 sent post free if asked for-. 



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

 send 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 

 to 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 

 depth, and if heavy or clayey, lightened with sand. Smooth down the surface with a piece <Ji board about 8 in. square, to the center of which a small block 

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

 them run the narrow way of the frame or box. _ Stick in a name label at the end of each 

 row, and then drop the seeds in a little pinch at a time, taking care to spread it so that it does 

 not lie in lumps (,see engraving). Very small seeds should be sown broadcast on a square 

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

 Sift earth over all to cover them as deep as twice their diameter, and then press down 

 firmly again with the board. Hard shell seeds like Ipomoeas, Cannas, etc., should be 

 soaked in water 24 hours to soften before planting. Lay over the bed a piece of thin 

 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 

 sash or pane of glass, as the case may be, to admit air on warm days. ngn* way lhe 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 onVold 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. 



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

 10th to 15thor whenever the weather 

 is settled. Water the seedlings and 

 also the ground they are to be trans- 

 planted to, the day before, so that 

 soil conditions are equal. Separate 

 the seedlings with a sharp stick, and 

 if they are growing thickly together 

 place a clump of them in water 

 to soften the soil. Transplant 

 when 2 or 3 "true" leaves appear. - 

 {see engraving). 



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Flower seeds sown in cold frame 



Transplanting 



Take it out in the Garden 



Questions 8 Henderson's Garden Guide and Record, Free 



with orders of $2.00 or over, when 

 asked for. See page 5. 



