HENDERSON'S 



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HENDERSONS EVERBLOOMING ANNUAL HOLLYHOCKS 



HENDERSON'S 

 Everblooming Annual 



Hollyhocks 



FLOWER THE FIRST SEASON FROM SEED 

 Every Garden may now be Glorified with Queenly 

 Hollyhocks Grown as Easily and Flower- 

 ing as Quickly from Seed as any 

 Garden Annual 



The old favorite Hollyhock 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 

 willing to give 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 pro- 

 fusely until frost. 



The flower buds, borne in clusters, vary in 

 maturity from the developing bud to the expand- 

 ing 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 petal's; 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 buff 

 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 Kver-BIoomiiig Annual Hollyhocks. 

 Grand Combination Mixture of doubles and semi-doubles, 

 including all colors, shades and variegations. Per Pkt. 

 (about 50 seeds), 25c. Per 500 seeds, $1.00. 



From those who have grown Henderson's Annual Ever- 

 Blooming Hollyhocks: , 



/ should like to tell you how beautiful my Hollyhocks 

 were this year. The assortment of colors was lovely and 

 the plants towered, in some cases, to a height of from ten 

 to fifteen feet. 



Miss P. Littlefield, 64 Laurel Street, Melrose, Mass., 

 Oct, 21, 1920. 



The Hollyhocks which we raised from the seed purchased 

 from you grew this year to a height of ten feet four inches, 

 and are still blooming, having single flowers a little like 

 the George Washington Sweet Pea. 



Annie L. Carver, Plainville, O. 



The Annual Ever-Blooming Hollyhocks tvhich I bought 

 from you last year produced beautiful plants and the spikes 

 of flowers were very fine. 



Mrs. P. Ryan, St. Johnsville, N. 7. 



Enclosed you will find a snapshot of Hollyhocks grown, 

 from seed purchased of you. The plants measure from six 

 feel, the shortest one, to nine feet and nine inches, to ten 

 feet. The two tallest ones are single red, the others are 

 double red, pink, yellow and v>hite. They were grown in 

 common garden soil and no particular care was given them. 

 'They have been admired by many people passing the house. 

 Have given your address to several ivho said that they were 

 the finest Hollyhocks they ever saw. This is a good recom- 

 mendation of your reliable seeds. 



Mr. J. M. Gena, 227 S. Barry St., Olean, N. T. 



