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SUNFLOWER 



(Annual) 



3777 Giant Russian. Immense, single yellow flower. 

 Peroz., 15c; pkt. 10c 



3779 "Lilliput Hybrids." Branching plants, 



3 to 4 feet high, producing long-stemmed 

 flowers, 3 to 4 inches across. Various shades of 

 yellow and a percentage of flowers zoned with 

 red, rose, purple etc. . . Per Yi oz., 25c; pkt. 10c 



3781 Maroon Prince. Maroon Prince is a dwarf- 

 growing strain, single, and the best red on the 

 market Pkt. 15c 



3783 "Red and Gold." The plants grow to a 

 height of 7 to 9 feet. The central stem and 

 main branches bear the large flowers, 4 to 5 

 inches across. Most flowers have a wide 

 zone of red, surrounding the purplish-black 

 center; the tips of the petals are golden-yellow. 

 Per 14 oz., 25c; pkt. 10c 



(See illustration.) ^ 



3785 "Red Semi-Double and Collarette." The 



plants are the same as "Red and Gold." The 

 seed we offer has been saved from semi-double 

 and collarette flowering plants. 



Per y 2 oz., 25c; pkt. 10c 



3787 Silver-leaved. Beautiful silvery foliage; 



large, single yellow flowers with black centers. 



Peroz., 25c; pkt. 10c 



DOUBLE VARIETIES 



3806 Double Chrysanthemum-flowered. Mag- 

 nificent flowers 6 to 8 inches in diameter 

 densely double, the petals long and fringed 

 color, rich orange; the plants are 6 to 7 feet 

 high Per J^ oz., 25c; pkt. 10c 



3808 Double "Globes of Gold." (Helianthus 

 Multiflorus, fl. pi.) A dwarf, well-branched 

 plant, 3 to 3}4 feet in height. Each of the 

 branches carries large, double, rich golden 

 flowers Per H oz., 25c; pkt. 10c 



"CUT-AND-COME-AGAIN," Dwarf- 

 Branching (Annual) 



SINGLE-FLOWERING VARIETIES 



The plants form bushes 3 to 4 feet high, bearing a 

 succession of flowers from June until frost. The 

 perfectly-formed, single flowers, 3 to 4 inches across 

 are poised on long stems, which "vase" beautifully. 

 They commence to flower in a few weeks from seed. 

 (See illustration.) 



3794 Mars. Golden yellow, dark eye. 



Per H oz., 25c; pkt. 10c 

 3796 Sirius. Lemon, dark center. 



Per V% oz.. 25c; pkt. 10c 

 3798 White Star. White, with black eye. 



Per l A oz., 25c; pkt. 10c 

 3800 Mixed Colors .... Per 3^ oz., 25c; pkt. 10c 



DOUBLE-FLOWERING VARIETIES 



The plants form many-branched , pyramidal bushes, 

 3 to 4 feet high, bearing from base to summit a suc- 

 cession of double flowers from June until frost. 

 They commence to flower in a few weeks from seed. 



3816 Double Golden-yellow. 



Per % oz., 50c; pkt. 10c 

 3818 Double White. Creamy-white, with vellow 



guard petals Per J^ oz., 50c; pkt. 10c 



3820 Mixed Colors Per ]/ 2 oz., 40c; pkt. 10c 



Henderson's Special Mixed Flower Seeds 



4740 A flower garden may be made in any out-of-the- 

 way place by broadcasting and raking in, at 

 the rate of 1 oz. per 100 square feet, mixed 

 with sand or dry soil to secure even distribution. 

 Price, oz. 25c; M lb. 75c; lb. $2.00; postpaid. 

 "Henderson's Flowers for American Gardens" 



supplies full instructions for growing Flowers from 



Seed. Sent free if asked for. 



SWEET ROCKET, or Dame's Violet 

 (Perennial) 



Favorite, hardy plants for the garden border; 

 2 to 3 feet in height, covered with showy spikes of 

 flowers. The colors range from white through 

 lilac to pink and purple; splendid for cut flowers. 



4440 Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c 



SWEET WILLIAM (Annual) 



The old favorite Sweet William flowers the second 

 year from seed, but this new type blooms in early 

 summer from spring-sown seed. The plants pro- 

 duce fine heads of bloom of various colors — white, 

 crimson, rose-pink, etc., many of which are broadly 

 edged with white. 



4450 Mixed Colors. (See illustration.) 



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



SWEET WILLIAM Perfection 

 (Perennial) 



Sweet William (Dianlhus Barbatus) is one of our 

 finest hardy garden plants, thriving in any good 

 garden soil and lasting for years. The plants grow 

 about 1 foot high and form fine clumps. 



4454 Diadem. Deep rich crimson, with a well- 

 defined white eye Pkt. 10c 



4455 Double, Large-flowering Perfection. 

 Mixed. Extra choice from a fine collection 



Per 1,000 seeds. 60c; pkt. 10c 



4456 Double Dwarf Mixed. Large-flowering 

 variety, growing 9 inches high Pkt. 10c 



4457 Harlequin. Large flowers are produced on 

 one plant. Sometimes a head will be all of 

 one color, but usually florets of different colors 

 will be borne on the same head Pkt. 10c 



4459 Pink Beauty. (Newport Pink.) Large 

 single flowers of pure pink Pkt. 10c 



4461 Purple Beauty. This is the first purple 



Sweet William known Pkt. 25c 



4462 Scarlet Beauty. Large single flowers of 

 intense scarlet Pkt. 10c 



4470 Single Large-floweringPerfection, Mixed. 



Extra choice varieties. 



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



TAGETES Signata Pumila (Annual) 



4473 A dwarf marigold, growing 6 to 8 inches tall, 

 covered with golden yellow flowers; splendid 

 plant for edgings and rock gardens. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 35c; pkt. 10c 



THUNBERGIA Alata (Annual) 



4475 Rapid-growing climber; height, 6 to 8 feet. 

 A pretty vine for trellis, fences, rock-work, etc. 

 Though a tender perennial, it is usually grown 

 as annual. Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c 



TITHONIA SPECIOSA (Annual) 



4476 Tall-growing plant, with rich, single orange- 

 scarlet flowers. Succeeds well as an annual 

 if seed is sown in February or March, so as 

 to have plants for planting out in May. keight 

 6 feet : Pkt. 25c 



4476A Early flowering strain, blooms ten days 

 earlier than the above, height 4 feet. Pkt. 25c 

 (See illustration. Page 55) 



TORENIA (Annual) 



These are of easy culture and are useful for window- 

 boxes, low borders and bedding; height, 10 inches. 



4477 Fournieri. Flowers light blue and purple 

 with yellow throat Pkt. 10c 



TRACHELIUM (Biennial) 



A beautiful free flowering biennial blooming the 

 first season from seed sown indoors early in the spring, 

 height 18 inches. 



4479 Coeruleum. Flowers blue resembling the 

 Ageratum in form Pkt. 25c 



URSINIA Anethoides (Annual) 



4478 An interesting annual from the Cape of Good 

 Hope. The plants are dwarf, carrying on 

 long, wire-like stems numerous orange-colored, 

 daisy-like flowers with brown centers, making 

 a striking and lasting display Pkt. 25c 



TRITOMA (Perennial) 



Popularly known as "Torch Lilies," "Red-hot 

 Poker," "Flame Flowers," etc., and produce the 

 brightest flowers of the autumn garden. They grow 

 from seed and flower the second year throughout the 

 summer and fall. The range in color is from pale 

 , lemon to orange and from salmon-pink, coral-red 

 etc., to crimson. The plants vary in height from 

 2 to 3 feet. 

 4480 New Hybrids. Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c 



4482 Uvaria Grandiflora. (Red-hot Poker Plant.) 

 Orange-red flowers on spikes 2 to 3 feet high. 



Pkt. 15c 



VENIDIUM Fastuosum (Annual) 



4483 It suggests the exotic splendor of its native 

 Africa, and luxuriates in the midsummer sun. 

 The plants grow about 2 feet high and bear 

 golden-yellow sunflower-like blooms with black 

 centers. (See illustration.) Pkt. 25c 



VERBENA (Perennial) 



4484A Erinoides. A splendid hardy plant for rock 

 gardens, producing moss-like foliage of a spread- 

 ing habit; the flower heads are of a purplish- 

 blue color; height, 1 foot Pkt.' 10c 



4485 Lemon. (Aloysia cilriodora.) An old garden 

 favorite with lemon-scented leaves. It is 

 low-growing and tender, and should be grown 

 in the garden in summer and in pots during 

 winter Pkt. 10c 



4486 Venosa. A lovely hardy, purplish-blue 

 verbena; fine for beds. The plants grow about 

 18 inches high and flower profusely. . .Pkt. 25c 



