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HENDERSON'S AUTUMN CATALOGUE— 1928— FLOWER SEEDS 



Flower Seeds for Fall Sowing Indoors 



Antirrhinum or Snapdragon , ( e . ^ jffifa, t^. 



Catalogue No. Maximum Giijanteum Price •^'fciiL!; ' '""' ¥afi ^^ 



1123 Canary Bird. Pure soft canary yellow Pkt. 25c. jg^j JKfrM' fcaS IfeiLjQPr^' y\. ^ 



1125 Cerberus. Rich carmine red Pkt. 25c. WJFV&r L \\ fc 



1127 Defiance. Old gold Color PA: t. 25c. |»Jrf ■V. v^ 



1 129 Purple Kind. Bright purplish red Pkt. 25c. cRHHH| H^Jt'V*" 



1133 Snowflake. Pure white, yellow throat Pkt. 2Sc. fcfjgejHR ■?'■" ^ ; ^«>*^ •- ■ 



1136 The Rose. Blight rose pink Pkt. 25c. 'jSHB fife'^'' sBST 



1140 Mixed. Choicest varieties . .. Pkt. 25c. V^TM Bfci« " : \j 



1141 Collection. One packet each of the above six separate MBK i U&t *^» * _r 

 colors. $1.00 



Bellis or Double Daisy 



1522 Red. Large, densely double flowers, glowing red, shaded rose. 



Per 1,000 seeds. 75c; Pkt. 10c. *&BBJ JMufi kfifivi" 



1524 Longfellow. Extra large double rose-pink flowers. flj BT8r*fl?^ 



Per 1.000 sefis, 75c; Pkt. 10c KSMk«j3 



1526 Snowball. Large, very double, pure white flowers. EdfflLf'Sf'K 



Per 1,000 seeds, 73c; Pkt. 10c. Bl**^ 2RSP1 t BK3f& 



1530 Double Mixed Colors Pi T 1.000 iiii/s. 75c; PA:/ 10c. P w jgo ff^^^ RKa E^f\U5§rVnlw 



Calceolaria KV§dS (Sl 



1580 Gorgeous plants for greenhouse and window decoration. M EHM^I Gr^.Vl^ 



Colors, yellow, maroon, white, etc., spotted and blotched in the 

 most unique fashion: l'j feet. Large-flowering Spotted 

 Varieties. Mixed Pkt. 35c SchizanthuS 



Calendula Or Scotch Marigold Wonderfully showy half-hardy annuals, very decorative for garden 



Henderson s Superior Double-Strains beds and unsurpasseu in pots for the conservatory. 



1592 Lemon King. Large, double flowers of lemon-yellow. . 



Per do-. 25c • P*( 10c 3670 Dr. Badiler s Giant Flowering Hybrids. A superb new strain 

 1594 Meteor. Bright yellow striped orange through the center of growing robust and bushy. 1 H to 2 feet in height, with hand- 

 each petal Per U „.-.. 25c; Pkt. 10c «™ bright green Fern-like foliage ■•••■•••• ■:«?■.■** 



1596 Orange Kind. Large, double flowers of intense golden-orange. J675 Wlstonensls Hybrids. Large-Flowering. Mixed Colors. 



Per ' oz 25c- Pfc( 10c. Beautiful colors and combinations in great variety. .. Pkt. 15c. 



r . . „ , . , Henderson's HENDERSON'S NEW GIANT 



Cineraria Mybnda Lnr|te . F , owerin|t Early Flowering Spencer Sweet Peas 



1920 Large-flowering. Choicest Mixed . . ... Pkt. 35c Ffn . winter flowering under glass, and also open ground culture in 



1925 Matador. A large flower of brilliant scarlet red Pkt. 35c our southern states— sown preferably in fall or winter. Sow Sweet 



1930 Miniature Hybrids. (.Cineraria Itybnda Nana.) A pretty, Peas befon? tne grounu f ree zes, and mulch heavily with leaves or 



tiny race. The flowers are small, but many in number, and gay straw 



1935 Star.TcineVoria stellata ' Hybrids.' Improved.)' Tall.' pyramidal Henderson's packets of Named Sweet Peas contain 40 to 50 seeds, 



plants, an exceedingly decorative pot plant. Offered in mixed Prlce °f an » mentioned below. 15c per Pkt. 7Sc. per Oz. 



colors Pkt. 35c. 4306 All White. Largest waved, pure white. 



Cyclamen, Giant Persian 4312 Early Avlator - Dazzling crimson-scarlet. 



„».,.. ■> .. .i. «/. . „ , a -.ue- ,1 4322 Early Glitters. An attractive orange scarlet. 



2034 Butterfly. Paplllo or Victoria. \ ery large flowers with fringed 



and fluted petals Pkt. 50c. 4328 Early Harmony. A beautiful clear lavender. 



2042 Pink Pearl. Color an exquisite shade of soft salmon. Especially 4332 Early Helen Lewis Spencer. A rich apricot pink or salmon; 

 beautiful under artificial light Pkt. 50c large, long-stemmed flowers. 



2043 Salmon King. A beautiful clear pink with a lustre of salmon. 4338 Early Hercules. Giant rose-pink flowers, fine form and color, 

 very free bloomer Pkt. 50c. .-..„ «■■..-.. «.» t» i » a , 



2044 Vulcan. A grand giant-flowering variety of deepest blood-red. 4346 E " ly **<"»»»* »*«• Deep orange-scarlet or flame color with 



Pkt 50c n orange-pink wings. 



2045 White Swan. A pure snow-white giant-flowering variety. 4348 New Blue. Beautiful shade of deep blue. 



PA:(. 50c 4388 Early Warbler. Rich mauve purple. 



2050 Henderson's Giant Persian. A superior strain: colors- include 4392 " Y arrawa." This variety, from Australia has proven its 



rose-crimson, pmk. white, dark blood red, spotted, eyed, etc. adaptability t' 



Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c Amcrican CO ndi- 



Myosotis or Forget-Me-Not t'on*. The flow- I ^T £*#." 



CrS £11*6 1 if""«' of I Bfl '^ 



2H54 Palustris. The popular, old-fashioned, hardy blue Forget-Me- round waved I B^^^B^ 



Not . . . . Per ..000 seeds. 50c; Pkt. 10c 8 p f „ rm a „ d I Wf X- '.->;■ : ■ *j 



Victoria. Grand " Forget-Me-Nots, forming round, compact colored bright I Br • » *^BJHu * i. **"• tLt *»\ 



bushes about 8 inches high, covered with clusters of large flowers. .... n : n i, w i t h \w ^k\ "~\i™ Wl' ' **»? 



2858 Blue . Per 1. 000 seeds. 50c; Pkt. 10c. |!J' _ , ' k If -^B iuLf ' V * ; V 



2M60 Mixed Colors Per 1.000 seeds, 50c ; Pkt. 10c win ^ s ' l|J B^ '.«*•♦''. 1 ftv 



Primula or Primrose 4400 Early 1 



FlowcflnB 



Primula Malacoides. They are easily grown from seed flowering in Spencer Mixed 



about 4 months from sowing, and continue to bloom for many This exauisite 



weeks. A cool situation indoors suits them to perfection ..,„:„ -„„,..;„.. 



3522 P. Malacoides Alba. Pure white flowers Pkt. 25c tne delightful 



3524 P. Malacoides. Lilac-colored flowers PA;(. 25c characteristic 



3525 Primula Obconia Glgantea. These "Ever-flowering Prim- swee t J)ea colors I 7t 

 roses" are favorite pot plants for house and conservatory. (See in j' nnn j' t . e V ari- I Bf 

 illustration) Pkt. 25c t , t The flowers | I ^rti^^r^ ! 1j 



Giant Fringed Chinese. (Primula Sinensis Grandiflora Fim- &re identical in 



briata.) Chinese Primroses are among our finest winter and spring _j_. anc | |j Cau tyr I 



blooming pot plants: of healthy, sturdy growth, 8 to 12 inches high. t t n n a med 



3520 Giant. Double, Mixed Colors Pkt. 30c Rarts 15c T>er 



3540 Giant, Single. Mixed Colors Pkt 25c. p kt '.' 7g ' c " ' | iyflWVt' 



Giant Star. (Primula Stellata Hybrida Giganlea.) This distinct o z BfcEiWf f" 7l 



and beautiful type is an unrivaled winter and spring (lowering pot MMULaU V 



plant for table decoration. Condensed cultural instructions are given in Henderson's leaflet, 



3530 Mixed Colors Pifc(. 25c "How to Grow Sweet Peas to Perfection," free to customers. 



