:: .m 



IB 



79 



^HENDERSONS HOVER SEEDSS 



KSiFiBi^ 



f^OTf^MT, 



AID IN SELECTING FLOWER SEEDS 



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 168 



FLOWERING 

 GARDEN ANNUALS 

 and other plants that attain per- 

 fection 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 fAn.). . 

 Chrysanthemums 



(Annual var.) . . 



Clarkia 



Cleome 



Convolvulus 



Minor 



Cosmos 



Dahlia 



Dianthus* 



Eschscholtzia* . 

 Euphorbia Var.. . . 



Gaillardia 



Geranium ....... 



Globe Amaranth. . 



Godeth 



Oypsophila 



Helichrysum 



Heliotrope 



Hibiscus 



Hollyhock* (.An.), 

 impatiens 



Kochia 



Lantana 



Larkspur . 



Lavatera 



Lobelia* 



Lupinus 



Lychnis 



Marigold* 



Marvel of Peru . . . 



Matricaria 



Mignoaette 



Mimulus 



Myosotis* 



Nasturtium,* 

 Tom Thumb... 



Nemesia 



Nicotiana* 



Nigella 



Oenothera 



Pansies 



Pentstemon 



Petunia 



Phlox, D.* 



Poppy* 



Portulaca* : . 



Rhodanthe 



Ricinus 



Salpiglossis 



Salvia* 



Scabiosa 



Scluzanthus 



Stocks* 



Sunflower 



Sweet Peas 



Sweet Sultan 



Verbena 



Vinca rosea 



Viscaria 



Wallflower (An.).. 

 Zinnia* 



COLORED FOLIAGE PLANTS 



FOR BORDERS AND 



RIBBON BEDS 



Amaranthus 



Canna 



Centaurea 



Candidissima' . 

 Centaurea 



Gymnocarpa. . . 



FRAGRANT FLOWERS FROM 

 SEED 



Coleus 



Kochia 



Marvel of Peru. . 



Musa 



Pyrethrum Aure.. 

 Ricinus 



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 



Ampelopsis . 

 Aristolchia. 

 Asparagus. 

 Bignonia . '. . 

 Clematis . . . 



Hardy Perennials 



Ivy, Kenilworth. 



Kudzu Vine 



LathjTus 



Wistaria 



Greenhouse Climbers 



Asparagus plum. 



nanus 



Maurandia 



Smilax 



Swainsonia. 



HARDY FLOWERING 



PERENNIALS 



For Permanent Beds and Borders 



Achillea Hibiscus 



Alyssum, Hardy . . . Hollyhock 



Aquilegia Lathynis 



Aster Lychnis 



Boltonia Myosotis 



Campanula Pansies 



Candytuft, Hardy Phlox (hardy) .... 



Canterbury Bells. Pinks (hardy) 



Carnation Poppy (hardy) . . . 



Chrysanthemum.. Primrose (Japan). 



Coreopsis (har.). . Pyrethrum (har.). 



Cowslip Scabiosa (hardy) . 



Delphinum Shasta Daisy .... 



Dianthus (hardy). Stokesia. . . 



Digitalis Sweet William . . . 



Gaillardia (hardy) Tufted Pansies... 



Gypsophila Wallflower 



PLANTS SUCCEEDING IN 

 PARTIAL SHADE 



Anemone 



Antirrhinum 



Aquilegia 



Bellis (Daisies) . . . 

 Canterbury Bells. 



Coreopsis 



Cowslip 



Delphinium 



Digitalis 



Matricaria, or 



Feverfew 



Mimulus 



Myosotis 



Oenothera 



Polyanthus 



Pansy 



Poppies (hardy). . 

 Primrose (hardy). 



LONG-STEMMED FLOWERS 

 FOR CUTTING 



Aquilegia 



Arctotis 



Asters 



Calliopsis 



Carnations 



Centaurea 



Chrysanthemum.. 



Coreopsis 



Cosmos 



Dahlias. 



Delphinium (har.) 



Dianthus 



Gypsophila 



Gaillardias 



Larkspur 



Marigolds .... 



Matricaria 



Mignonette 



Poppies 



Salpiglossis. . 



Scabiosa 



Stocks 



Stokesia 



Sunflowers 



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 



Alvssum 



Asters, Dwarf 

 Begonia, Vernon. . . 



Bellis (Daisies) 



Candytuft 



Centaurea, White 



Petunia 



Phlox, Compacta 

 Pinks (hardy) 



Pyrethrum 



Sweet William 



Marigold 



Nasturtium, 

 Dwarf 



Zinnia (Dwarf)... 



EVERLASTINGS FOR WINTER 

 BOUQUETS 



Globe Amaranth. . 





PLANTS SUITABLE FOR 



GREENHOUSES AND CON 



SERVATORIES 



Asparagus 



Auricula 



Begonia 



Browallia 



Calceolaria 



Carnation 



Cineraria 



Pansy 



Petunia 



Primula 



Gloxinia 



Lantana 



Sweet Peas 

 Stocks 



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 tlieir shoots upwards tluvugh 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 of 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 The right way 



(see cut above). _ 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 



inchapart. Sift earth over allto 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. Seed sowing in permanent beds is accomplished in the same way, but of course 



is not done until May 10th to May loth, with some exceptions already noted. Note that when seeds arc sown out-doora thej 



be covered more deeply than if sown indoors or under glass. Cover to fully three times the diameter of the seed. 



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 tne ground, and the otucr rests in a leaning position against the wall. Also use this on 

 cold 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 whe i three true leaves show. 

 Transplanting from Cold Frames or Window Transplanting 



Boxes. This is done about May lOthto l.ith 

 or whenever the weather is settled. Water 

 the seedlings and also the ground they are to 

 be transplanted to, the day before, so that 

 soil conditions are equal. Separate the seed- 

 lings with a sharp stick, and if they are grow- 

 ing thickly together place a elump of them 

 in water to soften the soil. Transplant when 

 Flower seeds sown in cold frame 2 or 3 "true" leaves appear. (See cuts.) 



U£KiSaS)M»&fM)fc 



