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From PETER HENDERSOM <B CO.,' HEW YORK 



DIANTHUS or "CHINA PINKS" 



DOUBLE-FLOWERING ANNUAL VARIETIES 



(For Marguerite Carnations, see pages 88 and 89) 



2110 Crown of Perfection. Most beautiful and satisfactory summer-flowering annuals. Unrivaled 

 for brilliancy and rich variety of color; the plants are bushy, of symmetrical form; 1 foot high. 

 The flowers average 6 inches in circumference, are densely double, and produced in succession 

 during the whole summer and autumn in such numbers as to fairly crowd each other for room. 

 There is a wonderful diversity of colors, from purest white to red shades, deep and intensely 

 brilliant, soft pinks and flesh tints, and a large proportion of flowers hieroglyphically marked with 

 various hues, the delicate tints and deep tones mingling in exquisite contrast. 

 Double Mixed Colors Per 1,000 seeds, 50c. ; Pkt. 10c. 



2105 Chinensis, Double Mixed. (China Pinks.) Per 1,000 seeds, 25c; Pkt. 10c 



2112 Diadematus, Double Mixed. (Diadem Pinks.) Various colors, all edged and marbled. . Pkt. 10c. 



2114 Fireball. Large, double, brilliant red Pkt. 10c 



2118 Double Striped and Fringed, Mixed. (Laciniatus, fl. pi.) Large, double-fringed flowers of various 

 colors and markings Pkt. 10c 



2122 Salmon Queen. Beautiful rosy-salmon, fine, large, double . . Pkt. 10c. 



2124 Snowdrift. Very large and double, white Pkt. 10c 



2131 Imported Collection of Double Annual Dianthus; 6 varieties 25c 



2132 Imported Collection of Double Annual Dianthus; 12 varieties. . , 50c. 



SINGLE-FLOWERING ANNUAL PINKS 



2134 Giant "Ruffled and Frilled." A superior strain of the Single Heddewigii Annual or China Pinks. 

 The flowers are of noble size, averaging 3 to 4 inches across. The petals are ruffled, frilled and 

 fringed, lending grace and beauty to the gorgeously colored blossoms which range from dark, 

 blood-red to glowing crimson, carmine-rose, salmon-pink, and white; some of the flowers are 

 mottled and blended with two or more shades. The plants are bushy and compact, about 1 foot 

 high, and flower abundantly through summer and fall. For garden decoration and for cut flowers 

 these new Dianthus are of unapproachable beauty. (See engraving.) Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 10c. 



2138 Princess Pinks. (Dianthus Punclatus.) Large, fringe-edged flowers of different ground colors 

 over which are dotted and blotched different contrasting colors. Very unique and beautiful. 



Pkt. 10c. 



HARDY DIANTHUS, 



GRASS or SPICE PINKS 



(Double-Flowering Varieties) 

 2145 Dwarf, Large, Double-flowering Grass 

 or Spice Pinks. (Dianthus Plumarius nanus, 

 fl. pi.) These are great improvements over 

 the charming time-honored inhabitant of the 

 old-fashioned gardens. The flowers are large 

 and borne profusely on short, stiff stems. 

 In these new pinks we have a large variety 

 of colors and markings; the color of course, 

 refers to the center of the flower, the re- 

 mainder being white or blush with a band 

 of color near the margin; the colors include 

 blood-red, rose, maroon, purple, pink, blush, 

 spotted, laced, variegated, etc. They are 

 excellent perennial garden plants, about 1 foot 

 high, vigorous, hardy, and flower profusely 

 during spring and early summer. The flowers 

 are very large double, beautifully fringed and 

 emit a clove-like perfume. 

 Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c 



2150 Plumarius, Double Mixed. The favorite old 

 Pheasant's Eye or Grass Pinks; 1 foot. 



Per 1.000 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 10c. 



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DELPHINIUM 



OR HARDY LARKSPUR 



(For Annual Larkspur, see page 102) 



2085 Hybridum Belladonna Fanny Stormonth. A 

 greatly improved variety of the "Belladonna" 

 Larkspur; it retains the early and continuous 

 blooming habit and the light, azure-blue color, 

 but the flowers are much larger, of better sub- 

 stance, and the stems are from 5 to 7 feet high; 

 the upper 2 to 3 feet form a huge branching 

 raceme of fine, well-placed flowers. There is 

 nothing like it amongst all the hundreds of new 

 hybrids Pkt. 15c 



2087 Formosum. Deep blue, white center; 2 to 3 

 feet Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 10c. 



2090 Giant Single and Double Superb Hybrids. A 

 splendid race of these popular hardy garden 

 plants. The blossoms are of immense size, sin- 

 gle, semi-double and double, dressing the grace- 

 ful, towering spikes for from 2 to 5 feet of their 

 length. The colors range from white and 

 lavender through every shade of blue from azure 

 to indigo and purple, several shades being 

 blended in some of the varieties. The plants 

 grow from 6 to 10 feet in height and are very 

 desirable and valuable in the garden during the 

 spring and early summer. These improved hy- 

 brids should, to get the best effect, be planted 

 in groups dotted here and there at intervals in 

 the herbaceous border. The lighter colors look 

 particularly well when planted in front of shrub- 

 bery where they will be thrown into strong relief. 

 Delphiniums are also very beautiful for house 

 decoration shown in vases. By cutting off the 

 spikes immediately after flowering, these Del- 

 phiniums may be had in bloom for several 

 months. (See engraving.) Mixed Colors. 



Per 1.000 seeds, SI. 00; Pkt. 25c 



2100 Single, Fine Mixed Colors. 



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

 Henderson's New Guide and Record for 1921 

 is pronounced an indispensable "Gardening Com- 

 panion," it answers the 101 questions that "crop 

 up" about gardening. We give it free with orders 

 of $2.00 or over. (See pagt 3.) 



Henderson's Choice Collection of Flower 



Seeds ° P age8o n will Furnish a Complete Garden Supply 



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