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ABRONIA UmbellaU, trailing annual, thriving 

 in dry situations; pink flowers in Verbena- 

 like trusses; height, ^i it 05 



ABUTILON, Choice mixed, of compact, bushy 

 growth; large bell-shaped flowers of various 

 colors; flowering in the house in winter or 

 the garden in summer; tender perennial; 



2 ft 10 



Giant Flowering Hybrids. (See page 74.) 25 



ACHILLEA Ptarmica, fl. pi., double white flow- 

 ers, profusely borne summer and autumn; 



hardy perennial; 1 to 2 ft 10 



The Pearl. (See page 74.) . .15 



ACOWITUM Napellus (Monkshood), handsome, 

 hardy herbaceous plant, throwing bold 

 spikes of dark blue flowers in summer. 

 Effective in flower borders. Shrubberies 

 etc.; height, 3 to 4 ft 10 



ACROCLmrUM, Double mixed, fine "Ever-last- 

 ing" for winter bouquets, also a showy 

 garden annual; 1 ft 05 



ADLUMIA Cirrhosa, hardy biennial climber, 

 known as "Mountain Fringe"; feathery 

 foliage, rose-colored flowers; 15 ft 10 



AFRICAN DAISY. (See page 7 3.) 



AGERATUM Mexicanum, feathery flowers in 

 clusters, borne continuously; in pots in win- 

 ter or beddins; out in summer. 



Tom Thumb White; ?4 ft 30c. per oz. : . 05 



" " Blue; ?4 ft 30c. per oz.; .05 



(For otlier varieties see page 73.) 



AGROSTEMMA Coronaria (Rose Campion), ef- 

 fective herbaceous plants, of sturdy, branch- 

 ing growth. The silvery foliage contrasts 

 beautifully with the large, single, crimson 

 blossoms borne during June and July; 

 height, 2 to 24 ft 05 



ALYSSUM Maritimum (Sweet Alyssum\ a favor- 

 ite annual for garden beds, edgings, etc.; 

 clusters of white flowers borne profusely 



throughout the season; ?i ft oz., 25c. .05 



Saxatile Compacta, hardy, spring-blooming 



Alyssum with yellow flowers; '4 ft 10 



(For otlier varieties see page 73.) 



AMARANTHUS Caudatus (Love-Lies-Bleeding), 



rapid-growing garden annual with long, 



drooping crimson flower spikes; height, 3 ft. .05 



Tricolor (Joseph's Coat), showy annual foliage 



plant for gardens; leaves red, yellow, green, 



etc.; 3 ft 05 



(For otiter varieties see page 74.) 



AMBERBOA. (See page 74.) 15 



AMPELOPSIS Veitchii (Boston or Japanese 1%^), 

 valuable hardy climber, clinging to wood, 

 stone or brick walls; dense ivy-green foliage, 

 changing to red in autumn; 30 ft 10 



ANCHUSA ITALICA "DROPMORE," a fine, 

 large, hardy, herbaceous plant. 4 to 5 feet 

 high, with flowers of lovely Gentian-blue. . . .20 



ANEMONE, St. Brigid. (See page 74.) 10 



ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragons.) (See page 75.) 



AQUILEGIA, or COLUMBINE, popular hardy 

 perennials for the garden, forming large per- 

 manent clumps; height, 1 to 3 ft. 



Double White (alba pi.) 05 



Single, Mixed colors 05 



Double Flowering, mixed colors OS 



(For otlier varieties see page 75.) 



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ANNUALS attain full gro\\^ from seed, flower and die in cne year. 



BIENNIALS grow from seed one year, bloom and die the next, though some varieties bloom the first 



season when sown early. 

 PERENNIALS last for several years, blooming annually after the first season, though some varieties will 



bloom the first season if sown early. 



ARABIS Alpina (Rock Cress) a dwarf, hardy 

 plant producing in early spring masses of 

 small, white flowers. An effective com- 

 panion to the Golden Alyssum, etc.; height, 

 ^4 ft 10 



ARCTOTIS Grandis. (See page 74 ) 10 



ARISTOLOCEIA Sipho (Dutchman's Pipe Vine). 

 luxuriant, hardy climber; large leaves, mak- 

 ing dense shade; flowers yellow and brown, 

 mottled and curiously shaped; 30 ft 10 



ARNEBIA Cornuta. (See page 74.) 10 



ASPARAGUS Verticillatus, hardy climber, with 



fcather>' foliage and scarlet berries; 10 ft. . 10 

 Plumosus Nanus, greenhouse climber with 



Fern-like foliage .SI. 00 per 100 seeds . 25 



Sprengeri, decorative perennial for pots, vases, 

 etc.; drooping chenille-like fronds 4 ft. long. .10 



ASPERULA Odorata (Sweet Woodruff), dwarf 



hardy plant, esteemed for its fra(?rance 05 



ASTERS, CHINA. (See pages 76 to 79.) 



AURICULA, Finest Mixed (Primula auricula), 

 low-growing, spring-flowering plants for bor- 

 ders or pots; large single fragrant flowers 

 borne in clusters on 4 to 6 in. spikes 10 



BALLOON VINE, rapid-growing annual climber, 

 10 to 15 ft.; white flowers followed by bal- 

 loon-like seed pods 05 



BALSAM. (S?<? page 80.) 



BAPTISIA Australis (False Indigo), a hardy 

 perennial, with deeply cut, dark green 

 foliage; during June and July it bears showy, 

 dark blue flowess in long racemes; 2 ft . . 



BARTONIA Aurea, showy garden annual; 1 ft. 

 high, with large single yellow flowers 



BEGONIA. (Olhei varieties see page 80.) 



Rex, Mixed varieties, ornamental foliage of led, 

 gold, green, bronze, etc 



B ELLIS (Double Daisies). (See page 80.) 



BIGNONIA Grandifiora, the Hardy Trumpet 

 Creeper, clusters of large orange- red flowers: 

 picturesquely effective on arbors, old trees, 

 etc. ; 40 to 50 ft 



BOCCONIA Cordata (Plume Poppy), a splendid, 

 hardy perennial for the mixed border or 

 wild garden. The foliage is large and hand- 

 some. During July and August it produces 

 large panicles of creamy- white flowers; 

 height 6 ft 



BOLTONIA Asteroides, showy, hardy perennial, 

 growing about 6 feet in height and producing 

 during summer and autumn large, single 

 white Marguerite-like flowers 



BRACHYCOME IberidifoUa (Swan River Daisy), 

 garden annual, making a compact bush. 

 8 ins. high. 

 Mixed colors 05 



BROMUS. (See page SO) 25 



BROWALLIA. 



Speciosa Major, free-flowering annual for either 

 gardens in summer or pot culture in winter; 

 produces flowers Hi to 2 ins. across; indigo- 

 blue with white throat; 1 ft 10 



CALAMPELIS Scabra, a well-known, beauti- 

 ful annual climber. Trained to a trellis or 

 south wall it is an ornamental object 

 throughout the summer, its bright orange 

 tubular flowers contrasting effectively n-ith 

 the delicate green of the foliage. 10 ft .10 



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Cultural Instructions are printed on all packets of Henderson's Flower Seeds 



