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HENDERSON'S EVER-BLOOMING 



ANNUAL HOLLYHOCK 



Every Garden may now be Glorified with Queenly 



Hollyhocks Grown as Easily and Flowering as 



Quickly from Seed as any Garden Annual 



The old favorite Hollyhock can seldom be flowered from seed 

 before the second year, and as the young plants frequently 

 winter-kill, it has limited the cultivation of Hollyhocks to those 

 willing to give the young plants special winter care. All of this 

 bother is obviated in growing our annual Hollyhocks, for they 

 flower the first season from seed. 



The plants from early-sown seed set out in May commence 

 blooming in July, the May-sown in August, and in either event 

 they flower profusely until frost. 



The flower buds, borne in clusters, vary in maturity from the 

 developing bud to the expanding flower; this characteristic ac- 

 counts for the remarkably long flowering period, and, besides, 

 the plants continuously push out side branches as well as new 

 spikes from the base, all of which also develop their quota of 

 flowers almost ad infinitum. 



The diversity of forms and colors among the flowers affords 

 many delightful surprises. Some plants produce densely double 

 flowers without guards, others with guard petals; there are semi- 

 doubles with Anemone-flowered centers, some with smooth- 

 edged petals, others flounced, fringed, etc., and all flowers are 

 usually very large, some measuring five inches across. In colors 

 there is also great variety, some richly brilliant, others dainty 

 and exquisite, then there are colors and tints in charming com- 

 binations. There are maroon, black, pink, chamois-rose, apricot 

 with garnet throat, crimson, canary-yellow, pink with claret 

 thraot and veins, blush with carmine lacings, cerise, white, 

 scarlet, blush with white throat, magenta apricot with buflE 

 margin wine-red wth white edge, etc., etc. 



The plants are of vigorous and healthy growth and naturally 

 branching in habit. The center spike, if not pinched, attains a 

 height of from 8 to 10 feet, after which, if permitted, the side 

 shoots from the b.ase commence to lengthen, growing candelabra- 

 like, 3 to 5 feet long. The plants are amenable to training; that 

 is, the main stem may be kept at any desired height by pinching 

 out the tip, or it may. be kept low and induce earlier develop- 

 ment in the side branches, thus forming a bush. 



Henderson's Ever-Blooming Annual Hollyhock 



Grand Combination Mixture of doubles and semi-doubles, 

 including all colors, shades and variegations. Per Pkt. (about 

 50 seeds), loc. Two packets for 25c. Per 500 seeds. $1.00. 

 From those who have grown Henderson's Annual Ever-Blooming 

 Hollyhocks 



"7 was much pleased with the Ever-blooming Hollyhocks I had 

 from you last year. They commenced blooming in August and 

 continued in bloom until cut off by frost." 



GEO. A. PITT. Portland, Maine. 



"I have never known such fine Hollyhocks as came from your 

 Ever-blooviing kind, the seeds of which were planted in the open 

 ground last April. They begati to flower the last of July and I had 

 six, eight or ten spikes on nearly every plant. One CANNOT 

 praise them enough." HELEN J . RIPLEY, Brookline, Mass. 



A WILD FLOWER GARDEN 



of great and interesting variety may be made n any suitable out of the way 

 place by sowing broadcast, and raking in Henderson's Special Mixed Wild 

 Garden Flower Seeds. Sow at the rate of 1 oz. per 100 square feet, mixed 

 with sand for evenness of distribution. Price, 1.5c. per oz.; oOc. per }4 lb.; 

 $1.50 per lb., postpaid. 



HARDY DOUBLE 



HOLLYHOCK 



Grand summer and autumn 

 flowering plants, bearing long spikes 

 of double flowers, 3 to 4 inches 

 across. They are old inhabitants 

 of our gardens, but are now so im- 

 proved in doubleness and enlarged 

 in size, under our special culture and 

 hybridization, as to be revelations of 

 gorgeous beauty to those who have 

 not seen these improved sorts. 

 Hardy biennials 5 to 8 feet high. 

 The seed we offer has been saved 

 from an unrivaled collection. 



Double Blush Pkt. 10c. 



Canary-yellow 10c. 



Crimson 10c. 



" Deep Rose 10c. 



Lavender 10c. 



" Light Apr.cot 10c. 



Black 10c. 



Maroon 10c. 



Pink 10c. 



Purple 10c. 



White. 10c. 



" Violet Center. . . 10c. 



Customer's Collection of Hollyhock 

 Seed. Any three 10c. pkts. se- 

 lected for 25c. 



Extra Choice Double Mixed. 



From named varieties. 1,000 

 seeds. 75c Pkt. 10c. 



IMPORTED COLLECTIONS of 

 Double Hardy Hollyhock Seeds. 



6 Separate Colors 40c. 



12 Separate Colors 7.5c. 



Single-flowering Hollyhocks, Mixed 

 Colors. 1.000 seeds, 50c. Pkt. 5c. 



Allegheny Hollyhocks, Mixed 

 Colors. Semi-double fringed 



flowers. 1,000 if edi, OOc. Pkt. 10c. 



Two Grand Old English 

 HOLLYHOCKS 



"Palling Belle." A very fine form 

 of Hollyhock bearing large double 

 flowers of a charming shade of sil- 

 very-pink Pkt. 30c. 



"Golden Glory." This splendid 

 variety produces immense double 

 golden-yellow flowers in handsome 

 spikes 6 to 8 feet high. It is of 

 healthy, robust growth, having 

 tough, dark green leaves, and has 

 proven immune to Hollyhock dis- 

 eases Pkt. 2.5c. 



1 pkt. each of the two Grand Old 

 English Hollyhocks for 50c. 



HUMULUS or JAPAN HOP 



Rapid summer climber, in three or four weeks' time attaining a 

 height of 20 to 30 feet, resembling the common Hop, but being an 

 annual, attains full perfection the first season. The foliage lis luxuriant, 

 making a dense covering. It is one of the best plants for covering 

 verandas, trellises, etc. Heat, drought and insects do not trouble it. 



Per 03., .35c Pkt. 5c. 



Silver Striped Japan Hop. A beautiful variety of the above. Green 



leaves blotched and striped white and gray. 

 Per oz., 50c Pkt. 10c. 



IMPATIENS HOLSTH HYRRIDS 



Handsome plants from East Africa, forming bushes 12 to 18 inches 

 high. The flowers, I'X to 1^4 inches across, are of scarlet, orange-red, 

 pink and white with a red eye. The plants grow luxuriantly out-of-doors 

 and form effective and unusually showy flower beds by their great abund- 

 ance of bloom. If grown in pots they are equally effective. Sown in 

 heat in March the seedlings may be planted out end of May and will 

 be continuously in bloom from June until the frost destroys them. 

 Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c. 



INCARVILLEA DELAVAYI 



Beautiful new garden plant with long, flexible branches. It forms 

 large fleshy roots the first year, which should remain in the ground the 

 next season, and thereafter they throw up strong flower stalks 3 feet 

 high, bearing large tubular flowers of rosy-carmine, spotted yellow; 

 throat, brown Pkt. 15c. 



ENGLISH and KENILWORTH IVY 



English. ( Hedera Helix.) Well-known, hardy vine, for moist, shaded 

 positions; waxy-green leaves; 40 feet. Pkt. lOc. 



Kenilworth Ivy. Hardy little climber, clings to walls, etc., and a valuable 

 trailing plant for hanging baskets, vases, etc.; 3 to 6 feet. . . .Pkt. 10c. 



It is not enough to know that Seeds grow, s<L°ds"grow. The vital point is what will they produce? 



Henderson's seeda are famous for their Superior Products. 



