^HENDERSON'S FLOVER SEEDS« 



AID IN SELECTING FLOWER SEEDS 



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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 page indicated. 



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. 



see page 

 African Daisy*. . .106 



Ageratum* 94 



Alyssum. Sweet*... 9-1 



Antirrhinum* 93 



Arctotis 96 



Arnebia 95 



Asters* 88 to 91 



Balsam 96 



Bartonia 96 



Begonia Fibrous*. .96 



Brachycome 96 



BrowaUia 97 



Calendula 97 



Cal'.iopsis* 97 



Candytuft 99 



Carnation, 



Marguerite 98 



Celosia* 98 



Cockscomb* 98 



Centaurea f An.).. 100 

 Chrysanthemums 



(Annual var.)..100 



Clarkia 102 



Cleome 102 



Convolvulus 



Minor 102 



Cosmos . , 101 



Dahlia 104 



Dianthus* 105 



Eschscholtzia*...106 

 Euphorbia Var.. . . 107 



Gaillardia 107 



Geranium 107 



Globe Amaranth. . 107 



Godetii 107 



Gypsophila 108 



Helichrysum 108 



Heliotrope 108 



Hibiscus 108 



Hollyhock* (An.). 109 

 Impatiens 110 



see page 



Kochia 112 



Lantana 110 



Larkspur 110 



Lavatera Ill 



Lobelia* Ill 



Lupinus Ill 



Lychnis Ill 



Marigold* 112 



Marvel of Peru. . .107 



Matricaria 114 



Mignonette 114 



Mimulus 114 



Myosotis* 114 



Nasturtium.* 

 Tom Thumb. ..116 



Nemesia 115 



Nicotiana* 115 



Nigella 115 



Oenothera 115 



Pansies 117-118 



Pentstemon 1 19 



Petunia 120-121 



Phlox, D.* 119 



Poppy* 123-124 



Portulaca* 121 



Rhodanthe 124 



Ricinus 125 



Salpiglossis 125 



Salvia* 125 



Scabiosa 126 



Schizanthus 126 



Stocks* 127 



Sunflower 128 



Sweet Peas 130 to 133 



Sweet Sultan 100 



Verbena 135 



Vinca rosea 129 



Viscaria 129 



Wallflower (An.).. 129 

 Zinnia*... -...134-135 



COLORED FOLIAGE PLANTS 



FOR BORDERS AND 



RIBBON BEDS 



see page 



Amaranthus 95 



Canna 98 



Centaurea 



CandiJissima' .100 

 Centaurea 



Gymnocarpa. . .100 



see page 



Coleus 102 



Kochia 112 



Marvel of Peru. . . 107 



Musa 114 



Pyrethrum Aure..l24 

 Ricinus 125 



HARDY FLOWERING 



PERENNIALS 



For Permanent Beds and Borders 



FRAGRANT FLOWERS FROM 

 SEED 



see page 



Alyssum 94 



Auricula 122 



Carnations 98 



Clematis Flam.... 102 

 Clematis, Panic... 102 



Cleome 102 



Dianthus (Hardy) 105 



Geranium 107 



Heliotrope 10S 



Mignonette 114 



Mimulus 114 



sec page 

 Nicotiana Affinis .115 



Pinks 105 



Polyanthus 122 



Scabiosa 126 



Stock 127 



Sweet Pea 130 to 133 

 Sweet Rocket.... 127 



Sweet Sultan 100 



Sweet William. ..129 

 Verbena, Lemon. .135 

 Wallflower 129 



CLIMBING VINES FROM 

 SEED 



Annuals 



see page 



Balloon Vine 96 



Canary-Bird Vine. 99 



Coboea 102 



Convolvulus Maj.102 

 Cypress Vine .... 103 



Dolichos 106 



Gourds 108 



Hop, Japanese ... 109 

 Hyacinth Bean. . .106 



see page 



Ipomoea. 113 



Maurandia 115 



Mina 115 



Momordica 114 



Moon Flower. . . .113 

 Morning Glories.. 113 



Nasturtiums 116 



Sweet Peas 130 to 133 

 Thunbergia 129 



Hardy Perennials 



Ivy, Kenilworth..llO 



Kudzu Vine 110 



Lathvrus Ill 



Wistaria 129 



Ampelopsis 95 



Aristolchia 95 



Asparagus 95 



Bignonia 96 



Clematis 102 



Greenhouse Climbers 



Asparagus plum. I Smilax... 126 



nanus 95 Swainsonia 127 



Maurandia 115 



see page 



Achillea 94 



Alyssum, Hardy. . .94 



Aquilegia 93 



Aster 88 to 91 



Boltonia 96 



Campanula 99 



Candytuft, Hardy. 99 

 Canterbury Bells.. 99 



Carnation 98 



Chrysanthemum. .100 

 Coreopsis (har.)..102 



Cowslip 122 



Dclphinum 104 



Dianthus (hardy). 105 



Digitalis 106 



Gaillardia (hardy)107 

 Gypsophila 108 



PLANTS SUCCEEDING 

 PARTIAL SHADE 



see page 



Hibiscus 108 



Hollyhock 109 



Lathyrus Ill 



Lychnis Ill 



Mvosotis 114 



Pansies 117-118 



Phlox (hardy).... 119 

 Pinks (hardv)....105 

 Poppy (hardy)... 123 

 Primrose (Japan). 122 

 Pyrethrum (har.).124 

 Scabiosa (hardy) . 126 



Shasta Daisy 100 



Stokesia 126 



Sweet William... 129 

 Tufted Pansies... 118 

 Wallflower 129 



IN 



see page 



Anemone 95 



Antirrhinum 93 



Aquilegia 93 



Bcllis (Daisies).... 97 

 Canterbury Bells. .99 



Coreopsis 102 



Cowslip 122 



Delphinium 101 



Digitalis 106 



see page 

 Matricaria, or 



Feverfew 114 



Mimulus 114 



Myosotis 114 



Oenothera 115 



Polyanthus 122 



Pansy 117-118 



Poppies (hardy) . . 123 

 Primrose (hardy). 122 



LONG-STEMMED FLOWERS 

 FOR CUTTING 



see page 



Aquilegia 93 



Arctotis 96 



Asters 88 to 91 



Calliopsis 97 



Carnations 98 



Centaurea 100 



Chrysanthemum. . 100 



Coreopsis 102 



Cosmos 101 



Dahlias 104 



Delphinium (bar.) 104 



Dianthus 105 



Gypsophila 108 



Gaillardias 107 



see page 



Larkspur 110 



Marigolds 112 



Matricaria 124 



Mignonette 114 



Poppies 123-124 



Salpiglossis 125 



Scabiosa 126 



Stocks 127 



Stokesia 123 



Sunflowers 128 



Sweet Peas 130 to 133 

 Sweet Sultans.... 123 

 Zinnias 134-135 



PLANTS FOR VASES, HANGING 



BASKETS, VERANDA 



BOXES, ETC. 



see pa^e 



Begonia Vernon. . .96 



Maurandia 115 



Nasturtium 116 



Pstunia 120 



Smilax 126 



Drooping Sorts 



Upright Growing 



see page 



Centaurea 103 



Coleus 102 



Geranium 107 



Heliotrope 108 



Impatiens 110 



Pansy 117-118 



Verbena 135 



Alyssum 94 



Asparagus 95 



PLANTS SUITABLE FOR 

 EDGINGS 



see page 



Ageratum 94 



Alyssum 94 



Asters. Dwarf 88 to 91 

 Begonia, Vernon... 96 



Bellis (Daisies) 97 



Candytuft 99 



Centaurea, White 100 

 Lobelia Compacta 111 



Marigold 112 



Nasturtium, 

 Dwarf 116 



EVERLASTINGS FOR WINTER 

 BOUQUETS 



see page 



Petunia 120-121 



Phlox, Compacta 119 

 Pinkj (hardy).... 105 



Portulaca 121 



Pyrethrum 



Aureum 124 



Sweet William.... 129 



Verbena 1"5 



Zinnia (Dwarf)... 135 



see page 



Honesty 108 



Rhodanthe 124 



see page 



Acroclinium 94 



Globe Amaranth. .107 



Helichrysum 108 



PLANTS SUITABLE FOR 

 GREENHOUSES AND CON- 

 SERVATORIES 

 see page 



Asparagus 95 



Auricula 122 



96 



Browallia 97 



Calceolaria 97 



Carnation 98 



Cineraria 102 



Cyclamen 103 



Geranium 107 



Gerbera 108 



Gloxinia 107 



Heliotrope 107 



Lantana 110 



see page 



Lobelia Ill 



Mignonette 114 



Myosotis 114 



Pansy 117-118 



Petunia 120-121 



Polyanthus 122 



Primula 122 



Schizanthus 126 



Smilax 125 



Swansonia 127 



Sweet Peas 130 to 133 

 Stocks 127 



SEED SO WING. Most eases of failure of seeds to come up are due to unsuitable soil conditions. It is 

 mechanically impossible that young seedlings can send their shoots upwards through 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 rpws, 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 The wrong 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 



inch apart. Sift earth over all to 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 15th, with some exceptions already noted. Note that when seeds are sown out-doors they should 



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



_ ... _ . 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 otner 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 when three true leaves show. 



Transplanting from Cold Frames or Window Transplanting 



Boxes. This is done about May 10th to 15th „ I 



or whenever the weather is settled. Water Jta THE WRONG I THE RIGHT 



the seedlings and also the ground they are to r3«S WAY WAY 



be transplanted to, the day before, so that yyjji 



Boil conditions are equal. Separate the seed- ^JX% 



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



ing thickly together place a clump of them 



in water to soften the soil. Transplant when %%%ffli^&tf%tf%fttf%tftf/fi / %%$\ \/§lfr/ttf/ 

 Flower seeds sown in cold frame 2 or 3 "true" leaves appear. (See cuts.) '%y%y%?J%y%^ 



