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HENDERSON'S TESTED SEEDS FOR MARKET GARDENERS AND FLORESTS 



HENDERSON'S 

 TALL GIANT FLOWERING ANTIRRHINUM 



These modern hybrid Antirrhinums have been elevated by popular favor 

 from the "Snap-dragon' rank of common flowers to a higher level. This 

 marked change in the general estimation is the direct result of the improvements 

 which have made the Giant Flowering Antirrhinum race so highly satisfactory 

 for gardens, bedding, borders, pot culture, for house decoration, forcing for 

 winter, cut flowers, etc. 



Blood-red. Pkt., 15c; Per 1,000 seeds, 35c; Per Oz., SI, 25. 

 Deep Rose Pink. Pkt., 15c; Per 1,000 seeds, 35c; Per Oz., SI. 25. 

 Deep Scarlet. Pkt., 15c; Per 1,000 seeds, 35c; Per Oz., S1.25. 

 Light Pink. Delicate rosy-pink and blush. Pkt., 15c; Per 1,000 seeds, 35c; 



Per Oz., S1.25. 

 Orange-scarlet. White throat. Pkt., 15c; Per 1,000 seeds, 35c; Per Oz., SI. 25. 

 Maroon. Pkt., 15c; Per 1.000 seeds, 35c; Per Oz., S1.25. 

 White. Pure snow-white. Pkt., 15c; Per 1,000 seeds' 35c; Per Oz., SI. 25. 

 Yellow Queen. Pure yellow. Pkt., 15c.; Per 1,000 seeds. 30c; Per Oz , $1.00. 

 Mixed Colors. Pkt., 15c; Per 1,000 seeds, 25c ; Per Oz., S1.00. 



BELLIS OR DOUBLE DAISY 



Greatly improved varieties of the- popular "Double Daisies." Adapted for 

 edgings, borders and low beds, and also well suited for growing in pots. 

 Although perennials, they will flower the same season if the seed is sown 

 early, though it is preferable to sow in fall, and winter the plants in cold 

 frames. Height, 6 inches. „ 



Longfellow. Extra large double rose-pink 



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



Per Oz., S2.50. 

 Snowball. Large, very double, pure white 



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



Per Oz., S2.50. 

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



seeds, 40c; Per Oz., S2.00. 



Montrosa. These new "Double" Daises sur- 

 pass all strains of this popular plant in strong, 

 robust growth and abundance of large bloom. 

 Each plant produced 12 to 15 flowers that 

 measure 2 to 3 inches across, carried on long, 

 strong stems. 

 Montrosa Double Rose. Pkt., 20c; Per 1,000 



seeds, 60c; Per Oz., S3.00. 

 Montrosa Double White. Pkt., 20c; Per 1,000 



seeds, 60c; Per Oz., S3.00. 

 Montrosa Double Mixed. Pkt., 20c; Per 1,000 



seeds, 50c; Per Oz., S2.50. 



CALENDULAS 



These improved varieties form bushy plants 



about 1 foot high by 1 foot in diameter, and 



are literally covered with exceedingly large 



double showy flowers. The seed has been saved 



from only the largest and most perfect flowers 



of great depth and decided colors. 



Orange King. Large, double flowers of intense 

 golden-orange. (See engraving.) 



Pkt., 10c; Per Oz., 30c 



Lemon King. Large, double flowers of lemon- 

 yellow. Pkt., 10c; Per Oz., 30c. 



Meteor. Bright yellow striped orange through 

 the center of each petal. Pkt., 10c Per Oz., 25c. 



CALENDULA 



"ORANGE 



KING" 



BEGONIAS 



Everblooming Fibrous Rooted Varieties 

 The Semperflorens (Everfiowering) varieties of fibrous rooted Begonias 



offered below are unsurpassed bedding plants. Thriving equally well in par- 

 tially shaded or sunny locations, flowering profusely through summer and 



fall— beds or edgings of these 



Begonias being a sheet of color 



continuously. As pot plants for 



winter flowering they are also 



superb; easily grown from seed. 



Magnifica. Avery striking bed- 

 ding or pot plant, produc- 

 ing bright crimson flowers; 

 dark bronze foliage, plants 

 bushy and compact, about 

 10 inches high. Pkt., 25c; 

 Per 1,000 seeds, SI. 00. 



Prima Donna. Splendid bushy 

 plants, 10 inches high by 

 12 inches across. The flow- 

 ers are unusually large, 1 to 

 IX inches in diameter and 

 of charming rose color shad- 

 ing to carmine in center. 

 (See engraving.) Pkt., 25c; 

 Per 1,000 seeds, S1.00. 



Vernon. Fine bedding and 

 pot plant, 6 inches high; 

 blood-red flowers in profu- 

 sion. Pkt., 25c; Per 1,000 



CANDYTUFT DWARF 

 HYBRID, LARGE- 

 FLOWERING 



Popular dwarf annuals, flowering profusely 

 throughout the whole season. The plants are 

 fairly covered with blossoms; great favorites for 

 beds, edging, pots and borders of the easiest 

 culture. The florets as well as the umbels of 

 bloom are double the size of the old varieties. 

 Several new and exquisite shades and colors are 

 included; they form bushy little plants only 4 

 to 6 inches high. 



Dwarf Hybrid, Large-flowering White. Pkt., 

 10c, Per 1,000 seeds 30c; Per Oz., 50c 

 Dwarf Hybrid, Large-flowering Mixed Colors. 

 Pkt., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 25c; Per Oz., 40c 

 Empress or Giant, White Hyacinth-flowered. 

 A grand variety, producing enormous 

 spikes of bloom, resembling a white Hyacinth. 

 These spikes often measure 7 inches long, 

 2X inches in diameter; plant in bloom 12 

 inches high. (See engraving.) Pkt., 10c; 

 Per Oz.. 40c 

 Umbellata, Lilac. Pkt., 10c; Per Oz., 40c 

 Rose-Cardinal. Produces very large umbels of 

 bright, rosy-cardinal flowers, so the plant 

 presents one unbroken sheet of bloom, 8 

 inches high. Pkt., 10c; Per Oz., 40c 

 Umbellata, Mixed Colors. Pkt., 10c; Per 

 Oz., 40c. 



HARDY DIANTHUS, GRASS 

 OR SPICE PINKS 



Double-Flowering Varieties 

 Dwarf, Large, Double-flowering Grass or 

 or Spice Pinks. (Dianihus Phimarius nanus, ji. pi.). Hardy Garden Pinks. 

 These are great improvements over the charming time honored inhabitant of 

 the old-fashioned gardens. 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. 



Mixed Colors. Pkt., 25c; Per 1,000 seeds, 75c; Per Oz., S3. 00. 

 Plumarius, Double Mixed. The favorite old Pheasant's Eye or Grass Pinks. 

 1 foot. Pkt., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; Per Oz., S2.00. 



DIDISCUS COERULEUS 



"Blue Lace Flower" 



It is extensively grown by cut flower growers, in the vicinity of New York 

 to supply the fashionable Fifth Avenue Trade. The Blue Lace Flower was 

 introduced into the United States from Australia and is a welcome addition 

 to our garden annuals. The plants grow about 2 feet high, producing graceful 

 subdivided foliage. The lovely, umbel-shaped flowers, are composed of a 

 grext number of small florets. The color is the most beautiful imaginable, 

 a clear coerulean or heavenly blue — a rare and beautiful shade. 



Seed sown outdooes after danger from frost will produce plants which should 

 bloom continuously from July to October. It may be grown in' the green- 

 house or conservatory for winter blooming. It is also desirable as a pot plant. 

 Pkt., 25c; Per 500 seeds, 50c; Per Oz., S2.00. 



GYPSOPHILA, "BABY'S BREATH" 



Double-flowering. (G. paniculata fl. pi.) A new hardy perennial type bearing 

 in profusion racemes of double white flowers which last long in perfection; 

 50 per cent may be expected to come double. 



Pkt., 25c; Per 1,000 seeds, 75c; Per Oz., S4.00. 



Paniculata. A favorite hardy perennial, the feathery foliage and white flowers 

 are largely used in making bouquets. Pkt., 10c; Per Oz., 75c 



"Paris Market." A pretty garden annual, of great value for bouquets, vases, 

 etc. It forms branching plants about 2 feet high, fairly smothered with 

 snow-white flowers half an inch across. Pkt., 10c; Per Oz., 20c; Per lb., $2.00. 



