PETER HENDERSON & CO., 35 & 37 CORTLANDT STREET, NEW YORK 



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LOBELIA, Bedding Varieties 



This charming class (L. erinus Compacta) forms compact bushes about 6 

 nches high which are fairly sheeted with bloom throughout the season. Highly 

 desirable for edgings, ribbon bedding and garden decoration, as well as for pot 

 culture. They flower the first season from seed. 



Crystal Palace. Deep blue. PH., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 20c; Per oz., $2.00 

 Snowball. Pure white (See engraving) 



PH., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 20c; Per oz., $2.50 

 Mixed Colors PH.. 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 20c; Per oz., $2.00 



MYOSOTIS or FORGET-ME-NOTS 



Palustris. The popular, old-fashioned, hardy blue Forget- Me- Not. 



PH., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 40c; Per oz., $3.00 



Ruth Fischer. This splendid Forget- Me- Not is of compact habit with glossy dark-green 

 foliage, above which are carried on sturdy stems large clusters of immense pure Forget- 

 Me-Not blue flowers, 114 inches across, or larger than those of any other known Myosotis. 

 The plants of unusual hardiness, withstanding zero weather, are in consequence especially 

 valuable for spring bedding effects. PH., 15c; Per 1,000 seeds, 75c. 



Triumph. A robust-growing, large-flowering Forget- Me- Not. Commencing to bloom 

 in from 6 to 8 weeks from seed-sowing and continues until checked by frost. The individ- 

 ual flowers are large and are borne in clusters on long, graceful stems. Color, bright 

 turquoise-blue with yellow eye. PH., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 30c; Per oz., $1.50 



Victoria. Grand "Forget-Me-Nots," forming round, compact bushes about 8 inches high, 

 covered with clusters of large flowers. 



Blue PH. 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 30c; Per oz., $1.50 



Mixed Colors PH. 10c; Per, 1,000 seeds, 30c; Per oz., $1.50 



PETUNIA, Henderson's GIANT SINGLE 



Our strain of Giants of California is of incomparable beauty and size. Most of the 

 flowers are exquisitely ruffled or fringed on the edges, and all are of enormous dimensions, 

 4 to 5 inches across. 

 Aurora. Rose-pink, veined crimson. 

 Fimbriata Alba. White, with yellow throat. 



Empress. Lavendar, toning off white, nettled violet; throat black. 



Kermesina. Deep crimson. 



Miranda. Rosy-red, with scarlet throat. 



Quadricolor. Rose, netted carmine; throat blood-red with a star-like yellow 



center. 

 Royal Purple. Rich royal purple. 

 The Queen. A lovely large, fringed-flowered variety of rose-pink, variously 



marked with white; throat yellow. 

 Titania. Royal purple, edged white. 



Price for any of the above, PH., 25c; Per 1,000 seeds, 60c 

 Giant Fringed, Single, Mixed Colors. 



PH., 25c; Per 1,000 seeds 50c; Per oz., $25.00 



MARIGOLD, FRENCH 



Of compact, drawf growth, 1 foot high, 

 maroon, yellow, striped, etc PH., 10c; 



French Double Dwarf, Mixed Colors. 



with double-quilled flowers of 

 Per oz. 40c 



Double, Gilt Edge. A large-flowering French Marigold of robust growth and 

 large, perfectly double flowers, measuring from 3 to 4 inches across; color, 

 velvety-maroon, edged with yellow. PH., 10c; Per oz., 50c 



MIGNONETTE 



Allen's Defiance. A splendid variety for greenhouse culture, long spikes of 

 flowers. PH. 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 20c; Per oz., 60c 



Bird's Mammoth. A most popular variety — producing long spikes and well 

 filled with large fragrant flowers throughout the season. 



PH., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 20c; Per oz., 60c 

 Odorato, Large-flowering. The popular fragrant garden annual. 



PH., 10c; Per oz., 20c 



Machet Perfection. This improved Machet Mignonette produces broad, 

 cone-shaped spikes of very fragrant red flowers on strong stems, dressed with 

 vigorous foliage, evenly branched and of continuous-blooming habit; one of 

 the very best for either garden or pot culture. 



PH., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 20c; Per oz., 75c. 



Red Goliath. The average spikes of flowers are immense, measuring 6 to 8 

 inches long by 2y 2 inches in diameter, and are compactly filled with giant 

 double florets, measuring l A inch across and packed full, with three times as 

 many anthers as the older Mignonettes contain. The color of the florets is 

 fire-red, effectively contrasted against the healthy, rich green foliage. The 

 fragrance is delightfully rich and powerful, For cutting it is perfection, re- 

 maining fresh for 8 to 10 days in water. 



PH., 10c Per 1,000 seeds, 35c; Per oz., $1.00 



White Goliath. The double white-flowering counterpart of the splendid "Red 

 Goliath" offered above. PH., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 35c. Per oz., $1.00 



White Machet or "Pearl." A white-flowered variety of the popular Machet 

 Mignonette, of the same stocky, robust growth, producing in great abundance 

 large, broad, conical heads of deliciously fragrant white flowers. 



PH., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 35c; Per oz., $1.00 



PRIMULA OBCONICA GIGANTEA 



These "Ever-flowering Primroses" are favorite pot plants for house and 

 conservatory. The Chinese Primroses will have to look to their laurels, for 

 this new giant Obconica race is looming up in size of flowers, many of them 

 measuring IK inches across, equaling in dimensions those of their Chinese 

 rivals, with the added merit of being easier grown and having a longer duration 

 of bloom. Several colors in mixture, white, crimson, rose, violet, lilac, pink- 

 syed sorts, etc. PH., 25c; Per 1,000 seeds, $1.00. 



VERBENA, 

 Henderson's Mammoth 



This distinct and beautiful race we originated, introduced and named. The 

 average trusses measure 9 to 12 inches in circumference and the individual 

 florets on properly grown plants over 1 inch across — or larger than a 25c silver 

 piece. (See engraving.) 



Mammoth Auricula-eyed, Mixed. A variety of colors, each flower having a 



large white center. 

 Mammoth Pink. Mammoth Purple. 



Mammoth Scarlet. Mammoth Striped. 

 Mammoth White. Mammoth Yellow. 



Price for any of the above PH., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 40c; Per oz., $1.50. 

 Mammoth Mixed. PH., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 35c; Per oz., $1.25. 



SALVIA or SCARLET SAGE 



Bonfire. Very compact oval bushes, 2 feet high; brilliant scarlet flowers. The 



■ spikes stand out stiff and erect; over 200 spikes to a plant is not unusual, and 

 the spikes bear from 20 to 30 flowers each. 



PH., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; Per oz., $3.00 



Scarlet Dragoon. A most magnificent summer and autmim-flowering bedding 

 plant. The old Salvia Splendens, or Scarlet Sage, has long been a favorite, 

 and our customers can partially appreciate the superiority of this new variety 

 when we state that the flowers are nearly double the size, closely crowding 

 the immense spikes that often measure 6 inches across. Full-grown plants 

 in bloom form compact bushes 3 feet through by 3 feet high, and bloom from 

 ground to summit. PH., 15c; Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; Per oz., $3.00 



Splendens. The old favorite bedding variety so extensively grown. 



PH., 10c; Per 1,000 seeds. 35c; Per oz., $2.00 



Tom-Thumb Zurich. Of dwarf, compact growth, forming oval bushes 15 to 

 18 inches high, thickly studded with fine spikes of scarlet flowers. For 

 bedding it is brilliantly effective. 



PH., 15c; Per 1,000 seeds, 60c; Per oz., $5.00 



