From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



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FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES for 1927 



Double Eschscholtzia Toreador 



2228 It is impossible for anyone to withhold his exclamations of delight on beholding this 

 beautiful plant with its delicate grayish-green foliage and large double flowers. The 

 center of the flower is golden bronze, and the reverse orange crimson. The inner 

 petals are loosely and artistically arranged. The plants grow about one foot high. 

 (See illustration.) Pkt. 35c. 



Godetia "Charming" 



2309 A welcome addition to the beautiful group of satin flowers. The color is a glowing 

 deep satiny pink. It is an ideal bedding plant, very' floriferous and attains a neicht 

 of about 18 inches Pkt. 25c. 



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2 313 This is said by the originators to be the 

 most free-flowering of all the Godetias. 

 It grows about one foot high and the 

 large satiny crimson flowers possess a 

 scintillating brilliancy. (See illustra- 

 tion.) Pkt. 35c. 



Sidalcea Stark's Hybrids (Greek Mallow) 



8677 The plants are of splendid habit, growing 

 erect to a height ranging from two to 

 three feet. The mallow-like flowers are 

 clustered closely on the long spikes, the 

 individual flowers being over two inches 

 in diameter. The plants bloom over a 

 long period ranging from June till Sep- 

 tember. 



The colors of these hybrids embrace 

 all the tints of pink, from delicate blush 

 to deep rose pink and carmine, also in- 

 cluding the various tones of red to deep 

 crimson. The plants are easily grown 

 and are very hardy. Seed started under 

 glass in February will produce plants 

 large enough to flower the same year. 

 Pkt. 35c. 



Salvia Splendens "Harbinger" 



8628 Although the older types of Salvia Splen- 

 dens have long been regarded as ideal 

 bedding plants they all possess one com- 

 mon fault, namely, their lateness of com- 

 ing into bloom. Harbinger remedies this 

 fault. Plants raised from seed sown at 

 the end of February commence to pro- 

 duce in profusion their long spikes of 

 dazzling scarlet flowers early in June and 

 maintain a blaze of color till frost. The 

 foliage is dark green, and the plants are 

 very compact in habit Pkt. 35c. 



Physalis Francheti ( Lan c t ^^ ant ) 



3415 An ornamental plant that has recently come into popular 

 favor for the decorative value of its brilliant orange- 

 scarlet lantern-shaped fruit pods. Although a perennial, 

 the pods are produced the same year from spring sown 

 Height two feet. (See illustration.) .... Pkt 25c. 



Scabiosa Peach Blossom 



3643 An improved and glorified type of the old Sweet Scabious, 



almost twice the size of 

 the older sorts. The 

 flowers arc produced on 

 long stems and the color 

 is, as its name implies, a 

 most beautiful peach 

 blossom pink. A most 

 valuable addition to our 

 summer cut flowers. 



Pkt. 25c. 



Scabiosa Shasta 



3640 This is a pure white 

 counterpart of the 

 above, the largest flow- 

 ering variety ever de- 

 veloped, blooms average 

 three and a half inches 

 across and are produced 

 on extremely long 

 stems Pkt. 25c. 



Statice (Sea Lavender) 



These new varieties of the annual Sea Lavender are 

 unusually charming when dried for winter bouquets. 

 They are also valuable for growing in rockeries; plants 

 attain a height of about two feet. 



3602 Sinuate Atrocoerulea. Dark blue. Pkt 15c. 

 3604 Slnuata Carmines. Bright red Pkt. 15c. 



3696 Slnuata Pride of the Chamois. Beautiful 



Chamois rose Pkt. 15c. 



3608 Slnuata Rosea. Brilliant rose Pkt. 15c. 



Viola Cornuta USS^BLt 



4R34 We believe this to be one of the most praise- 

 worthy and useful novelties introduced within 

 recent years. The Violas or Pansy Violets have 

 long been highly esteemed for their daintiness 

 and hardiness. Blue Gem is a true perennial, and 

 possesses a very vigorous drought resisting con- 

 stitution. The flowers, which nave the appear- 

 ance of large single violets, are produced n six- 

 inch stems and in color are a pleasing shade of 

 violet blue. It is one of the most persistent 

 blooming plants in cultivation. If not permitted 

 to go to seed, it will produce quantities of flow- 

 ers from May to frost. Thrives as well in par- 

 tial shade as in a sunny location. (See illustra- 

 tion.) Pkt. 35c. 



The liberal use of Henderson's Garden Fertilizer (see page 197) will promote healthy, vigorous growth in your plants 



better flowers, and profusions of them 



