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EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN— Flower Seeds 



^HENDERSON'S HOVER SEEDS* 



P»>srai» 



Aid in Selecting Flower Seeds 



For Various Purposes 

 and Situations 



Descriptions and prices of Varieties below may be readily found In the Catalogue by referring to Index on page 203. 



FLOWERING 

 GARDEN ANNUALS 



and other plants that attain 



perfection and flower the first 



season from seed. 



Sorts marked * are best for 



massing in beds. 



African Daisy* 



Ageratum* 



Alyssum, Sweet* 



Antirrhinum* 



Arctotis 



Arnebia 



Asters* 



Balsam 



Bartonia 



Begonia Fibrous* 



Brachycome 



Browallia 



Calendula 



Calliopsis* 



Candytuft 



Carnation, 



Marguerite 

 Celosia* 

 Cockscomb* 

 Centaurea (An.) 

 Chrysanthemums 



(Annual var.) 

 Clarkia 

 Cleome 

 Convolvulus 



Minor 

 Cosmos 

 Dahlia 

 Dianthus* 

 Eschscholtzia* 

 Euphorbia Var 

 Gaillardia 

 Geranium 

 Globe Amaranth 

 Godetia 

 Gypsophila 

 Helichrysum 

 Heliotrope 

 Hibiscus 



Hollyhock* (An.) 

 Impatiens 



Kochia 



I.antana 



Larkspur 



Lavalera 



Lobelia* 



Lupinus 



Lychnis 



Marigold* 



Marvel of Peru 



Matricaria 



Mignonette 



Mimulus 



Myosotis* 



Nasturtium,* 



(dwarf) 

 Nemesia 

 Nicotiana* 

 Nigella 

 Cenothera 

 Pansies 

 Pentstemon 

 Petunia 

 Phlox. 



Drummondi* 

 Poppy* 

 Portulaca* 

 Rhodanthe 

 Ricinus 

 Salpiglossis 

 Salvia* 

 Scabiosa 

 Schizanthus 

 Stocks* 

 Sunflower 

 Sweet Peas 

 Sweet Sultan 

 Verbena 

 Vinca rosea 

 Viscaria 



Wallflower (An.) 

 Zinnia* 



COLORED FOLIAGE PLANTS 



FOR BORDERS AND 



RIBBON BEDS 



Amaranthus 



Canna 



Centaurea 



Candidissima 

 Centaurea 



Gymnocarpa 



Coleus 

 Kochia 



Marvel of Peru 

 Musa 



Pyrethrum Aure 

 Ricinus 



FRAGRANT FLOWERS FROM 

 SEED 



Nicotiana Affinis 

 Pinks 



Alysura 

 Auricula 



Carnations 

 Clematis l-'lain 

 Clematis, Panic 

 Cleome 



Dianthus (hardy) 

 Geranium 

 Heliotrope 

 Mignonette 

 Mimulus 



Polyanthus 

 Scabiosa 

 Slock 

 Sweet Pea 

 Sweet Rocket 

 Sweet Sultan 

 Sweet William 

 Verbena, Lemon 

 Wallflower 



CLIMBING VINES FROM 



SEED 



Annuals 



Balloon Vine 



Canary-Bird Vine 



Coboea 



Convolvulus Maj. 



Cypress Vine 



Dolichos 



Gourds 



Hop, Japanese 



Hyacinth Bean 



Ipomoea 

 Maurandia 

 Mina 



Momordica 

 Moon Flower 

 Morning Glories 

 Nasturtiums 

 Sweet Peas 

 Thunbergia 



Hardy Perennials 



Ampelopsis 



Aristolochia 



Asparagus 



Bignonia 



Clematis 



Ivy, Kenilworth 

 Kudzu Vine 

 Lathyrus 

 Wistaria 



Greenhouse Climbers 



Asparagus plum- 



nanus 

 Maurandia 



Smilax 

 Swalnsonla 



HARDY FLOWERING 



PERENNIALS 



For Permanent Beds and 



Borders 



Achillea 



Alyssum (hardy) 



Aquilegia 



Aster 



Boltonia 



Campanula 



Candytuft (har.) 



Canterbury Bells 



Carnation 



Chrysanthemum 



Coreopsis 



Cowslip 



Delphinium 



Dinnlhus (hardy) 



Digitalis 



Gaillardia (har.) 



Gypsophila 



Hibiscus 

 Hollyhock 

 Lathyrus 

 Lychnis 

 M yosotis 

 Pansies 

 Phlox (hardy) 

 Pinks (hardy) 

 Poppy (hardy) 

 Primrose (Japan) 

 Pyrethrum (har.) 

 Scabiosa (hardy) 

 Shasta Daisy 

 Stokcsia 

 Sweet William 

 Tufted Pansies 

 Wallflower 



PLANTS SUCCEEDING IN 

 PARTIAL SHADE 



Anemone 



Antirrhinum 



Aquilegia 



Bellis (Daisies) 



Canterbury Bells 



Coreopsis 



Cowslip 



Delphinium 



Digitalis 



Matricaria, or 



Feverfew 

 Mimulus 

 Myosotis 

 Oenothera 

 Polyanthus 

 Pansy 



Poppies (hardy) 

 Primrose (hardy) 



LONG-STEMMED FLOWERS 

 FOR CUTTING 



Larkspur 

 Marigolds 



Aquilegia 



Arctotis 



Asters 



Calliopsis 



Carnations 



Centaurea 



Chrysanthemum 



Coreopsis 



Cosmos 



Dahlias 



Delphiniumfhar.) 



Dianthus 



Gypsophila 



Gaillardias 



Matricaria 



Mignonette 



Poppies 



Salpiglossis 



Scabiosa 



Stocks 



Stokesia 



Sunflowers 



Sweet Peas 



Sweet Sultans 



Zinnias 



PLANTS FOR VASES. HANG- 



ING BASKETS. VERANDA 



BOXES. ETC. 



Begonia Vernon 



Maurandia 



Nasturtium 



Petunia 



Smilax 



Drooping 

 Sorts 

 Alyssum 

 Asparagus 



Upright 

 Growing 



Centaurea 



Coleus 



Geranium 



Heliotrope 



Impatiens 



Pansy 



Verbena 



PLANTS SUITABLE FOR 

 EDGINGS 



Petunia 

 Phlox, dwarf 

 Pinks (hardy) 

 Portulaca 

 Pyrethrum 

 Aureum 

 Sweet William 

 Verbena 

 Zinnia (Dwarf) 



Ageratum 

 Alyssum 

 Asters, Dwarf 

 Begonia, Vernon 

 Bellis (Daisies) 

 Candytuft 

 Centaurea 

 Lobelia 

 Marigold 

 Nasturtium 

 Dwarf . 



EVERLASTINGS FOR WINTER 

 BOUQUETS 



Acroclinium Honesty 



Amaranth Rhodanthe 



Helichrysum 



PLANTS SUITABLE FOR 



GREENHOUSES AND CON- 



SERVATORIES 



Asparagus 



Auricula 



Begonia 



Browallia 



Calceolaria 



Carnation 



Cineraria 



Cyclamen 



Geranium 



Gerbera 



Gloxinia 



Heliotrope 



Lantana 



Lobelia 



Mignonette 



Myosotis 



Pansy 



Petunia 



Polyanthus 



Primula 



Schizanthus 



Smilax 



Swainsonia 



Sweet Peas 



Stocks 



FLOWER SEEDS SOWN IN A DRILL 



TRANSPLANTING 



The wrong 

 way 



SEEDLINGS 



The right 



Hints on Culture of Flower Seeds 



Brief cultural instructions are printed on the back of our Flower seed packets and 

 in more detail in our booklet "Henderson's Flowers for American Gardens" sent 

 post free if asked for. 



SEED SOWING. Most cases of failure of seeds to come up are due to unsuitable soil condi- 

 tions. It is impossible for young seedlings to send their shoots upward through soil which is 

 hard and packed, neither can tender rootlets pierce downward in such soil . 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. 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 rows, 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 (see engraving) Very small seeds should be 

 sown on the surface and merely pressed down, 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 diam- 

 eter and then press down firmly again with the board. Hard shell seed like lpomoeas, Can- 

 nas, etc.. should be soaked in water 24 hours to soften before planting. After sowing 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 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 out-doors about May 10th, in a temporary seed-bed located along a south wall; 

 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. 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 per- 

 manent beds when three true leaves show. 



Transplanting from Cold Frames or Window Boxes. This is done about May 10th to 

 15th or whenever the weather is settled. Water the seedlings and also the ground they are to 

 be transplanted to, the day before, so that soil conditions are equal. Separate the seedlings 

 with a sharp stick, and if they are growing thickly together place a clump of them ip water to 

 soften the soil. Transplant when 2 or 3 "true" leaves appear. (S« illustration.) 



