118 



EVERYTHING FOR THE GARDEN— Flower Seed* 



Henderson's Imperial Collection 



of Continuous Flowering Garden Annuals 



Shown in colors on opposite page 



This delightful group consists of Ave varieties each of Sweet Scabious and Sweet Sultan, and six varieties of Salpiglossis 

 Emperor. These three floral gems require no introduction, as their popularity has long since been established with garden- 

 lovers for their ease of culture, supremely beautiful flowers and continuous flowering habits. 



Scabiosa Maxima Plena 



"SWEET SCABIOUS" OR "MOURNING BRIDE" 



This is an improved type of this old garden 

 favorite, the flowers are very large and double 

 and are produced on long stems which make 

 them exceedingly valuable for cut flowers. If 

 the flowers are picked or the old flowers cut off 

 the plants, a continuous succession of flowers 

 will be enjoyed up to frosj.. The plants attain a 

 height of about two feet. 



3642 Azure Fairy. Light blue Pkl. 10c. 



3643 Cerise. Lovely cerise-red. . . Pkt. 10c. 



3646 Golden- Yellow Pkl. 10c. 



364T Royal Purple Pkt. 10c. 



3648 Snowball. Pure white Pkt. 10c. 



3650 Maxima Plena. Mixed col- 

 ors Pkl. 10c. 



3651 Collection. 5 separate varieties 40c. 



Centaurea Imperialis 



or Imperial Sweet Sultan 



The various colors of this delightful flower are 

 most charming in their delicate and pastel-like 

 softness. The exquisitely fringed blossoms arc 



?oised most gracefulfy on their long wiry stems. 

 f the flowers are cut when they are just begin- 

 ning to open, they will last for ten days in water. 

 The plants arc strong and bushy and attain a 

 height of from two to three feet. 

 1838 Chamaeleon. Bright yellow Pkt. 10c. 

 1842 Favorita. Brilliant rose-col- 

 ored Pkl 



1844 Graziosa. Deep lilac Pkt 



1846 Marrfarltae. Satiny-white .Pkt 

 1848 Splendens. Rich, dark pur- 

 ple Pkt 



1850 Mixed Colors Pkt 



1851 Collection. 



10c. 

 10c. 

 10c. 



separate varieties. 



10c. 

 10c. 

 40c. 



Salpiglossis, Emperor 



The beautiful large Petunia-like flowers rival 

 the orchids with their superbly gorgeous exotic 

 colorings. The bushy plants grow two feet 

 high and the flowers are produced in abundance. 

 When used for cut flower decorations they al- 

 ways command attention and admiration. As 

 a bedding plant, few other plants can compare 

 with it. 



3602 Ltrfht Blue. Veined gold Pkt. 10c. 



3603 Bright Crimson Pkt. 10c. 



3604 Golden. Yellow Pkt. 10c. 



3606 Lilac. Veined gold Pkt 10c. 



860T Pink Pkt. 10c. 



3608 Purple- violcc. Veined gold. .Pkt. 10,. 



3610 Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c. 



8611 Collection. 6 separate colors .... 30c. 



4745. Henderson's Imperial Collection, 16 Varieties, $1.25 



Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco) 



3045 Aiflnls. The popular, free-flowering variety; fragrant, star-shaped white 

 ers; annual, 3 feet high. (See illustration.) Per 1,000 seeds, 23c.| Pkt. f 



3050 Affinls Hybrids. Most showy and profuse-flowering garden annua 

 giving a continuous display of brilliant flowers through summer an 

 autumn; -easily grown from seed, commencing to flower in a few weeks 

 from sowing, thriving in a sunny position in- any good garden soil. The 

 plants, of branching, busby 'habit, 2 to 3 feet high, carry the flowers in 

 clusters, measuring 1 ' a to 2 inches across and are very fragrant. Pur- 

 ple, white, dark red, light red, salmon, crimson, violet, rose and pink. 

 (See illustration.) Mixed Colors Per 1,000 seeds, 28c. i Pkt. 10c. 



Nigella ("Love-in-a-Mist") 



Ln\rly garden annuals growing in oval bush form, about 12 to 15 inches in 

 height. In the finely cut Fern-like green foliage nestle numerous large double 

 flowers of light blue or white. The charming effect having suggested the popu- 

 lar names, nf "Love-in-a-Mist," "Devil-in-a-Bush," etc. (See illustration.) 



3056 Mlu Jekyll, Blue. Large, double light, blue Pkt. 10c. 



3058 Miss Jekyll. White. Pure white flowers Pkt. 10c. 



3060 Damascena, Double Mixed. The tall type Pkt. 10c. 



''V&&Z ' f% 



emesia 



3020 Newton's Glories. A notable hybrid strain of large-flowering 

 Nemesias. Plants of bushy growth bearing a profusion of large 

 flowers, in gorgeous colorings, including crimson, lemon, orange, pur- 

 ple, claret, etc.. some are tigered and spotted on delicate ground 

 colors. Mixed Colors Pkt. 23c. 



3030 Triumph Hybrids. A splendid race of these popular annuals. The 

 plants grow 6 to 8 inrhes high, in bushy form, and bear continuously, 

 myriads of brilliantly colored flowers; cream, orange, yellow, crimson, 



Mixed Colors 



rose, scarlet, etc., lipped with other colors. 



Pkt. 13c. 



Nemophila (Californian Blue-bell) 



3040 Splendid annuals about 1 foot high for garden decoration; clusters of 

 bright-colored flowers in shades of blue, white and violet, margined, 

 dotted, etc., borne freely all summer long if grown in a rather cool, 

 partially shaded situation. Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c. 



Oenothera ("Evening Primrose") 



These are among our most beautiful plants for mixed garden beds and 

 borders. They grow in branching form 1 to 2 feet in height and produce 

 freely and continuously large, single, Poppy-like flowers of white, yellow, rose 

 color, etc. The blossoms open early every evening and last well into the fol- 

 lowing day. They are of the easiest culture in any sunny situation. 

 3068 Royal Rose. "Mexican Evening Primrose." Rose color.. Pkt. 10c. 

 3070 Mixed Annual Varieties Pkt. 10c. 



You will never experience the nuisance of insects or plant diseases in your garden, if you keep a Key Duster Gun and 



Cartridges handy. See page 193 



