HENDERSON'S l^iHili 



FLOWER SEEDS 



FOR 

 FLORISTS 



3703 

 3704 

 3706 

 3707 

 3708 

 3709 

 3720 



Trade Packet 

 oi about 

 STOCKS CIANT NICE or "BEAUTY." 



Beauty of Nice, flesh pink 1000 seeds .50 



Crimson King, velvety crimson 1000 seeds .50 



Light Violet 1000 seeds .50 



Madame Rivoire, white 1000 seeds .50 



Queen Alexandra, rosy lavender 1000 seeds .50 



Rose of Nice, carmine rose 1000 seeds .50 



Mixed Colors 1000 seeds .40 



Per 

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3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 3.00 

 2.50 



STOCK DOUBLE GIANT EXCELSIOR 



(Improved Column). 



Non-branching, producing one flowering spike. 



3722 Apple Blossom 1000 seeds 1.00 8.00 



3723 Crimson 1000 seeds 1.00 8.00 



3724 Dark Blue 1000 seeds 1.00 8.00 



3725 Lavender 1000 seeds 1.00 8.00 



3726 Pink 1000 seeds 1 .00 8.00 



3727 White 1000 seeds 1.00 8.00 



3730 Mixed 1000 seeds 1.00 8.00 



STOCKS, 10 weeks, 



Henderson's Colossal, Double, 10 weeks, viz., 



3732 " Blue Bells, dark blue 1000 seeds .50 3.00 



3733 " El Dorado, sulphur yellow 1000 seeds .50 3.00 



3734 " Grand Rouge, fiery crimson ... . 1000 seeds .50 3.00 



3736 " Mont Blanc, pure white 1000 seeds .50 3.00 



3737 " Rosy Morn, rosy flesh 1000 seeds .50 3.00 



3740 " Mixed Colors 1000 seeds .40 2.50 



3745 Cut and Come Again, Princess Alice, white 1000 seeds .50 3.00 



3748 Double Giant Column "Gardenia" The 



finest pure white non-branching variety. ..... 1000 seeds 1.00 15.00 



3750 Large Flowering, Double Mixed Colors 1000 seeds 30 1.50 



3762 STOKESIA. Cyanea Blue, hardy, Corn Flower 1.50 



SUNFLOWERS. 



3777 Single Giant Russian, grown for seeds . .10 



3779 New Red "Lilliput" Hybrids 40 



3781 Maroon Prince .50 



3783 Henderson's "Red and Gold" 30 



3785 " Red "Semi-double and Col- 

 larette" vars 40 



DOUBLE VARIETIES. 

 3806 Double Chrysanthemum Flowered 25 



SUMMER CYPRESS. See Kochia. 



SWEET PEAS. See page 49. 

 4440 SWEET ROCKET, mixed, fragrant, purple and 



white 50 



SWEET WILLIAM. 

 4450 Annual, Mixed Colors 50 



4455 Double Perfection, large flowering, mixed 60 



4456 Double Dwarf Mixed, large flowering variety 



growing about 9 inches high 1.50 



4459 Pink Beauty, large single pure pink 75 



4462 Scarlet Beauty, large single deep scarlet 75 



4464 White Beauty 75 



4470 Perfection, single large flowering, mixed 30 



4473 TAGETES Signata Pumila. A dwarf Marigold 



growing 6 to 8 inches tall, golden yellow 



flowers. Splendid for rock gardens .75 



4475 THUNBERGIA alata, Mixed Colors, annual 



climber 500 seeds .25 .75 



4476A TITHONIA. Early flowering strain. Rich single 



orange-scarlet flowers of a very telling color. 



Succeeds well as an annual if seed is sown in 



February or March, so as to have plants for 



planting out in May. Height 6 feet 2.00 



4477 TORENIA FOURNIERI. Flowers light blue and 



purple with yellow throat 1000 seeds .35 3.00 



TRITOMA. Red Hot Poker Plant. 



4480 New Hybrids. Mixed Colors 1000 seeds .50 2.00 



4483 VENIDIUM Fastuosum (Annual). The plants 

 grow about two feet high and bear golden yel- 

 low sunflower-like blooms with black centers 4.00 



4483A Fastuosum Hybrids Mixed 4.00 



4478 URSINIA Anetheoides (Annual). The plants 



grow about one foot high, carrying on long 



wire-like stems; numerous orange colored 



daisy-like flowers with brown centers 1000 seeds .75 3.00 



VERBENA. 



4484A Erinoides, blue 1000 seeds .25 1.25 



4486 Venosa, heliotrope blue, fine for bedding 1000 seeds .40 1.50 



4486A Venosa, lavender 1000 seeds .50 2.00 



4488 ETNA. Large trusses of intense crimson scarlet 



with a small creamy yellow eye 1000 seeds .60 2.50 



4489 ROYALE. The color is a rich deep royal blue with 



a large creamy yellow eye 1000 seeds .60 2.50 



4490 BEAUTY OF OXFORD HYBRIDS. The color 



shades from clear rose-pink to rose-red, making 

 this the brightest Rose Verbena ever produced 

 from seed 1000 seeds .60 2.50 



4491 LAVENDER GLORY. A glorious true lavender, 



with a cream white eye 1000 seeds .60 2.50 



4512 FIREBALL. A dwarf compact Verbena about 6 

 inches high, literally covered with bright scar- 

 let blooms, excellent for borders, beds or pot 

 plants and comes absolutely true from seed. . 1000 seeds .60 2.50 



Trade Packet 

 of about 



Per 



4513 VIOLET BOUQUET. A dwarf variety growing 8 



inches high, color deep violet with cream eye 1000 seeds .60 2.50 



4514 "SPECTRUM RED." Intense bright red, 



brighter than any other Verbena, having ab- 

 solutely no eye 1000 seeds .60 2.50 



4492 Mammoth Auricula-eyed, Mixed 1O00 seeds .40 1.50 



The following separate colors each 1000 seeds .40 1.50 



4496 Mammoth Pink. 



4498 Mammoth Purple. 



4502 Mammoth Scarlet. 



4506 Mammoth White. 



4508 Mammoth Yellow. 



4510 Mammoth Mixed 1000 seeds .30 1.25 



4516 VERONICA SPICATA. Hardy perennial, bright 



blue 1000 seeds .60 2.50 



VINCA. 



4522 Rosea, bright rose. 4526 Alba pura, pure white 1000 seeds .25 1.00 



4524 Rosea alba, white, rose eye 1000 seeds .25 1.00 



4530 Mixed Colors 1000 seeds .20 .75 



VIOLA. 



4533 Cornuta Arkwright Ruby, ruby red with terra 



cotta maikings 1000 seeds 1.00 7.50 



4533A " Avalanche, pure white compact. .. . 1000 seeds .60 3.00 



4534A " Primrose Dame, sulphur yellow 1000 seeds .60 3.00 



4536 " Apricot Gem. Apricot shading to a 



deep orange center 1000 seeds .75 4.00 



4535 Large flowering mixed, "Pansy-violets" 1000 seeds .50 2.50 



WALLFLOWER. 



4546 Double Annual Mixed 1000 seeds .60 2.50 



4550 Perennial Large Flowering Double, Mixed 1000 seeds .75 3.00 



EXTRA EARLY OR ANNUAL. 



4556 Blood Red, red, orange shaded blood red 1000 seeds .20 .50 



4560 Mixed Colors 1000 seeds .20 .50 



4565 Single Perennial Large Flowering Single, 



Mixed Colors 2S 



ZINNIA 



(IMPROVED DWARF LARGE FLOWERING). 



The following separate color each 50 



4582 Crimson. 4592 Salmon-Rose. 



4586 Orange. 4594 White. 



4588 Purple. 4598 Yellow. 



4600 Mixed Colors 40 



ZINNIA DOUBLE CALIFORNIA GIANT 



A very popular variety having large flat flowers 



giving a graceful effect, particularly for use as 



a cut flower, also suitable for bedding. Height 



3 to 4 feet. 

 Cerise Queen, Beautiful orange rose 

 Crimson Queen, Rich crimson 

 Golden Queen, Golden yellow 

 Rose Queen, Deep rose 

 Scarlet Queen, Deep Scarlet 

 Violet Queen, Deep purple 

 White Queen, White 

 Yellow Queen, Canary yellow 

 Mixed 



Price of above 1000 seeds 



LILLIPUT. 



Burnt Orange (Valencia) 1000 seeds 



Crimson Gem 1000 seeds 



Golden Gem 1000 seeds 



Salmon Gem 1000 seeds 



White Gem 1000 seeds 



Mixed 1000 seeds 



Linearis 



Haageana (Mexican hybrids), double mixed. . . 1000 seeds 



PICOTEE, double mixed 1000 seeds 



Giant Double Quilled. "Achievement." 



Mixed Colors 1000 seeds 



SCABIOUS FLOWERED (Annual). The outer 



row of petals are long and large, while the 



inner rows are short and tubular, giving the 



flower the appearance of a Scabiosa 1000 seeds 



GIANT DOUBLE DAHLIA-FLOWERED 



Buttercup, deep creamy yellow 1000 seeds 



Dream, soft lavender 1000 seeds 



Exquisite, light rose 1000 seeds 



Meteor, a rich glowing red 1000 seeds 



Oriole, deep orange, crimson and gold 1000 seeds 



Polar Bear, pure white 1000 seeds 



Purple Prince 1000 seeds 



Will Rogers. Intense scarlet 1000 seeds 



All Colors Mixed 1000 seeds 



NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERED 

 "FANTASY." Beautiful blooms with curled 

 and twisted petals, a fine sort for cutting. 



Fantasy Orange Lady, orange 1000 seeds 



" Rosalie, bright rose 1000 seeds 



" "Star Dust." Color, a rich deep gold- 

 en yellow 1000 seeds 



" White Light, white 1000 seeds 



" Wildfire, Dazzling Scarlet 1000 seeds 



Mixed Colors 1000 seeds 



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4603 



4604 



4605 



4607 



4608 



4609 



4E09A 



4610 



4641 



4642 



4643 



4644 



4644A 



4645 



4647 



4650 



4652 

 4656 



4660 



4662 

 4664 

 4666 

 4669 

 4672 

 4674 

 4676 

 4695 

 4680 



4684 

 4685 

 4686 



4687 

 4688 

 4690 



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1941. WHOLESALE CATALOG FOR MARKET GROWERS AND FLORISTS— PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



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