Henderson's Flowers for American Gardens 



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DIANTHUS or "CHINA PINKS" 

 Double-Flowering Annual Varieties 



2110 Crown of Perfection. Most beautiful 

 and satisfactory summer-flowering annual. The 

 plants are bushy, of symmetrical form: 1 foot 

 high. The flowers average 2 inches across; are 

 densely double and produced during the whole 

 summer and autumn in such numbers as to 

 fairly crowd each other for room. There is a 

 wonderful diversity of colors, from purest white 

 to red shades, deep and intensely brilliant soft 

 pinks and flesh tints, mingling in exquisite con- 

 trast. (See illustration.) Double Mixed Colors. 

 Per 1,000 seeds, 75c; Pkt. 13c. 

 21 14 Fireball. Large, double, brilliant red. 



Pkt. 10c. 



2118 Double Striped and Fringed, Mixed. 



Large, double-fringed flowers of various colors 

 and markings Pkt. 10c. 



2122 Salmon Queen. Beautiful rosy-salmon, 



fine, large, double Pkt. 10c. 



2124 Snowdrift. Very large and double, white. 



Pkt. 10c. 



2131 Imported Collection of Double Annual 

 Dianthus; 6 varieties 40c. 



2132 Imported Collection of Double Annual 

 Dianthus ; 12 varieties 75c. 



DIDISCUS COERULEUS 

 Annual Blue Lace Flower 

 2155 Blue Lace Flower is extensively grown by 

 cut flower growers in the vicinity of New York 

 to supply the fashionable Fifth Avenue trade. 

 The Blue Lace Flower was introduced into the 

 United States from Australia and is a welcome 

 addition to our garden annuals. The plants grow 

 about 2 feet liigh, producing graceful subdivided, 

 foliage. The lovely, umbel-shaped flowers, 2 to 

 3 inches across, are composed of a great num- 

 ber of small florets. The color is the most 

 beautiful imaginable, a clear coerulean or heav- 

 enly blue — a rare and beautiful shade. 



It is of easiest culture. Seed sown outdoors 

 after danger from frost will produce plants 

 wMch should bloom continuously from July to 

 October. It may be grown in the green house or 

 conservatory for winter blooming. It is also 

 desirable as a pot plant Pkt. 25c. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA 

 or California Poppy 



Eschscholtzias are among our most beautiful 

 and popular annuals, being of the easiest culture. 

 From spring-sown seed they flower profusely 

 until late in the autumn, making them invalu- 

 able for bedding. The plants are dwarf-branch- 

 ing habit, about 1 foot high. 

 2232 New Hybrid. The plant of this new type 

 is very erect and bears extra large flowers of tints 

 and shades never before seen in Eschscholtzias 

 They include soft pink, scarlet, chrome yellow, 

 coppery red, shades of claret, and royal purple, 

 and extra rich shades of crimson, pink and 

 orange scarlet.. .Per 1,000 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 15c 



GACLLARDIA 

 Annual Varieties 



Very showy garden annuals, 1 to 2 feet high. 

 Grown in masses they are especially effective 

 large flowers, 2 to 3 inches across produced from 

 early summer until frost, unrivaled for cutting. 

 (See illustration.) 



2255 Lorenziana, or Double-flowering. 



Large round heads composed of numerous 

 fibrets of crimson garnet, lemon orange, etc. 



Pkt. 10c 

 2260 Mixed Single Varieties. 



Per 500 seeds, 25c; Pkt. 10c 



GODEIIA or SATIN FLOWER 



Showy garden annuals first found in the 

 Rocky Mountain regions. Godetias are of 

 compact growth, about 1 foot high, bearing 

 freely flowers 3 to 4 inches across, of exquisite 

 colors and shades that glisten in the sunlight 

 like satin. Splendid either bedded or grown in 

 pots. 



2320 Finest Mixed Varieties. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 25c; Pkt. 10c 



2321 Imported Collection of Godetia, 6 

 varieties 40c 



HELICHRYSUM 

 "Everlasting or Strawflower" 



These improved double "varieties" produce 

 much larger and more double flowers than the 

 old varieties. They are showy garden annuals, 

 of free growth, producing abundantly during the 

 summer. However, they are chiefly prized for 

 their availability for decorative purposes, during 

 the winter months. 



The dried flowers lend themselves admirably 

 for table adornment in the home or in hotels, or 

 for making up ornamental baskets. In fact they 

 may be used for almost any floral decoration. 

 2 to 3 feet high. (See illustration.) 



2390 Mixed Colors. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 25c; Pkt. 10c. 



2391 Collection of 8 varieties, 1 pkt. each. 60c 



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