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ANNUALS attain full growth from seed, flower and die in one year. 

 BIENNIALS grow from seed one year, bloom and die the next, though some 

 varieties bloom the first season when sown early. 



PERENNIALS last for several years, blooming annually after the first 

 season, though some varieties will bloom the first season if sown 

 early. 



ABRONIA umbellata, trailing annual, thriving 

 in dry situations; pink flowers in Verbena- 

 like trusses; height, % ft 05 



ABUTILON, choice mixed, of compact, bushy 

 growth; large bell-shaped flowers of various 

 colors; flowering in the house in winter or 

 the garden in summer; tender perennial; 



2 ft 10 



Giant-Flowering Hybrids. (See page 74) 25 



ACACIA, finest mixed, greenhouse shrubs with 

 elegant foliage; flowers yellow, white, red, 

 etc.; tender perennial; 3 to (i ft 10 



ACHILLEA ptarmica, fl. pi., double white flow- 

 ers, profusely borne summer and autumn; 

 hardy perennial; 1 to 2 ft 10 



ACONITUM, CLIMBING. (See page 74) 25 



ACONITUM Napellus (Monkshood), handsome, 

 hardy herbaceous plant, throwing bold 

 spikes of dark blue flowers in summer. 

 Effective in flower borders. Shrubberies 

 etc., height, 3 to 4 ft 10 



ACROCLINIUM, double mixed, fine "ever-iast- 

 ing" for winter bouquets, also a showy 

 garden annual; 1 ft 05 



ADLUMIA cirrhosa, hardy biennial climber, 

 known as "Mountain Fringe"; feathery 

 foliage, rose-colored flowers; 15 ft 10 



AFRICAN GOLDEN DAISY. (See page 74) 15 



AGERATUM Mexicanum, feathery flowers in 

 clusters, borne continuously; suitable for pot 

 in winter o; bedding out in summer; annuals. 



Tom Thumb white; 3 i ft 30c. peroz.; .05 



" " blue; M ft 30c. per oz.; .05 



(For other kinds see page 74.) 



AGROSTEMMA Coronaria (Rose Campion), ef- 

 fective herbaceous plants, of sturdy, branch- 

 ing growth. The silvery foliage contrasts 

 beautifully with the large, single, crimson 

 blossoms borne during June and July; 

 height, 2 to 2M ft 05 



WHITE-FRINGED. (See page 74) 10 



ALYSSUM maritimum (Sweet Alyssum), a favor- 

 ite annual for garden beds, edgings, etc.; 

 clusters of white flowers borne profusely 



throughout the season; % ft oz., 25c. .05 



Saxatile compacta, hardy, spring-blooming 



Alyssum with yellow flowers; ?4 ft 05 



(For other kinds see page 74.) 



AMARANTHUS caudatus (Love- Lies-Bleeding), 

 rapid-growing garden annual with long, 

 drooping crimson flower spikes; height, 3 ft. .05 

 Tricolor (Joseph's Coat), showy annual foliage 

 plant for gardens; leaves red, yellow, green, . 



etc.; 3ft ,... 05 



(For other varieties see page 75). 



AMPELOPSIS Veitchii (Boston or Japanese Ivy), 

 valuable hardy climber, clinging to wood, 

 stone or brick walls;, dense ivy-green foliage, 

 changing to red in autumn; 30 ft 10 



ANCHUSA. (See page 75.) 



ANEMONE, St. Brigid. (See page 76) 10 



CLIMBING 



ANTHEMIS, Kelwayi, an ornamental type of 

 chamomile with finely cut, grayish foliage 

 and large, single daisy-like flowers of rich 

 yellow, produced in July; hardy herbaceous 

 plant, 15 inches in height 10 



ANTIRRHINUM (Snap Dragons), showy garden 

 plants, flowering freely the first year from 

 seed; height, 2 to 3 ft. 



Majus, tall, mixed colors 05 



(For other Hinds see page 75.) 



AQOTLEGDV, or COLUMBINE, popular hardy 

 perennials for the garden, forming large per- 

 manent clumps; height, 1 to 3 ft. 



Double white (alba pi.) 05 



Grigor's glandulosa, blue and white; large 15 



Single, mixed colors 05 



Double-flowering, mixed colors 05 



(For otiter kinds see page 76.) 



ARABIS alpina (Rock Cress) a dwarf, hardy 

 plant producing in early spring masses of 

 small, white flowers. An effective com- 

 panion to the Golden Alyssum, etc.; height, 

 %ft 10 



ARCTOTIS grandis. (See page 76.) 10 



ARISTOLOCHIA sipho (Dutchman's Pipe Vine), 

 luxuriant, hardy climber; large leaves, mak- 

 ing dense shade; flowers yellow and brown, 

 mottled and curiously shaped ; 30 f t 10 



ARMEPXA formosa (Thrift), charming, hardy 

 p'ants forming cushion-like masses of ever- 

 green foliage; about 6 inches in height above 

 which is thrown large heads of rose-pink 

 flowers on stems 1 foot tall. Fine for 

 borders, rockwork, etc 10 



ARNEBIA cornuta, bushy garden annual; yel- 

 low flowers spotted black, borne freely all 

 summer; 2 ft 10 



ARTEMESIA argentea, a hardy plant of dwarf, 

 shrubby growth; cultivated for its silky- 

 white foliage which is effective in the mixed 

 border, or the plants may be kept cut down 

 to 6 inches in height for ribbon bedding; 

 1 ft 05 



ASPARAGUS verticillatus, hardy climber, with 

 feathery foliage and scarlet berries: 10 ft. 



high 10 



Plumosus nanus, greenhouse climber with fern- 

 like foliage SI. 00 per W0 seeds .25 



Plumosus elegans, a new type, differing from 

 "Nanus" by having finer cut fern-like leaves 

 which are borne closer together along the 

 stems; the first year it remains a bushy 

 plant of great decorative effect. ... 10 seeds .25 

 Sprengeri, decorative perennial for pots, vases, 

 etc.; drooping chenille-like fronds 4 ft. long. .10 



ASPERULA odorata (Sweet Woodruff), dwarf 



hardy plant, esteemed for its fragrance 05 



ASTERS, CHINA. (See pages 77 to 80.) 



ASTERS, HARDY or MICH.ELMAS DAISIES. 

 (See page 76.) 



Cultural Instructions are printed on all packets of Henderson's Flower Seeds. 



