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INDEX 



HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR SEEDS, ETC., art 

 procurable ONLY from us direct. We do not 

 supply them through dealers, storekeepers, etc. 



Plants pages 125 to 178 



Bulbs and Water Lilies " 119 to 124 



Flower Seeds pages 72 to 118 



Vegetable Seeds " 8 to 64 



Farm and Grass Seeds. 

 Lawn Grass Seeds 



pages 65 to 71 

 . " 4 to 7 



Tools, Fertilizers, etc .pages 179 to 195 

 Books 196 to 199 



G^ The letters preceding the page number below indicate : " S " for Seeds ; "P " for Plants ; "B " for Bulbs ; ' 'R " for Roots 



Abronia S. 112 



Abutilon S.74, 112.P.146 



Acacia S. 112 



Acalypha P. 172 



Achillea S, 112 P.168 



Achyranthes P. 172 



Aconitum S.74.112.P.168 



Acroclinium S. 112 



Adlumia S. 112 



Adonis P. 168 



Aegopodium P. 1G8 



African Daisy S. 74 



Agapanthus B. 1 « 2 



Ageratum. ..S. 74, 112 



. ..P. 147, 172 



Agrostemma. .S. 74 112 



Ajuga P. 168 



Akebia P. 173 



Alfalfa S. 71 



Allamanda P. 172 



Alstromeria P. 168 



Altemanthera.P.146 147 



Althca P. 174 



Alyssum S. 74. 112 



P. 147, 168, 172 

 Amaranthus.S. 75, 112 



P. 172 



Amaryllis P. 172 



Amorphophallus. .B. 119 

 AmpelopsisS. 112. P. 173 



Auchusa S. 75 



Anemone. .S. 76, P. 168 

 Anthemis.S. 112, P. 168 

 Anthericum.P. 168. 172 

 Antirrhinum. .S. 75, 112 



P. 172 



Apios. .. .B. 119, P. 173 

 Aquilegia. .. .S. 76, 112 



P. 168 



Arabis. .. .S. 112, P. 168 



Araucaria P. 1 46 



Arctotis S. 76 



Areca P. 170 



Aristolochia S. 112 



P. 173 



Armeria.. .S. 112. P. 168 



Arnebia S. 75. 112 



Artemisia. .S. 112 P. 168 

 Artichokc.S. & R. 52.68 



Arundo P. 165 



Asclepias P. 168 



Asparagus. S. & R. 10, 52 



" Ornamental . S. 112 

 ..P. 147 



Asperula S. 112 



Aspidistra P. 172 



Asphodelus P. 168 



Asters S. 76 to 80 



" P. 168,172 



Auricula S. 113 



Azalea P. 146, 174 



Balloon Vine S. 113 



Balsam. :. .S. 81, P. 172 

 Baptisia. ..S. 113. P. 168 



Barley S. 68 



Bartonia S. 113 



Beans. S.ll to 15 & 113 

 52 53 

 Beans, Farm. . ,S. 67, 68 

 Bedding Plants. .P. 147 

 Beet S. 16, 54 



" Mangel and Sugar 68 



Beggar Weed S. 68 



Begonia S. 81, 113 



P. & B. 147 



Bellis S. 81 



Berberry P. 174 



Bessera B. 119 



Bignonia..S. 113, P. 173 



Blackberries P. 177 



Bocconia. .S. 113, P. 168 

 Boltonia. .S. 113, P. 168 



Books 196 to 199 



Borecole S. 28. 57 



Bougainvillea. .. .P. 172 



Brachycome S. 113 



Broccoli S. 54 



Broom Corn S. 68 



Browallia.S. 113, P. 172 

 Brusjels Sprouts S. 54 



Bryonopsis S. 113 



Buckwheat... .S. 65, 68 

 Butterfly Runner. S. 114 



Cabbage. S. 17 to 19, 54 



P. 178 



Caladium, Fancy. B. 147 

 " Esculentum. . .B. 119 



Calampelis S. S3 



Calceolaria. S. 82, P. 172 



Calandrinia S. 83 



Calendula.. ..S. 82, 113 



P. 172 



Callas P. 147 



Calliopsis S. 82, 113 



CaUirhoc.S. 113, P. 168 



Calycanthus P. 174 



Camellias P. 147 



Campanulas. 113, P.168 

 Canary Bird Vinc.S. 83 

 Candytuft S. 82. 113 



P. 168 



Canna S. 83, 113 



. .P. 147, 14.S. 14!) 

 Canterbury BellsS. 83 113 



P. 1 68 



Cape Jessamine 161 



Cardoon S. 54 



Carnation. .. .S. 83, 113 



P. 150 



Carrot,S.21.55, Field, 68 



Caryopteris P. 1/2 



Cassia P. 168 



Castor Oil (Ricinus), 



S. 68. P. 172 

 Cauliflower.S20.55P. l 78 

 Celastrus. .S. 113. P. 173 



Celeriac S. 55 



Celery S. 22 to 24, 55 



Celosia S. 85 



Centaurea S.83,84-113, 

 P. 172 



Centranthus P. 168 



Centrosema S. 113 



Cercis P. 174 



Cerastium S. 113 



Chclone P. 168 



Chervil S. 55 



Chicory' S. 55 



Chionanthus P. 174 



Chives P. 178 



Chlidanthus B. 119 



Chrysanthemum. .S. 84 



85, 113. P. 151 to 154 



CinerariaS. 85. 113, P. 172 



Cinnamon Vine. ..B. 119 



Clarkia S. 113 



Clematis. .S. 113, P. 150 



P. 168 



Cleome S. 85. 114 



Clerodendron P. 172 



Clethra P. 174 



Clover S. 71 



Cobaea. ..S. 114, P. 172 



Coccinea S. 114 



Cockscomb S. 85 



P. 172 



Cocos P. 170 



Co'eus. .S.114.P.147, 172 



Collards S. 55 



Columbine S.76, 1 12P. 168 

 Convolvulus,S.114P. 172 



Cooperia B. 119 



Corchorus P. 174 



Coreopsis. .S. 86, P. 168 



Corn, Sweet, 24 to 26. 56 



" Field.... S. 65, 68 



Pop S. 68 



Corn Salad S. 56 



Cornus P. 174 



Coronilla P. 172 



Cosmidium S. 86 



Cosmos S.86, 114, P. 172 



Cotton S. 69 



Cowslip. .S. 114, P. 172 



Cress S. 56 



Crinum B. 119 



Cucumber. .S. 27, 56, 57 



Cuphea P. 172 



Currants P. 175 



Cyclamen S. 86 



Cydonia P. 174 



Cyperus P. 172 



Cypress Vine....S. 114 



Dahlia S. 87, 114 



" . ..R. 155 to 160 



Daisies S. 81, Shasta, 84 



" Eng. P. 147, 172 



Dandelion S. 



Datura S. 



Delphinium. .S. 87, 



P. 



Desmodium P. 



Deutzia P. 



Dewberries P. 



Dianthus. .. .S. 88, 

 ... .P. 168, 



Dicentra P. 



Dictamnus P. 



Digitalis, S.87.114.P. 

 Dodecatheon. . . .P. 



Dolichos S. 



Doronicum P. 



Doura S. 



Dracaena. .S. 114, P. 



Dusty Miller S. 



Edelweiss. . S.. 89, 

 Egg Plant,S.28,57,P. 



Endive S. 2S 



Erianthus P. 



Eringeum P. 



Erythrina P. 



Eschscholtzia. .S.89, 



Eulalia P. 



Eupatorium.P. 172, 



Euphorbia S. 



. P. 168, 

 Euonymus.P. 172, 



Exochorda P. 



Farfugium P. 



Ferns S. 114, P. 



Fertilizers 194, 



Fetticus S. 



Feverfew. .S. 116, P. 



Ficus P. 



Flax S. 



Forget-me-not. S. 94, 

 ....P. 



Forsythia P. 



Foxgloves. .. .S. 87, 



P. 



Fruits. .. .P. 175 to 

 Fuchsia. .S. 114, P. 

 Funkia P. 



.-,7 

 114 

 114 

 168 

 168 

 174 

 17S 

 114 

 172 

 168 

 168 

 L68 

 168 

 114 

 ins 



69 

 170 

 113 

 114 

 178 



57 

 165 

 168 

 172 

 114 

 165 

 168 

 114 

 172 

 173 

 174 

 172 

 161 

 L95 



56 

 172 

 170 



69 



i n; 

 172 

 174 

 114 

 168 

 178 

 1611 

 168 



Gaillardia. ..S. 89, 114 



P. 168 



Gardenia P. 161 



Garlic B. 59 



Gazania. .S. 114, P. 172 



Genista P. 172 



Geranium S. 90. 114, 

 P. 147, 161 to 164, 168 



Gerbera S. 89 



Geum S. 114 



Gladiolus S. 114 



B. 120 to 121 



Glaucium S. 114 



Glechoma P. 168 



Globe Amaranth. .S. 115 

 Gloxinia, S. 90, B. 166 



Godetia S. 115 



Golden Feather... S. 117 

 " ...P. 147 



Golden Rod P. 168 



Gooseberries P. 178 



Gourds S. 115 



Grapes P. 175 



Grass S. 70, 71 



' Lawn. . . .S, 4 to 7 

 Grasses, Ornamental, 



P. 165 

 Grevillea. .S. 115, P. 172 

 Gypsophila...S. 90, 115 



P. 168 



Hardy Climbing 



Plants, 173 



Hardy Plants... .P. 168 



" Shrubs... .P. 171 



Helenium, S. 115, P. 168 



Helianthus S. 115 



P. 16.8 



Helichrysum S. 115 



Heliopsis P. 168 



Heliotrope S. 90. 115 



. .P. 147, 165 



Hemerocallis P. 168 



Herbs S. 64 



Heuchera. .S. 115, P.168 

 Hibiscus.S.115,P.165 168 

 Hollyhock S. 91, 115 



P. 165 



PAGE 



Honeysuckle.S.llSP. 173 

 Hop, Japanese. S. 90, 115 



Hop S. 64 R. 178 



Horse Radish R. 17S 



Humulus S. 90, 11-5 



Hungarian Grass. .S. 69 

 Hyacinthus. S.115. B.I 22 

 Hydrangea. . .P. 105,1 74 

 Iberis, S. 82, 113, P. 168 



Ice Plant S. 115 



Impatiens. . . .S. 90, 115 



P. 172 



Implements. .179 to 192 

 Incarvillea. S.115 I' L68 



Insecticides 193 



Ipomoea.S.93, P.166,172 



Iris P 166 



Ivy S. 115, P. 172, 173 



Jasmine P. 172, 173 



Jerusalem Corn. .S. 09 



K S. 28, 57 



Kaffir Corn S. 69 



Kenil worth Ivy. S. 115 

 " . P. 172 



Kentia P. 170 



Kochia S. 103 



Kohl Rabi S. 28, 57 



Kudzu VineS.115,P. 173 

 I^antana.S. 115. P. 166 

 Larkspur,S.92,115P. 168 



Latania P. 170 



Lathyrus S. 115 



Lavatera S. 115 



Lavender,S.64,115P. 178 

 Lawn Grass Seed . .4 to 7 

 Lawn Mowers, 179 to 181 



Leaf Mold 172 



Leek S. 28, 57 



Lemon Verbena. .S. . 1 18 



..P. 172 



Lettuce.. S. 29 to 31, 57 



" P. 1 78 



Liatris P. 168 



Lilac P. 174 



Lilies B. 122 



Lily of the Valley. R. 166 



Linum S. 115 



Lobelia S. 92, 115 



P. 147, 166, 168, 172 



Lonicera P. 173 



Love-in-a-Mist.S. 94-116 



Lunaria 115 



Lupins. Field. .. .S. 69 



Lupinus S. 92, 115 



Lychnis. .S. 115, P. 168 



Lycium P. 173 



Lvsimachia P. 168 



Lythrum P. 168 



Madeira Vine.... B. 122 



Mahernia P. 172 



Mallow S. 92 



Manettia P. 172 



Mangel Wurzel. ..S. 68 

 Maples, Japanese. P. 174 

 Marguerite. S. 113, P. 172 



Marigold S. 92, 116 



Marjoram S. 64 



Martynia S. 58 



Marvel of Peru. .S. 116 



Mathinla S. 110 



Matricaria S. 110 



Matrimony Vine. .P. 173 

 Maurand ; a.S. 93, P. 172 

 Melon, Musk. .S. 32, 58 

 Melon. Water. .S. 33, 58 



Mertensia P. 168 



Mesembryanthemum, 



S. 116, P. 172 

 Micrnonette. . .S. 94, 116 



Milla B. 122 



Millet S. 67, 69 



Mimosa S. 116 



Mimulus S. 116 



Mina S. 93, 116 



Mint Plants P. 178 



Momordica S. 116 



Monarda.S. 116. P. 168 



Montbretia B. 122 



Moon Flower, S. 93. F. 166 

 Morning Glory.*. .S. 93 



Moss 172 



Musa S. 116 



Mushroom Spawn, 33, 58 



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Mustard S. 59 



Myosotis S. 94, 116 



P. 172 



Nasturtium.S.59.95, 116 

 . .P. 169, 172 



Nclumbium R. 1 24 



Nemesia S. 94. 110 



Nicotiana. . . .S. 94. 110 



Nigclla S. 94. 110 



Nymphaea R. 124 



Oats S. 66, 69 



Oen..thera,S.116, P, 168 



Okra S. 59 



Onion . . . S. 34 to 36, 59 



" Sets 36, 59 



Ophiopogon P. 172 



Orange P. 172 



Othonna P. 172 



Oxalis. .. .S. 116, B. 119 

 Oyster Plant. . .S. 46, 62 

 Paeonia. . S. 116, R. 167 



Palms P. 170 



Pancratium B. 123 



Pandanus P. 1 70 



Panicum P 172 



Pansy. .. .S. 96, 110. . 



" P. 147, 166 



Papaver P. 108 



Pardanthus P. 108 



Paris Daisy S. 113 



" .P. 155, 172 

 Parsley. .S.37, 59, P. 178 



Parsnip S. 37, 00 



Passion Flower. . . S. 116 



" ...P. 172 



Peas. .. .S. 38 to 41. 00 



" for fodder,&c.S.67, 69 



Peat 172 



Pelargonium, S. 110. P 172 



Pennisetum S. 116 



Pentstemon.S.llfi.P. 108 

 Pepper. .S. 37, 61, P. 178 



Perilla S. 116 



Petunia S. 97, 116 



P. 147, 169 



Phalaris P. 165 



Philadelphus P. 174 



Phlox S. 98, 116, 117 



" . .P. 167, 168, 172 



Phoenix 170 



Physalis 117 



PhysostegiaS.116,P. 168 



Pilea P. 172 



Pilogvne P. 172 



Pinks,S.88,114,P.169 172 

 Platycodon, S.ll 7. P. 168 

 Plumbago. .P. 168, 172 



Polemonium P. 168 



Polyanthus S. 117 



Polygonum,S.117, P. 108 

 Poppy S. 99, 1 17 



" P. 168 



Portulaca S. 100 



Potatoes. ..42 to 44, 01 

 Sweet.... P. 178 



Potting Soil 172 



Primula (Primroses), 



S. 100, 117, P. 169,172 



Privet P. 174 



Prunus P. 174 



Pumpkin S. 61 



Pvrethrum, S. 117, P.168 



Radish S. 45, 62 



Ramie S. 69 



Rape S. 67, 69 



Raspberries P. 178 



Rehmannia S. 117 



Rhexia P. 168 



Rhodanthe S. 117 



Rhododendrons. .P. 174 



Rhodotypus P. 174 



Rhubarb. .S. 62, R. 178 



Ribes P. 174 



Ricinus.S.100, 117.P.172 



Robinia P. 174 



Rocket, Sweet.. .S. 118 



Romneya S. 117 



Rose S. 100. 117 



Roses P. 126, 145 



Rubber Plants. ..P. 170 



Rudbeckia S. 117 



. .P. 168. 171 

 RutaBaga. .S 50, 64, 69 

 Rye S. 69 



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Sage S. 64 



" Scarlet. .S. 101, 114 

 " .P. 147, 171 



Sainfoin S. 69 



Salpiglossis.S. 100. 117 



Salsifv S. 40, 02 



Salvia S. 101, 117 



" . .P. 147, 108, 171 



Sambucus P. 174 



Savory S. 64 



Saxifraga. . .P. 168, 172 

 Scabiosa, 



S. 101, 117, P. 168 



Schizanthus S. 101 



Scorzonera S. 62 



Sea Kale S. 62 



Scdum. .. .P. 168, 172 



Selaginella P. 172 



Shallots B. 59 



Smilax. ..S. 117, P. 172 

 Soja Beans. . . .S. 67, 68 

 Solanum.S.103,117,P 172 



Solidago P. 168 



Sorghum S. 69 



Sorrel S. 62 



Sphagnum Moss 172 



Spinach S. 46, 63 



Spiraea P. 168, 174 



Squash. . . .S. 46, 47, 63 



Stachys P. 168 



Stakes, Cane 172 



Statice P. 168 



Stevia.. .S. 117, P. 172 

 Stocks S. 102, 118 



" P. 172 



Stokesia. .S. 103, P. 168 

 Strawberry. .P. 176, 177 



Sugar Cane S. 69 



Sunflower. . . S. 69, 103 

 " 115-118. P. 168 

 Swainsonia,S.103.P. 172 

 Sweet Pea. S. 104 to 109 

 Sweet Potato .... P. 1 78 



Sweet Rocket S. 118 



Sweet Sultan . . . . S. 84 



Sweet William, S. 110, 



P. 168, 172 



Swiss Chard S. 47 



Syringa P. 174 



Tarragon P. 178 



Teosinte S. 69 



Thalictrum P. 168 



Thunbergia.S.118, P. 172 

 Thyme. .. .S. 64, P. 172 



Tigridia B. 123 



Tobacco S. 69 



Tools 179 to 192 



Tomato. .S. 9, 48, 49, 63 



" P. 178 



Torenia. ..S. 118, P. 172 

 Tradescantia.P. 168, 172 



Tricyrtus P. 168 



Tritoma,S.118,P.168 171 



Trollius P. 168 



Tropaeolum 116 



Tuberoses B. 123 



Turnip. ..S. 50, 64. 67 



Valerian S. 118 



Verbena. .. .S. 110-118 



P. 147, 171 



Veronica. .S. 118. P. 168 

 Vegetable Plants... 178 



Vetch S. 67, 69 



Viburnum P. 1 74 



Vinca, S. 110, P. 168, 171 



172 



Violet S. Ill, 118 



" P. 171 



Virginian Stock. ,S. 118 



Viscaria S. 118 



■Wallflower S. Ill 



Water i.ilies. R., P. 124 



Weigelia P. 174 



Wheat S. 69 



Wild Rice P. 69 



Wistaria. .S. 118, P. 173 



Witlcjf S. 64 



Yucca P. 168 



Zea S. 118 



Zephyranthes. .. .B. 123 

 Zinnias. .S. Ill, 118. . . 



" P. 172 



Zizania P. 69 



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