Henderson's Flower Seed Collections 



Choice Varieties — Profusion of Bloom — Easy Culture 



The varieties mentioned on this page may be readily found by turning to index on Page 207 



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The collections offered on this and the opposite page contain many of 

 the choicest varieties of Henderson's Famous Flowers. For the beginner 

 in garden making, who is not familiar with varieties, no better means are 

 provided for the selection of a good representative assortment of garden 

 flowers than is furnished here. The experienced gardener knows that a 

 great saving both in time and money will be enjoyed by purchasing 

 these collections 



Annual Flower Seeds complete the cycle of their existence in one year. 

 The seed is sown either directly in the open ground or indoors according to 

 the instructions printed on the packages. Therefore, if an immediate 

 display of flowers is desired, annuals should be grown. See collection on 

 this page. 



Perennial Flower Seeds produce flowering plants one year after the 

 seed is sown. This class is perfectly hardy and is used where a perma- 

 nent effect is desired in borders, foreground planting for hardy shrubs and 

 the like, as they bloom year after year. SeeForgel-mC-not Collection page 84. 



Henderson's "Garden Beautiful" Collection of Annual Flower Seeds 



4701 Collection of 25 Kinds 



FOR GARDEN, 



-Enumerated below, $1.75 



AgJeraium. Blue Perfection. Compact bushes, 8 inches, blue flowers. 

 XAlyssum, Little Gem. An improved white Sweet Alyssum. 

 X Aster, Giant Comet, Double Mixed Colors. One of the best Asters. 



Calliopsis, Golden Wave. Large golden flowers, freely produced. 



Candytuft, Empress. Hyacinth-like spikes of white flowers. 



Celosia, Ostrich-Plumed, Mixed. Brilliantly showy, free-flowering. 

 XCosmos, Giant-Flowering, Mixed. Fall-flowering, fine and showy. 

 XDianthus, Double Pinks. Various colors. 



Eschscholtzia, Golden West. Large flowering, California Poppies. 



Hollyhock, Henderson's Annual Ever-Blooming, Mixed Colors. 



Larkspur, Giant. Hyacinth-Flowered. Mixed Colors. Large, 

 showy spikes. 

 X Marigold, Pride of the Garden, Mixed Colors. Improved African 

 X Mignonette, Bird's Mammoth. Long, large spikes of fragrant 



flowers. 

 'x Nasturtium, Giant-Flowering, Tom Thumb. Mixed Colors. 



THE HENDERSON COLLECTION OF SEEDS OF 



Climbing Annuals For ££? Sc" go,a8 ' 



(Sown in the spring these rapidly attain perfection the same season) 

 4721 Collection of 12 Kinds — Enumerated below. $1.00 

 Balloon Vine. Wliite flowers, succeeded by balloon pods. 10 feet. 

 Canary-Bird Vine. Yellow butterfly-like flowers. 15 feet. 

 Cobaea Scandens. Large bell-shaped, rich blue flowers. 20 feet. 

 Cypress Vine, Mixed. Feathery foliage, star-shaped flowers, 15 feet 

 Dolichos. Giant Crimson. Wistaria-like clusters of crimson flowers. 10 ft. 

 Humulus, Japanese Variegated. Foliage striped silver and green. 20 ft. 

 Mina Lobata. Luxuriant climber, with clusters of blood-red flowers. 20 ft 

 Moon Flower Vine. Immense white flowers. 50 to 75 feet. 

 Morning Glories, Imperial Japanese. Magnificent colors. 30 feet. 

 Nasturtium, Giant-Flowering, Climbing, Mixed Colors. 10 feet 

 Sweet Peas, Giant Spencer, Mixed. The finest strain. 10 feet. 

 Thunbergia, Mixed Colors. Charming, vine, flowering freely. 6 feet 



BEDS, BORDERS, ETC. 



4702 Collection of 12 Kinds, Prefixed X, for $1.00 

 X Pansy, Bedding, Finest Mixed. Large flowers of beautiful colors 

 Petunia, Large-Flowering, Single. Mixed. Blotched, striped. 

 X Phlox, Drummondii, Large Flowering Mixed. Improved varieties. 

 X Poppy, Giant Double, Brilliant Mixture. Immense showy flowers. 

 Portulaca, Double Mixed. Showy for edges or low beds. 

 Salvia Bonfire. Improved Scarlet Sage, compact vivid, scarlet. 

 Scabiosa Maxima, Double Mixed Colors. Large-flowering Sweet. 

 XStocks, Large-Flowering, Dwarf, 10 Weeks, Mixed Colors. 

 Sunflower "Cut-and-Come- Again." Bushy plants, 3 to 4 feet. 

 Verbena, Mammoth, Mixed. Largeflowers scarlet, white, blue. pink. 

 XZiania, Large, Double, Mixed Colors. Immense double flowers. 

 THE HENDERSON COLLECTION OF SEEDS OF 



Climbing Perennials For ^' E P " go,as 



4731 Collection of 7 Kinds — Enumerated below, 50c. 



Ampelopsis Veitchii. The Japanese or Boston Ivy, clings to 

 walls, etc. 30 feet. 



Aristolochia Sipho. Dutchman's Pipe Vine, luxuriant climber. 

 30 feet. 



Bignonia Grandiflora. Trumpet Creeper clusters of orange-red 

 flowers. 40 feet. 



Clematis Paniculata. A mass of wliite star-like flowers in autumn. 

 20 feet 



Kudzu Vine. Grows rapidly; pea-shaped, purple flowers. 20 to 

 30 feet. 



Lathyrus Latifolius, Mixed Everlasting Pea. Sweet Pea-like 

 flowers. 6 to 8 feet. 



Wistaria Sinensis. Pendant clusrste of blue flowers. 25 to 40 feet. 



Henderson's "Forget-me-not" Collection 

 Seventeen Hardy Perennial Flowers 



I Shown in Colors on Page 2 of Cover) 



4715 Collection: One Packet Each of the Seventeen Varieties $1.50 



Pamphlet, "A Perennial Flower Garden From Seed," 



Sent with Every Collection 



The great charm of Perennials lies in their permanence. Once established 

 they are a constant source of pleasure, and among the most interesting plants 

 in our gardens, presenting a variety of form and color so great as to fit them 

 for almost every conceivable purpose in the garden. 



This collection consists of 17 of the most popular and easily grown sorts, 

 all of which will bloom the year following the sowing of seed. A few, includ- 

 ing Coreopsis Gaillardia, etc., often flower the same year, if the seed is sown 

 early in spring. 



Perennial Flower Seeds can be sown from early spring to about August .1st, 

 in the latitude of New York. (See illustration.) 



The letter prefixed to each variety is a key to the flower shown on 

 page 2 of cover. For descriptions, refer to index, page 207 



A. 2440 Hollyhock. Hardy 

 Extra Choice Double Mixed. 

 Pkt 10c. 



B. 2854 Forget-Me-Not, Pal- 



ustris Pkt. 10c. 



C. 2090 Delphinium. Henderson, s 

 Single and Double Superb Hybrids. 

 Mixed colors Pkt. 25c. 



D. 3560 Pyrethrum Hybrid- 

 um, or Painted Daisy. Mixed colors. 



Pkt. 15c. 



E. 4455 Sweet William. Hen- 

 derson's Perfection Double Large- 

 flowering. Mixed Pkt. 10c. 



F. 3410 Phlox Hardy. Large- 

 flowering Hybrid Mixed Pkt. 15c. 



G. 1670 Canterbury Bells. 

 mixed Pkt. 10c. 



H. 2170 Digitalis, or Foxglove. 

 Mixed colors Pkt. 10c. 



I. 3657 Scabiosa. Hardy 2 

 to 3 feet high. Flower semi- 

 double, lilac-blue Pkt. 10c. 



J. 1057 Alyssum (Saxatile 

 Compacta) Pkt. 15c. 



K. 1994 Coreopsis ** Harvest 

 Moon" Pkt. IOC 



L. 3490 Poppy. Giant Oriental. 

 Mixed colors Pkt. 15c. 



M. 11S0 Aquilegia, or Colum- 

 binz. Mixed colors Pkt. 25c. 



N. 2250 Gaillardia. Giant 

 Hardy Hybrid. Mixed colorsPkt. 10c. 



O. 1760 Carnation. Hardy Gar- 

 den, Finest Double, Mixed. Pkt. 15c. 



P. 1470 Asters Hardy. New 

 Large-flowering. Mixed colorss. 



Pkg. 10c 



Q. 1896 Cryhsanthemum 

 (Shasta Daisy) Pkt. 25c. 



Pot-Grown Plants of the "Forget-Me-Not" Collection 



We can furnish pot-grown plants of the varieties in this collection ready- 

 April 15th. (See page 165.) 



Plants are shown to best advantage when framed with a background oi Flowering Shrubs. See our offering of Shrubs on pages 164-165 



