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"Peter Henderson" is a Household Word with Gardeners 



Aquilegia or Columbine 



^aHLaw^ &&*v These hardy perennial plants bloom at a time when there is a short lapse of bloom in most 



A^5^ *SK !c *f 3£i? n^iaV gardens, immediately after the spring bull>s are through flowering, and before the perennials 



^^^E^: PS* SV have begun. 



Bnt^UflUfcjjyB^ 1150 Henderson's American Hybrid Columbine. The flower s terns. ofUn 40 inches in 



v ■< J 'J5kfw A f&/-tmm, height, carry magnificent clusters of immense, long-spurred single flowers lasting a 



^3*^^3R>Si| 9k l° n 8 time. The colors include rich shades as well as new and delicate tints, pure white, blue 



^"WSeK ,*jf- *■ 'wk fit ;i ' rK ' wmte - pure yellow, pink with yellow corrolla, red with orange corrola, cerise, purple. 



\M£ '"* 'l^'ijjif «^Eiift > V-**^3| Si rose ant ^ white, salmon, lavender, mauve, etc. The long-spurred flowers are not only bril- 



tTa- ^iUfr r : W^SL^iSf^ZtJ' * •? n fi hantly effective on the plant, but equally desirable when cut for vase and house decoration. 



&*t\3 3(E*k f -*-%^F*3m^J-&£!£'^^r- (See illustration.) Pkt. 25c. 



S^S^. \y:"<$*> 1153 Chrysantha. The beautiful, long-spurred yellow variety ...Pkt. 10c. 



V'^-^k ' 11SS Bell-flowered Columbine. (Aquilegia ClemalaquiUa.) A beautiful new spurless 

 Te^Qi K l'^Ttf "i ~' < fa''' '■ type producing freely large open bell-shaped flowers of many beautiful colors, shades 



and combinations of colorings including sky blue, pink, deep blue, purple, violet, lavender, 



white, flesh, rose, maroon, salmon, etc.. in mixture Pkt. 25c. 



I 1 157 Coerulea Hybrida. Long-spurred flowers of white and blue Pkt. 10c. 



•** j %gk -S flfj 1160 liouble-flowerinii. Long-spurred Hybrids. Beautiful, long-spurred, large double 



flowers, formed of several rows of cornucopia-like petals and in various shades of 



yellow, lavender, blue, indigo, and white. Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c. 



1170 Single, Large-flowering, Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c 



'v,/ Arabis Alpina (Rock Cress) 



„ "^ K * 1173 A fine dwarf hardy perennial largely used for rock gardens. Flowers pure white, 

 - -' blooming early in the spring. (See illustration.) Pkt. 15c. 



Arctotis Grandis 



1175 A very popular annual, having large, pearly white flowers borne on long stems 



well above the foliage. The petals are white on the upper surface and pale lilac on 



reverse and in the center of the flower is a light blue disc surrounded with white stamens 



and a narrow golden band. Seen in the bright sunlight a very charming effect is produced 



H as the white petals contrast beautifully with the blue disc and the stamens. Very good for 



cutting. The plant is of branching habit and forms a clump 2 to 3 feet high: when in flower 



the entire bush seems to be covered producing a very striking effect in either bed or border. 



_A ^AW— ^ See illustrati 071 -) Pkt - 10c. 



4%, JStAi W/ji&& ' ' -^j Argemone 



* Sjtf A*\waW^ 1182 Hybrida Grandiflora. These new, large-flowering "Prickly Poppies" form 



_«r ~3bbiB branching plants about 3 feet high and 18 inches across. The large, single. Poppy- 



i Uke flowers are white, cream, primrose and yellow. They are borne freely and continuously 



j? 'my I all summer long: the thistle-like foliage is of a grayish-green with silvery ribs. They grow 



\ WT~ iBSta^? >^B quickly and easily from seed, will thrive in any sunny situation and are particularly effective 



-v | in the mixed flower border Pkt. 10c. 



■yj Aristolochia Sipho 



1185 Dutchman's Pipe Vine. Luxuriant, hardy climber; large leaves, making dense 

 shade; flowers, yellow and brown: mottled and curiously shaped; 30 feet . . . Pkt. 10c. 



^ Arnebia Comuta 



1192 A charming annual, growing in bushy form about 2 feet high and about the same 



AM breadth. It blooms with profusion the whole summer. Beautiful flowers. 3 4 of an 



inch across, of a rich primrose yellow, 



»*^Sb n ^^1 marked with five black spots; the spots. 



*.m. MM SB^ ^fc i change on the second day to a rich 



J» i» ^ maroon, and on the third day vanish. 



leaving the flower a clear, bright yellow. 



■ffffl Pkt. 10c. 



1 B^^lWj|[aSl5Wl Artemesia or Summer Fir 



\ '- ' ^'-l'~ imtlR UtUfl 1195 This ornamental foliage plant 



\~ — > Wi ^m( ilffi L- M*r^ P^iM (Sacrorum Viridis) is an 



y^EW^MJ ^J jFlB ^*£A\ annual and owing to its fast growth 



^AW^WmfAmMmmmt^Awi reaches its full size the year of sowing. 



It forms pyramidal bushes 3 to 5 feet 



high. As a solitary plant it looks like a 



nicely developed Christmas tree. It 



may be successfully grown in borders 



similar to the Summer-Cypress ( Kochia ^ ^^_ 



trichophylla). The color of the finely 

 pinnated foliage is rich dark green. Its 

 & resistance to drought and heat is re- 

 R markable. Cut branches last very long 

 3& and may be used for wreaths, decora- 

 ^ tions, etc Pkt. 10c. 



3°^ Ornamental Asparagus 



1202 Plumosus Nanus. Green- 

 >'tyir^ , Sr3£i!i£3Wr2 house climber with Fern-like 



^** £ W^i^3f foliage. Per 100 seeds, SI .00 . Pkt 25c. 

 *%Jk *& % yr+ffJvJ 1205 Sprengeri. Decorative peren- 

 ^H™-,*^ Vev^^J" nial for pots, vases, etc.: droop- 



ing chenille-like fronds 4 feet long. 

 yV Per 100 seeds. 25c: Pkt. 10c. 



Aubretia (Rainbow Rock Cress) 

 1478 Large flowering hybrids mixed. 

 A fine hardy perennial plant 

 suitable for rock gardens and edgings. 

 Flowers, mauve rose, etc., height 1 foot 

 (See illustration) Pkt. 25c. 



Flower Seeds by Weight 



We carry large stocks of all Flower Seeds and shall be pleased to quote larger amounts of the varieties 

 ' we list upon application 



