The Earliest Flowers of Spring Come from Fall Planted Bulbs 121 



Nemesia 



Below we illustrate a bed of Nemesia hybrids, having many of the brilliant colors in it 

 for which Nemesia is famous, all varieties are annuals. The spikes growing up in it are 

 Geum, Orange Queen, shown on page 11. 

 3020 Newton's Glories. A notable hybrid strain of large-flowering Nemesias. Plants of 



bushy growth bearing a profusion of large flowers, in gorgeous colorings, including 

 crimson, lemon, orange, purple, claret, etc., some are tigered and spotted on delicate 



ground colors. Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c. 



3030 Triumph Hybrids. A splendid race of these popular annuals. The plants grow 6 to 



8 inches high, in bushy form, and bear continuously, myriads of brilliantly colored 

 flowers; cream, orange, yellow, crimson, rose, scarlet, etc., lipped with other colors. (See 

 illustration.) Mixed Colors Pkt. 15c. 



Nemophila (California Blue-bell) 



3040 Splendid annuals about 1 foot high for garden decoration ; clusters of bright-colored 



flowers in shades of blue, white and violet, margined, dotted, etc., borne freely all 



summer long if grown in a rather cool, partially shaded situation. Mixed Colors . Pkt. 10c. 



Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco) 



3045 Affinls. The popular, free-flowering variety: fragrant, star- 

 shaped white flowers; annual, 3 feet high 



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

 3047 Crimson Kin 4- Dark velvety crimson red. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 40c; Pkt. 15c. 

 3050 Affinls Hybrids. Most showy and profuse- 

 flowering garden annuals, giving a continu- 

 ous display of brilliant flowers through summer 

 and autumn; easily grown from seed, com- 

 mencing to flower in a few weeks from sow- 

 ing, thriving in a sunny position in any good 

 garden soil. The plants, of branching, bushy 

 habit, 2 to 3 feet high, carry the flowers in 

 clusters, measuring 1 l A to 2 inches across, and 

 are very fragrant. Purple, white, dark red, 

 light red, salmon, crimson, violet, rose and 

 pink. Mixed Colors. (See illustration) . 



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



Nigella 



(Love-in-a-Mist) 



Lovely garden annuals growin in oval bush 

 form, about 12 to 15 inches in height. In the finely 

 cut fern-like green foliage nestle numerous large 

 double flowers of light 

 blue or white. The 

 charming effect hav- 

 ing suggested the pop- 

 ular names of "Love- 

 in-a-Mist," "Devil- 

 in-a-Bush," etc. (See 

 illustration.) 

 3056 Miss Jekyll. 

 Blue. Large, 

 double, light blue. 



Pkt. 10c 

 3058 Miss Jekyll. 

 White. Pure 

 white flowers. 



Pkt. 10c. 

 3040 Damascene, 

 Double Mixed. 

 The tall type. 



Pkt. 10c 



Flowers Grown from Henderson's Seeds Win Prizes 



Wherever Shown 



"I enclose a photo of my flowers raised from your seeds and I can assure you 



everybody was much pleased with the results. The photo shows them just before I took 



them to the Exhibition at Nebraska State Fair. In the group there are Invincible Asters, 



The photo shows 

 them just before I 

 took them to the 

 Exhibition at 

 Nebraska State 

 Fair. In the group 

 there are In- 

 vincible Asters, 

 African Mari- 

 golds, Floss flow- 

 ers, Snapdragons 

 and Gaillardias. 

 The exhibit took 

 two first prizes on 

 Asters and a 

 fourth prize on 

 collections." 

 Mrs. J: C. N. 



RICHARDS, 

 Lincoln, Nebr. 



Oenothera (Evening Primrose) 



These are among our most beautiful annual 



plants for mixed garden beds and borders. They 



grow in branching form 1 to 2 feet in height and 



produce freely and continuously large, single, 



Poppy-like flowers of white, yellow, rose color, etc. 



The blossoms open early every evening and last 



well into the following day. They are of the easiest 



culture in any sunny situation. (See illustration). 



3068 Royal Rose. "Mexican Evening 



Primrose." Rose color Pkt. 10c 



3070 Mixed Annual Varieties. Pkt. 10c. 



Henderson's Special 

 Mixed Flower Seeds 



4740 A flower garden may be made in any 

 out-of-the-way place by broadcasting 

 and raking in, at the rate of 1 oz. per 100 

 square feet, mixed with sand or dry soil to 

 secure even distribution. Price, oz. 25c; 

 Vi lb. 75c; lb. $2.00; postpaid. 



Mexican Evening Primrose 



Whenever a dash of color is desired to liven up the garden, Henderson's Giant Flowering Tom Thumb Nasturtiums will supply that 



color in a very short period of time. See page 122. 



