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LIST OF BOTANICAL AND ENGLISH OR COMMON NAMES OF 

 THE MOST POPULAR FLOWERS, PLANTS AND SHRUBS 



We have compiled the following list in responce to many requests from our customers, 

 and we hope it will prove to be useful. — Peter Henderson & Co. 



ENGLISH NAME Page No. BOTANICAL NAME 



Aaron's Beard 128 Saxifraga 



Abyssinian Banana 119 Musa Ensete 



African Golden Daisy . 112 Dimorphotheca 



African Daisy 98 Arctotis 



Alkanet . . . 97-165 Anchusa 



Alum Root 165 Heuchera 



Amethyst 100 Browallia 



Annual Mallow 104 Lavatera 



Arnebia 98 Arnebia 



Asparagus Fern 98 Asparagus PHunosus 



Avens 113 Geum 



Auricula 127 Primula Auricula 



Aurora Flower 112 Gaillardia 



Baby's Breath 114 Gypsophila 



^Bachelor's Button . . 103 Centaurea Cyanus 



Baloon Vine 99 Cardiospermurri 



Balsam Apple 119 Momordica Balsamina 



Bartonia 99 Bartonia Aurea 



Basket Flower 103 Centaurea Americana 



Basket of Gold 96 Alyssum Saxatilc 



Battlefield Poppy 126 Papaver Flanders 



Beard Tongue 123 Pentstemon 



Bee Larkspur 110 Delphinium 



Bull Flower 101 Campanula 



Belvidere 117 Kochia 



Begonia 99 Begonia 



Black Eyed Susan 132 Thunbergia 



Blanket Flower 112 Gaillardia 



Blue Bottle 103 Centaurea Cyanus 



Blue Bonnet 167 Scabiosa Caucasica 



Blue False Indigo 167 Baptisia Australis 



Blue Lace Flower Ill Didiscus Coeruleus 



Blue Lead Worte 167 Plumbago Larpentae 



Blue Thibetan Poppy. . . 118 Meconopsis 



Bluets 103 Centaurea Cyanus 



Boston Ivy 97 Ampelopsis Veitchii 



Brazilian Morning Glory. 110 Ipomea Setosa 



Brilliant Stone Crop. . . 1 67 Sedum Spectabilis 



Burning Bush 117 Kochia 



Bush Eschscholtzia 112 Hunnemannia Fumariefolia 



Butterfly Flower .. 129 Schizanthus 



Calabash Gourd 114 Lagenaria Vulgaris 



Calandrinia 100 Calandrinia 



Calceolaria 100 Calceolaria 



California Blue Bell 121 Nemophila 



California Poppies 112 Eschscholtzia 



Campion. . 118 Lychnis 



Canary Bird Vine 101 Tropaeolum Canariensis 



Candytuft 101 Iberis 



Canterbury Bells 101 Campanula Media 



Canterbury Bells-Cup 



and Saucer 101 Campanula Calycanthema 



Cardinal Climber 1 10 Ipomea Quamoclit 



Cardinal Flower 117 Lobelia Cardinalis 



Carnation 102 Dianthus Carophyllus 



Castor Oil Bean 128 Ricinus 



Catchfly 130 Silene 



Cathedral Bells 108 Cobea Scandens 



Cherry Pie 114 Heliotrope 



Chimney Bellflower 101 Campanula Pyramidalis 



Chinese Bellflower 125 Platycodon 



Chinese Lantern Plant.. . 125 Physallis Francheti 



China Pink Ill Dianthus 



Chinese Gloxinia 116 Incarvillea 



Chinese Forget-Me-Not.. 110 Cynoglossum Amabile 



Chinese Wool flower . . . . 102 Celosia 



Clove Pinks . Ill Dianthus Plumarius Double 



Cockscomb 102 Celosia Cristata 



Coreopsis 109 Calliopsis 



Columbine 98 Aquilegia 



Cornflower 103 Centaurea Cyanus 



Cosmos 109 Cosmea 



Cosmidium 110 Cosmidium 



Cowslip 109 Primula Veris 



1 Cyclamen 109 Cyclamen 



1 Cypress Vine 110 Ipomea Quamoclit 



Dames Violet 132 Sweet Rocket 



Day Lily Variegated . .. . 167 Funkia Undulata 



Devil in the Bush 121 Nigella 



Dipper Gourd 114 Lagenaria Vulgaris 



Dropmore Variety 97 Anchusa Italica 



Dusty Miller 103 Centaurea, Gymnocarpa 



Dutchman's Pipe 98 Aristolochia Sipho 



ENGLISH NAME Page No. BOTANICAL NAME 



Egg Gourd 114 Curcurbita Orifera 



Elephant's Ear 144 Caladium 



Emerald Feather 98 Asparagus Sprengeri 



English Daisy 100 Bellis 



Evening Primrose 121 Oenothera 



Everlasting Flowers 114 Acroclinium, Rhodanthe, 



95-96-112 Ammobium, Helichrysum 



Everlasting Pea 117 Lathyrus Latifolius 



False Chamomile . . 167 Boltonia 



False Dragon Head 125 Physostegia Virginiea 



Feathered Cockscomb . 104 Celosia Plumosa 



Feverfew 118 Matricaria 



Fish Geranium . 113 Geranium Zonalet 



Flame Flower 132 Tritoma 



Floss Flower 96 Ageratum 



Flowering Sage T28 Salvia Splendens 



Flowering Tolmcco 121 Nicotiana 



Forget-Me-Not 119 Myosotis 



Four o'Clock 118 Mirabilis Jalapa 



Fox Glove Ill Digitalis 



Fringed Flower 129 Schizanthus 



Fringed Pinks Ill Dianthus Laciniatus 



Gay Geather 117 Liatris Spicata 



Giliflower 130 Stocks 



Globe Amaranth 113 Gomphrena Globosa 



Gold Cups 112 Eschscholtzia 



Gold Tuft 96 Alyssum Saxatile 



Golden Feather 127 Pyrethrum Aureum 



Grass Pinks Ill Dianthus Plumarius 



Greek Mallow 130 8idalcia 



Hardy Sweet Pea 117 Lathyrus Latifolius 



Heart's Ease 122-123 Pansy 



Helmet Flower 96 Aconitum 



Hercules Club 114 Gourd Logenaria 



Honesty 104 Lunaria Biennis 



Horseshoe Geranium ... 1 13 Geranium Zonale 



Hyacinth Bean 112 Dolichos 



Indian Cress 120 Nasturtium 



Indian Shot 101 Canna 



Irish Poppy 97 Anemone St. Brigid 



Japanese Morning Glory. 116 Ipomea 



Japan Primrose . . 127 Primula Japonica 



Japan Hop 97 Humulus Japonicus 



Japan Ivy 97 Ampelopsis Veitchii 



Jerusalem Cross 118 Lychnis Chalcedonicaf 



Joseph's Coat 97 Amaranthus Tricolor 



Kenilworth Ivy 117 Linaria Cymbalaria 



Kudzu Vine 117 Pueraria Thunbergiana 



Lady Slipper 99 Balsam 



Lamp Flower 118 Lychnis 



Lantana ... . 117 Lantana 



Larkspur . .... .. 110 Delphinium 



Lemon Verbena 133 Aloysia Citriodora 



London Tufts 132 Sweet William 



Love Grove 121 Nemophila 



Love in a Mist 121 Nigella 



Love in a Puff 99 Balloon Vine 



Love lies Bleeding . . . 97 Amaranthus Caudatus 



Lupine 104-117 Lupinus 



Madagascar Periwinkle. . 133 Vinca Rosea 



Madwort 96 Alyssum 



Mallow 117 Hibiscus, Lavatera 



Maltese Cross 118 Lychnis 



Marsh Mallow 115 Hibiscus 



Marvel of Peru 118 Mirabilis Jalapa 



Marigold 104-118 Tagetes 



Maurandia. 118 Maurandia 



Mexican Fire Plant . . 117 Kochia 



Mexican Poppy 98 



Michaelmas Daisies .89 



Mignonette 119 



Milfoil 96 



Argemone 

 Aster Hardy 

 Reseda Odorata 

 Achillea 



ENGLISH NAME Page No. BOTANICAL NAME 



Mina 119 Mina 



Mock Orange 114 Cucurbita Auranticca 



Monkshood 96 Aconitum 



Monkey Flower 119 Mimulus 



Moonflower 116 Ipomea Grandiflora 



Morning Glories 116 Convolvulus Major 



Mourning Bride 129 Scabiosa 



Moss Pinks 167 Phlox Subulata 



Nasturtium 120 Tropaeolum 



Old Maid 133 Vinca Rosea 



Oswego Tea 167 Monarda Didyma 



TaintedTJaisy 127 Pyrethrum 



Painted Tongue 128 Salpiglossis 



Poppy Iceland 126 Papaver Nudicale 



Poppy Oriental 127 Papaver Orientale 



Peach Bells 101 Campanula Persicifolia 



Periwinkle 133 Vinca 



Persian Daisy 167 Pyrethrum 



Pin Cushion Flower 129 Scabiosa 



Polyanthus 125 Primula Elatior 



Pot Marigold 100 Calendula 



Prickly Poppy 98 Argemone 



Primrose 127 Primula 



Purple Cone Flower . 167 Rudbeckie Purpurea 



Ragged Sailor 103 Centaurea Cyanus 



Red Hot Poker 132 Tritoma Uvaria 



Rock Cress 98-167 Arabis 



Rocky Mt. Garland .108 Clarkia 



Rose Campion 118 Lychnis 



Rose Moss 127 Portulaca 



Santa Barbara Poppy .112 Eschocholtzia-Bush 



Satin Flower 113 Godetia 



Scarlet Sage 128 Salvia 



Scotch Marigold 100 Calendula 



Scotch Pinks Ill Dianthus Plumarius 



Sea Lavender 132 Statice 



Serpent Gourd 114 T4ichosanthes Columbrina 



Shasta Daisy 103 Chrysanthemum Lucanthe- 



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Siberian Wallflower 103 Cherianthus Allioni 



Smilax 130 Myrsiphyllum 



Snapdragon 97 Antirrhinum 



Snow-in-Summer 103 Cerastium Tomentosumf 



Snow-on-the-Mountain . 112 Euphorbia Variegata 



Speedwell 167 Veronica 



Spider Plant 108 Cleome 



Stocks 130 Gilliflower 



Stokes Aster 131 Stokesia 



Stonecrop ; . 129 Sedum Acre 



Strawflower 114 Helichrysum 



Summer Cypress 117 Kochia 



Summer Fir 98 Artemesia Saccorum 



Sultans Balsam 116 Impatiens 



Sunflower 131 Helianthus 



Sunplant 127 Portulaca 



Swan River Daisy 100 Brachycome 



Sweet Alyssum 96 Alyssum Maritimum 



Sweet Peas 136 Lathyrus Odoratus 



Sweet Rocket 132 Hesperus 



Sweet Scabious 129 Scabiosa 



Sweet Sultan . 103 Centaurea Imperiallis 



Sweet William 132-167 Dianthus Barbatus 



Tick Seed 109-167 Coreopsis Lanceolata 



Tobacco Plant 121 Nicotiana Affinis 



Torch Lily 1.32 Tritoma 



Transvaal Daisy 113 Gerbera 



Trumpet Vine 100 Bigonia 



Turban Gourd 114 Cucurbita Pepo-turb 



Wallcress 98 Aubretia 



Wallflower 133 Cherianthus 



Windflower 97-163 Anemone 



Wistaria 133 Wistaria 



White Feverfew 118 Matricaria 



Yarrow .. ...90-167 Achillea 



Yellow Pav 1 ilj 167 Ilumcrocallis Flava 



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See also our General Index on page 207 



