HENDERSON'S 



SUPERIOR 

 STRAINS OF 



FLOWER SEEDS 



FOR 

 FLORISTS 



SUMMER CYPRESS. See Kochia. 



SWEET PEAS. See page 49. 

 4440 SWEET ROCKET, mixed, fragrant. 



purple 



SWEET 



and white 



SWEET WILLIAM. 

 4450 Annual, Mixed Color 



4455 Double Perfection, large flowering, mixed.... 



4456 Double Dwarf Mixed, large flowering vari- 



ety growing about 9 inches high 



4459 Pink Beauty, large single pure pink 



4462 Scarlet Beauty, large single deep scarlet... 



4464 White Beauty 



4470 Perfection, single large flowering, mixed.... 

 4473 TAGETES Signata Pumila. A dwarf Marigold 



growing 6 to 8 inches tal, golden yellow 



flowers. Splendid for rock gardens 



4475 THUNBERGIA alata, Mixed Colors, annual 



climber 



4476A TITHONIA. Early flowering strain. Rich 

 single orange-scarlet flowers of a very 

 teliing color. Succeeds well as an annual 

 if seed is sown in February or March, so 

 as to have plants for planting out in 

 May. Height 6 feet 



4478 URSINIA Anetheoides (Annual). The plants 

 grow about one foot high, carrying on 

 long wire-like stems; numerous orange 

 colored daisy-like flowers with brown 



centers 



TRITOMA. Red Hot Poker Plant. 



4480 New Hybrids. Mixed Colors 



4483 VENIDIUM Fostuosum (Annual). The plants 

 grow about two feet high and bear golden 

 yellow sunflower-like blooms with black 



centers 



Fastuosum Hybrids Mixed 



VERBENA. 



Erinoides, blue 



Venosa, heliotrope blue, fine for bedding.... 



Venosa, lavender 



4483A 



4484A 



4486 



4486A 



4487 



4489 

 4490 



4491 

 4512 



4513 



4514 



4515 



4520 

 4492 



4496 

 4498 

 4502 

 4506 

 4508 

 4510 



4516 



4522 

 4526 

 4524 

 4530 



GIGANTEA VARIETIES. 



BRILLIANT (New). The color is a rich, deep, 

 flame rose, with a medium sized white 

 eye. The white eye helps to bring out 

 the intense flame color in the rose. This 

 is one of the richest colored Verbenas 

 ever introduced 



ROYALE. The color is a rich deep royal 

 blue with a large creamy yellow eye 



BEAUTY OF OXFORD HYBRIDS. The color 

 shades from clear rose-pink to rose-red, 



ever produced from seed 



making this the brightest Rose Verbena 



LAVENDER GLORY. A glorious true laven- 

 der, with a cream white eye 



FIREBALL. A dwarf compact Verbena 

 about 6 inches high, literally covered 

 with bright scarlet blooms, excellent for 

 borders, beds or pot plants and comes 

 absolutely true fiom seed 



VIOLET BOUQUET. A dwarf variety grow- 

 ing 8 inches high, color deep violet with 

 cream eye 



"SPECTRUM RED." Intense bright red, 

 brighter than any other Verbena, having 

 absolutely no eye 



WHITE BEAUTY. We consider this the 

 finest pure white giant flowering variety 



Gigantea American Beauty Mixed 



Mammoth Auriculo-eyed, Mixed 



The following separate colors each 



Mammoth Pink. 



Mammoth Purple. 



Mammoth Scarlet. 



Mammoth White. 



Mammoth Yellow. 



Mammoth Mixed 



VERONICA SPICATA. Handy perennial, 

 bright blue 



VINCA. 



Rosea, bright rose 



Alba pura, pure white 



Rosea alba, white, rose eye 



Mixed Colors 



1000 seeds .75 

 1000 seeds .50 



1000 seeds .50 

 1000 seeds .50 

 1000 seeds .50 



1000 seeds .60 



1000 seeds .60 



1000 seeds .60 



1000 seeds .60 



1000 seeds .75 



1000 seeds .75 



1000 seeds .60 



1000 seeds .60 



1000 seeds .40 



1000 seeds .40 



1000 seeds .30 



1000 seeds .60 



1000 seeds .50 



1 000 seeds .50 



1000 seeds .50 



1000 seeds .40 



VIOLA. 

 4533 Cornuta Arkwright Ruby, ruby red with 



terra cotta markings 1000 seeds 1 .00 10.00 



4533A Cornuta Avalanche, pure white compact.... 1000 seeds .75 6.00 

 4534A Cornuta Primrose Dume, sulphur yellow.... 1 000 seeds .75 6.00 

 4536 Cornuta Apricot Gem. Apricot shading to 



a deep orange center 1000 seeds .85 7.50 



4535 Large flowering mixed, "Pansy-violets" 1000 seeds .60 4.00 



WALLFLOWER. 



4546 Double Annual Mixed 1000 seeds .60 2.50 



4550 Perennial Large Flowering Double, Mixed... 1 000 seeds .75 3.00 



EXTRA EARLY OR ANNUAL. 



4556 Blood Red 1000 seeds .20 .50 



4560 Mixed Colors 1000 seeds .20 .50 



4565 Single Perennial Large Flowering Single, 



Mixed Colors 1000 seeds .50 2.00 



ZINNIA 



(IMPROVED DWARF LARGE FLOWERING). 



The following separate color each 60 



4582 Crimson. 4*94 White. 



4586 Orange. 4598 Yellow. 



4592 Salmon-Rose. 



4600 Mixed Colors 50 



ZINNIA DOUBLE CALIFORNIA GIANT. 



A very popular variety having large flat 

 flowers giving a graceful effect, particu- 

 larly for use as a cut flower, also suitable 

 for bedding. Height 3 to 4 feet. 



4602 Cerise Queen, Beautiful orange rose. 



4603 Crimson Queen, Rich crimson. 



4604 Golden Queen, Golden yellow. 



4605 Rose Queen, Deep rose. 



4607 Scarlet Queen, Deep Scarlet 



4608 Violet Queen, Deep purple 



4609 White Queen, White. 



4609A Yellow Queen, Canary yellow. 



4610 Mixed. 



Price of above 1 000 seeds .25 1.00 



CUPID TYPE. 



Compact plants growing about 1 foot 

 high, producing perfectly double dainty 

 flowers about 1 inch in diameter. Ex- 

 tremely free flowering; blooms continu- 

 ously from mid-summer to late fall. Very 

 useful for bedding, border or rock garden 

 planting. Also makes an exceptionally 

 dainty cut flower. 



4632 Pixie, Bright yellow 1 000 seeds .50 1.50 



4634 Tiny Tim, Brilliant scarlet 1000 seeds .50 1.50 



4636 Snowdrop, Pure white 1000 seeds .50 1.50 



4638 Mixed 1000 seeds .35 1.25 



LILLIPUT. 



4641 Burnt Oronge (Valencia) 1000 seeds .25 .75 



4642 Crimson Gem 1000 seeds .25 .75 



4643 Golden Gem 1000 seeds .25 .75 



4644 Salmon Gem 1000 seeds .25 .75 



4644A White Gem 1000 seeds .25 .75 



4645 Mixed 1000 seeds .20 .60 



VARIOUS VARIETIES. 



4647 Linearis 1000 seeds .50 2.00 



4650 Haageana (Mexican hybrids), double mixed 1000 seeds .35 1.00 



4652 PICOTEE double mixed 1000 seeds .25 .75 



GIANT DOUBLE DAHLIA-FLOWERED. 



4662 Buttercup, deep creamy yellow 1000 seeds .25 1.00 



4664 Dream, suit lavender 1000 seeds .25 1.00 



4666 Exquisite, light rose 1000 seeds .25 1.00 



4669 Meteor, a rich glowing red 1000 seeds .25 1.00 



4672 Oriole, deep orange, crimson and gold 1000 seeds .25 1.00 



4674 Polar Bear, pure white 1000 seeds .25 1.00 



4676 Purple Prince 1000 seeds .25 1.00- 



4695 Will Rogers. Intense scarlet 1000 seeds .25 1.00 



4680 All Colors Mixed 1000 seeds .25 .75 



NEW CHRYSANTHEMUM FLOWERED. 

 "FANTASY." Beautiful blooms with curled 

 and twisted petals, a fine sort for cutting. 

 4694 Fantasy Oranqe Lady, orange 1000 seeds .25 1.50 



4685 Fantasy Rosalie, bright rose 1000 seeds .35 1.50 



4686 Fantasy "Star Dust." Color, a rich deep 



golden vellow 1 000 seeds .35 1.50 



4687 Fantasy Wlvte Light, white 1000 seeds .35 1.50 



4688 Fantasy Wildfire, Dazzling scarlet 1000 seeds .35 1.50 



4690 Mixed Colors 1 000 seeds 30 1.25 



4700 Howard's Giant Crested. The blossoms aver- 

 age 3 to 4 inches in diameter. Thev have 



a full rounded cushionv center surround- 

 ed by broad guard petals 1000 seeds .35 2.00 



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Commercial Floriculture. By Fritz Bahr. FFourth Edition — Revised, enlarged, brought thoroughly up to date. Full information and advice 

 on growing the various florist flowers, together with new subjects as cloth houses, sash houses, electrical heating of hotbeds, steriliza- 

 tion of soils, effects of gas on plants, artificial light in the greenhouse, timing greenhouse crops, common plant enemies and their con- 

 trol, etc. Part I embraces The Retail Grower's Methods, while Part II consists of a Cultural Manual for Retail Growers in which explicit 

 cultural directions are given covering well over 500 plants of commercial value to the grower. 646 pages, 308 illustrations $5.50. 



1943 WHOLESALE CATALOG FOR MARKET GROWERS AND FLORISTS 



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