HENDERSON'S 



SUPERIOR 

 STRAINS OF 



FLOWER SEEDS 



FOR 



FLORISTS 



COMPLETE LIST ARRANGED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER 



Florists in every State in the Union find it profitable to grow Henderson's Tested Flower Seeds. The demand for high quality annual and perennial 

 .ut flowers including the old popular sorts as well as the novelties has increased the profits of Florists, by stimulating trade during the summer and 

 autumn months. 



Large profits have been made from Henderson's Invincible Asters, Henderson's Giant Zinnias, Henderson's strains of Tall Giant Snapdragon; 

 Calendula, Giant Nice Stocks, &c, &c. 



1012 

 1022 



1024 



1030 

 1036 

 1037 

 1038 

 1042 

 1045 



1052 



1053 



1054 

 1056 

 1057 



Trade Packet 

 of about 

 ACHILLEA ptarmica fl. pi., The Pearl, white 1000 seeds .50 

 ACROCLINIUM New, Large, Double 



Hybrids, Mixed colors 1000 seeds .25 



ACROCLINIUM Sensation Giants Mixed 1000 seeds .40 



AFRICAN DAISY. See Dimorphotheca. 



AGERATUM. 



Blue Bedder 



Tom Thumb, Blue Perfection 



Dwarf Blue Cap 



Tom Thumb, Blue Star, only 4 to 5 in. high 

 Mexicanum Nanum Midget Blue 



AGROSTEMMA CORONARIA, mixed colors 



Per 



oz 



3.00 



1.00 

 1.50 



ALYSSUM. 



Carpet of Snow (Compacta Procumbens 



white) 



Violet Queen 



Maritimum (Sweet Alyssum) white 



Tom Thumb or Little Gem, white ..-. 



Saxatile compacta, hardy, yellow 



AMARANTHUS 



Molten Fire. Bronze foliage, scarlet tops 



Tricolor Splendens 



AMPELOPSIS Veitchii Boston or Japanese 

 Ivy 



ANCHUSA Italics Dropmore, hardy, blue.... 



Myosotidiflora. Perennial. Bright blue 



Blue Bird. Annual, indigo blue 



1000 seeds 



.40 



4.00 

 1.50 



1000 seeds 

 1 000 seeds 

 1 000 seeds 



.30 

 .35 

 .50 



3.00 

 3.00 

 6.00 



.75 



Va lb. 



2.50 



.75 

 1.50 



«/4 lb. 



1/4 lb. 



1 000 seeds 



1.00 

 2.50 



.25 



.30 



.75 



1.00 



1.25 







.75 







1.00 



500 seeds .25 



500 seeds 1 .00 



500 seeds .25 



1000 seeds .75 



.75 



10.00 



.75 



2.00 



1076 



1078A 



1082 



1087 

 1088 

 1089 



1092 ANEMONE St. Brigid mixed colors, perennial 



ANTHEMIS, HARDY YELLOW 



MARGUERITE (Perennial) 



1093 Kelwayi. Bright yellow daisy like flowers, 



blooming all summer, fine for cutting, 



height 2 feet 1000 seeds .25 



ANTIRRHINUM Special Greenhouse Forcing 

 VARIETIES. 



We particularly recommend these sorts as 

 very valuable for forcing under glass. 



The following separate sorts 



Ceylon Court. Canary yellow 

 Cheviot Maid Supreme. Fine deep rose 

 Coates Yellow. Deep yellow 

 Glorious. Bronzy scarlet 

 Lucky Strike. Large fjowering wftite 

 Terry's Surprise. Pink and bronze shades. 

 Price of any of the above 

 Per 1000 seeds $1.00. 



1.00 



1095 



1102A 



1102B 



1102E 



1102F 



1102H 



ANTIRRHINUM NANUM GRANDIFLORUM. 



1112 Coccinea. Brilliant scarlet 



1113 Eclipse. Fiery crimson 



1114 Golden Monarch. Deep canary yellow 



1115 Madonna. Pure Solid white 



1116 Melrose. Silvery pink 



1117 Picture. Yellow suffused apricot 



Price of above 



Per 1000 seeds, 75c; per oz., $4.00. 



1120 Mixed. 



Per 1000 seeds 60c; per oz., $3.00. 



ANTIRRHINUM MAXIMUM GIGANTEUM 



Henderson's New Giant Rust Proof 



1124 Alaska. Pure white 



1126 Copper King. Bronzy copper 



1128 Crimson Giant. Fiery crimson 



1132 Loveliness. Soft rose pink 



1134 Purple King 



1138 Yellow Giant 



Price of the above 



Per 1000 seeds, 60c; per oz., $3.00. 



1140 Mixed. Choicest Varieties. 



Per 1000 seeds, 60e; per oz., $3.00. 

 (See description on page 42.) 



AQUILEGIA or COLUMBINE. 

 1150 Henderson's American Hybrids, single 



mixed .«, 



1157 Coerulea hybrida, white* d*"'d Dlue 



1170 Single large flowering i 'hJSJJ 



1173 ARABIS ALPINA (Rock Ijjfss 



1175 ARCTOTIS Grandis, white and lilac 



1182 ARGEMONE Hybrida Grandiflora, yellow 

 shades 



1190 ARMERIA Formosa (Thrift, Sea Pink), Pink 

 flowers, height 1 Vi feet 



ASPARAGUS. 

 1205 Sprengeri, trailing, 250 seeds 85c 



Trade Packet 

 of about 



Per 

 oz 



1000 seeds 

 1000 seeds 

 1 000 seeds 



.75 

 .75 

 .40 



3.00 

 3.50 

 2.00 

 1.00 







1.50 







1.50 



1 000 seeds 



.50 



2.00 



1 000 seeds 3.00 





ASTERS 

 VARIOUS TYPES. 

 1221 Aurora Golden Sheaf (wilt Resistant). The 



deepest yellow sort yet offered 1000 seeds .40 



GIANT COMET. (Wilt Resistant). A highly 



developed American type of the Comet or 



Mammoth Ostrich Plume Asters, grown 



by a specialist whose strains cannot be 



surpassed. 

 The following separate colors each 



1274 Shell-pink 

 1276 Violet-purple 

 1278 White 



1264 Azure-blue 



1266 Crimson 



1268 Lavender 



1272 Deep Rose 



1280 Mixed Colors 



1306 HEART OF FRANCE. (Wilt Resistant). The 

 best pure red Aster, large full double 

 flowers on strong stems 



GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA, Comet Type. 



1325 Light Blue 



1325A Crimson 



1326A Pure Pink 



1327 Dark Purple 1328 Deep Rose 



1329 White 



1330 Mixed 



1342 

 1344 

 1352 

 1354 

 1356 

 1358 

 13*0 

 1363 



1398 

 1402 

 1404 

 1410 



1438 

 1442 

 1444 

 1450 



1455 

 1486 



HENDERSON'S INVINCIBLE. (Wilt Resistant) 

 A superior strain of Giant Peony Flowered 

 Asters — unsurpassed for florist's cutting. 



Carmine-rose. Bright rosy-carmine 



Crimson-brilliant. Rich bright red 



Lavender. Charming silvery-lavender 



Pearl-pink. Exquisite blush and shell pink.. 



Violet-purple. Rich purple 



Pure White. Purest snow-white 



Mived Colors 



Aster Princess "Bonnie." These have a 

 full crested center surrounded by guard 

 petals. Color soft salmon-rose 



QUEEN OF THE EARLIES (Queen of the 

 Market) 12 in. (Wilt Resistant). 



The following separate colors each 



Crimson 



Dark-blue 1406 Rose-pink 



Lavender 1408 White 



Mixed Colors 



SEMPLE'S LATE BRANCHING. Large, double 

 flowers on long stems, splendid variety 

 for florists. (Wilt Resistant). 



The following separate colors each 



Crimson 



Lavender 1446 Purple 



Shell-pink 1448 White 



Mixed Colors 



IMPROVED NEW GIANT SUNSHINE. 

 Mixed Colors 



BALLOON VINE. Annual climber, 10 to 15 

 feet 



BALSAM, double. Henderson's Choicest 

 Strains 

 ?S®@ Extra snoiee mixed 



1504 BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS (False indigo), deep 

 blue 



150© BARTONIA AUREA. Annual, yellow flowers 



1949 CATALOG FOR MARKET GROWERS AND FLORISTS — PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



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