HENDERSON'S 



SUPERIOR 

 STRAINS OF 



FLOWER SEEDS 



FOR 

 FLORISTS 



Trade Packet Per 

 of about 02 



CYCLAMEN, Persicum, Giganteum 

 203S Pure White 



2037 White with Carmine eye 



2038 Glowing bright Red 



2046 Dark Red 



2047 Lilac 



2048 Fiery Salmon 



2050 Mixed 



Price of above per 100 seeds, $2.50; per 

 500 seeds, $11.00; per 1000 seeds, $20.00. 



2051 CYNOGLOSSUM AMABILE (Chinese Forget- 



me-not), blue 50 



2051 B Firmament. A welcome new dwarf type of 

 Chinese Forget-me-not. Trial reports show 

 it a true and uniform stock, 15 to 18 

 inches tall and bushy, of rich blue color, 

 always in great demand and should prove 

 the most popular of all Cynoglossums 1.00 



CYPRESS VINE. Annual climber. 



2052 Scarlet Queen or "Cardinal Climber" 2.50 



DAHLIA. 



2070 Coltness Hybrids, Mixed Colors 500 seeds .50 2.00 



2077 Unwins Ideal Dwarf Hybrids, semi-double 



and double types, mixed colors 500 seeds .75 3.00 



2080 Giant Perfection, Single Mixed 500 seeds .50 2.00 



n^LPHINIUM. (Hardv LarksDur). 

 2084 Chinensis Blue Butterfly. Compact growth 1000 seeds .40 2.00 

 2087A Belladonna. Blue Grotto. Deep blue, 



cream center 500 seeds .75 4.00 



2090 Giant Hybrids, Single and Double, Mixed 



Colors 1000 seeds .60 3.00 



2100 Single Hybrids, Finest Mixed Colors 1000 seeds 40 2.00 



Delphinium Pacific Strain Hybrids 



(Vetterle & Reinelt). 



This strain has been acclaimed by experts 



as the most prominent one in America. 



They produce huge flowers and spikes 



and are comparatively mildew resistant. 

 2091 A Cameliard Series. Colors range from clear 



to lilac lavender. 

 2092A Summer Skies Series. Colors range from 



light to medium blue. 



2093A Blue Jay Series. Colors range from medi- 

 um to dark blue. 



2094A Louncclot Scries. Light pink lavender self, 

 white bee. 



2095A Galahad Series. Glistening white. 



Prices of the above, 500 seeds, $1.25; 



1/4 Of., $4.00; oz., $14.00. 



2101 Mixed Colors. 500 seeds $1.00; V4 oz., 



$3.50; oz., $12.00. 



2102 Wrexham Strain, Mixed Colors 1000 seeds .75 4.00 



DIANTHUS, Double Annual Pinks. 



2110 Crown of Perfection, Mixed Colors 1000 seeds .40 1.50 



2118 Double Striped and Fringed, Mixed, 



laciniatus fl. pi 1000 seeds .40 1.50 



Single Annual Pinks. 

 2134 Giant Ruffled and Frilled, Mixed Colors 1000 seeds .40 1.50 



Hardy Perennial Pinks. 



2139 Allwoodii Alpinus, Mixed Colors 1 000 seeds 1 .00 4.00 



2141 Sweet Wivelsfield 1000 seeds .40 1.50 



2145 Double Dwarf Grass Pinks, Mixed Colors .... 1000 seeds .50 2.50 

 2150 Plumarius, Double Mixed, double pheasant's 



eye 1000 seeds .50 2.50 



2155 DIDISCUS COERULEUS, blue lace flower 500 seeds 35 1.50 



DIGITALIS (Fox Glove), gloxinoides. 



2170 Mixed Colors 500 seeds .35 1.00 



2180 Monstrosa Mixed 500 seeds .50 1.50 



DIMORPHOTHECA, (African Daisy). 



2185 Aurantiaca, golden orange 500 seeds .35 1.50 



2186 Aurantiaca, Hybrids, Mixed Colors 500 seeds .30 1.00 



2192 DOLICHOS Gigantea Atrosanguinea, giant 



crimson hyacinth bean 25 



2193 Gigantea Alba, giant white 25 



2198 DRACENA INDIVISA. Decorative center 



plant, etc 1.00 



ERIGERON Midsummer Daisy (Perennial). 

 2205 Speciosus. Color light lavender with yellow 



center 1 000 seeds 1 .00 



Trade Packet Per 



of about oz. 

 ESCHSCHOLTZIA. 



2214 Crimson King, red flowering 1000 seeds .20 .60 



2220 Double, Mixed Colors 1000 seeds .40 2.00 



2222 Golden West, Yellow, mammoth flowering 60 



2230 Single, Mixed Colors 60 



2232 New Hybrids, Mixed 1.00 



2235 EUPHORBIA Marginata. (Snow-on-th-moun- 



tain) foliage green, morginal white) 1.00 



2237 Euphorbia Heterophylla or Annual Poin- 



settia. The leaves are glossy green turn. 



ing to scarlet in mid-summer 1.S0 



2242 FELICIA Bcrgeriana (King Fisher Daisy) Blue 



daisy-like flowers 500 seeds .75 



GAILLARDIA. 

 2250 Giant Hardy Hybrids, Mixed (Grandiflora 



Maxima) 1000 seeds .40 2.00 



2252 Grandiflora Portola Hybrids 1000 seeds .40 2.00 



2254 Burgundy. The shining wine red flowers 



about 21/2 inches in diameter 1000 seeds .60 2.50 



Annual Varieties. 



2255 Lorcnziano "Gaiety" Double Mixed, annual 1.00 



2260 Single Annual Varieties, Mixed 1.00 



GERBERA. 



2270 Adnets New Hybrids, Mixed Colors 100 seeds .50 



1000 seeds 4.00 

 GEUM. 



2286 Lady Stratheden, Golden Yellow 1000 seeds .50 4.00 



2287 Orange Queen, Double Orange 500 seeds .50 4.00 



2288 Mrs. Bradshaw, Orange Scarlet 1,000 seeds .40 2.50 



2390 GLOBE AMARANTH, Mixed, fine everlasting 7$ 



2291 Rubra, purplish red 73 



GODETIA. 

 2315 Sybil Sherwood. Salmon pink edged white.. 1000 seeds .35 1.50 

 2320 Finest Mixed, garden annual 1-23 



GOURD. 



2332 African Pipe 2333 Giant Bottle 50 



2334 Chinese Loofa 2335 Dipper-Shaped 50 



2337 Hercules' Club 50 



2342 Mock Orange 2347 Spoon 50 



2350 Mixed Ornamental Varieties 50 



GYPSOPHILA. 

 2362 Pan'eulata, Double White, perennial, new 



(50% double) 1000 seeds .60 5.00 



2364 Paniculate, white-flowers, perennial 50 



2366 Elegans, Paris Market. Annual large snow 



white flowers. Per lb. $2.50 25 



HELICHRYSUM MONSTROSUM. 



2382 Fireball 



2383 Golden Ball 2386 Silver Ball 1000 seeds .35 1.50 



2384 Rose Queen 2388 Violet Queen 1000 seeds .35 1.30 



2390 Mixed Colors 1000 seeds .25 1.25 



HELIOTROPE. 

 2400 Lcmoinc's Giant Hybrids, Mixed, grand 



flowers 1000 seeds .75 3.00 



2405 HEUCHERA SANGUINEA 1 000 seeds 1 .00 



HIBISCUS. 

 2407 Giant Crimson. Beautiful dark red flowers 



which measure about 6 inches in diameter 1.50 



2400 Giant Yellow 2-00 



2423 

 2424 

 2427 

 2429 

 2440 

 2450 



2452 



HOLLYHOCK. 



The following double varieties separately 



Double Canary Yellow 2432 Double Purple 



Double Scarlet 2434 



Double Maroon 2435 



Double Pink 



Extra Choice Double Mixed 



Henderson's Everblooming Annua 



and Semi-Double Mixed Colors 



Blooms the first season from spring sown 



seed. 



500 seeds .50 3.00 



Double Salmon 

 Double White 



Double 



500 seeds .40 

 500 seeds .30 



2.50 

 1.25 



2455 



2462 



HOLLYHOCK, Indian Spring (Annual) 



Actually blooming in five months from 

 seed, with secondary blooms developing 

 on side shoots, after main flowering stem 

 is cut away. This species has semi-double 

 to double fringed flowers in shades of 

 pink, on four to five foot plants the first 



season 500 seeds 



Single Flowering, Mixed Colors ... 500 seeds 



Double Imperator Mixed 500 seeds 



40 

 25 

 .40 



2.50 

 1.00 

 2.30 



1948 CATALOG FOR MARKET GROWERS AND FLORISTS— PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



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