From PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK 



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Aquilegia or Columbine 



Columbines bloom at a time when there is 

 a short lapse of bloom in most gardens, imme- 

 _ diately after the spring bulbs are through 

 ^" ' flowering, and before the perennials have 



begun. 

 Td ^J ^^*m^k 1150 Henderson's American 



Hybrid Columbine. The Mk 



flower stems, often 40 inches in f>W£- - ■" * ifc'' * 'jjfl, y 

 height, carry magnificent clusters K^tS ' "* ''Jm<- vt! 



of immense long-spurred single &?• ^ ifJwk t *^^P ■■ ifp^f^* y ~ 



(lowers lasting a long time, BBKjA \\j- 

 I ~f.*\ Bf ^r I The colors include rich shades t m| |t-. 



^V d iH as well as new and delicate j4^K^^M S\ - Jfc" 'S jit'* f 1%i 

 [HmL^B .^W tints; pure white, blue and 

 white, pure yellow, pink with 

 yellow corrolla, red with orange 

 corrolla, cerise, purple, rose and 

 white, salmon, lavender, mauve. ' LJt'. 

 etc. The long-spurred flowers are 

 not only brilliantly effective on 

 the plant, but equally desirable 

 J ^"~ 'J when cut for vase and house decor- 

 ation. (See illustration.) . . Pkt. 25c 

 1153 Chrysantha. The beautiful, long- 

 spurred yellow variety Pkt. 10c x ^ v ?%*fc }T 



1155 Bell-flowered Columbine. (Aquilegia ^ ^C l^^ 



Clemalaquilla.) A beautiful new spurless ^^^^( ^^m^^ 



w i -^b t>'P e producing freely large open bell-shaped 



i • k^k\W^^t+m^*^m\ flowers of many beautiful colors, shades ana 



combinations of colorings including sky blue, pink, deep blue, purple, violet, lavender, 



white, flesh, rose, maroon, salmon, etc., in mixture Pkt. 25c 



1157 Coerulea Hybrida. Long-spurred flowers of white and blue Pkt. 10c 



<l htmk I 1160 Double-flowering. Long-spurred Hybrids. Beautiful, long-spurred, large double 



flowers, formed of several rows of cornucopia-like petals and in various shades of yellow, 



W-^^tf lavender, blue, indigo, and white. Mixed Colors Pkt. 25c. 



1170 Single. Large-flowering, Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c. 



Arabis Alpina (Rock Cress) Arctotis Grand is 



11T3 A fine-dwarf hardy perennial largely used for rock gardens. Flowers pure white, booming «*■ ^Vu^le^ wVano^ 



early in toe spring • petals are white on the upper surface and 



» pale lilac on reverse and in the center of 



ArffCmOnC the flower is a light blue disc surroundrd 



.„.-... with white stamens and a narrow golden 



1182 Hybrida Grandiflora. These new, large-flowering "Prickly Poppies form branching band. Seen in the bright sunlight a very 



plants about 3 feet high and 18 inches across. The large, single. Poppy-like flowers are charming effect is produced as the whiti 



white, cream, primrose and yellow. They are borne freely and continuously all summer petals contrast beautifully with the blue 



long: the thistle-like foliage is of a grayish-green with silvery ribs. They grow quickly and jj^ an< j t j,e stamens. Very good for 



easily from seed, will thrive in any sunny situation and are particularly effective in tbe cutting. The plant is of branching habit 



mixed flower border Pkt. 10c an( j f orms a clump 2 to 3 feet high; when 



, . . - , — , , | in flower the entire bush seems to be 



AriQiTl nrhlfl Sir»hO covered producing a very striking effect in 



/-VTlfeLUlUClllct wlipilU eilher b £ d or bo « der > (See ffiSjntitm.) 



1185 Dutchman's Pipe Vine. Luxuriant, hardy climber: large leaves, making dense shade; Pkt. 10c 



flowers, yellow and brown; mottled and curiously shaped. 30 feet Pkt. 10c _^_^^^^_ ^_ ■ 



Arnebia Cornuta I I 



1192 A charming annual, growing in bushy form about 2 feet high and about the same breadth. | B " 



It blooms with profusion the whole summer. Beautiful flowers, % of an inch across, of 

 a rich primrose yellow, marked with five black spots; the spots change on the second day 

 to a rich maroon, and on the third day vanish, leaving the flower a clear, bright yellow. 



Pkt. 10c 



Artemesia or "Summer Fir" 



1195 This ornamental foliage plant (Saccorum Viridis) is 

 an annual and owing to its fast growth reaches i«s full size 

 ^the year of sowing. It forms pyramidal bushes 3 to 5 

 feet high. As a solitary plant it looks like a nicely 

 developed Christmas tree. It may be success- 

 fully grown in borders, similar to the Sum- 

 mer-Cypress (Kochia Irichophulla) . The 

 color of the finely pinnated foliage is 

 rich dark green. Its resistance to drought 

 i.*.-" ■*. and heat is remarkable. Cut branches 



last very long and may be used for 

 wreaths, decorations, etc. . . . Pkt. 10c 



Ornamental 

 Asparagus 



1202 Plumosus Nanus. Green- 

 '»tC., VI ^P^^^CL.vT xaT-Ly dtiJB^ house climber with Fern-like foli- 



age.. Per 100 seeds', Sl.OOi Pkt. 25c 

 1205 Sprengeri. Decorative per- 

 ennial for pots, vases, etc.; drooping 

 chenille-like fronds 4 feet long. 



Per 100 seeds, 25ci Pkt. 10c. 



Aubretia 



(Rainbow Rock Cress) 



1478 Large flowering hybrids mixed. A fine 



hardy perennial plant suitable for rock gardens and 



edgings. Flowers, mauve, rose, etc., height 1 foot. . Pkt 25c. 



Flower Seeds by Weight — We carry large stocks of all Flower seeds and shall be pleased to quote larger amounts of the varieties 



we list upon application. 



