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AQUILEGIA. or COLUMBINE 



Hardy garden perennials, luxuriating in the moister situations where , 

 they form permanent clumps, growing from lyi to 3 feet high. 



Henderson's American Hybrid Columbine. This new race represents 

 the highest perfection yet attained in the development of this favorite 

 flower. The plants are extremely robust with large handsome foliage; 

 the flower stems often 40 inches in height carry magnificent clusters of 

 immense long-spurred, single flowers which last a long time in bloom. 

 The colors are superb and varied, including rich shades as well as 

 many new and delicate tints; pure white, blue and white, pure yellow, 

 pink with yellow corolla, red with orange corolla, cerise, purple, rose 

 and white, salmon, lavender, mauve, etc., etc. The large, unique, long- 

 spurred flowers, gracefully hung on long stems, are not only brilliantly 

 efEective on the plant, but equally as desirable when cut for vase and 



house decoration. (5ce cut.) Pkt. 2Sc. 



Aquilegia, Single, Large -flowering. Mixed Colors 10c. 



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, lavender, blue, 



indigo and white Pkl. 2Sc. 



Rose Queen. Long-spurred, single flowers shading from * 



light pink to dark rose color, with white centre and yel- \,,^ 



low anthers Pkt. 10c. ^^ 



Chrysantha, the beautiful long-spurred yellow variety 10c. 



Coerulea Hybrida. The true Rocky Mountain variety, with long 



spurred flowers of white and blue Pkt. 10c. ""-- ._ 



Coerulea Candidissima. A new pure white variety of the Rocky Mountain "~ " ' 



Columbine Pkt. 25c, 



Count Zeppelin. The large flowers are freely borne on 2-foot stalks, the double corolla is 



snow-white, the sepals light blue Pkt. 1 5e. 



HENDERSON'S AMERICAN 

 HYBRID AQUILEGIA 



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ARCTOTIS GRANDIS 



A handsome annual, branched plant 

 about 2 to 2}4 feet in height and 

 breadth. Leaves whitish. The flowers are 

 borne on long stems well above the foliage, 

 are large and showy, 2}^ to 3 inches across; 

 pure white on the upper surface, with a 

 yellow zone in the centre; reverse of petals 

 pale lilac. In bright sunlight the pure white 

 of the ray florets contrasts beautifully with 

 the light blue disc and white fstamens. Of 

 easy culture; flowers abundantly from early 

 summer to autumn Pkt. 10c. 



ARGEMONE ^^L. 



These new large-flowering "Prickly Pop- 

 pies" form branching plants about 3 feet 

 high and 18 inches across. The large, single 

 Poppy-like flowers are white, cream, prim- 

 rose and yellow. They are borne freely 

 and continuously all summer long; the 

 thistle-Hke foliage is of a grayish-green with 

 silvery ribs. They grow quickly and easily 

 from seed, will thrive in any sunny situation 

 and are particularly effective in the mixed 

 flower border Pkt. 15c. 



ARTEMESIA Psi or "SUMMER FIR" . 



This new ornamental foliage plant introduced from China is an annual and owing to its 

 fast growth reaches its full size the year of sowing. It forms grand pyramidal bushes 3 to 

 5 feet high. As a solitary plant it looks like a nicely developed Christmas-tree. As a pot 

 plant it is also very pretty. It may be successfully grown in groups and in borders, simi- 

 lar to the Summer-Cypress (Kochia trichophylla). The color of the finely pinnated foliage 

 is rich dark green. Its resistance to drought and heat is remarkable. Cut branches last 

 very long and may be used for wreaths, decoration, etc. For its easy culture and availa- 

 bility this novelty is warmly recommended Pkt. 25c. 











ARNEBIA CORNUTA 



A charming annual, growing in bushy form about 2 feet high and 

 about the same breadth. It blooms with profusion the whole sum- 

 mer. 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. 



ARISTOLOCHIA SIPHO 



(Dutchman's Pipe Vine), luxuriant, hardy climber; large leaves, making dense 

 shade; flowers yellow and brown, mottled and curiously shaped; 30 feet, Pkt. lOc. 



ORNAMENTAL ASPARAGUS 



Veiticillatus. Hardy climber, with feathery foliage and scarlet berries; 10 feet. 



Pkt. 10c. 

 Plumosus Nanus. Greenhouse cUmber with Fern-like foliage. $1.00 per 100 



seeds Pkt. 25c. 



Sprengeri. Decorative perennial for pots, vases, etc.; drooping chenille-like 



fronds 4 feet long Pkt. 10c. 



AUBRETIAS, New Large-FIowering 



The Aubretias — popularly known as "Rock Cress" — are dwarf, hardy plants 

 especially adapted for permanent edgings, rock gardens, stony hillsides and 

 similar situations. This improved race produces larger flowers in large clusters 

 or heads in harmonizing hues, including white, lilac, blue, red and violet.. 

 The plants are clothed with blossoms every season from April until June. 



Pkl- I5c. 



AURICULA 



Finest Mixed (Primula auricula). Low-growing, spring-flowering plants for 

 borders or pots; large single fragrant flowers borne in clusters on 4 to 6 mch 

 spikes Pkt. 10c. 



HARDY ASTERS, New Large-Flowering 



These "Michaelmas Daisies" are splendid subjects for permanent positions 

 in the herbaceous border, where they form large bushy clumps, 1}-^ to 2 feet 

 liigh, and are covered with clusters of large single flowers during the late summer 

 months, forming one of the charms of the autumn garden. {See cut.) 



White Queen. Pure white single flowers of immense size Pkt. 15c. 



Amelius Grandiflorus. Single blue and pink flowers of great size 15c. 



Townshendi. Superb lilac-pink flowers about 2 J2 inches across; free-flowering, 15c. 

 New Pink and Red Shades. These new "Michaelmas Daisies" surpass all 

 former tvpes in size of flowers and brightness of coloring, ranging from silky- 

 pink to claret-red Pkt. 15c. 



Hardy Asters. Mixed Colors. New large-flowering hybrids lOo. 



We Deliver Free in the U. S. omJ7rF°:,,u!^:.i.l-!^.-^%Zn. all Vegetable, Flower and Lawn Grass Seeds, 



except where 

 otherwise noted. 



