

PETER HENDERSON 6t CO., I^EW YORK 



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HENDERSON'S COLOSSAL 



TEN^WEEK STOCKS 



This magnificent strain is without a rival for 

 open-ground planting, attaining a height oi 2i4 

 feet. The spikes of bloom are very long, and the 

 individual flowers are enormous in size and very 

 double. 



These popular flowers are easily grown, and 

 are so highly fragrant and of such great beauty, 

 and have so many good quaUties, that they 

 deserve a place in every garden. They should 

 be given good rich soil to grow in, and will amply 

 reward good treatment with remarkably large 

 pyramids of bloom; the flowers represent a great 

 diversity of brilliant color. (See cut.) 



Mixed. Brilliant colors Pkt. 10c. 



El Dorado. Sulphur-yellow 10c. 



Rosy Morn. Delicate rosy-flesh 10c. 



Mount Blanc. Purest white 10c. 



Grand Rouge. Brilliant crimson 10c. 



Aurora. Shining copper-red 10c. 



Blue Bells. Pretty shade of blue 10c. 



Salmon. Soft delicate salmon 10c. 



Collection of above 7 named varieties, 60c, 



LARGE-FLOWERING 



TEN^WEEK STOCKS 



Well-known annuals, for garden decoration; 

 flowers double, of various colors and very fragrant. 

 Double Mixed. Per 1,000 seeds, 50c. . . Pkt. 10c. 

 Collection of 6 colors, 50c. ; 12 colors, 75c. 



BISMARCK STOCKS 



New annual stocks of strong growth with 

 luxuriant foliage. The plants in bloom form a 

 pyramid 2J4 feet high, the upper half being a 

 mass of fragrant, double flowers of extra large 

 size. They bloom a little later than Ten-Week 

 Stocks, but flower continuously until frost. 



White Pkt. 15c. I Light Blue... Pkt. 15c. 



Flesh-pink ISc. \ Rose Color ISc. 



Uized Colors 15c. 



Collection of 4 colors, 50c. 



GIANT "HOLLYHOCK'FLOWEKED" 



TEN^WEEK STOCKS 



This improved type of "Mammoth Column" 

 Stock is very distinct in growth and highly 

 attractive both for garden decoration and for 

 cutting. Our trial-ground note reads: "July 

 6th, Grand! Immense double flowers, averaging 

 1^2 inches across, filling columnar spikes 18 

 inches high, suggesting miniature Hollyhocks. 

 80 per cent, come double. Very fragrant." 



White Pkt. 15c. Light Blue ... PR 15c. 



Crimson I5c. Rose ISc. 



Mixed Colors 15c. 



Collection of 4 colors. 50c. 



DWARF LARGE-FLOWERING 



BOUQUET STOCKS 



A splendid new German type of Ten-Week 

 Stocks, forming bushy, branching plants about 

 8 inches high and carrying large heads of very 

 double flowers. 



They are especially suited for low beds, edgings 

 or pot culture. (See cut.) 



Crimson Pkt. 15c. Rose Pkt. ISc. 



T\hite ISc. Pink ISc. 



Canary-tinted . . . 15c. Heliotrope ISc. 



Mixed Colors 15c. 



Collection of above 6 colors, 7Sc. 



STOCKS 



Cut-and-Come-Again, Princess Alice. The 



plants grow about 2 feet high, producing continu- 

 ously from summer to fall, double white flowers, 

 which encircle the centre spike as well as numbers 

 of side branches; splendid for cutting. .Pkt. 10c. 



BEAUTY STOCKS 



"ABUNDANCE" 



A remarkable new type of the "Beauty" Stocks 

 described below. The plant forms 12 to 15 sturdy 

 stems which again ramify into 15 to 20 side 

 branches or from 180 to 300 stems and branches 

 to a plant all carrying a wealth of superb dou- 

 ble fragrant flowers, colored carmine-rose. Well- 

 grown specimens measure 2 feet across each way. 



Pkt. 15c. 



"Beauty" Stocks are 



also known as Large Early 

 Dresden Stocks, Giant 

 Nice Stocks, Cut-and- 

 Come-Again Stocks, Con- 

 tinuity Stocks, etc. This 

 confusion of titles has 

 caused us to decide on 

 "Beauty Stocks" as appro- 

 priate for this comparatively 

 new and magnificent race which 

 i? bounding into popularity 

 wherever grown or exhibited in 

 Europe and America. 



The plants are of fine symmetrical 

 habit, bushy and in flower stand about 

 1 '^2 to 2 feet in height. The numerous side 

 branches each carry a tall strong spike well 



furnished with unusually large and very double deliciously clove-scented flowers. Among the merits 

 of "Beauty" Stocks is their adaotability to many cultural conditions and their decorative effective- 

 ness whether grown in flower beds, garden borders or as potted specimens. They do not flower as 

 quickly from seed sowing as Ten-Week Stocks, the "Beauties" requiring from 12 to 15 weeks, but 

 after they commence blooming their long continued profusion is phenomenal. Seeds started early 

 in the spring and the seedlings transplanted in the garden in May will begin flowering in July and 

 continue to bloom until frozen. Late sown plants if carefully lifted and potted in the fall will con- 

 tinue to flower beautifully in window garden or conservatory during the winter, though when grown 

 especially for winter flowering — for which "Beauty" Stocks are peculiarly adaptable — it is better 

 to sow the seeds in July or August . As cut flowers ' ' Beauty ' ' Stocks are unsurpassable, their splen- 

 did trusses of bloom lend themselves to table and other floral decorations. The fragrant flowers 

 are of lasting substance and their refined colorings light up well under artificial light. (See cut.) 

 Madam Rivoire. Double white ...: Pkt. I5c. Queen Alexandra. Rosy-lavender . .PfeZ. ISc. 

 Almond Blossom. White-suffused carmine- Crimson King. Brilliant velvety-crimson. 15c. 



rose Pkt. ISc. Sunburst. Bright sulphur-yellow 15c. 



Rose of Nice. Carmine-rose 15c. Light Violet. Extra fine ISc. 



Beauty of Nice. Exquisite flesh-pink. ... 15c. Mixed Colors 15c. 



Collection of above 8 varieties of "Beauty" Stocks, $1.00 



C D 11/:/ FOP^ INDEX OF FLOWEK SEEDS, THEIK COMMON NAMES AND 1 o D 1 1 /C 



Dee I age llo t aid to selection for vakious pukposes and situations r oee 1 age 110 



