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Descriptions and prices of Varieties below may be readily found in the Catalogue by referring to index page 208. 
FLOWERING COLORED FOLIAGE PLANTS HARDY Ess PLANTS FOR VASES, HANG- 
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perfection and flower the first Canna,......... Kochia,.. Achillea. . Hibiscus......... Maurandia...... Growing 
¥ season from seed f Ce areuree Marvel of Peru. - | Alyssum (hardy). Hel hock: i hebats Westar share B 
} * ‘andidissima. , IMUSAS eae qui egia Aa Sai wzathyrus...,.... etunia......... entaurea... ... 
Sorts marked Q me pet Os Centaurea Pyrethrum Aure.. | Aster.:...,..... Lychnis,...,.... Srmlaxe en tne Coleus iis. 
massing In beds. Glymnocarpa.. | Ricinus......... Baltonia., ... | Myosotis........ Geranium....... 
African Daisy*... | Kochia.......... Campanula...... Pansies......... Drooping Sorts | Heliotrope.,..... 
Ageratum™...... Lantana......... |} FRAGRANT FLOWERS FROM | Candytuft (har.).. | Phlox (hardy).... Impatiens....... 
Alyssum, Sweet*, | Larkspur.,...... SEED Canterbury Bells. | Pinks (hardy).,.. | Alyssum........ Bansychonen acts 
Antirrhinum*.... | Lavatera........ Alyssum........ Nicotiana Affinis. | Carnation....... Poppy (hardy)... | Asparagus....... Verbena......... 
Arctotis......... Lobelia*......... Auricula........ Pinks: afer: Chrysanthemum, | Primrose (Japan) 
Arnebia......... Lupinus......... Carnations-..... Polyanthus...... Coreopsis........ Pyrethrum (har.) PLANTS SUITABLE FOR 
Asters*.......... Lychnis......... @lemiatie Blarnin Scabiosa......... Cowslip........, Scabiosa (hardy ) EDGINGS 
Balsam.......... Marigold*....... Clematis, Panic.. | Stock........... Delphinum...... Shasta Daisy.... | Ageratum....... Petunia, tues re 
Bartonia........ Marvel of Peru... | Cleome......... Sweet Pea....... Dianthus (hardy) | Stokesia.. . | Alyssum,....... Phlox, dwarf..... 
Begonia Fibrous*. | Matricaria....... | Dianthus (hardy) | Sweet Rocket.... | Digitalis......... Sweet William... Asters, Dwarf. . Pinks (hard 
Brachycome..... Mignonette...... Geran: Sweet Sultan..._ | Gaillardia hardy) Tufted Pansies... | Begonia, Vernon.. | Portulaca. |... 
Ewells BERG Se, ales Fae as Heliotrope....... Sweet William... | Gypsophila.. Wallflower...... Bele (Daisies)... | Pyrethrum 
alendula....... Seyosous™.....-.- | Mignonette...... Verbena, Lemon. PLANTS SUCCEEDING IN andytuft....... Aureum.,. 
Calliopsis*....... Nasturtium, * Mimulus........ Wallflower....... Centaurea...,... | Sweet William. 
and butt eairek ~ (dwis)n ae er ere. ees | ae copeliey BARN Verbena. , 
arnation, emesia......... one.......), atricaria, or arigold........ Zinni 
Marguerite.... | Nicotiana*...... SEDO INES FROM Antirrhinum..... Feverfew...... Nasturtium, ia (Dwar)? 
peciet ss as ele: Ware hae rn u BORE GbE eS nua Ran newts Dwarf........ 
ockscomb*..... enothera....... nnua ellis (Dasies Ayosotis........ 
Centaurea (An.).. | Pansies.......... Balloon Vine..... Ipomoea........ Canterbury Bells, | Oenothera....... ‘| EVERLASTINGS FOR WINTER 
Chrysanthemums | Pentstemon......| Canary-Bird Vine | Maurandia..... Coreopsis.....:.. Polyanthus...... BOUQUETS 
(Annual var.).. | Petunia......... Coboca man Nina Rene era: Cowslip......... Bansye soi Acroclinium..... Honesty......... 
Clarkia.......... Phlox, Ble Convolvulus Maj. | Momordica ..... Delphinium....., Poppies (hardy).. | Amaranth....... Rhodanthe...... 
pene eagerly ip rammend . | Cypress Vine.... | Moon Flower.... | Digitalis........ Primrose (hardy). | Helichrysum..... 
onvolvulus OPPy™.- 2.0.5 Dolichos........ Morning Glories. LONG-STEMED FLOWER 
Minor........ Portulaca*...... ' i s PLANTS SUITABLE FOR 
Cents Rhodarthen eee a vaeetntiams vere FOR CUTTING GREENHOUSES AND CON- 
Dahlia.......... -| Ricinus......... Hyacinth Bean... | Thunbergia...... Aquilegia........ Larkspur........ SERVATORIES 
Dianthus*....... SED aut NES ma ey ner g Ee aCe Dmnter Ta Th er cea} is Arctotis......... Marigolds....... Asparagus....... Lobelia........,. 
Eschscholtzia*... | Salvia¥.......... Hardy Perennials AStersiyerriiscui: Matricaria....,. | Auricula...,.... Mignonette,..... 
Euphorbia Var.. . Seabiosa......... IK lopsi I Kenil Calliopsis........ Mignonette...... Begonia......... Myosotis,,...... 
Gaillardia....... Schizanthus..... mete lechie eee eis K y: Vi worth.. | Carnations...... Poppies......... Browallia,...... Pansyacnicc een 
Geranium....... Stocks*......... ristolochia. .... udzu Vine..... Centaurea. . Salpiglossis...... Calceolaria...... Petunia.,....... 
Globe Amaranth. | Sunflower....... Asparagus Ganitin) Lathyrus........ Chrysanthemum. | Scabiosa........ Carnation....... Polyanthus,...:. 
Godetia,........ Sweet Peas...... Cleats DFO I009.0 Wistaria......... | Coreopsis........ Stockshy enone: Cineraria........ Primula cnc 
Ppecraua ie Sweet Sultan..... } ‘ ematis........ Cosmos......... Stokesia......... Cyclamen....... Schizanthus. 
Helichrysum..... | Verbeng......... G h ca i Dahlias......... Sunflowers...... Geranium....... Smilax iin. 
PE GHEORE, Haren Vines rosea...... reenhouse Climbers Peipiinium (her: ) Sweet Peas...... Gerbera......... Swainsonia...... 
Hibiscus........ Viscaria. . | Asparagus plum. Smilax.......... Dianthus, F Sweet Sultans.... | Gloxinia,........ Sweet Peas...... 
Hollyhock* (An.). Wallflower (An.). nanus......... Swainsonia...... Gypsophila. . ZANDIAS|Ac se Heliotrope....... Stocks.......... 
Impatiens....... Zinnia*.......... Maurandia...... Gaillardias....... Lantana......... f 
FLOWER SEEDS SOWN IN A DRILL 
Hints on Culture of Flower Seeds 
Brief cultural instructions are printed on the back of our Flower seed packets and 
in more detail in our booklet ‘‘Henderson’s Flowers for American Gardens" sent 
post free if asked for. 
The right way ae a wrong way SEED SOWING. Most cases of failure of seeds to come up are due ig unsuitable soil condi- 
tions. It is impossible for young seedlings to send their shoots upward through soil which is 
FLOWER SEEDS SOWN /N-~< hard and packed, neither can tender rootlets pierce downward in such soil. So let the soil, either 
in the cold frame, or the permanent bed, be well dug and pulverized. Fine soil should be sifted 
on top to at least an inch in depth. Smooth down the surface with a piece of board about 8 in. 
square, to the center of which a small block has been nailed to hold on by. Then with a pointed 
stick mark out the rows, letting them run the narrow way of the frame or box. Stick in a name 
label at the end of each row, and then drop the seeds in a little pinch at a time, taking care to 
spread it so that it does not lie in lumps (see engraving). Very small seeds should be sown on 
the surface and merely pressed down, and the label stuck in the center. Sow large seeds one by 
one, an inch apart. Sift earth over all to cover them as deep as twice their diameter, and then 
it Se press down firmly again with the board. Hard shell seeds like Ipomoeas, Cannas, etc., should be 
soaked in water 24 hours to soften before planting. After sowing lay over the bed a piece of thin 
cotton cloth, and water with a fine spray. When the seeds come up, remove the cloth, After 
this do not let the soil dry out, and raise the sash or pane of glass, as the case may be, to admit 
air on warm days. Seed sowing in permanent beds is not done until May 10th to } My 15th, with 
some exceptions already noted, Note that when seeds are sown out-doors they should be covered 
ee ete PBL, ok more deeply than if sown indoors or under glass. Cover to fully three times the diameter of the 
seed. Some gardeners lacking a cold frame plant all their annuals out-doors about May 10th, in 
TRANSPLA NTING SEEDLINGS a temporary seed-bed located slong a south wall; protected from the sun by a strip of cloth three 
The wrong feet wide and as long as the bed. This is nailed on four-feet slats placed about three feet. apart. 
way Bhs 
A COLD FRAME” 
The right Also use this’ on cold nights. Prepare the soil, and sow the seed in the same Wayes as in a cold 
way frame, but a trifle deeper. Transplant to permanent beds when three true leaves 
Transplanting from Cold Frames or Window Boxes, This is done about May 10th to 
14th or whenever the weather is settled. Water the seedlings and also the ground they are to be 
transplanted to, the day before, so that soil conditions are equal. Separate the seedlings with a 
sharp stick, and if they are growing thickly together place a clump of them in water to soften 
the soil. Transplant when 2 or 3 ‘‘true’’ leaves appear. (See illustration.) 
