PETER HENDERSON 8z CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



TORENIA. 



Pi r Pl:t. 



Same cultural directions as for C'oleus will here apply. 



Torenia Fouriiicrii. The Toreuias are among the 

 prettiest summer plants for vases or hanging bas- 

 kets, and this variety although not altogether new, 

 is so distinct and pleasing as to be well worthy of 

 special mention. The flower is sky-blue, dotted 

 with three dark blue spots, has a bright yellow 

 throat, and is an exceedingly free bloomer 25 



Baillonii. A new free-flowering sort, bearing 



golden-yellow flowers that have a brownish-red 

 throat. Entirely distinct from any of the other 

 known sorts 25 



TROP(EOLUM. 



"Very elegant and beautiful climbers, floweving most pro- 

 fusely; admirably adapted for greenhouse or eonser- 

 vatory decoration, especially during t lie winter months; 

 very useful for covering verandas, trellis and rustic- 

 work out-of-doors. Half-hardy Annuals. 

 Tropoeoluin Lobbiarinm. Brilliant shades of scar- 

 let crimson. Mixed varieties, 6 ft 10 



Spitfire. Fiery red .». 10 



Itrilliante. Fine scarlet 1" 



<;<anl des Bataillcs. Brilliant carmine 10 



— Trio in plie de (.and. Orange scarlet, 4 ft.. .10 



Fercgrinum. (See Canary Bird Vine.) 10 



TUNICA. 



Tunica Saxlfra?a. A very pretty hardy perennial, 

 with rosy lilac flowers, useful for edging, dwarf 

 beds, or rock-work, ) ■> f t 10 



VALERIAN. 



"Very showy border plants; will grow in almost any soil. 



Half-hardy Perennials. 

 Valerian, Red. 1 J- ft 5 



AAliite. 1,4ft 5 



Mixed. 14 ft 5 



VERBENA. 



Well-known and universally admired plants: invaluable 

 for summer decoration. Blooming freely the first year 

 from seed, sow in sitting-room, hot-bedor greenhouse 

 ina temperature of So negroes during tin- spring, In 

 shallow boxes. Transplant Into pots or shallow boxes 

 as soon as lit to handle and plant out in May, Half- 

 hardy Perennial*. 

 Verbena II j In id a. Paved from Peter Henderson's 

 splendid collection of the best named varieties. 

 Great care has been taken that this seed should lie 

 saved from such as are really good bedding kinds 



and of attractive colors. Infixed 25 



Scarlet 83 



AVliite 25 



Mixed 10 



VERONICA. 



Very ornamental herbaceous plants. V. Syriaea, if sown 

 early, forms an extremely pretty edging for small 

 beds. 



Veronica Olanea. Blue. 2 ft. Hardy Perennial 10 



Syriaea. Bright blue and white. Half-hardy An- 

 nual 10 



VINCA. 



(Madagascar Periwinkle.) 

 A genus of beautiful greenhouse shrubs, which require 

 at all times a high temperature. Should be sown in 

 shallow boxes in hotbed, house or greenhouse in not 

 less than 70 degrees, and transplanted into similar 

 boxes when an inch or so high, and planted out for 

 summer blooming in May. Or if sown in August or 

 September will make fine plants for winter blooming. 

 Viuca Rosea. Rose, with dark eye, 2 ft 10 



Alba. White, with crimson eye, 2 ft 10 



Pura. Pure white, exquisite 10 



VIOLA. 



(Violet.) 



A great favorite, deservedly much in demand on account 

 of its profusion of bloom and delightful fragrance. 

 Hardy Perennial. 



Viola Odorata. (Sweet Violet.) 4ft ...10 



VIRGINIAN STOCK. 



Extremely beautiful free-floweringlittle plants for beds, 

 baskets'or edgings, growing freely in any soil. Hardy 

 4 nnuals. 

 VI rgiuian Stock. Red and '.vMte mixed ; ' 4 ' ft 5 



VISCARIA. 



(Rock Lychnis.) 



Per Pkt. 

 r.emarknbly free-flowering plants, of brilliant colors. 



Hardy Annuals. 

 Aiscaria < a rdinalis. An exceedingly showy vari- 

 ety, producing a profusioaof magenta blossoms; 

 1 ft 5 



Oeulata. Pink, with rich crimson eye, 1ft 5 



Picta. White, with crimson eye,free flowering.. 10 



WALLFLOWER. 



A well-known plant, much esteemed for its fragrance. 



Culture same as given for Antirrhinum. Half-hardy 



Perennial. 

 Wallflower, Double. Finest mixed, 2 ft 10 



Single Mixed. 2J ft 5 



WHITLAVIA. 



Charming Hardy Annuals, with beautiful bell-shaped 



flowers, growing freely in any soil. ■ 

 AVhltlavia lirandin'ora. Violet blue, 1 ft 5 



Gloxlnold.es. An elegant variety, with beau- 



tiful Gloxinia-like flowers; corolla pure white, 

 with delicate blue lip, 1ft 10 



WIGANDIA. 



Splendid ornamental foliaged plants, with immense 

 leaves, 3 ft. long by 14 ft. wide; seed sown early in 

 spring, in hotbeds, will produce tine plants by the mid- 

 dle of summer. 



AVigandla Caracasana,fi ft 25 



A"i«jieri. Superb foliage 25 



WISTARIA. 



AVistarla Sinensis. Hardy climbing plants, with 

 large purple flowers 10 



XERANTHEMUM, 



A showy class of Everlastings; the flowers, when gath- 

 ered young, are useful for winter bouquets. Hardy 

 .1 nnuals. 



X era n Hi emu m. Double AVliite, 2 ft 10 



Double Purple, 2 It 10 



Ann 11 11 in Saperblsstmnm. The blooms of this 



new sorl arc as double as those of a Ranunculus, 

 of globular shape, and entirely lice from project- 

 ing marginal florets. It is said to be the finest 

 form of Xcrantheinuin yet Obtained! the flowers 

 will, of course, be exceedingly desirable for dried 



bouquets, etc 25 



Fl. A I bo. The flowers of this new vari- 

 ety are white, equally as double, and of the same 

 globular form as those of the red variety offered 

 above. Ir should also lie more valuable than the 

 red, for the reason that white flowers are always 

 in more request for dried bouquets 25 



ZINNIA ELEGANS, 



(Youth and Old Age.) 



I.ike Balsams or Petunias, these can be raised to flower 

 by August, if sown in the open ground; but if sown 

 under glass in April, they will bloom in June, and 

 throughout the entire season, making larger and finer 

 plants. Few plants have improved as much as the 

 Zinnia, and we have now dazzling scarlets, yellow 

 orange, rose, lilac, crimson and white, rivaling the 

 Dahlia in symmetry. Half-hardy Annuals. 

 Zinnia Flegans, Fl. PI. Extra choice, double mixed, 



14 ft. .. 5 



Alba, Fl. PI. White, 1% ft 10 



Coceinea Fl. PI. Scarlet 10 



Striata, Fl. PI. Double striped 10 



Huageana, Fl. PI. The flower is of a deep orange 



yellow color, keeping its color when dried, thus 

 rendering it an acquisition for bouquet-making. It 

 is also a good bedding plant, blooming continually 

 till the frost sets in 10 



NEW DWARF ZINNIAS. 



A new dwarf section quite distinct from the above. Four 

 distinct sorts, as follows : 



Zinnia Klegans Pumila Alba Plena 15 



Salmonea 15 



Coccinea 1"> 



A'iolacea 15 



