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PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



ROCKET, 



(Dame's Violet.) Per Pkt. 



"Well-known, very fragrant, early spring-flowering plants, 



f rowing and blooming freely. Treat same as Antirr- 

 inum. Hardy Perennials. 



Rocket, Sweet Purple. 1>$ ft 5 



White, IK'ft 5 



Mixed, H£ ft 5 



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SAXPIGLOSSIS LABGE-FLOWEBED. 



SALVIA SPLENDENS. 



SALPIGLOSSIS. 



Remarkably beautiful autumn-blooming plants, with 

 funnel-shaped flowers, curiously veined and marbled. 

 Culture same eta tor Coleus. Half-hard y A n n mils. 

 'Salpiglossis Azurea Grandiflora. Sky-blue, l '... ft. 10 



Coccinea. Scarlet, 1^6 ft 10 



i,arge»flowered. Finest mixed, l>i ft. (See cut.). 10 



SALVIA, 



(Flowering Sage.) 



With its spikes of scarlet and blue, the Salvia makes 

 one of the most gorgeous plants in the garden. 

 S. Palens (blue) and S. Splendens (red) are perhaps the 

 best representatives of these two primary colors to 

 be found in the whole range of flowering plants. 

 Seeds sown in April will flower in July and August, 

 and continue throughout the season. Half-hardy Per- 

 ennials. 



Salvia Patens. Splendid deep blue, 3ft 25 



Splendens. (Scarlet Sage.) Vivid scarlet, 3 ft. 



(See cut.) 10 



SANVITALIA, 



Dwarf-growing, free-flowering plants, very suitable for 

 small beds or rock-work. Hardy Annuals. 



Sanvltalia Procunibens Fl. Pleno. A beautiful 

 acquisition; flowers densely double, bright gol- 

 den yellow, and produced iu the greatest abun- 

 dance. J^ ft 10 



SAPONARIA, 



(Bouncing Bet.) 

 An extremely beautiful class of compact growing plants 

 producing masses of minute cross-shaped rose and 

 white flowers, which continue blooming all summer. 

 Hardy Annuals. 



'Saponaria Calabrica. Rich deep pink, J^ ft 5 



Alba. Pure white, H; ft 5 



SCABIOSA, 



(Mourning Bride, or Sweet Scabious.) 



A beautiful border plant, producing in profusion flowers 



in great variety of colors ; excellent for cutting for 



table bouquets, etc. Same culture as Asters. Hardy 



Anmials. 



Scabiosa Nana FI. Pleno. The flowers are quite 



double and globular, varying in all the shades of 



white. carmine, maroon, lilac, etc. ; a most valuable 



flower to use in bouquets or vases of cut flowers. 



lft 10 



Tall German. Mixed, 2 ft, 5 



SCHIZANTHUS. 



A splendid classof plants, combining elegance of growth 

 with a rich profusion of beautiful flowers, valuable for 

 greenhouse decoration in spring, and the flower gar- 

 den in summer. H.j ft. Half-hardy Annual. 



Papilionacens (Butterfly flower). A charming variety 

 the flowers resembling some varieties of Orchids.. 10 



All Colors. Mixed 5 



SCYPHANTHUS. 



Per Pkt. 

 Seyphanthn* Fle<;ans. A dwarf, free-flowering, 

 half-hardy evergreen trailing plant; yellow. 2 ft. . 10 



SEUL'M. SENE01O 6PE0IOSUS. 



SEDUM. 



(Stonecrop). 



A very interesting and useful little plant, growlngfreely 



on rock or rustic work, ornamental mounds, old walls, 



etc. Hardy Annual. 



Seduni Coeruleum. Blue, & ft. (Seecul) 10 



SENECIO SPECIOSUS. 



A. new and very free-flowering half-hardyperennial from 

 South Africa. It produces in the open ground bright 

 magenta-colored flowers from spring until fall, and can 

 be had iu bloom in the greenhouse throughout the win- 

 ter. The flowers are about an inch and a half in 

 diameter, and borne in branching spikes. (See cut). . . . 25 



SENSITIVE PLANT (See Mimosa Pudica). 



SILENE. 



A beautiful genus of free-flowering plants, with bright 

 attractive flowers, admirably adapted for spring and 

 summer blooming in beds, rock-work, etc. 



Silcue Peiidula Compacta. Plant dwarf and com- 

 pact, forming dense cushions two or three inches 

 in height, and from nine to twelve inches in diam- 

 eter, which during the season are perfectly solid 

 with bloom, 5 



Carnea Fl. PI. Producing beautiful double 



flowers of a delicate pink. It comes quite true 

 from seed, and will be found well adapted for 

 edgings of flower beds. Its blooms, too, will be 

 found very useful in all cut flower work 25 



SMILAX (See Myrsiphyllum Aspara- 

 goides). 



SNAKE CUCUMBER (See Cucumis 

 Flexuosus.) 



SOLANUM. 



A genus of ornamental fruit-bearing plants, some of 

 them amongthe most interesting of greenhoiiseshrubs, 

 while others are remarkable for their fine foliage, and 

 are most useful for groups on lawns, or as single speci- 

 mens. Treatment same as given for Coleus. 

 Solatium Capsicastrum, or '"Jerusalem Cherry." 

 Miniature orange tree, covered all winter with a 

 profusion of scarlet fruit. A very interesting plant 

 for the decoration of the greenhouse or sitting 

 room. Half liardy Annual, l^jj ft 10 



Hendersouii. Pear-shaped scarlet fruit 10 



Warscewlczif. A magnificent plant with im- 



mense leaves of a deep green color. It attains an 

 average height of six or eight feet, and when 

 planted in masses produces a grand effect 10 



SPHENOGYNE. 



A bright yellow, free-flowering border plant, from South 

 America ; useful for beds, ribbon borders, or edgings. 

 Same culture as for Begonia. 



Splieuogyne Speciosa. nardy Annual, lft 5 



