PETER HENDERSON & CO.— FLOWER SEEDS. 



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FUCHSIA. 



Per Pkt. 

 Our seed of this well-known and beautiful plant has been 



saved from a splendid collection of named varieties. 



Same culture as Begonia. 



Fuchsia. Single. Mixed i See cut.) 50 



Double. Mixed 50 



FENZLIA. 



A dwarf-growing plant, well suited for rustic baskets or 

 vases; flowers rosy lilac, with orange centre. Hardy 

 Annual 5 



FEVERFEW. 



(See Matricaria and Pyrethrum.) 



FORGET-ME-NOT See Myosotis). 



FRENCH HONEYSUCKLE. 



(See Hedysaram.) 



GAILLARDIA. 



A striking looking class* natives of this country, and 

 prer-t*nting quite a diversity of color. All Half-hardy 

 Annuals, and the best varieties are : 



Oaillardia Cooeinei Nana. Dwarf Scarlet. 1 ft 6 



Grandiftora Hybrida. Rich crimson and yel- 



low, 1 ', ft ..5 



Dicta Nana. Crimson and vellow. 1 ft 5 



Alba ""Jiiririnata. White edged. IK'ft 5 



Fine ?Iixed Colors. " 5 



New Double Flowering. (See yovelties. ) 50 



*\K 



GERAXirM GOLD iXD BRONZE. GILIA TRICOLOR BT7BBA 



VIOLA CE A 



GERANIUM (Pelargonium.) 



Sow in dwelling-house, hotbed or greenhouse, in spring, 

 in shallow boxes, in a temperature of 60 degrees. 

 Transplant into similar boxes or into small pots, when 

 the seedlings are fit to handle. Plant out in May, or 

 for later flowering sow in the open ground in May. 

 For winter or spring flowering sow in August or isep- 

 tember. 

 Geranium Zonale. Xever Types. We offer large 

 packet, containing seeds of all nine types of Sin- 

 gle Geraniums shown in colored plates of 1880, 

 mixed, for 25c. We do not offer seed of the six 

 Double varieties figured on colored plate. 

 Geranium Zonale. Splendid mixed 10 



General Grant. Vivid scarlet 15 



Gold and Bronze. New varieties, mixed. (See 



cut .) 25 



Double. Finest mixed from new varieties iO 



Large Flo%vered. (Pelargonium.) ''Lady Wash- 

 ington " Geranium. From prize varieties 50 



Fancy Varieties. (Pelargonium). "Lady Wash- 



ington " Geranium. Finest mixed 50 



Apple Scented (true). We offer this season a lim- 



ited supply of this always scarce and much-sought- 

 after variety 25 



GILIA. 



Very pretty dwarf plants ; will bloom in almost any sit- 

 uation; admirably adapted for massing. Hardy An- 

 nuals. 



Gilia Capitata Major. Sky-blue. 94 ft 5 



Nivalis Dwarf snow-white, % ft 5 



■ Tricolor. White, lilac and purple, 1 ft 5 



Tricolor Rubra Violacea. Bears beautiful lilac 



flowers, i See cut) 10 



All Colors IHixed. 5 



GLADIOLUS. 



Per Phi. 



Sow in the open ground (thickly^ as soon as the ground 

 is warm in the .-pring, pressing the seed down an inch 

 or so. Weeding must be carefully done, or the tiny 

 plants will soon be choked up. "if carefully tended 

 they will have formed small bulbs by fall, which must 

 be lifted when ripe and kept under cover like onions or 

 potatoes, to be planted out again the next season; 

 Rome of the strongest bulbs win then flower. 



Gladiolus, Frencli Hybridized Seed 10 



GLADIOLUS BULBS. 



Any of the following Bulbs sent free by mail at cata- 

 logue prices, except where quoted by the hundred. 

 (Supplied from October to June. ) 



The increasing demand for this popular flower induces 

 u* to offer from our very extensive collection of named 

 varieties, the following special selections, to ■which we 

 invite narf irubir attention. 



invite particular attention. 



NAMED VARIETIES. 



Each. 

 Adanson. Flowers large, very open ; rose, slightly 

 tinged with lilac ; side petals blotched amaranth 

 on white ground, tinted yellow and margined car- 

 mine lilac ; a very remarkable and superior vari- 

 ety ; new 25 



A n to ni ii». Fine spike of flowers, cherry colored, tinged 

 with orange and blazed with carmine, white stams.10 



Breiichleyensis. Rich dark scarlet 10 



Berenice. Beautiful rose, striped red, purple-carmine 



blotch 15 



Calypso. Flesh color, streaked rose and blotched car- 

 mine 15 



Canari. Light yellow, streaked with rose 20 



Ceres. Pure white, flamed lilac 20 



Eugene Scribe. Large flower; roze blazed crimson. ..35 



Felician David. Cherry rose, striped carmine 15 



Fulton. Velvety vermilion, with purple stain 15 



Ida. Ground color light rose, blazed crimson ; lower di- 

 visions yellow 20 



Isaac Buchanan. The best yellow variety yet intro- 

 duced 30 



James Watt. Light vermilion, with stains of white 



and rose 25 



John Bull. Ivor y white, tinted yellow 10 



I diih. Kosy flesh color, with dark stripes 20 



La Candeur. Pure white, lightly marked with crimson 



violet 25 



Laura. Light orange red, with white blotch 20 



I.ePoussin. Light red, with white throat. Very fine 20 

 Lord Byron. Brilliant scarlet, ribboned with pure 



white 15 



71a rs. Beautiful scarlet 10 



?lathi'dc de Landevoisin. White, slightly tinted 



with flesh-colored rose, streaked with carmine 20 



TIazeppa. Orange red, striped white 10 



Meteor. Brilliant red, with large white stains 15 



Napoleon III. Bright scarlet and white 20 



Ophir. Dark yellow ; stained purple 25 



Pega«ns. Flesh color, purple blotch on buff ground 10 



Fenelope. Blush white, lower petals tinted yellow, 



streaked carmine 15 



Prinfeks of Wales. White, flaked with rosy crimson. 15 

 Proserpine. Kosy white, strongly marked with deep 



rose 25 



Robert Fortune. Deep crimson red, violet tinted 



ground, with white hnes 20 



Sappho. Cherry, tinted wich orange ; in lower petals a 



white stain, striped with red 30 



Thalia. White flamed an i streaked with carmine 25 



Van Dick. Crimson amaranth, striped white 25 



Vesta. White, with purplish blotch on yellow ground. .15 

 Zeuobia. Ro=e tinged with violet and flamed with dark 

 carmine ; large blotch, feathered with crimson 25 



GLADIOLUS BULBS (In Collections.) 



We make up the following collections from our large 

 stock of named sorts such as we have a surplus of, 

 which enables us to give our customers a very choice 

 assortment, at much less than Catalogue rates! All the 

 bulbs in these collections are correctly named. 

 '"A." — 1 -good named varieties ; the collection for...$l 25 



"B."— 12 choice named varieties ; " " " 2 i>0 



"C "—12 extra choice ; " " "... 2 50 

 "D ''—12 new and rare varieties ; " " "... 3 50 

 "E." — 12 in 12 sorts, without names ; the collection for 1 00 

 "F."— 12 choice mixtures: " " " 75 

 "G." — 12 choice seedling mixtures ; " " "100 

 "H." — 12 choice seedlings, in 12 distinct sorts, with pos- 

 itive colors and markings, including the best white, 

 y, How and scarlets 2 50 



