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PETEFe HEN13EHS0N & CO.— UNHlVALtED FliOWEl^ SEEDS. 



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GAILLAEDIA GBANDIFLOBA. 



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6Biiii9 Varieties Hat Bloom tie First Season. 



EUPHORBIA. 



Heterophylla, " Atinual Poinsettia," "Mex- 

 ican Fire Plant" or " Fire onthe Mountain." 

 An annual of the easiest culture, forming 

 bushy plants three to four feet high, with 

 highly ornamental leaves, which in sum- 

 mer and autumn become blazed with a 

 darker fiery scarlet so that only a tip of 

 green is left. Grow in a situation fully 

 exposed to the sun, which enhances the 

 brilliancy and hastens the coloring; also 

 valuable as a pot plant. (See cut.) . .Pkt. 15 



Variegata. {" Snoiv on the Mountain") A 

 large, robust growing annual, two feet high, 

 with very ornamental green foliage, striped 

 with white. A splendid subject for bor- 

 ders and large masses 5 



GAII.I.ARDIA. 



Exceedingly beautiful annuals making very 

 showy plants, one to two feet high, for the 

 flower garden. Grown in masses they are 

 especially effective ; lai-ge flowers, two to 

 three inches across, produced from early 

 summer until frost ; unrivaled for cutting, 



Arablyodon. Rich blood red Pkt. 10 



Sun Kissed. Gold and scarlet 10 



Aurora Borealis. Gold, crimson and white 10 



Gloire de Paris. Salmon 10 



Avalanche. Satin white 10 



Flov7er of Gold. Eieh yellow 10 



Illumiiiation. Red, bordered white 10 



Mixed Grandiflora varieties. (See Citi.). . 5 



Loreuziana, or Double Flowering. Large 



round heads composed of 30 to 50 flowers of 



orange, claret, amaranth, sulphur, etc. . 10 



GERANIUM. 



Although perennials, the following will 

 produce nice bushy plants and flower from 

 seed sown the same season. The heads of 

 gorgeous flowers of many shades of color, 

 borne continuously, render this one of the 

 most popular plants grown, either for pot 

 culture in winter or for bedding out in sum- 

 mer. 12 to 18 inches high. 



Single Mixed Zouale Pld. 10 



Laige Flowering Single Mixed Zouale, 



from new varieties 25 



General Grant. Vivid scarlet 10 



Double Mixed. Includes many varieties. 25 



Gold and Bronze Leaved. Mixed 25 



Silver Leaved. Mixed varieties 25 



Apple Scented. Leaves delightfully fra- 

 grant, highly prized for bouquets 25 



See also Pelargoniums, page 86 



GILIA. 



Profuse blooming and handsome dwarf an- 

 nuals for massing in flower beds; flowe.s 

 borne in clusters ; plants 6 to 12 inches higli. 

 Mixed Colors Pht. 5 



GODHTIA. 



Exceedingly handsome and showy annuals 

 about one foot high, of dwarf, compact 

 growth, bearing freely large flowers 3 to 4 in. 

 across of exquisite colors and shades that 

 glisten in the sunlight like satin. (See cut.) 

 Lady Albemarle. Crimson and carmine, 



suffused lilac PM. if 



Duchess of Albany. Satiny white 5 



Nameless Beauty. Blush white with a satin- 

 like lustre, large carmine spots ll> 



Lady Satin Rose. Glossy rose pink. ... 10 

 Finest Mixed. Includes many sorts 5 



HIBISCUS. 



Africanus. Robust growing annual bearing 

 showy flowers 3 to 4 inches across, of creamy 

 yellow with purple centre ; height, 2 ft. 5 

 For Hardy Hibisctis sec page 80. 



ICE PLAXT. 



Pretty summer trailing annual for vases 

 and rock-work, leaves covered with ice-like 

 drops ; >^ ft. high PM. 5 



EARKSPUR. 



Popular annuals for summer garden 



decoration ; the splendid flowers are of varied 



colors and are borne on long spikes. 



Double Dwarf Rocket, Mixed Colors. 

 1 ft Pht. 5 



Tall Rocket, Double, Mixed Colors. 

 2i^ft 5 



Emperor, Double, Mixed Colors. Bears 

 about 100 close spikes of flowers 5 



Rosy Scarlet. Bright rosj' scarlet ; very 

 double flowers on long spikes; beautiful 

 and distinct 15 



Henderson's Giant. A much improved type, 

 the flowers being larger than the old varie- 

 ties, very double, and the colors very 

 beautiful. Mixed colors. {See cut.) . . . 15 



Scarlet Californian Larkspur. (Delphinium 

 Cardinalc.) Tlie flowers are borne in long 

 spikes and are a brilliant scarlet, the petal 

 limbs distinctly vellow. Height, 3 to 4 



feet 25 



Imported Collections. 



Dicarf Rocket Larkspur, 12 separate sorts, 50 

 6 •' " 30 



Emperor " 6 " " 30 



For perenninl soiis, see Delphinium.9, page 79. 



Refer to the index (2d page Cover) for Flower Seeds you cannot readily find. 



