PETHH HHflDEtiSOJ^ & CO.— Ul^J^lVRLiElD FliOWEH SEEDS. 



HKNDEBSON'S BUPESB HOIXTHOCl 



Harm Flowers loi PeimaQCDt Situations. 



DIGITALIS. 



(Foxglove.) 

 Perfectly hardy plants 3 to 5 ft. high, and 

 of the easiest culture ; they are verj' orna- 

 mental, having long spikes of large showy 

 flowers ranging through shades of purple, 

 white, rose, yellow; some beautifully spotted. 



Mixed Colors Pkt. 5 



Spotted Varieties only, Mixed 10 



Monstrosa, Mixed Long spike of many 

 flowers surmounted with one enormous 

 flower; novel and beautiful. {See cut.).. 15 



DODECATHEON. 



(Neie Giant American Cowslip.) 

 Clevelandi. This beautiful Californian per- 

 ennial tlirows up stems of flowers fully 1 

 foot high, these being surmounted with 

 from 6 to 10 large, beautiful, Cyclamen-like 

 flowers of violet blue, with yellow and 

 black centre. It is perfectly hardy, and 

 a beautiful plant for partially shaded sit- 

 uations. [See cut.) Pkt. 25 



GEUM. 



Atrosanguineum fl. pi. Showy hardy per- 

 ennial with brilliant scarlet double flowers 

 borne in clusters on long stems; fine for 

 cutting. 11^ ft. high Pkt. 10 



GLAUCIUM. 



Luteuni. (Horned Poppy.) Silvery leaved 

 hardy perennial plants, 1 to 2 ft. high, 

 with remarkably bright yellow flowers 

 produced in great abundance all the sum- 

 mer ; very effective border plant. . . . Pkt. 5 



GOL,DEN ROD. 



America's National Flower. The favorite 

 yellow wild beauty, hardy perennial, 2 to 3 



feet Pkt. 5 



GYNERIIJM. 



(Pampas Gras.s.) 

 A most noble and beautiful lawn plant, grow- 

 ing 6 to 10 feet high, bearing large, white, 

 woolly plumes in the autumn ; for specimen 

 clump and sub-tropical effect this is indis- 

 pensable ; in the north it will require protec- 

 tion, or they can be kept over in frames. . 15 



HIBISCUS. 



(Marsh Malloirs.) 

 Strong-growing hardy perennials, about 4 

 feet high, of very easy culture and exceed- 

 ingly showy ; the large cup-shaped flowei-s 

 frequently measure 6 inches across. (See cut.) 



Coccineus. Bright scarlet Pkt. 10 



Califoruicus. White flowers, with deep car- 

 mine centre. One of the most valuable 

 plants of recent introduction. (See cut.) 10 



HONESTY. 



(Lunaria bievnit.) 



The "Moonwort." A hardy biennial of 

 pyramidal form, two feet in height. Th& 

 flowers are pui pie, followed by the trans- 

 parent silvery seed pods, so much sought- 

 after for dried winter bouquets Pkt. 10 



Ne'w Variegated Satin Flower or Honesty, 

 A strikingly handsome variety, the foliage 

 being distinctly variegated with green and 

 white 25 



HOI.I.YHOCK. 



Henderson's Superb Double. 



One of our grandest summer and autumn 

 flowering plants, bearing long spikes of double 

 flowers, 3 to 4 inches across. Hardy biennial, 

 5 to 8 ft. high. The seed we offi^r has been 

 saved from our unrivaled collection of 

 choicest imp roved double varieties. (See cut.) 



Double "WTiite 15. Pink Pkt. 15 



Double Salmon 15. Crimson 15 



Canary Yellow 15. Maroon 15 



White, Violet Centre 15 



Fine Mixed. Includes many colors 10 



Extra Choice MLsed. From Chafer's col- 

 lection 15 



Japanese Tokio. A most beautiful Japanese 

 variety, bearing large double flowers 

 twelve to fifteen inches in circumference ; 

 very distinct and picturesque, the petals 

 being beautifully frilled, of a rich wine 

 maroon at the base, shading to cherry red, 



and broadly edged with white 25 



Crimson Pyramid. It grows only 12 to 18 

 inches high, and produces glowing crimson 

 semi-double flowers from June to Septem- 

 ber 35 



Imported collection of 12 separate sort.'i, SI. 25. 

 Imported collection of 6 separate sorts, 75 cts. 



I.A VENDER. 



An ornamental hard}* perennial, growing 

 from 1 to 2 feet high, bearing long spikes of 

 fragrant blue flowers Pkt. 5 



I.OBEI.IA. 



Hardy Varieties. 



Tall-growing hardj^ perennials, 2 to 4 ft. 



high, with showy spikes of richly colored 



flowers; for permanent beds and borders 



they are indispensable. 



Cardinalis. "Cardinal Flower." Long spikes 

 of intense scarlet flowers ; one of the most 

 brilliant plants in cultivation ; suitable for 

 all situations, even succeeding on the 

 shady side of a house. 4 ft. (See cut.) 10 



Mixed Hardy Hybrids. Contains many 



beautiful varieties 25 



For annual Lobelias, see page 67. 



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