PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK — WHOLESALE CATALOGUE— FLOWER SEEDS. 1 



HENDERSON s 

 INVINCIBLE ASTER 



H enderson's S uperior 



FLOWER SEEDS 



HENDERSON'S 

 INVINCIBLE ASTERS 



.4 superior type, of healthy, robust growth, producing 

 long- stemmed flowers of immense size and perfect form . 



They are of surpassing beauty when cut for vases, and 

 of incomparable effect for garden beds. 



The highest achievement in China Asters, a superior 

 race in every way. The plants are of very healthy, 

 robust, branching growth, about two feet high, pro- 

 ducing, on long stems, massive, paeony-formed 

 flowers of perfect form and faultless outline, and ex- 

 ceedingly double to the very centre. The flowers are 

 the most beautifully formed of all large Asters. The 

 petals are of thick durable substance, and. in conse- 

 quence, the flowers last long in perfection. When 

 well grown the flowers of Henderson's Invincible 

 Asters average 3i inches across; 4-inch flowers are 

 quite common, and if grown especially for cut flowers., 

 the side branches pruned, allowing a plant to carry 

 not over 8 or 10 flowers, one flower to a stem, their 

 size will then be enormous, measuring 44 and 5 inches 

 across. These magnificent blossoms being gracefully 

 poised on strong, well-leaved Stems, 15 to 18 inches 

 long, resemble good-sized Chrysanthemums, and are 

 unsurpassed as cut flowers. 



Aster Invincible, rose pink, pkt. 15c; 1000 seeds 50c. ; 



$3.00 per oz. 

 white pkt. 15c; 1000 seeds 50c; 



13.00 per oz. 

 blue pkt. 15c; 1000 seeds 50c; 



$3.00 per oz. 

 crimson pkt 15c; 1000 seeds 50c; 



$3.00 per oz. 

 lavender pkt. 15c; 1000 seeds 50c; 



$3.00 per oz. 

 mixed colors pkt 15c; 1000 seeds 



40c; $2.50 per oz. 



In Praise of 

 Henderson's 

 Invincible Jfsters. 



\Iv ' Henderson's Invincible Asters ' were awarded first prize 

 at the Port Huron Flower show — three flowers each of three varieties. 

 There were thirty entries, so you may imagine how pleased I am 

 with my first year's experience in growing prize Asters." 



M. H. WESTBROOK, Port Huron. Mich 

 " I must say one "word about your Invincible Asters, they are the 

 finest in the land, so all the people that see them say, and that has 

 been no small number." C. A. BRIGGS, Taunton, Mass. 



" I greu' your white Invincible Asters with stems 28 inches long, 

 flowers i\ inches across — all double and perfect flowers." 



J. A. B ALLOX, Springville. X. V. 



BRANCHING ASTERS 



Superior to any other class of late-flowering branching Aster- 

 lengthening the Aster season until frost. The flowers are large, 4 

 inches across, are very double, of purest colors and borne on long 

 stems. They begin blooming about the first of September. Plants 

 strong growers, 18 inches to 2 feet high, splendid varieties " 

 florists. Our seed is northern N. Y. grown, producing far superior 

 flowers to the cheaper California grown stock. 

 SEMPLE'S choicest white, pkt. 10c; 1000 seeds 30c ; $1.50 peroz 

 crimson, rich rose crimson, pkt. 10c . looo 



seeds 30c; $1.50 per oz. 

 lavender, exquisite light blue, pkt. 10c.; 1000 



seeds 30c; $1.50 per oz. 

 purple, pkt 10c; 1000 seeds 30c; $1.50 per oz 

 shell pink, delicate rosy flesh, pkt. Hie ; 1011(1 



seeds 30c; $1.50 per oz. 

 mixed colors, pkt 10c; 1000 seeds 25c; $1.25 



BEGONIAS. 



Large-- Flowering, 

 Tuberous- Rooted. 



Magnificent flowering pot plants, anil deservedly popular for garden bedding, flowering in the greatest 

 profusion all summer. 1 he individual florets will average from 2 to 3 inches in diameter, and are of va 

 rious beautiful colors Height, 1 foot. 



Single, Large- Flowering, Mixed Colors, From choicest varieties. Pkt. 26c . per loon seeds 50c 

 Double, Large Flowering, Mixed Colors. From prize varieties Pkt, 35c . per 1 000 seeds $1.00. 

 Crested Begonia {B. hybrida gigantea cristatai. The flowers are often 3 inches across, with a peculiat i n 

 or beard attached to the petals. Colors, red, yellow, pink and terra cotta shades, in mixture. Pkt 35c ; 

 per 1000 seetls 75c. 



BEGONIA. Fibrous-Rooted Varieties . 



Red Erfordia, a selected large- flowered strain of this popular bedding Begonia, producing glos-.\ 1, right 

 crimson flowers in phenomenal profusion from May until frost; foliage dark, plants bushy and com- 

 pact, about 10 inches high. It is also a good winter- flowering pot plant. Pkt. 15c ; per 1 001 1 see, Is 50c 



Vernon, fine bedding and pot, plant. (1 inches high" blood-red flowers in prolusion. Pkt. 10c; per 2000 

 seeds 25c; per oz. $3.50. 



Vernon Zulu King, blood-red flowers and black-red leaves and stems. Pkt. 10c ; per 2000 seeds 50c 



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ASTER 



The Earliest Flowering Variety Grown. 

 Leading all other Early Asters by fully two weeks. 



This new Aster is very valuable for its extreme earli- 

 ness, coming into flower fully two weeks before Queen 

 of the Earlies, heretofore the earliest type, and a month 

 before the Perfection, Victoria and similar classes. 



The plants of " Early June " Aster are of healthy, 

 robust branching growth, about 15 inches high, and 

 bear freely and in succession for several weeks — on 

 long wirv stems, perfectly formed, double, pure white 

 flowers 2' to 2 inches in diameter, the petals of which 

 slightly recurve. 



Price, 25c per pkt ; (Hie per 1000 seeds. $3.00 peroz. 



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FOR OUR. COMPLETE LIST OT 

 ASTERS. SEE PAGES 9 ana lO. 



