oA l e c Henderson, Inc., 
Chicago 
FLOWER SEED NOVELTIES OF MERIT FOR 1936 
ASTER LOS ANGELES 
Rust Proof Antirrhinum 
Years of effort to produce a strain of Rust Proof Snapdragon have 
finally succeeded. We now offer a selection of named varieties and 
a mixture that have come through 75% free from rust under the 
most severe test. Maximum Alaska, White. Appleblossom, Rosy Pink. 
Campfire, Scarlet, Canary Bird, Yellow. 
Any of above. Trade pkt., $1.00; 3 pkts. for. $2.50 
Florist Pearl. Pure White. Similar in color and height to the well 
known forcing variety, White Rock. 
Shasta. Pure white. Very early and free flowering. 
Any of above. Trade pkt. $0.50 tV oz .$1.00 
University of California Mixture. Contains a wonderful range of 
popular colors. 
Trade pkt. $0.35 Ve oz. $0.75 Oz. $5.00 
Aster Super Giant Los Angeles 
The first of the modern Super Giant class introduced two seasons 
ago has proven to be the finest and largest shell pink Aster on the 
market. Flowers are fully double, 6 to 8 inches across, borne on 
long stiff stems basal branching and non-lateral. 
Trade pkt. $0.50 Vi oz. $0.85 Oz. $3.00 
Aster Super Giant El Monte 
A deep glowing crimson companion to the Super Giant Los Angeles. 
Flowers are large and fluffy, borne on heavy non-lateral basal 
branched stems. An early bloomer coming in flower before the 
California Giant varieties. 
Trade pkt. $0.50 Vi oz. $1.00 Oz. $3.50 
Calendula Orange Shaggy 
A distinct break in Calendulas. The petals are long and deeply 
fringed or laciniated, giving the flower the shaggy appearance of 
some Chrysanthemums. The color is a deep orange shading to a 
lighter orange in the center. 
Trade pkt. $0.25 Vi oz. $0.50 Oz. $1.50 
New Annual Canterbury Bells 
Many years of selection has finally produced a strain of annual 
Canterbury Bell which will bloom in six months from seed. Plants 
have a growth of from 2 to 2Vz feet and produces six to eight spikes 
of bloom. 
Angelus Bell. Beautiful deep rose. Liberty Bell. Intense violet blue. 
Any of above. Trade pkt. $0.25 Vi oz. . $0.50 
Blue Bell. Cambridge Blue. Mission Bell. Pink. 
Any of above. Trade pkt. $0.35 Vi oz. $0.75 
Cornflower, Jubilee Gem 
A dwarf variety of Cornflower making a compact plant liberally 
covered with flowers. Foliage is a disinct mass of bright green 
contrasting well with the double darl blue flowers. Plants are about 
12 inches in height and make a desirable pot plant. 
Trade pkt. $0.50 3 pkts. for. $1.25 
New Mammoth Flowering 
Sensation Cosmos 
A variety of Cosmos which we sold for the first time last season 
has proven of merit to Florists. Flowers which are borne on long 
stems are of large size and are readily sold as a cut flower. Very 
early flowering, blooming from seed in ten to twelve weeks. Pink 
and White in mixture. 
Trade pkt. 50c Ve oz. $1.75 Ounce. $12.00 
Coreopsis Grandiflora. Double New Gold 
A charming double form of this popular perennial. Flowers are 
large and fluffy with a rich golden yellow color. Long stems are 
ideal for cutting. 
Trade pkt. $0.25 Vi oz. $0.35 Oz. $1.00 
Marigold Tall African Double Yellow Supreme 
Heralded as a companion to the popular Guinea Gold, Yellow 
Supreme does in many respects resemble it. Like Guinea Gold, it 
is very free flowering, compact and somewhat pyramidal in habit, 
2 to 2 V 2 feet tall, bearing loosely ruffled, carnation flowered blos¬ 
soms. The color is a light lemon yellow, and the flowers are some¬ 
what larger than Guinea Gold. The characteristic Marigold odor is 
almost entirely lacking, adding greatly to its usefulness for cutting 
and garden use. 
Trade pkt. $0.25 Vi oz. $0.50 Ounce. $1.50 
New Petunia Hybrida Flaming Velvet 
A rich velvety Crimson. A most desirable and valuable variety for 
bedding. Was awarded gold medal in the All American Selections 
for 1935. 
Trade pkt. $0.35 3*2 oz. $0.75 
New Miniature Petunia Rose Gem 
Rose Gem is a charming addition to the new miniature group of 
Petunias, being the color which the public has been asking for in 
this miniature form. It is the rich deep rose that has made Petunia, 
Rose of Heaven, so popular. The plant is neat and compact, 5 to 6 
inches high and smothered with rich rose colored blooms about 2 
inches in diameter. 
Trade pkt. $0.50 oz. $3.50 
New Phlox Drummondi Gigantea Art Shades 
A new strain of Phlox Drummondi with flowers an inch and a 
quarter to an inch and a half in diameter. In addition to its 
enormous flowers (which in itself would be enough to justify it as a 
novelty) it has a most wonderful range of color in soft Art Shades, 
including Salmon with white eye, Appleblossom, Light Blue with 
white eye, Rose with white eye and many other pleasing Art 
Shades. The soft colors blended together make a most beautiful 
mixture and a color combination never before seen in annual Phlox. 
Trade pkt. $0.35 Vi oz. $1.00 Ounce. $3.00 
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