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ALEC HENDERSON, INC 
CHICAGO 
Stocks 
Giant Excelsior Column—2V2 Foot Trade Pkt. Oz. 
Ball's White 
Chamois Pink 
Dark Blue 
Lilac Lavender 
Malmaison Pink 
Any of the above, Vi oz., $2.25 
Moonlight. Yellow. 
Purple 
Rose 
Ruby 
Silvery Lilac 
White 
$1.00 
$8.00 
Antique Copper. Rich red. 
Appleblossom. Blush. 
Blood Red 
Canary Yellow 
Chamois. Ivory tinted. 
Chamois Rose 
Crimson 
Dark Blue 
Any of the above varieties, Vs oz., 50c... 
Santa Maria. Giant double pure white, 
Royal purple. 
Flesh 
Golden Rose 
Lavender 
Lilac 
Old Rose 
Rose 
White 
.35 3.00 
.35 3.00 
Giant Imperial—Improved Bismarck—28 Inch 
Elk's Pride. 
Double Large Flowering Dwarf Ten Week Stocks 
Especially recommended for bedding and 
Azure Blue Canary Yellow 
Blood Red Crimson 
Bright Pink Dark Blue 
Brilliant Rose Deep Purple 
pot plants. 
Old Rose 
Peachblossom 
Rose 
White 
Deep Rose 
Flesh 
Lavender 
Light Blue 
Any of the above, Vi oz., 75c.25 2.00 
GIANT IMPERIAL STOCK Mixed . 20 1.75 
COLUMN STOCK 
Schizanthus 
Trade Pkt. Oz. 
Wisetonensis Compactus Mixed. Semi-dawrf compact 
varieties in splendid mixture. Excellent for pot 
plant use. Vi oz., $1.25. $0.35 
Mixed .20 $0.75 
Grandiflora Hybrids Mixed.20 .75 
SMILAX. One of the best climbers for decorating or for 
bouquets. Vi lb., $1.50; lb., $5.00.15 .50 
Statice (Sea Lavender) 
Sinuata. Market Growers Blue. Color is the deepest 
possible blue, but retains the necessary brightness 
to make it ideal for market. The plant is strong 
and free-flowering, but keeps that comparative com¬ 
pactness of habit which is one of the essentials of 
a good market stock.15 .30 
Rosea Superba. Bright rose.15 .25 
True Blue .15 .25 
White .15 .25 
Bonduellii. Golden Yellow.15 .25 
Suworowii. Russian Statice. Bright rose.20 .75 
*Latifolia. Perennial. Small purplish blue flowers.30 1.50 
*Caspia. Perennial. Large lilac.35 2.00 
*Dumosa. Perennial. Silver grey.35 2.50 
STEVIA. Serrata. 24 in. White. Fragrant. Fine cut 
flowers .25 1.50 
Torenia 
Fournieri. Flowers are sky blue, blotched dark blue and 
yellow centers. Vi oz., $0.75.30 
Thunbergia 
Mixed. Much used as a trailer for window and porch 
boxes .15 
Trachelium 
Coeruleum. 18 inch. Resembles Gypsophila, having 
large heads of small blue flowers. Vs oz., $0.85.30 
.65 
Verbena Gigantea 
A magnificent strain of Verbena, of robust compact habit and free 
blooming. Large flowers. Trade Pkt. Oz. 
Alba. White . $0.25 $1.60 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. A beautiful giant hybrid be¬ 
ing raised from a cross between Luminosa and 
Beauty of Oxford. Vi oz., 75c.50 2.50 
Coccinea. Scarlet, small eye. Large flowers.25 1.60 
Etna. Geranium red with creamy eye.25 1.60 
Lavender Glory. Large lavender with medium sized 
creamy white eye. Comes about 75% true to color .50 2.50 
Lucifer. Vivid scarlet .25 1.60 
Luminosa. Flame pink.25 1.60 
Rose Cardinal. Large white eye.25 1.60 
Spectrum Red. Intense bright red. No eye.50 2.50 
Violacea Stellata. Deep violet with eye.25 1.60 
Grandiflora Mixed .20 1.40 
Verbena Hybrida 
Blue shades. Defiance Scarlet, Firefly Scarlet with 
white eye. Italian striped. Mayflower pink. Purple 
shades. White. Any of above.25 1.25 
Ellen Willmott. Bright salmon-rose, white eye, large 
flower.25 2.00 
Verbena Hybrida (Dwarf Compacta—6 Inch) 
Continuous bloomers and highly recommended for bed¬ 
ding, borders and small gardens. 
Carmine Ball. Carmine.35 2.00 
Dark Blue .35 2.00 
Fireball. Erect. Bright scarlet.35 2.00 
White .35 2.00 
Verbena Venosa 
Highly recommended for bedding. Color is a beautiful 
blue. Vi oz. 40c.25 1.25 
Verbena Venosa Lilacina 
Similar to Venosa only color is a delicate lavender 
blue. Vi oz. 65c.25 2.00 
Vinca (Periwinkle) 
Rosea. Pink . $0.20 $0.80 
Alba Pura. Pure white.20 .80 
Alba Oculata. White with pink eye.20 .80 
Delicata. Soft pink .20 .80 
Mixed colors .15 .75 
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