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HENDERSON’S SELECTED 
SCABIOSA 
WILD GARDEN FLOWER SEEDS 
4740 A wild garden may be had in any suitable out-of-the-way place — meadow, brook- 
side, hedgerow, fence-corner or back lot— by broadcasting and raking in Hen¬ 
derson’s Special Mixed Flower Seeds for Wild Gardens, at the rate of 1 oz. per 
100 square feet, mixed with sand or dry soil for ease and evenness of distribution. 
Price, 25c. per oz., 75c Per % lb., $2.00 lb., postpaid. 
Much about the “Garden Beautiful" in Henderson’s Garden Guide and Record. 
Sent free with orders of $2.00 or over if asked for. 
“SWEET SCABIOUS” or “MOURNING BRIDE 
A new double, large-flowered annual type descended from the “Sweet Scabious" 
or "Mourning Bride" of old gardens, but are much improved in size, colors and 
doubleness. Many of the flowers measure 6 to 8 inches in circumference, are 
double clear to the center, and have long stems. They are very free bloomers; 
very effective for garden decoration and valuable for bouquets, vases, etc.; fragrant. 
Annuals, 1 \4 to 2 feet high. 
3642 Azure Fairy. Light Blue . Pkt. 10c. 
3643 Cerise. Lovely cerise-red . Pkt. 10c. 
3646 Golden-yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
3647 Royal Purple. Pkt. 10c. 
3648 Snowball. Pure white . ....Pkt. 10c. 
3650 Maxima Plena. Mixed colors . Per 500 seeds, 35c.; Pkt. 10c. 
3651 Collection of above 6 separate varieties. 40c. 
SCABIOSA, Hardy Varieties 
3657 Caucasica Perfecta. The old “Caucasian Scabious" is recognized as one of 
our handsomest hardy perennials, forming dense, spreading plants 2 to 3 feet 
high, thriving in any ordinary garden soil. In this new variety, “Perfecta," 
we have attained the highest perfection of this type; the semi-double flowers, 
3 to 4 inches across are poised on stalks lj.4 tq 2 feet long, making them of 
exceptional value cut for vases, etc. The coloring of the flowers is a beautiful 
lilac-blue, shading to deep blue.. .. Pkt. 15c. 
3666 Caucasica Alba. A large, pure white variety; counterpart of 
the above; beautiful; the flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, 
on long stems, are exquisite for vases, lasting a 
long time in water, and they are borne freely like 
those of its blue-colored parent from early 
summer to late fall . Pkt. 25c, 
SCABIOSA JAPONICA 
3658 A new hardy perennial from Japan, 
forming large bushes 2J£ to 3 feet in 
height and breadth, with elegant 
light green foliage. Flowers 2 to 2><J 
inches across on long wiry stems 
from 15 to 20 inches in length, of 
a beautiful mauve or lavender- 
blue. The plants, extremely free- 
flowering, produce their lovely 
flowers continuously from the end 
of June until late in the autumn. 
Pkt . 10c. 
HENDERSON’S FLOWERS FOR 
AMERICAN GARDENS 
is the name of a 24 page booklet, giving 
instructions for growing all the Annual, 
Biennial and Perennial Flower Seeds offered 
in this catalogue. It is written in a succinct, 
easily understood manner . Sent free with orders 
if asked for. 
SCHIZANTHUS 
Wonderfully showy annuals; very decorative 
for garden beds and unsurpassed in pots for the 
conservatory, whereby successive sowing a 
continuous display may be enjoyed almost the year 
round. The plants are of compact, branchy growth, 
1\4 to 2 feet high, and are literally sheeted with ex¬ 
quisite, butter-fly-like flowers much larger than those 
of the ordinary Schzanthus, and include beautiful new 
color combinations. ( See engraving.) 
3670. Dr. Badger’s Giant flowering Hybrids. A superb new 
strain growing robust and bushy, 1J4 to 2 feet in height, with 
handsome bright-green Fern-like foliage. The flowers, borne in prodigal 
profusion, are unusually large, measuring from 1 to 1% inches across; 
they are of much substance—very lasting-;—and show an endless variety of bright 
colorings. The light varieties of white, pink, buff-rose or yellow have beautifully 
marked centers, zoned by a deeper shade. The darker sorts are of purple, mauve or 
red, with center lines of yellow or white, margined by a deep tone of the ground 
color - - . Pkt. 25c. 
3675. Wisetonensis Hybrids, Large-flowering, Mixed Colors. Beautiful colors and 
combinations in great variety . Pkt. 10c. 
SILENE 
3680 Pendula Compacta, Double. An effective garden annual, forming compact, 
round bushes. 6 inches high, which, during the summer, are covered densely with 
flowers of white, pink or red. For low beds or edgings it is very pretty. 
Mixed Colors. iq c 
SMILAX 
3685 Charming tender perennial climber for greenhouse or window gardens. The 
foliage and stems are of a pleasing light green; very graceful. Excellent for 
decoration . Pkt. 10c. 
Henderson’s GARDEN PLANS and SUGGESTIONS tell much about creating^Flower Gardens from seed. 
