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HENDERSON’S SELECTION OF 
“Everlasting” Flowers 
SHOWY GARDEN ANNUALS. INVALUABLE WHEN 
DRIED FOR WINTER BOQUETS 
Helichrysum Monstrosuw (or Strawflower) the glorified type of the old- 
fashioned stravvflowers of grandmother’s garden, and the dainty Rhodanthe are 
shown in colors on the opposite page. There is a charm attached to these 
Stravvflowers or Everlastings which places them in a realm of their own. 
The Helichrysums, deriving their name from the golden sun (Helios—sun, and 
chrysos—gold), have indeed been rightly named, for their brilliance and showiness 
have won for them well-merited admiration wherever known. 
As garden flowers, the Helichrysums and Rhodanthes are most satisfactory, 
producing a great wealth of bloom from early summer till heavy frost. The 
former plants grow from 2 to 3 feet high, and che latter about 1 foot. The 
Rhodanthes arc also particularly adapted for growing in pots; their hardiness 
and easy culture making them desirable house plants. 
Beside the aforesaid good qualities, their great value is only appreciated after 
frost has made It impossible to gather fresh flowers from the garden. It is 
then that these charming dried flowers, retaining all their natural colors and 
attractiveness, give particular delight. They are invaluable for table adorn¬ 
ment in the home or in hotels, for making up ornamental baskets for the holidays, 
and, in fact, they may be used in almost any kind of floral decoration. 
The flowers are easily dried by cutting the stems just before the blooms have 
fully developed and suspending them, flowers down, in a dry place. 
Both the Helichrysums and Rhodanthes are of easiest culture. They may 
be sown out-of-doors after danger from frost; the seed covered to a depth of 
not over four times their size and pressed in firmly with a board. When the 
plants have developed two or three leaves they should be thinned out so that 
the plants do not become crowded. If wanted to bloom early they should be 
started in shallow boxes in a sunny window or hotbed with an average tempera¬ 
ture of 70 degrees, and then transplanted into the garden when the ground is 
warm. 
These improved double “Stravvflowers” produce 
much larger and more double flowers than the old varieties. They are showy 
garden annuals, of free growth, producing abundantly during the summer their 
large flowers, full and double. A valuable “Everlasting” for winter bouquets; 2 
to 3 feet high. (Shown on color plate opposite.) 
2382 Fireball. Scarlet . See D.., Pkt. 10c. 
2383 Golden Ball. Rich yellow. 
2384 Rose Queen. Carmine-rose. 
2385 Salmon Queen. Salmon-pink. 
2386 Silver Ball. White. 
2388 Violet Queen. Violet. 
B. .-. Pkt. 10c. 
C. . Pkt. 10c. 
E. . . Pkt. 10c. 
F...*. Pkt. 10c. 
A... . .*. Pkt. 10c. 
2390 Mixed Colors. Per 1,000 seeds, 25c.; Pkt. 10c. 
2391 Collection of above 6 varieties, 1 pkt. each ...50c. 
HENDERSON’S SELECTION OF 
Eschscholtzias 
or 
California Poppies 
Eschscholtzias are among our most beautiful and popular annuals, being 
of the easiest culture. From spring-sown seeds they flower profusely until 
late in the autumn, making them invaluable for bedding. The plants are 
of dwarf-branching habit, about 1 foot high. 
2232 Eschscholtzia, New Hybrid. These recently introduced novelties 
represent a great advance in the evolution of these popular flowers. 
The plant of new type is very erect and bears extra large flowers of 
tints and shades never before seen in Eschscholtzias. They include 
soft pink, scarlet,, chrome yellow, coppery red, shades of claret, and 
royal purple, and extra rich shades of crimson, pink and orange scar¬ 
let. ( Shown on color plate opposite ) . Per 1,000 seeds, 50c.; Pkt. 15c. 
2214 Crimson Kin§. The best of the red-flowering varieties. Bright 
crimson, interior satiny carmine . . . .. ... Pkt. 10c. 
2216 Dainty Queen. Flowers creamy blush tinted coral-pink, deepening 
in shade toward the edges ... ... .. Pkt. 10c. 
2220 California, Double, Mixed. White, yellow and orange . . Pkt. 10c. 
2222 Golden West. Flowers of immense size. The colors are intense and 
shining yellows, some with orange blotches. 
Per 1,000 seeds, 25c.; Pkt. 10c. 
2224 Frecta Compacta Mandarin. The plants, of upright compact, bushy 
form, produce freely large flowers of rich, deep, orange color, shaded 
crimson .. . . Pkt. 10c. 
2226 Mikado. Large flowers of lustrous orange-crimson. Pkt. 10c. 
2230 California, Single, Mixed. Orange, white, yellow, etc. 
Per 1,000 seeds, 25c.; Pkt. 10c. 
RHODANTHE or Strawflower 
Elegant garden annuals, 9 to 12 inches in height. They flower early and 
continue for a long time. They are also used as pot plants for apartments, on 
account of the durability of the flowers. As an “Everlasting” for dried winter 
bouquets they are indispensable. ( See engraving.) 
3563 Rose. See H. . Pkt. 10c. 
3565 White. “ G. Pkt. 10c. 
(For Bush Eschscholtzias , see page q8.) 
HELICHRYSUM AND RHODANTHE 
When Ordering Flower Seeds, Please Order by the Number Prefixed to Each Variety 
