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FLOWER SEED SPECIALTIES 
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Flowering DECORATIVE DAHLIAS 
This grand new race, produced by a French Specialist, produces immense flowers, often 
7 to 8 inches in diameter, very double and in form intermediate between the formal show 
Dahlias and the" narrow curled petalled Cactus Dahlias. The grace and beauty of these 
Giant Decorative Dahlias being unapproachable. The flowers are borne on long, strong 
stems, and are in a variety of colors—the seed having been saved from a prize collection of 
named varieties. Pkt. 25c. 
SINGLE DAHLIAS FROM SEED 
Although perennials these will flower the first season from seed if sown early. 
20TH CENTURY. Immense single flowers, 4 to 6 inches across, white, marked carmine 
and pink; very handsome . Pkt. 10c. 
GIANT PERFECTION, Mixed. Immense single flowers of various colors, including many 
beautifully striped and spotted sorts. Pkt. 10c. 
COLLERETTE, Mixed Colors. Flowers of various colors, adorned with a collar of small 
petals around the centre, novel and beautiful. Pkt. 15c. 
COLOSSAL. A French race producing flowers that attain the extraordinary dimensions, 
of 8 to 9 inches in diameter. The flowers are composed, of three or more whorls 
of wide overlapping petals—placed one above the other. The stems are long and rigid, 
bearing the flowers well above the foliage; the colors are rich and varied. Pkt. 15c. 
LUCIFER. A new black-leaved variety forming compact bushes 2 )A feet high, bearing 
large single dark scarlet flowers. This variety is valuable not only for ' its brilliant 
flowers, but the rich, maroon-black foliage renders it a very effective garden plant, 
especiallyjwhen bedded out, in contrast withCannasor other green-leaved plants .Pkt. 10c. 
DELPHINIUM, or hakdy larkspuk 
GIANT DOUBLE HYBRIDS. A splendid race of these popular hardy garden plants. The 
individual blossoms are of immense size, semi-double and perfectly double, dressing the 
graceful, towering spikes for from 2 to 5 feet of their length. The colors range from white 
and lavender up through every conceivable shade of blue to deep indigo and purple, 
several shades being blended in some of the varieties. The plants grow from 6 to 10 
feet in height. By cutting off the spikes immediately after flowering, these Delphiniums 
maybe had in bloom for several months. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 25c. 
HYBRIDUM NANUM. A new semi-dwarf type of single-flowering hardy perennial Lark¬ 
spur, each plant producing several well-furnished flower spikes, 3 to 3H feet in height. 
The flowers are very large and continue long in bloom; colors vary from light celestial 
to deepest indigo. If sown early they will flower the first season. Pkt. 15c. 
FORMOSA GIANT. This beautiful hardy Larkspur grows about 3 X A feet high—bearing from 
June to October, long spikes of velvety, indigo-blue flowers of giant size, nearly 2 
inches across. Pkt. 15c. 
ZALIL. ( Hardy Yellow Larkspur.) Produces freely long spikes of 40 to 50 sulphur 
yellow blossoms, each 1 inch in diameter, flowering from June until August, plant thrifty 
and bushy. 3 to 4 feet . Pkt. 10c. 
HYBRIDUM BELLADONNA FANNY STORMONTH. A greatly improved variety of 
the well-known Larkspur. “Belladonna,” of which it only retains the early blooming 
habit and the light azure-blue color. The flowers are much larger and of better sub¬ 
stance, the stems from 5 to 7 feet high, the upper 2 to 3 feet form a huge branching ra¬ 
ceme of fine, well-placed flowers. There is nothing like it amongst all the hundreds of 
hybrids on the market. Sterling novelty . Pkt. 25c. 
PERSIAN CYCLAMEN 
Most beautiful winter and spring flowering plants for the window and green¬ 
house. Not only are the flowers of striking beauty, but the foliage is also highly 
ornamental. 
Henderson’s Giant Persian Cyclamen. A superior strain with flowers of largest 
size and perfect form, displayed well above the handsome foliage; the colors 
arc all brilliant, including crimson, rose-pink, white, dark blood-red, spotted, 
eyed, etc. Giant Mixed Colors. Pkt. 25c. 
Victoria. Very large flowers with fringed and fluted edges, the edges being 
further distinguished by coloring differing from that of the body of the 
flower, as white with red or purple edge, rose with scarlet edge, crimson 
with garnet or violet edge, etc. The color of the eye or base of the flower 
always corresponds with the marginal color. . Pkt. 30c. 
Double, Large-flowering Cyclamen. The flowers have usually 8 to 10 petals, 
often 12 to 15, which are more spreading than in single varieties. There is 
the same range of colors, crimson, pink, white, spotted, etc. Double Mixed 
Colors. Pkt. 35c. 
DOUBLE DAHLIAS FROM SEED 
These flower the first season if sown early. 
CHOICE, Large-flowering, Double, Decorative and Show Varieties, Mixed, 'Pkt. 10c. 
CACTUS DAHLIA, Double, Mixed Colors. Saved from the choicest Cactus- 
Flowered varieties.10c. 
OSTRICH PLUME. A unique new type producing attractive double and semi- 
double flowers composed of long petals, gracefully curled and twisted. Colors, 
white, rose, cream, etc.—usually spotted and striped with purple and red. 
Pkt. 25c. 
HENDERSON'S SUPERIOR SEEDS sup piied°by us direct to our customers; they are not sold in stores 
