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FOR DIFFERENT PURPOSES 
AND SITUATIONS 
ANNUALS attain full growth from seed, flower and die in one year. 
BIENNIALS grow from seed one year, bloom and die the next, though some 
varieties bloom the first season when sown early. 
PERENNIALS last for several years, blooming annually after the first season, 
though some varieties will bloom the first season if sown early. 
Flowering Garden Annuals 
and other plants that attain perfection and flower 
the first season from seed. 
Sorts marked % are best for beds and massing. 
Page 
Acroclinium. 73 
Ageratum ^. 73 
Alyssum, Sweet ^... 73 
Amberboa. 75 
Antirrhinum . 74 
Arctotis. 75 
Argemonc. 75 
Arnebia. 75 
Asters .75 to 78 
Balsam. 79 
Begonia, Fibrous. ... 79 
Brachycome. 79 
Brow alii a. 79 
Calandrinia. 81 
Calendula . 80 
Calliopsis % . 80 
Candytuft . 80 
Canna. 81 
Carnation .Marguerite 82 
Celosia % . 82 
Ccntaurea 
(Annual)..82, 106 
Centranthus. 81 
Cockscomb . 82 
Chrysanthemums $■ 
(Annual Var.) .... 83 
Clarkia. 84 
Cleome. 84 
Convolvulus Minor.. 94 
Cosmidium % . 84 
Cosmos. 85 
Dahlia. 86 
Dianthus . 87 
Dimorphotheca %... 88 
Eschscholtzia. 88 
Gaillardia. 89 
Geranium. 89 
Globe Amaranth.... 90 
Godetia. 90 
Helichrysum. 90 
Heliotrope. 90 
Hibiscus Africanus. . 91 
Hollyhock^(Annual) 91 
Impatiens. 91 
Page 
Kochia.113 
Lantana. 92 
Larkspur. 92 
Lobelia . 93 
Lychnis llaageana. .. 93 
Mallow. 94 
Marigold^. 93 
Marvel of Peru. 94 
Matricaria. 94 
Mimulus. 94 
Morning Glories— 
Bush. 94 
Myosotis . 94 
Nasturtium % 
Tom Thumb. . .96, 97 
Nemesia . 97 
Ncmophila. 98 
Nicotiana. 97 
Nigella. 98 
Oenothera. 98 
Pansies % .98, 99 
Pentstemon . .. 98 
Petunia .400 
Phlox D^-.101 
Poppy .102 
Portulaca ^.103 
Rhodanthe.104 
Ricinus.104 
Salpiglossis.106 
Salvia .104 
Scabiosa.106 
Schizanthus.104 
Silcne. 104 
Stocks .105 
Summer Cypress.... 113 
Sunflower.113 
Sweet Peas.. . 108 to 112 
Sweet Sultan.106 
Sweet William 
(Annual).113 
Verbena ^.114 
Vinca rosea .114 
Wallflower (Annual) .115 
Zinnia ^.115 
Flowering Flardy Perennials 
for permanent beds, borders and masses, 
flowering the 2d year from seed and thereafter. 
Page 
Achillea. 73 
Aconitum. 73 
Alyssum, Hardy. ... 73 
Anchusa. 74 
Anemone. 74 
Aquilegia. 75 
Asters, Hardy Sorts. 75 
Aubretia. 75 
Beilis. 79 
Bocconia. 79 
Boltonia. 79 
Campanula. 80 
Candytuft, Hardy... 81 
Canterbury Bells. ... 81 
Carnation, Hardy. . . 82 
Cerastium. 81 
Chrysanthemum, 
Hardy Sorts. 83 
Coreopsis. 84 
Cowslip. 84 
Delphinium. 86 
Dianthus, Hardy... . 86 
Digitalis. 88 
Edelweiss. 88 
Gaillardia, Hardy... 89 
Gypsophila panic ... 90 
Page 
Hibiscus, Hardy Var. 91 
Hollyhock. 91 
Incarvillea. 92 
Lavender. 92 
Lobelia, Hardy Sorts. 93 
Lunaria. 92 
Lupinus, Hardy. 93 
Lychnis Chalc. 93 
Myosotis. 94 
Pansies.98, 99 
Pentstemon. 98 
Peony. 98 
Phlox. Hardy.101 
Pinks, Hardy. 86 
Platycodon.101 
Polyanthus.101 
Poppy. Hardy.101 
Primula,Hardy Sorts 103 
Pyrethrum Hybriduml 03 
Scabiosa, Hardy. . . . 106 
Stokesia.106 
Sweet William.113 
Tritoma.114 
Violets, Single.115 
Wallflower.115 
Edging Plants from Seed 
for bordering walks and beds. 
All are Annual excepting H. P. are Hardy Perennial. 
Page 
Ageratum,TomTh'b. 73 
Alyssum, Sweet. 73 
“ H. Sorts, ii. p. . 73 
Asters, Miniature. . . 78 
Aubretia. 75 
Begonia Vernon. 79 
Beilis, h. p. 79 
Candytuft, Dwarfs. . 80 
“ H. Sorts, H. P. . 81 
Cerastium, H. p. 81 
Globe Amaranth, 
Nana Compacta . . 90 
Page 
Lobelia Comp. Vars. 93 
Marigold, Brownie. . 93 
Liliput. . . 93 
Myosotis, H. P. 94 
Nasturtium, Lilliput. 96 
Petunia Comp -..... 100 
Phlox. Jubillee -L . * ,. 101 
Pyrethrum Aureum . 104 
Sweet William,' h. p. . 113 
Zinnia, Lilliput.115 
Climbing Vines from Seed 
ANNUALS 
O Low-growing for 
fences, Tow trellis. 
Balloon Vine. 
Page 
. . 79 
Calampelis O. 
. . 81 
Canary-Bird Vine. 
. . 81 
Cobaea. 
. . 84 
Cocci nea O . 
. . 84 
Convolvulus Major . 94 
Cypress Vine O . . . 
. . 85 
Dolichos. 
. . 88 
Gourds. 
. . 90 
Hop, Japanese . . . 
. . 91 
Ipomcea. 
. . 95 
Maurandia O . . . . 
. . 95 
Mina. 
. . 95 
Momordica. 
. . 94 
Moon Flower Vine 
. . 95 
Morning Glories . . 
94, 95 
Nasturtiums. 
96. 97 
Sweet Peas O 108 to 112 
Thunbergia O . . . . 
. . 114 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
A Cling to walls, trees, 
etc., by stem rootlets. 
Page 
Adlumia. 73 
Ampelopsis V.A. 74 
Aristolochia. 75 
Asparagus Vertic.... 75 
Bignonia. 79 
Celastrus. 81 
Centrosema. 81 
Clematis. 84 
Hop, Common. 64 
Ivy, English A. 92 
“ Kenilworth A.. . 92 
Kudzu Vine. 92 
Lathyrus latifolius . . 92 
Wistaria.115 
Greenhouse Climbers 
Asparagus, nanus. . . 75 
Maurandia. 95 
Smilax.104 
Swainsonia.114 
Plants Suitable for Pots 
that may be grown from seeds. 
Page 
Ageratum. 73 
Antirrhinum, Dwarf. 74 
Asparagus Sprengeri. 75 
Asters, Dwarf Sorts . 78 
Auricula. 75 
Begonias. 79 
Browallia. 79 
Calceolaria. 80 
Carnation. 82 
Chrysanthemums... 83 
Cineraria. 83 
Coleus. 84 
Cyclamen. 85 
Fuchsia. 88 
Gerbera. 89 
Geranium. 89 
Gloxinia. 89 
Heliotrope. 90 
Page 
Impatiens. 91 
Lantana. 92 
Mignonette. 94 
Mimulus. 94 
Musa. 94 
Myosotis. 94 
Nasturtium, Lilliput. 96 
Nemesia. 97 
Petunia.100 
Polyanthus.101 
Primroses.103 
Rhodanthe.104 
Schizanthus.104 
Stocks.105 
Streptocarpus.114 
Swainsonia.114 
Torenia.114 
Ornamental Foliage Plants 
grown from seed. 
A. Annual; H. P. t Hardy Perennial; T. P., Tender 
Perennial. 
Page 
A^maranthus, a . 74 
.\rtemesia, a . 75 
Canna. r. p. 81 
Centaurea can., T. p. 82 
“ Gymnoc., t. p. . 82 
Cerastium, h. p . 81 
Coleus, T. p. 84 
Page 
Corn, Rainbow, a. . . 84 
Kochia, a .113 
Marvel of Peru, Var. 
Fob, a . 94 
Musa, T. P . 94 
Pyrethrum Aure.,T.p. 104 
Ricinus, a .104 
Plants from Seed 
succeeding in partial shade. 
Page 
Aconitum, h. p . 73 
Anemone. 74 
Antirrhinum. 74 
Aquilegia. 75 
.A.uricuta. 75 
Begonia, Tuberous. . 79 
Beilis. 79 
Canterbury Bells. ... 81 
Coreopsis (Hardy) . . 84 
Cowslip. 84 
Delphinium. 86 
Digitalis. 88 
Page 
Hardy Primrose.103 
Matricaria. 94 
Mimulus. 94 
Myosotis. 94 
GSnothera. 98 
Pansy.98, 99 
Polyanthus.101 
Poppies (Hardy).... 101 
Schizanthus.104 
Torenia.114 
Violet . .115 
Drooping Plants for Vases, Flanging 
Baskets, Veranda Boxes, etc. 
Page 
Page 
Alyssum. 
. . . 73 
Nasturtium(Tom Pouce) 96 
Asparagus Sprengeri 75 
Petunia. 
Lobelia Saphire. . 
. . . 93 
Smilax. 
.104 
Maurandia. 
. . . 95 
Torenia. 
.114 
Lack of space unfortunately will not permit us to 
print the proposed list of 
THE COMMON NAMES OF FLOWERS 
:: :: :: FROM SEED :: :: :: 
This, however, will be found in our Garden Guide 
for 1913, as offered on page 3. 
Fragrant Flowers from Seed 
Those marked H. P. are Hardy Perennial. 
Page 
Alyssum. 73 
Auricula. 75 
Carnations. 82 
Clematis Flam., h. p. 84 
“ Panic., H. P. . . . 84 
Cleome. 84 
Cyclamen. 85 
Dianthus (Hardy)... 86 
Geranium (Apple)... 89 
Heliotrope. 90 
Lavender, n. p. 92 
Mignonette. 94 
Mimulus Moschatus. 94 
Page 
Nicotiana Affinis. ... 97 
Pinks, H. P . 86 
Polyanthus.Ill 
Scabiosa.106 
Stock.105 
Sweet Peas... 108 to 112 
Sweet Rocket, h. p. . 114 
Sweet Sultan.106 
Sweet William, h. p. . 113 
Verbena, Lemon .... 114 
Violet, h. p.115 
Wallflower, H. p.115 
Everlastings for Winter Bouquets 
Page | Page 
Acroclinium . 73 j Helichrysum. 90 
Edelweiss. 88 1 Honesty, Lunaria. . . 92 
Globe Amaranth. ... 90 i Rhodanthe.104 
Gypsophila. 90 I 
Cultural Instructions are 
printed on all packets of Henderson's Flower Seeds 
