ALEC HENDERSON, INC 
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CHICAGO 
COSMOS SENSATION 
Clarkia 
24 in. Much used for cutting. 
Alba, White. Appleblossom. Brilliant, 
Carmine. Chamois Queen, Flesh. May 
Blossom, Deep Rose. Purple Prince, Rich 
Purple. Orange King. Salmon Queen, 
Salmon Pink. Scarlet Queen, Fiery Scar¬ 
let. Choice Mixed. 
Trade Pkt. Oz. 
Any of above. SO.15 SO.50 
COBAEA SCANDENS— 
Violet .15 .50 
White .20 .80 
COLEUS. 24 in. *Large Leafed Hybrids. 
Seed saved from newest and finest 
large leafed varieties of superbly 
variegated foliage. Trade Pkt. 
oz., $3.00. $1.00 
Choice Mixed. Vb oz., $1.00.50 
CUPHEA Firefly. Semi-dwarf, compact 
growing annual about 10 to 12 
inches in height. Flowers are a 
deep cerise scarlet and somewhat 
fluted. 
Trade pkt., $0.50; Vi oz .$1.25 
DAHLIA COLTNESS HYBRIDS 
Chrysanthemum 
Annual Sorts 
Golden Crown. Three to four feet in height, the flowers are produced 
so freely that one plant will carry as many as 50 to 60 blooms. 
Foliage is of an attractive silvery green, contrasting admirably 
with a bright butter yellow flower. 
Trade Pkt.$0.25 Oz.$1.25 
Trade Pkt. Oz. 
Northern Star. 20 in. Giant white flowers with light 
yellow center and black disk.10 .25 
Eastern Star. 20 in. Light yellow with dark center and 
yellow ring .10 .25 
Evening Star. 20 in. Large golden yellow.10 .30 
Morning Star. Primrose yellow.10 .30 
Perennial Sorts 
Shasta Daisy, Alaska. A superb white.25 1.00 
Dieners Giant. White double Shasta Daisy.50 
Cineraria Hybrida 
Trade Pkt. 
Cremer's Prize Strain. Splendid strain developed by an 
American specialist. The plants form very shapely 
specimens covered with masses of bloom. The 
petals of the individual flowers overlap so as to 
form very attractive heads, g's oz., $4.00; A oz„ 
Hybrida Multiflora Nana. Small flowered. A very dwarf 
strain, especially good for combination work. 
Dark Crimson, Dark Blue, Light Blue, White. 
Any above g’j oz., $1.40; A oz., $2.50. 1.00 
Mixed. oz., $1.20; a’s oz., $2.25. 1.00 
Potsdam Strain (Berlin Market). Plants are taller and 
flowers slightly larger than multiflora nana. Con¬ 
tains a wonderful range of colors. 
Dark Blue, Dark Crimson, Rose, White. 
Any of above, s'? oz„ $1.40; rtz oz., $2.50. 1.00 
Mixed, s'? oz., $1.20; ifa oz., $2.25. 1.00 
Chinese Forget-Me-Not Trade Pkt.oz. 
Cynoglossum Amabile .10 .30 
Cynoglossum Firmament.50 
Coreopsis— Perennial 
Lanceolata Grandiflora. Single. Golden yellow. Not 
stemmed .10 .30 
Mayfield Giant. Tall vigorous grower with stiff stems 
and large flowers.15 .75 
Grandiflora Double. Mixed.15 .50 
Cosmos 
Extra Early Double Sensation Mixed 
This new introduction has the same characteristics in color and 
height as the single variety, but the flowers are either doubled or 
fluted. The latter type are the more informal of the two, as they 
bloom in a variety of shapes and forms. 
Trade packet.$0.50 Vi oz.$2.50 
Trade Pkt. Oz. 
Sensation. Mixed . -15 .75 
Pinkie .25 1.00 
Purity .25 1.00 
Cardinal. Deep crimson .35 2.00 
Early Mammoth Flowering. 3 V 2 ft. Flowering in great 
profusion from July until frost. White, Pink, Crim¬ 
son .10 -30 
Mixed .10 ,25 
Extra Early Double Crested 
Pink, Crimson, White.25 2.50 
Mixed .20 2.00 
Lady Lenox—Late Flowering. White, Pink.10 .25 
Early Klondike Orange Flare. Deep orange.20 1.00 
Cyclamen Giganteum 
Our seed is grown by E. Binneweis of Altfeld, Germany, who is 
recognized as one of the world's leading Cyclamen specialists. 
Per 100 Per 1000 
Bonfire. Deep brilliant salmon. $1.85 $16.50 
Perle of Zehlendorf. Dark salmon. 1.65 13.00 
Rose of Zehlendorf. Light salmon. 1.65 13.00 
Salmon Scarlet, Improved America. 2.00 17.50 
Salmon Rose, Improved . 1.75 14.50 
Saffron Red . 1.55 12.00 
Orange Beauty . 2.00 18.50 
Brilliant Red White with Pink Eye 
Blood Red Lavender 
Soft Rose with Carmine Eye White 
Pure Rose 
Any of above. 1.25 11.00 
Dahlia Trade Pkt. Oz. 
Coltness Hybrids, dwarf single, about 2 foot high, fine 
mixed colors .30 1.50 
Unwins Dwarf Hybrids mixed.35 2.00 
Dwarf Hybrids .50 3.50 
DIDISCUS Coeruleus (Blue Lace Flower).20 .80 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove). 4 ft. Biennial. The Shirley Hy¬ 
brids. Mixed. Enormous flowers .15 .50 
DRACENA Indivisa. Indispensable for center plants. Vi 
lb., $1.25 .10 .40 
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