ALEC HENDERSON, INC 
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CHICAGO 
SCHIZANTHUS—DR. BADGER'S IMPROVED GIANT FLOWERED HYBRIDS 
Phlox 
Phlox Drummondii Gigantea 
A new strain of Phlox Drummondii with flowers an inch and a quarter 
to an inch and a half in diameter. The Art Shades have a most won¬ 
derful range of color. The soft colors blended together make a most 
beautiful mixture and a color combination never before seen in an¬ 
nual Phlox. Plants are about nine inches high. 
Art Shades. Trade pkt.$0.25 Vi oz.$0.50 Oz.$1.60 
Salmon Glory. Deep salmon with cream eye. 
Trade pkt.$0.45 Vi oz.$1.25 Oz.$4.00 
Drummondii Grandiflora Trade Pkt. Oz. 
Alba. White. Alba Occulata. White with eye. $0.20 $1.00 
Brilliant Chamois. Coccinea. Fiery red. Isabellina. Primrose .20 1.00 
Kermisina Alba-Occulata. Rosea. Pink.20 1.00 
Splendens. Brilliant scarlet.20 1.00 
Choice Mixed .20 1.00 
Nana Compacta—6 Inch Dwarf 
Fireball. Scarlet. Rosea. Snowball.30 2.00 
Cecily. Large flowered, mixed.30 2.00 
Poppy 
Annual Sorts Trade Pkt. Oz. 
Shirley Single Mixed.10 .25 
Shirley Double Mixed.15 .40 
Single Mixed. A combination of many colors.10 .25 
Double Mixed. All colors.10 .30 
Perennial Sorts 
Nudicaule. Iceland mixed.35 2.00 
El Monte. Deep tangerine orange.35 2.00 
Fakenham Hybrids .35 2.00 
Orientale. Scarlet. Mixed.20 1.00 
Portulaca Trade Pkt. Oz. 
Single Mixed .10 .50 
Double Mixed .25 2.00 
Pyrethrum Hybridum— Perennial 
Roseum. Pink .35 1.75 
Single Mixed .25 1.25 
Double Mixed. Only a small percentage comes double 
the first year.50 3.50 
Primula Malacoides “Erikssonii” 
This strain combines the compact and sturdy growth of the Primula 
Obconica, with the airy, graceful flowering habit of the old Mala¬ 
coides" type. 
Appleblossom. A true appleblossom shade, pink and white. 
Brilliancy. Lavender-pink, changing to crimson-red. 
Riverside. A true light rose pink. Comes 75% true. A new color in 
Malacoides. 
Any of above, 500 seeds.$1.00 2,000 seeds.$3.00 
Eriksson’s Standard Varieties 
Wonder Baby. A beautiful pink. 
Baby Rose. Deep pink, some almost red. 
Baby Doll. Deep pink with frilled flowers. 
Salmon Beauty. True salmon. New Baby. Near lavender-pink. 
Snow King. Pure white. Choice Mixture (of above) 
Prices (of all standard varieties and mixed): 
Tr. pkt. of 800 seeds.$1.00 
2,000 seeds.$2.00 xh oz. 5.00 
Primula Obconica 
Large Flowering 
Mueller and Mohnstein Strains 
This seed produces plants of exceptional merit, compact and bushy, 
bearing a great profusion of flowers. 
Trade Pkt. Oz. 
M. & M. Rosea. A beautiful shade of rose. $1.50 $5.50 
M. & M. Atrosanguinea. Brilliant, clear red. 1.50 5.50 
Fassbender Strain. A new and improved strain darker 
than Atrosanguinea; plants grow shorter. 1.50 5.50 
Ricinus (Castor Bean) 
Trade Pkt. Oz. 
Zanzibariensis. 7 ft. Mixed. Light green and bronze.10 .15 
Crimson Spire. 6 ft.15 .40 
Sanguineus. Red leaves. 7 ft.10 .20 
Saintpaulia 
Ionantha. Charming deep blue, pot plant. 1.00 
Kewensis. Similar to the well-known ''Ionantha” but dif¬ 
fers inasmuch as the numerous shining blue flowers 
are borne above rosettes of dense light green leaves 1.00 
SALPIGLOSSIS Emperor. Large flowering. Mixed colors .20 .75 
Salvia Trade Pkt. Oz. 
*America. 24 in. Early, free and continuous bloomer. $0.35 $2.00 
Blaze of Fire. Early.50 8.00 
‘‘Bonfire. 20 in. Flowers well above the foliage.35 2.00 
Harbinger. Early flowering dwarf variety, bright scarlet 
flowers .50 3.00 
Zurich. 14 in. Early flowering.35 2.00 
Farinacea. 36 in. Perennial but is best grown as an 
annual. Bright light blue flowers.25 1.50 
Scabiosa Grandiflora—3 Foot 
Annual Varieties 
The following eight varieties of Scabiosa are considered the best and 
are the result of many years of selection. 
Ageratum Blue Loveliness Peachblossom 
Azure Fairy Orchid Shades Shasta Imp. 
Each of the above: Trade pkt.$0.20 Per oz. 
Salmon Beauty. Pure salmon. Rosette. Deep rose. 
Each of the above two: Trade pkt.$0.30 Per oz. 
Standard Varieties: 
Blue Cockade Flesh Pink Rose 
Crimson King of the Blacks Snowball 
Fire King Red Mixed 
Each of the above standard varieties: Trade pkt., $0.15; Oz. 
$0.50 
.$1.50 
$0.40 
Perennial Varieties Trade Pkt. Oz. 
Caucasica House's Hybrids. 2Vz foot. $0.40 $4.00 
Lavender Blue .25 2.00 
Choice Mixed .25 1.75 
Columbaria Delicate Lavender. 2 ft.25 2.00 
Delicate Pink .25 2.00 
SHAMROCK .15 .50 
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