20 Mrs. Pheodosia I8. Shepherd's Annual Catalogue. 
and curled in the most lovely manner. It is entirely new, makes a 
charming bouquet for a vase or other ornament, and is extremely pretty 
for trimming hats, either in a bunch like a pompon, or in a wreath or band. 
Two doz. , postpaid, 25 cts. 
EXAMINE THE COSII0OS PICTURES. 
Examine carefully the pictures of ‘‘New Fancy Cosmos ;” note peculiar- 
ities and beauties of individual flowers. Fancy the largest multiplied in 
size, so as to be 43 to 5 inches in diameter. Picture the lovely shades 
described, and then it will be impossible to realize their beauty without 
growing them. If tempted to send fora packet of seeds do not resist, but 
send 25 cents, and I will send three other packets of seeds as a premium 
to the amount of 25 cents, customer’s selection. 
Give the Cosmos plants especial care, planting seeds in the open ground 
in California. The plants should be four feet apart. Give rich soil and 
deep watering, keeping the ground well cultivated around them. For tall 
plants, sow seeds in April; Sow in May for more dwarf plants. Pinch off 
some of the side buds when they first come out for larger flowers. Try 
some as single specimens, cutting part of them back half way before bloom- 
ing, so as to form low-spreading, bushy plants; allow others to grow tall. 
Some will grow twelve or fifteen feet high. 
Where there is frost, plant inside in shallow boxes and give all the sun- 
shine possible. When five or six inches high, transplant in three-inch 
pots, allowing the plants to become a little pot-bound before setting out- 
side, or plant out direct from the seed boxes. Try, also, sowing seeds in 
the open ground as soon as danger of frost is over. 
