LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1909. 



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CELOSIA OR COCKSCOMB. 



Interesting and brilliant annuals of tropical origin. The feathered 

 varieties bear profusely handsome spikes of feather-like blossoms, while 

 the Cristata sorts are finely cut so as to resemble a cockscomb. H. H. A. 



Pkt. 



Glasgow Prize — -A beautiful variety with very large crimson combs 10 



Cristata Aurea — Dwarf yellow 5 



Cristata Coccinea — Dwarf crimson 5 



FEATHERED OR OSTRICH PLUME CELOS1AS. 

 Thompson's "Magnifica" — A superior type of Ostrich Plumed Celosia, 

 plants grow 3% feet high, bearing showy plumed heads of various 

 colors. They last in bloom for a long time and are easily raised 



from Seed. Very showy and effective border plants 10 



PyramidnHs Piumosa Aurea — Golden yellow plume; very fine; 3 feet. ... 5 

 Reid'.s Perfection — Rich magenta plumes; 3 feet 5 



CENTROSEMA GRANDIFLORA. 



The Butterfly Pea — A perfectly hardy vine of great beauty, which 

 blooms the first season from Seed sown in April, producing in great 

 profusion large clusters of delightfully fragrant inverted pea-shaped 

 flowers 10 



CERINTHE. 



Honeywort — Showy annuals, much resorted to by bees on account of its 

 honey secretions. H. A. Mixed 5 



CHINESE LANTERN 

 PLANT. 



Physalis Francheti. 



A. showy giant variety of Winter sif&ek 



Cherry, forming dense plants 

 about 18 inches high and pro- 

 ducing freely large balloon- ASL 

 like fruits, changing from 

 green to bright crimson as the 

 season advances 10 



WHITE-LEAVED 

 CENTAUREAS. 



Dusty Millers. 



The white-leaved Centaureas or 



Dusty Millers are much used for 



ribboning beds and borders, where 



they make very effective plants. Sow 



the Seeds early in spring in a hot- 

 bed or warm sunny house window. 



Candidissima — A very fine sil- 

 ver-leaved plant. 1 ft. H. H. P. 10 



Gymnoearpa — The foliage of this 

 variety is finely cut and sil- 

 very. It is perhaps the best 



variety for bedding purposes. giant sweet sultans. 



y 2 foot. H. H. P 5 



The colors run through whi 

 tints, and all are deliciously 



CELOSIA THOMPSON'S MAGNIFICA. 



CENTAUREA. 



The well-known corn flowers, Corn 

 Bottle or Ragged Sailor, are perfect- 

 ly hardy and can be sown in the 

 open ground during April or May; a 

 light gravelly soil is the most suit- 

 able. The Giant Flowering Sweet 

 Sultans are really gigantic corn 

 flowers, measuring from 3 to 4 inches 

 across, but are much more decora- 

 tive and useful for cut flowers, while 

 many are sweet scented. They are 

 of the easiest cultivation, flowering 

 freely from outdoor sown Seed 

 Sow in April or May. The white- 

 leaved or Dusty Millers are much 

 used for ribboning beds and borders. 



GIANT SWEET SULTANS. 

 Centaurea Imperialis. 



This is without doubt the best of 

 all the Centaureas or Sweet Sultans. 

 The plants are strong and robust 

 growers and produce noble flowers, 

 borne on long, stout stems, which 

 are excellent for vases, bouquets, etc. 

 te, lilac, rose, purple, dark red and many other 

 fragrant. H. A. 



CHINESE LAN'l'EItN PLANT. 



White, Pink, Lavender, Golden Yellow, each 10 



Each color separate, 3 pkts., 25c. 

 Mixed Colors, Vi oz. 25c 5 



Centaurea Margaret — Pure white flowers of the sweetest fragrance, 

 borne on long stiff stems, which makes them most admirably suited 



for bouquets, vases and general cut-flower decoration 5 



Centaurea Chameleon — Very large, fragrant yellow flowers 10 



Centaurea Suaveolens — Yellow Sweet Sultan. Sweet scented, large yel- 

 low flowers, blooms freely all summer, height 2 feet. Excellent for 

 bouquets 5 



CORN FLOWER. 



Centaurea Cyanus, Bachelor's Button (Kaiser Blume, Ragged Sailor or 

 Corn Bottle) — 2 to 3 feet high. 



Pkt. 



Blue (Kaiser Wilhelm) — Per % oz. 10c 5 



Single Mixed — Per % oz. 10c 5 



Double Mixed Colors — Per % oz. 15c 5 



