Glasgow Prize—A beautiful variety with very large crimson combs...... 10 
Cristata Aurea—Dwarf yellow ..........eceeeceeceee mtohotenevels 
Cristata Coccinea—Dwarf crimson ........ Soooupodode o0G0000c 
FEATHERED OR OSTRICH PLUME CELOSIAS., 
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...................ceeveee 
Thompson’s Magnifica Dwarf Mixed—A fine class of dwarf plumed cocks- 
comb, excellent for pot plants as the height is but one foot. 
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Pyramidalis Plumosa Aurea—Golden yellow plumes; very fine; 3 feet...... 
Pyramidalis Plumosa, Reid’s Perfection—Rich magenta plumes; 3 feet.... 
Pyramidalis Plumosa, Mixed............0. 0c cee v ere eer eencncneee 
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. 
Dono aBOSO 10 
Very ef- 
LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1914. 69 
CELOSIA OR COCKSCOMB. 
Interesting and brilliant annuals of tropical origin. The feathered varie- 
ties bear profusely handsome spikes of feather-like blossoms, while the Chris- 
tata sorts are finely cut so as to resemble a cockscomb. H. H. A, 
Pkt. 
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COCKSCOMB, GLASGOW PRIZE. 
WHITE-LEAVED 
CENTAUREAS. 
Honeywort—Showy annuals, much resorted to by bees on account of its 
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CHINESE LANTERN PLANT. 
Physalis Francheti. 
Dusty Millers. 
The white-leaved Centaureas or Dusty 
Millers are much used for ribboning beds 
and borders, where they make very effect- 
ive plants. Sow the Seeds early in spring 
in a hot-bed or warm sunny house win- 
A showy giant variety of Winter Cherry, forming dense plants about 18 dow. 
inches high and producing freely large balloon-like fruits, changing from 
Stolscdtvaressten 10 leaved plant. 1 ft. H. H. 
green to bright crimson as the season advances..........- : 
CORN FLOWER OR BACHELOR’S BUTTON. 
silver- 
IDAerevoiiens 10 
Gymnocarpa—The foliage of thi va- 
riety is finely cut and silvery. It is 
perhaps the best variety for bedding 
purposes, % foot. H. H. P........ 5 
CENTAUREA. 
The well-known Corn Flower. Corn Bottle or Ragged 
Sailor, are perfectly hardy and can be sown in the open 
ground during April or May; a light gravelly soil is the 
most suitable. The Giant Flowering Sweet Sultans are 
really gigantic corn flowers, measuring from 3 to 4 inches 
across, but are much more decorative 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. 
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, ete. The colors 
run through white, lilac, rose, purple, dark red and many 
other tints, and all are deliciously fragrant. H. A, 
White, Pink, Lavender, Golden Yellow, Rose, Purple 
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Each color separate, 3 pkts., 25e. 
Mixed Colors, 1% 02. 20C......... ccc cece ete eee e een ene 5 
Centaurea Margaret—Pure white flowers of the sweet- 
est fragrance, borne on long stiff stems, which makes 
them most admirably suited for bouquets, vases and 
Candidissima—A _ very fine 
general cut-flower decorations... ...... eee cece ee neee 5 
Centaurea Chameleon—Very large, fragrant yellow 
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Centaurea Suaveolens (Yellow Sweet Sultan)—Sweet 
scented, large yellow flowers, blooms freely all sum- 
mer, height 2 feet. Excellent for bouquets......... 10 
CORN FLOWER. 
Centaurea Cyanus, Bachelor’s Button (Kaiser Blume, 
Ragged Sailor or Corn Bottle)—2 to 3 feet high. eh 
Blue (Kaiser Wilhelm)—Per % oz. 10c¢ 5 
Single Mixed—Per 1% 02, 10C........+e eee eee evees AGES 5 
Double Mixed Colors—Per ¥% 02. 10C......--eeeeeeeeeee 5 
