LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1908. 



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COBAEA SCANDENS. 



COBAEA. 



Pkt:. 



Scandens — One of the finest of 

 our summer climbers with fine 

 foliage and large bell-shaped 

 flowers. It grows very rapid- 

 ly, often attaining a height of 

 20 to 30 feet, and spreading 

 out correspondingly. In sow- 

 ing, place Seed edgewise and 

 cover lightly. 20 ft. H. H. P. 

 Blue, pkt. 5c; White 10 



San Salvador Cobaea (Cobaea 

 macrostemma) — The foliage is 

 of bright vivid green and the 

 flowers strikingly effective 

 with long stamens 10 



CYPERUS. 



Alternifolius (Umbrella Plant) — 

 One of the easiest cultivated 

 foliage plants for parlor or 

 window decoration 10 



CYCLAMEN. 



Valuable pot ^plants with orchid- 

 like blossoms of great variety and 

 beauty of coloring, varying from the 

 purest white to the darkest crimson. 

 They can be grown from Seed and 

 brought to flower in about 11 months 

 from the time of sowing. H. H. P. 

 1 foot. Pkt. 



Giant — Pure White 15 



Giant — Pale Pink 15 



Giant — Dark Rose 15 



Giant — Bright Crimson 15 



Giant — White with Crimson Eye 1 5 

 Giant Flowered, Finest Mixed — 

 The flowers measure from 2 to 



2% inches in length 13 



New Feathered — The flowers are 

 large, with a distinct Crest or 

 Feather upon the face of each 

 petal, the feather adding very 

 much to its lasting qualities. 

 White, pkt. 25c; rose 26 



CLARKIA. 



Very desirable plants, exten- 

 sively used for massing where a 

 brilliant display is wanted. 1% 

 feet. H. A. Pkt. 



Finest Mixed Single Varieties 5 

 Finest Mixed Double Varieties 5 



CLEOME PUNGENS. 



Giant Spider Plant — A robust 

 growing, half-hardy annu- 

 al, growing freely from 

 Seed sown in the open 

 ground during April or 

 May; height about 4 feet. 

 The flowers are very showy, 

 with long, slender stamens 

 and rose-colored petals. A 

 great honey - producing 

 plant, and should be grown 

 by all bee-keepers; per y z 

 oz. 15c 5 



CLIANTHUS. 



Dampieri — Sow in the open 

 air in May, in a dry, sunny 

 position. Flowers In clust- 

 ers, pea-shaped, of a bril- 

 liant scarlet with black 

 spots in center of each 

 flower. H. H. P 10 



COSMOS BLOOMS. 



CYCLANTHERA— Explodens. 



Pkt. 

 A curious climbing plant, bearing 

 oval-shaped fruit, which explodes 

 loudly when ripe, hence its name. 

 10 feet. H. H. A 10 



CYPRESS VINE. 



A deservedly popular climber, with pret- 

 ty star-like flowers and fern-like foliage, 

 rows to a height of 15 feet. H. H. A. 



Pkt. 



Rose ° 



White 5 



Scarlet 5 



Mixed, per % oz. 15c 5 



Ivy-Leavea — Scarlet with ivy-shaped 

 leaves and slender stems, of a violet 



hue 5 



CUCUMBER WILD. 

 See Gourds, page 65. 



"The, 



J3BAKT 



COSMOS. 



Handsome and free blooming plants, 

 producing an abundance of graceful flow- 

 ers on long stems, like miniature Single 

 Dahlias, furnishing an abundance of cut 

 bloom during the fall. It is a half hardy 

 annual, and should be started in heat and 

 afterwards transplanted. 5 to 6 feet high. 

 H. H. A. 



MAMMOTH PERFECTION COSMOS. 



A grand class, flowers of mammoth size. 

 This represents the best development of 

 the Cosmos as regards size and substance. 



Pkt. 



White, % oz. 15c 5 



Pink, % oz. 15c 5 



Crimson, % oz. 15c 5 



Mixed, % oz. 15c 5 



Dwarf Early Large-Flowering "Dawn" 

 — Can be had in flower by July. Height 

 3% feet. The flowers are of a blush 



pink color 5 



Dwarf Early Flowering Mixed — Iden- 

 tical in growth and early flowering 

 qualities with Dawn, but contains 

 all the colors of the Mammoth Cos- 

 mos . , 6 



Early Flowering Klondyke — The 

 plants are covered from top to bot- 

 tom with rich orange-yellow blos- 

 soms measuring from 2% to 3 

 inches across 10 



CYCLAMEN. 



