LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 1912. 



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COBAEA SOANDENS. 



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. 



Alteniifolius (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 IB 



Giant — Salmon Pink IB 



Giant — Dark Rose 15 



Giant — Bright Crimson 15 



Giant — White with Crimson Eye 15 

 Giant Flowered, finest Mixed — 

 The flowers measure from 2 to 



2% inches In length II 



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-pro- 

 ducing plant and should be 

 grown by all bee-keepers; 

 per \' 2 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 



A deservedly popular climber, with pret- 

 ty star-like flowers and fern-like foliage, 

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



CYPRESS VINE. 



Pkt. 



Rose 5 



White . 5 



Scarlet 5 



Mixed, per l / 2 oz. 15c 5 



Ivy-Leaved — Scarlet with ivy-shaped 

 leaves and slender stems, of a violet 



, hue 5 



CUCUMBER WILD. 



See Gourds, page 71. 



TM6, 



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. H. H. A. 



EARLY FLOWERING HYBRIDS. 



The earliest flowering. Seed sown in the 

 open ground in May gives blooming plants 

 in July, which continue in flower until 

 frost. 



Early Dawn, Early White, 



Early Pink, Early Hybrids Mixed. 



Any of the above, pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25cj 

 % oz. 50c; oz. $1.50. 



NEW LARGE SUMMER-FLOWERING 



COSMOS. 



This new German strain combines 

 with extreme earliness of bloom the 

 production of flowers of large size, 

 an unusual characteristic in the 

 early flowering type. The flowers 

 average 3 inches in diameter and 

 appearing at first scatteringly in 

 June, are borne in great profusion 

 in July, August, September and until 

 frost. The plants are compact and 

 not over 4 feet in height. Mixed 

 colors, per pkt 10 



MAMMOTH PERFECTION COSMOS. 

 The flowers are large but later than the 

 preceding. The seed should be sown in- 

 doors and afterwards transplanted. 

 White, Crimson, 



Pink, Mixed. 



Any of the above, pkt. 5c; % oz. 15c; 



oz. 50c. 

 Klondyke — Rich orange-yellow, pkt. . 10 



CYCLAMEN. 



