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CAHTBBBUBY BELLS. 



GIANT 



MARGARET 



CARKATION 



CELCSIA 

 OR 

 C0CKSC03IB. 



Interesting and bril- 

 liant annuals of tropi- 

 cal origin. The feath- 

 ered varieties bear 

 profusely handsome 

 spikes of feather-like 

 blossoms, while the 

 C r i s t a t a sorts are 

 finely cut so as to re- 

 semble a cockscomb. H. 

 H. A. 



G 1 a s s o IT Prize — A 

 beautiful variety 

 with very large 

 crimson combs. pkt. 10 



Cristaia Aiirea — Dwarf yellow ;. . . . 5 



Cristata Coeciuea — Dwarf, crimson, fine. One 

 foot 5 



FEATHERED OR PLUMED CELOSIAS. 



Pyramidalis Plumosa Aurea — Golden yello'w 

 plume; very fine; 3 feet pkt. 5 



Reid'.s Perfection — Rich magenta plumes; 

 3 feet 5 



CERINTHE. 

 HonejT^'ort — Showy annuals, much resorted to 

 by bees on account of its honey secretions. 

 H. A. Mixeil pkt. 



CENTAUREA — COnNFLOWBR. 



CARNATIONS. 



Universally admired for the beauty and 

 fragrance of their blossoms, which are too 

 well known to need extended descrip- 

 tion. The Margaret sorts from seed 

 sown in spring will produce fiowers all 

 V^ summer and fall^ after which they can 

 ^1 be potted up for flow^ering in the -win- 

 ^^ do'^v garden during winter. For early 

 flowering sow the choice double mixed 

 in May outdoors, transplanting when 

 large enough, they will make thrifty 

 clumps by fall which will give large 

 quantities of delightful carnations early 

 the following summer. They are per- 

 fectly hardy, only requiring slight cov- 

 ering during winter. The Perennial 

 Pinks, page 51, can also be treated in 

 this manner. H. H. P. 



IVev*' Oiaat Marsaret— A new giant form 

 of tlie popular Margaret Carnation 

 bearing very large flowers of fine 

 form, delightfully fragrant and pro- 

 duced in as great abundance and variety of color 

 as that well-known sort. Comes into bloom -with- 

 in a few months from time of sowing, and con- 

 tinuing throughout the entire season. If taken 

 up before frost comes and potted they will con- 

 tinue to bloom throughout the Avinter in the house. 



Choice Mixed Colors pkt. 10 



Margaret — Pure white 10 



aiargaret, Slixed Colors — 500 seeds 25c pkt. 5 



Clioice Double Mixed — Saved from named flowers 10 



Good Mixed — For border plants 5 



Grenadin — The earliest carnation to 



i^ bloom The flowers, which are large, 



/f,i bright scarlet and very double are 



' iriit produced in great abundance. .. .5 



y Grenadin White — Very early pure 



/^ white flowers, invaluable for 



cutting 10 



Perpetual, or Tree — This 

 may be expected to pro- 

 duce choice varieties, 

 having been saved from 

 very beautiful sorts. .25 



^^SANTERBURY BELLS. 



.5^^^:^ Campanula Medium. 



Handsome. of stately 

 growth, rich color and 

 profuse bloom. Succeeds 

 best in light, rich soil, 

 and should be transplant- 

 ed two feet apart. Their 

 large bell-shaped flowers 

 are freely produced 

 throughout the summer, 

 and are strikingly effect- 

 ive. H. B. 

 Single Mixed — Blue and 



white pkt. 5 



Double Slixed 5 



"Cup and Saucer Canter- 

 bury Bell" — A beautiful 

 variety with large flow- 

 ers in many brilliant 

 colors, resembling in 

 shape a cup and saucer. . 5 



CENTAUREA. 



The well-known cornflowers. 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 tlie most suitable. The Giant 

 Fowering Sweet Sultans are really gigantic cornflow- 

 ers, measuring 3 to 4 in. across, but are much more 

 decorative and useful for cut flowers, w.hile 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. 



Cuudidissinia — A very fine silver-leaved plant. 1 ft. H. H. P 10 



Gyinnocari>a — The foliage of this variety is finely cut and silvery. It is perhaps 



the best variety for bedding purposes; % foot. H. H. P 5 



Cyauus Bachelor's Button (Ragged Sailor or Corn Bottle) — 2 to 3 feet high. H. 



A. Blue (Corn Flower) pkt. 5 



Single Mixed, per oz. 25c; pkt. 5. Double 3Iixed Colors, per oz. 35c; pkt. 5. 



GIANT FL.O^VERIlVG SWEET SULTANS — Centaurea Iniperialis. 

 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. The colors run through white, 

 lilac, rose, purple, dark red and many other tints, and all are deliciously fragrant. 

 H. A. White, Pink, Lavender, each, pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. 25c. 



Mixed, pkt. 5c. 

 Centaurea Margaret — Plant grows about 18 inches in height and produces in great 

 p.ofusion large, 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. The flowers, when cut, can be kept in good con- 

 dition for over a week pkt. 5 



Centaurea Slargaret — Plant grows about 18 inches in height and produces in great 



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, ranging in color from rosy- 

 violet to reddisli purple, feathered white. The buds and back of flowers are 



pure white, making a striking contrast pkt. 10 



One Packet Eaclii of the GIANT SAVEET SULTANS, CENTAUREA 

 MARGARET and CHAMAELEON for 15 Cents. 



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