LIST OF CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS FOR 
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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. 
Glasgow Prize—A beautiful va- 
riety with very large crimson Pkt. 
combs P| acute sy satrehe 0 
Cristata Aurea—Dwarf yellow.. a 
Cristata Coccinea — Dwarf crim- 
son .. ict F8a S Reotic 
FEATHERED OR OSTRICH PLUME 
3 CELOSIAS. 
Thompsons “Magnifica’—A su- 
perior type of Ostrich-Plumed 
Celosia, plants grow 3% ft. 
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 bor- 
der plants . 
Pyramidalis 
Golden yellow plume; very fine; 
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Reid’s Perfeetion—Rich magenta 
plumes; 3 feet. 
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COCKSCOMB—GLASGOW PRIZE. 
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 the most suitable. The 
Giant Flowering Sweet Sultans are real- 
ly gigantic cornflowers, 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. The white-leaved or 
Dusty Millers are mueh used for rib- 
boning 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, ete. The colors run 
through. white, lilac, rose, purple, dark 
red and many other tints, and all are 
deliciously fragrant. A 
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White, Pink, Lavender, each, pkt. 
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GIANT ROYAL SWEET SULTANS. 
Centaurea Imperialis Gigantea. ! 
A large and vigorous growing, noble formPkt. 
of Centaurea Impérialis. The great value of 
this Giant Royal Sultan: consistsiin the large 
size and long duration of its pure white 
sweet scented flowers, which are borne on 
strong straight stems, 30 inches high...,.. 
Blue (Kai 
Single Mix 
GIANT SWEET SULTANS. 
Double M 
10 
Plant. 
Gymnoea 
is finely cut and silvery. 
the best variety for bedding purposes 
¥, foot 
CENTROSEMA 
GRANDIFLORA. 
The Butterfly Pkt 
Pea—A_ per- 
fectly hardy 
vine of great 
beauty, which 
blooms the 
first season 
from seed 
sown in April, 
producing in 
great profu- 
sionlarge 
elusters of de- 
lightfully fra- 
grant invert- 
ed pea-shaped 
flowers 
CERINTHE 
Honeywort—Showy annuals, much resorted to 
by bees on account of its honey secretions. 
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Candidissima—A. very fine silver-leaved 
CELOSIA THOMPSON'S MAGNIFICA. 
CENTAUREA. 
(Giant Sweet Sultans.) 
Centaurea Margaret—Pure whitePkt. 
flowers of the sweetest fra- 
grance, borne on long stiff 
stems, which makes them most 
admirably suited for bouquets, 
vases and general cut flower 
\ decoration .........-.-. es eabrceta 5 
Centaurea Chameleom — Very 
large, fragrant yellow flowers. 10 
Centaurea Suaveolens — Yellow 
Sweet Sultan. Sweet scented 
large yellow flowers, blooms 
freely all summer, height 2 ft. 
Excellent for bouquets....... 
CORN FLOWER. 
Centaurea Cyanus Bachelor’s But- 
ton (Kaiser Blume Ragged Sailor or 
Corn Bottle)—2 to 3 feet high. 
The well-known cornflowers, Corn 
Bottle or Ragged Sailor, are per- 
fectly hardy and can be sown _in the 
open ground during April or May, a 
light gravelly soil is the most suit- 
They make excellent cut flow- 
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