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CARNATION. 



CARHATIOH, 



An important and beantifal class; none more so are grown. Most of the 

 varieties have a delicious clove fragrance. H. H. P. 

 Choice Bizarre-The seed we have of this variety is saved from a very fine 



collection of named flowers 



Grenadin— The earliest Carnation to bloom. The flowers, which are large, ^ 



bright scarlet and very double, are produced in great abundance ....35 



Perpetual, or Tree-This may be e.xpected to produce very choice varieties, 



having been saved from very beautiful sorts ^^ 



Pink— Choice saved from specimen flowers ^^ 



White " " " " " „^ 



Yellow " " " " " f_ 



German Seed— Saved from named flowers ^5 



Good Mixed— For border plants . . ., ^'^ 



(See Pink and Picatee.) 



CARDUUS. 



Achentholdes-The true Scotch Thistle, foliage very large. H. P 10 



CENTAUREA— Dusty Miller. 



All the varieties named, with the exception of C. Cyanus, rank among the 

 beat foliage plants we have for bedding. C. Cyanus is the well known Bache- 

 lor's Button. 



Candldissima— A very fine silvery-leaved plant, 1 foot. H. H. P 10 



Cyanus— Known as Bachelor's Button and Corn Bottle ; various colors mixed. 



H. A. Per oz., 25cts ■ ^ 



Cyanus fl. pi.— Double Corn Bottle. H. A 10 



Clementei— A robust and free growing variety, with silvery leaves, deeply 



fringed and cut; U foot. H. H. P 10 



Gymnocarpa— The foliage of this variety is finely cut and silvery. It Is 



perh aps the best variety for bedding purposes ; Vi foot. H. H. P 10 



CANDYTUPT-Iberis. 



One of the most popular hardy an- 

 nuals; it is of the easiest culture, and 

 grown for a variety of purposes almost 

 all tbe year round. LI. A. 

 Empress— A new handsome-shaped 

 pure white Candytuft, of pyramidal 

 form. The flowers are much lar- 

 ger than the ordinary varieties 10 



Dark Purple 5 



Dunnett's Extra Crimson 5 



Fragrant— Pure white, pinnated 



foliage 5 



Lilac -Dwarf, very compact 5 



Nexsr Carmine— True to color 5 



Rocket — Pure white, in large 



tresses 5 



Rose — Rosy lilac 



Tom Thumb— New dwarf, white 



■White- Very delicate. Per oz.. 20 cts.. 

 Fine Mixed. Per oz., 20 cts 



CANNA-CIndian Shot). 



Beautiful large-leaved foliage plants, suitable for forming groups on lawns, 

 or for the center of mixed flower-beds. Many of the varieties are very beautif tU . 

 both in foliage and flower. H. H. P. 



BJcolor— Stilped foliage 5 



Cocclnea— Very red 5 



Compacta Elegantissima— Low, free-flowering 5 



Gigantea— A large-growing variety ' 5 



Indica Ruber- Fine red 5 



Nepalensis — Superb yellow flowers 5 



Spectabilis— Red flowers 5 



Tricolor — Bright scarlet, striped foliage 5 



Warscewiczii— i'rilliant red, variegated foliage 5 



Warscewiczii Nobilis— Very showy 5 



Zebrina— ir^carlet, striped foliage 5 



ITlnest Mixed. Per oz., 25 cts 5 



LARGE FLOWERING FRENCH CANNAS. 



A new class of Cannas, dwarf in habit, and with very large brilliant flowers. 

 Crozy's Finest Mixed Colors 10 



MARGUERITE CARNATIONS. 



(Dianthus Caryophyllus, fl. pi.) 



A beautiful new strain of Carnations, producing in great abundance flowers 

 of the most brilliant hues, 



ranging through the various f^<?™,j,,.,e. a ,»• j^- --. -.-t 

 shades of white, pink, ..sJ^«i-r'^ I^WiMifcw^)^^ ■^rjli 



red, and many varie- 

 gated. The flowers 

 are large and of fine 

 form. A valuable 

 feature of it is, the 

 calyx never bursts. 

 Their beauty is not 

 surpassed by any 

 flowering plant; 

 and as a proof of 

 their usefulness 

 we need only men- 

 tion the following 

 facts : Seedling 

 plants begin to 

 bloom about the 

 fourth month from 

 the time of sowing, 

 so that by sowing 

 seed about the first 

 of March, many of the 

 plants will begin flower- 

 ing in June and continue to 

 bloom in great profusion 

 until frost comes, when makguerite caknations. 



they can be takenlout of the ground and potted, and they will give a profusion of 

 flowers throughout the winter. Furthermore, as many as 80 per cent, of seed- 

 lings may be relied upon to produce double flowers, which is an unusually large 

 proportion. The plants are dwarf, comi act and robust in habit. Per pkt. . . , 10 



