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J. MANNS & CO., Forrest and Hillen Sts., Baltimore, Md. 



SUPERIOR FLOWER SEEDS' 



Marguerite Carnations 



CELOSIA OR COCKSCOMB (A) 



PLUMOSA. Feathered varieties mixed. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c. 

 EMPRESS. Dark-leaved, bright crimson. Pkt., 10c; M oz., 

 $2.00. 



GLASGOW PRIZE. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 50c. 



CHILDSII. (Chinese Woolflower.) Pkt., 10c; oz., $1.50. 



CENTAUREA (A) 



CENTAUREA CYANUS OR BACHELOR'S BUTTON OR 

 CORN FLOWER. Charming old-fashioned flowers, requiring 

 little or no care and flowering within eight weeks from plant- 

 ing of seed. Free and uninterrupted in its flowering habit, 

 reseeding itself year after year. Useful as a cut flower, as 

 well as a garden decoration. Double blue or double mixed. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c. 



CENTAUREA GYMNOCARPA OR DUSTY MILLER. One 

 foot, foliage finely cut of silvery gray color, used for bed- 

 ding. Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c. 



CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS OR SWEET SULTAN. Beauti- 

 ful, sweet scented, artistic shaped flowers borne on long 

 stems, when cut will last for several days. Mixed. Pkt., 

 10c; ^ oz., 25c. 



CHINESE LANTERN PLANT (P) 



(Physalis Franchetti) 



Perfectly hardy plants, bearing white flowers, which bloom 

 during June and July. It is grown, however, for its showy 

 scarlet-red seed-pods which are easily dried for winter 

 bouquets; thrives in any kind of soil, whether sunny or 

 semi-shaded. Pkt., 10c; M oz., 50c. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM (P and A) 



The annual Chrysanthemums are free-blooming, easily 

 grown plants, having large flowers in a variety of brilliant 

 colors, fine for cutting. 



Mixed. Finest double hybrids. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 20c; oz., 

 45c. 



Perennial Chrysanthemums are grown chiefly from divi- 

 sions of roots of the Japanese varieties and cultivated by 

 florists for late fall and winter cut flowers. The following 

 perennials, however, can be very satisfactorily grown from 

 seed, producing beautiful, double flowers. 



Finest Mixed. Pkt., 10c; M oz., 30c. i, 



CINERARIA (P— Greenhouse) 



Among the most ornamental plants that can be grown for 

 hot-house or conservatory decoration, producing large heads 

 of brilliant flowers in all shades of blue, purple and red. 

 One of the most beautiful potted plants. 



HYBRIDA. Extra large flowered, first quality mixture. 

 Pkt., 50c; V 8 oz., $6.75. 



MARITIMA. Entirely different from the popular Ciner- 

 aria, being most useful for bedding. Silver-leaved; also 

 called Dusty Miller. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c. 



CLARKIA (A) 



Very pretty, profuse flowering annuals, much used for 

 edging. They grow from nine to eighteen inches high, pro- 

 ducing mostly red or white flowers. Useful for hanging 

 baskets. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c. 



CLEMATIS. See Vines. 



COLEUS (P— Tender) 



An attractive foliage plant for ornamental bedding. Finest 

 hybrid mixture. Pkt., 25c; % oz., $2.00. 



COSMOS (A) 



One of the most satisfactory hardy annuals, flowering in 

 late summer. Fine for cutting and easily grown. Can be 

 sown anywhere and transplanted. Grows 4 to 6 feet high. 

 Mammoth large flowered. Mixed and early flowering mixed, 

 pkt., 10c; oz., 35c. Double-crested mixed, pkt., 10c; oz., 50c. 

 Extra Early Double Crested, pkt., 10c; % oz., $1.25. 



CYCLAMEN (P— Tender) 



Universally admired, tuberous rooted house plants with 

 beautiful foliage and richly colored flowers. Sow the seed 

 in light rich soil, barely covering, and keep at a temperature 

 of 50 to 60 degrees F. Water freely until well started. 

 Seeds sown in spring, by autumn will produce little bulbs, 

 which placed in pots will bloom the following spring. 



AMSTERDAM GIANTS, Florists Prize Mixture. Pkt., 25c; 

 100 seeds, $2.00; 1/16 oz., $3.50. 



DAHLIA (P— Half Hardy) 



Seed should be planted very early indoors and the plants 

 transplanted in May or June. Most of the plants will bloom 

 the same year. The roots should be dug before freezing 

 weather and stored in sand in a cool place. 



CACTUS HYBRIDS. Extra double mixed. Pkt., 25c; % 

 oz., $2.00. 



DECORATIVE. Pkt., 25c; V± oz., $3.50. 



DATURA (A) 



Large branching plants producing very large handsome, 

 double or single, trumpet-shaped blossoms of exquisite frag- 

 rance. Excellent for late summer and autumn flowering. 

 Mixed colors. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 20c. 



DELPHINIUM OR HARDY LARKSPUR (P) 



Splendid border perennial of vigorous growth, strikingly 

 effective as a background for borders and for planting among 

 shrubbery. The blooming season is very long and the beau- 

 tiful irregular flowers are clustered on long spikes 3 to 5 

 feet high. 



SUPERIOR LARGE HYBRID, Mixed. Pkt., 25c; Yt oz., 

 $1.00. 



BELLADONNA. Everblooming. Pkt., 10c; % oz., $1.50. 



BELLAMOSUM. Dark Blue. Pkt., 10c; % oz., $1.50. 



FORMOSIUM. Rich Blue with white center. Pkt., 25c; 

 14 oz., $1.50. 



CARDINDALE, Scarlet. Pkt., 25c; % oz., $1.50. 



DIANTHUS OR PINKS (B) 



These very beautiful and popular biennials flower freely 

 the first year from seed, and in most locations they are quite 

 hardy and produce larger flowers the second year. 



CHINENSIS. Extra double flowered in choicest mixture. 

 Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c. 



HEDDEWIGII. Fringed single, very large flowers. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 50c. 



HEDDEWIGII PLUMARIUS. Double and semi-double 

 mixed. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 50c. 



FLORISTS PERPETUAL. Large clusters, fragrant, very 

 useful for cut flowers. Double mixed. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c. 



DIGITALIS OR FOXGLOVE (P) 



Handsome and highly ornamental hardy perennial plant of 

 stately growth, very effective among shrubbery, thriving best 

 in half-shady places. Three feet high. Giant mixed, pkt.„ 

 10c: M oz., 75c. 



