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J. MANNS & CO.'S CHOICE SEEDS. 



Carnations and Picotees— pinks. 







The most magni- 

 ficent of all the 

 Pink famil}', and 

 are general favor- 

 ites for their deli- 

 c i o u s fragrance 

 and richness of 

 color. Seed may 

 be sown under 

 glass in Spring or 

 m the open ground; 

 protect during 

 Winter; half-hardy 

 perennials. The 

 seed we offer 

 has been im- 

 ported from the 

 best source s 

 in Europe, and 

 will produce many 

 splendid novelties 

 111 double and semi- 

 double flowers. 



New Margaret 

 ^ Carnation. — T h e 



flowers are of perfect form, large and 

 very sweet scented The brilliant colors 

 range through many beautiful shades of 

 red, pink, white, variegated, etc. Those 

 sown in Spring commence flowering in 

 « early Summer and continue to bloom in 



profusion until checked by frost, when they can be potted 

 and taken into the house and will flower all Winter, though, 

 if intended specially for Winter flowering, it will be better 

 to sow later in the s'eason. The plants are abundant bloom- 

 ers, quite dwarf, much branched, compact and robust in 

 ■habit, stand upright without support. Pkg., 10c. 



Giant White.— Flowers very large and double ; pure 

 white, with only an occasional pink streak; plants short and 

 stocky, with sti'ff stalks. Pkg., 10. 



Carnations that Bloom the Second Summer from Seed. 



Double Dwart Vienna.— Produces double, very sweet- 

 scented flowers in the largest variety of colors and in the 

 greatest profusion. With a light protection they stand the 

 Winter. Pkg., oc. 



Early Red Grenadin.— For yielding a quantity of 

 double red flowers, there is no outdoor Carnation that can 

 equal it. It will hve through the Winter with little protec- 

 tion. Pkg., 5c. 



Chrysanthemums. 



Chrysanthemums have de-Q^ 

 servedly become very popular. 



They are showy andeffec- 

 tive in the garden, and 

 very desirable, for cut 

 flowers. 



Elsie Walker.— 

 Pkt., 5c. 



Double Corona= 

 rium, Mixed. — Com- 

 pact bushy growth 

 eighteen inches in 

 height. Flowers quite 

 double, three-quarters 

 to one inch in diameter, 

 shading from white and 

 light lemon-yellow to 

 rich deep orange. 



Hybridum. —Double, finest 

 mixed. Pkg., 5c.; oz., 25c. 



Cobaea. — see Cllmbers. 



Clarkia. 



{a) Pretty, profuse flowering annuals, much used for 

 edging. Thej- grow from nine inches to one and a half feet 

 in height, and their colors are confined mostly to red and 

 .white, separate and in combination. Useful for hanging 

 baskets and vases. Pkt., 5c. 



Cockscomb. 



Glasgow Prize, or Tom Thumb. — Very dwarf, with 

 broad compact combs of deep crimson. Pkt., 5c. 



Feathered, Fine 

 Mixed. — This new 

 Feathered Celosia 

 produces large 

 plumes, which are 

 exquisitely curved 

 and curled in exact 

 resemblance to an 

 o s t r i c h feather. 

 The plant grows 

 about three feet 

 high, is of hand- 

 some pyramidal 

 form, and nu- 

 merous massive 

 plumes, grace- 

 fully waving 

 above the fo- 

 liage, makes it 

 Cockscomb. one of the most 



effective ornamental plants, for either pot or outdoor plant- 

 ing. It is easy of culture. Pkt., 5c. 



Celosia Cristata. — Highly ornamental plants, produc" 

 ing crested head of flowers, somewhat resembling a cock's 

 comb. There are manj' shapes and colors, but of all colors 

 the rose and crimson are the most brilliant and rich. Tender 

 annual. The dwarf varieties are about one foot high. 

 Pkt., 5c. 



Triumph of the Exposition. — A very distinct variety, 

 of strong pyramidal growth, two and a half feet in height, 

 branching freeh*. Each stem or branch is crowned with a 

 magnificent feathery plume of most intense brilliant red, 

 while the large leaves are of a dark bronzy green. Planted 

 either singly or in groups this variety is most effective in 

 the brilliant mass of soft, glowing color. Pkt., 5c. 



Cosmos. 



A handsome free-flowering annual of easiest culture, the 

 plants growing from four to six feet in height. Plants are 

 quite hardy, and seed should be sown thinly in drills, or two 

 to three seeds planted in a place where plants are to grow 

 early in Spring when trees are starting out in leaf. When 

 well started, tall-growing varieties should be thinned out or 

 transplanted to stand about two f«et apart, to allow them 

 suflacient room in which to grow and branch freely. With 

 us the new mammoth-flowered varieties blossom freely 

 before severe fro.sts, but farther North where seasons are 

 shorter we recommend planting only the new earlj'-flower- 

 ing varieties, which with us begin to bloom in midsummer 

 when only two feet in height and continue in flower 

 throughout the balance of the season. 



Pure White. — This is the original type, having pure 

 white flowers. Flowers are not so large nor growth so 

 strong as in the improved varieties, but it begins to bloom 

 about two weeks earlier ; they are very useful for cutting. 

 Per pkt., 5c. ; oz., 25c. 



Pure Pink. — This is similar, but of a beautiful soft 

 shade of rose-pink. Per pkt. , 5c.; oz., 25c. 



All Colors Mixed. — Besides the two preceding, this 

 also contains flowers of deeper pink and crimson shadings. 

 Per pkt., 5c.; oz., 20c 



" Dawn," — A new early-blooming strain of dwarf 

 growth, which begins to bloom in July and continues to 

 flower throughout the season. The large circular flowers 

 are of good size, delicately tinted with rose on a white 

 ground. Plants are of compact bush growth, about four 

 and a half feet in height, but begin flowering when only 

 two feet high. Per pkt., 10c. ; oz., 40c. 



8 L.AKGE 5-CENT PACKAGES OF FL.OWEK SEED FOR 25 CENTS. 



