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CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 



16. CALENDULA.— Remarkably profuse, dwarf bush annuals, blooming con- 

 $ tinuously and abundantry, until frost, of easy culture; indispensable for Summer 

 iS garden or for pot culture in the Winter. Grows I foot high, finest mixed. 



17. CALLIOPISIS. (Drummondi.) Golden Wave Basalis Picta. Showy, 

 9 beautiful, free-flowering annuals, blooming all Summer; excellent for cutting. 



18. CANTERBURY BELL. (Campanula.)— Mirabilis, Double or Single, 

 M Finest Mixed. Arenew -varieties, forming large pyrimidal bushes 2 feet in diameter. 



1 Each branch producing a great number of large flowers of a pale blue lilac color. 



r? The plants in full bloom present a regular flowering pyramid of looopen blossoms. 



*- ! Some of the varieties are hardy herbaceous perennials, thriving best inlight, rich soil. 

 19. CANDYTUFT. Finest Mixed, First Quality.— Fragrant, Rochet, Creamy 



a White and Crimson. Universally _ known and cultivated, and considered 

 I indispensable for cutting. All varieties look best in beds or masses. Seed 

 ! sown in April flowers from July till frost. Single plants transplanted look well 



M and bloom profusely. 



20. CANDYTUFT. (White Empress.) — A complete mass of pure white 

 : i flowers, in a pyramid of bloom. 



'4 XX. COLEUS.— Plants, with richly colored foliage of maroon, green, crimson, 

 fi vellow, etc. For groups on lawns and ribboning are indispensable, valuable for 

 ^1 pot culture. Thev attain perfection from seed the first season. 



21. CARNATION. (Giant Margaret, or Malmaison,)— Without exception 

 I these are most abundant bloomers of all Carnation Pinks. The flowers are of 

 I brilliant colors, ranging through 

 Sj many beautifulshadesofred.pink, 

 'fA white, variegated, etc.; they are 



of perfect form and large size. 



I Those sown in the Spring commence flowering in early Summer, and 

 continue to bloom in lavish profusion until checked by frost. They 

 can be potted and taken in the house and will flower abundantly 

 throughout the Winter, though if intended specially for Winter flower- 

 ing it will be better to sow later in the season. The plants are com- 

 pact and robust in habit, supporting themselves without the use of 

 unsightly stakes. 



22. COCKSCOMB, OR CELOSIA. (Feathered Thompsoni.)— 



The largest, most magnificent variety. Highly ornamental plants, pro- 

 ducing crested heads of flowers, somewhat resembling a cock's comb. 

 There are many shapes and colors, but of all colors the scarlet and crim- 

 son are the most brillliant and rich; tender annual. The dwarf varie- 

 ties are I foot high. 



23. DUSTY MILLER CENTAUKEA. (Cadissirna.) This is the 

 best variety, having silvery white leaves, broadly cut. Fine for bedding, 

 vases, hanging baskets, pots, etc. 



24. BATCHELOK'S BUTTON, OK CENTAUKEA CYANUS'.— 

 This is the widely known and ever popular "Corn Flower" or "Corn 

 Bottle," which if the seed is sown just as soon as the ground is fit in 

 Spring, will furnish a profusionof white, blue and pinkflowers from July 

 until late in the Autumn. Hardy annual. Two or three feet high. 



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Carnation Giant 

 Margaret. 



19. CANDYTUFT. 



X. GIANT 



CYCLAMEN. 



X. GIANT 

 CYCLAMEN. 



HARMI'G 

 p lants, 

 with beau- 

 tiful foliage, 

 rich, colored 

 fragrant flow- 

 ers; universal 

 favorites for 

 Winter and 

 Spring bloom- 

 ing. The Gi- 

 ganteum varie- 

 ties have large 

 leaves and 

 stout flower 

 stalks, throw- 

 ing the flowers well above the foliage. Seed may 



be sown any time during the Autumn or Spring 



in shallow- boxes (2 inches deep) at a temperature 



of 60 degrees. As soon as the seedlings havemade 



two leaves, transplant into 2-inch pots and place 



on shelf near the light, but shaded from direct 



sunlight; shift into 3-inch size, and into larger as 



the operation becomes necessary. 



25. CINEKAKI A HYBRID A. Prize Strain 

 Cannot be surpassed either for size of flowers or 

 beauty of color. Many blooms measure 3 inches 

 in diameter. 



26. CHRYSANTHEMUM. (Eclipse Cham- 

 eleon. — New variety of the showy garden annual 

 type, producing very large single flowers of 

 changeable colors. When they first open the 

 black-purple centre is surrounded with a yellow 

 ring, which is again zoned with crimson, while 

 the outer margin of the flower is of a coppery 

 bronze color. In a few days the coppery shade 

 gradually changes to yellow. As the plants con- 

 tinuously produce many flowers, and as they are 

 in all stages of maturity, thecoloreffectis greatly 

 varied and pleasantly contrasted. * 



27. CEARKIA. — Very pretty, free-flowering 

 of easy cultivattion. They make a beautiful bed 

 are useful as edging plants or for vases or hanging baskets. Large flowers of different colors. 



28. CLEMATIS VINE. (Panieulata.) (Japanese Virgin's Bovver. 1— Rapid growing 

 climbers, fine for arbors and verandas; the large flowers are very handsome. Soak the seeds in 

 warm water for 24 hours before sowing; hardy perennials. 



29. COBAE SCANDENS VTNE. A climber of rapid growth, valuable for covering trellises, 

 arbors, trunks of trees etc. Placesseeds edgewise and merely cover with light soil. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



