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PETER HENDERSON & CO.-FL.OWER SEEDS. 



CARNATION (See Diaiitkus). 



CASTOR OIL BEANS (See Ricinus). 



CATCHFLY. 



(Silene Armeria.) 



Per rict. 

 Free-blooming hardy annuals of the easiest culture. 



I alihlh , Red. 1 '.It 5 



Ul.ih. m ft 5 



Rose, l'i ft 5 



Mixed 5 



CEDRONELLA. 



Long spikes of flowers, remaining a long time In bloom, 

 with fragrant loliage, are the characteristics of tins 

 Hardy Perennial. 



Cedronella (anna, Purple, 2 ft 10 



CELOSIA. 



Annual plants ol tropical origin, and one of the most satis- 

 factory and showy plants for garden decoration, bearing 

 in the* greatest profusion spikes of beautiful feather-like 

 blooms. In this class is included the well-known Cocks- 

 comb. Half-hardy Annuals. 

 Celosia Pyramidalis Plumosa Aarea. Golden yel- 

 low plumes, very line, :s ft 10 



Piuniosa Coccinea. Rich carmine, 3 ft 10 



Cristata Vaiiegata (New variegated Cockscomb). 



A new and strikingly beautiful variety, bearing 



brilliant coin I is ol crimson and gold, 3 ft 10 



Cristata (Cockscomb). Dwarf, crimson, fine, 1 ft 10 



— Dwarf Mixed (Cockscomb). 1ft 10 



Glasgow Prize. An improved Cockscomb, pro- 

 ducing large blooms of dark crimson. (See cut) 15 



Ja poii i< » (New Japanese Cockscomb.) A new vari- 

 ety of great beauty. The branches are scarlet or 

 crimson; the combs arc almost as delicately cut as 

 milled lace, often In pyramidal masses, while the 

 colors are of the brightest imaginable 10 



CENTAUREA. 



(Dusty Miller.) 



All the varieties here named, except C. Americana and 

 C. Cyanus, are among the best silver-foliaged plants in 

 cultivation. Half-hard y Perennials. 

 Centaurea Americana. A strong-growing annual va- 

 riety, (lowers reddish purple, 1 ft 5 



Cyan '■■ n Minor (Corn Flower). One of the finest 



annuals grown for cut flowers; blooms all summer; 



flowers blue. (See rut) S 



Canrlidissima. Silvery-leaved, 1 ft. (See cut) 25 



Clementei. A new, robust, and free-growing vari- 



ety, producing crowns of silvery leaves, deeply 



fringed and cut; >i ft. (See cut) 25 



• Gymnocaipa. A graceful silver-foliaged variety; 



the best for bedding purposes; IK ft. (See cut) 25 



CENTRANTHUS. 



Compact-growing plants, blooming freely. Hard;, Annu- 

 als. 

 Centra nth n*. Mixed, red and white, l ,s ft- (See cut).. 5 



CERASTIUM. 



Silver-leaved plants, very suitable for edgings and rock- 

 work. Hardy /'• rennials. 

 Cerastium Biebersteinii. Leaves silvery white, )i lt..l0 



Tomentosum. Gray-colored leaves, ,' 4 ft 10 



CERINTHE (Honey-wort). 



The blossoms of these showy annuals secrete honey largely, 

 which makes them much resorted to by bees. 



Cerinthe Aspera. Golden yellow, 1 ft 10 



Gymnandra. Yellow and brown, 1 ft 10 



CHAMJEPEUCE. 



These thistles are quite ornamental in some styles of out- 

 door gardening. 



Chamsepeure Casabonse. (Fishbone Thistle.) Glossy 

 dark green leaves, with white nerves and brown 

 spines. Half-hardy Perennial, 1 ft 10 



Dia< a in ha. (Ivory Thistle. Magnificent ornament- 

 al foliaged biennial, with long leaves thickly set 

 with spines, 2 ft 10 



CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



Pei Pkt. 



The great and growing demand for the annual varieties, has 

 brought chrysanthemums into general favor; the leading 

 sorts now grown lor cut flowers at nearly all seasons are 

 BuTfidgeanum and Venustum, exceedingly beautiful 

 sorts, the colors having the appearance of being laid on 

 with a brush. and lor this reason they are frequently called 

 "Painted Daisies." 



Chrysanthemum Burridgi a num. Crimson, white 

 centre. Hardy Annual, 1 11 » 



Venustum. White, crunsou centre. Hardy Annual, 



Coronarium. Double white. Hardy Annual, 2 ft . 6 



Doable yellow. Hard ij Annual, 2 It 6 



Mixed Annual Varieties 6 



Frutesiens Grandiflorum (the "Marguerite," or 



"Paris Daisy.") This Is perhaps the most universal- 

 ly popular plant in Prance, where it is known as the 

 '• Marguerite. - ' Immense quantities of the Paris 

 Daisy are grown by French Florists, and lind a ready 

 sale. For the decoration of city houses ami yards 

 this plant is unrivaled, as it produces freely its large 

 white star-like flowers under the most unfavorable 

 conditions 26 



Frutescens Grandiflornm "Etoile d'or " The 



golden Paris Daisy. Beautiful and distinct 25 



. 1 nd ■< 11 in. Large-flowering Chinese. Extra fine 



mixed. Half-hardy Perennial, 3 ft 26 



Valium (Dwarf Pom pone). Choice double mixed. 



Half-hardy Perenn iai, l ft , . , , , 26 



CINERARIA. 



The class known as C. Hybrlda is a very attractive green- 

 house plant, and is justly much admired. The variety C. 

 Manama, also ottered, is altogether different, having no 

 beauty in us flowers, being cultivated for its silvery foli- 

 age, which alone makes it one of the finest plants for rib- 

 bon lines and masses that is grown. 

 Cineraria Hybrida. Extra choice mixed colors. From 



prize varieties, 2 ft 50 



New Dwarf, Finest mixed, 1 11 25 



New Double Flowering. The blooms of this nov- 

 elty are perfectly double. They are representatives 

 of all the modifications of colors usually found among 

 Cinerarias — namely, crimsons and magentas, pur- 

 ples, both dark and light, as well as flowers tipped 

 wiih several tints of violet and magenta. 2 ft 1 0O 



Mari i ima. An ornameutal-foliaged plant, with large 



silvery leaves 10 



Acanthiibiia. White leaved, for ribbon lines.,... . ..10 



CLARKIA. 



An old favorite, the varieties of which are described below. 



Hardy Annual. 

 Clarkia Kosea fl. pi. Beautiful double variety, IK ft. 5 



Integripetala. Rosy crimson, large and handsome, 



lii ft 5 



Pulehella. Deep rose, IK ft 5 



Alba. Pure white, very pretty, IK ft 5 



Finest Mixed Varieties , 6 



CLEMATIS. 



(Virgin's Bower.) 



A well-known hardy climbing plant. 



Clematis Flammula. White, fragrant. 15 ft 10 



Virginiana. Green, 15 ft 16 



CLE0ME. 



Cleome Rosea. Half-hardy Annual, with rose-colored 



flowers, 2 ft 10 1 



CLIANTHUS. 



(Australian Glory Pea.) 



Magnificent plants, which can be succeeded with when sown 

 in open air in May, in a dry sunny situation. 



Clianthus Dampieri. A magnificent shrub; flowers 

 in clusters, drooping, pea-shaped, 4 Inches in length, 

 of a brilliant scarlet, with intense black spots in the 

 centre of each flower, 4 ft 25 



__ " German Flag." A new and beautiful form of 



Clianthus Dampieri, so named from the resemblance 

 of the flower to the fl.ig of the German nation 50- 



COBiEA. 



A fine summer climbing plant, quick-growing, and bearing 

 large bell-shaped purpl ■■ flowers. In sowing place tlie seed 

 edgewise, and cover lightly. Half-hardy Perennial. 



Cobiea Scandens. Purple, 20 ft. (See Cut) lf> 



