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CAMPANULA 

 (Bell Flower.) B mt 



P-r Pkt. 

 A favorite class of plants, containing both annuals, biennials 



and perennials. 

 Campanula Carpatica. Mauve. Hardy Perennial, 1 ft. . . 5 



Carpatica Alba. Pure white. Hardy Perennial, lft.. 5 



— Lorei. Purple lilac. Hardy Annual, 1 ft 5 



Lorei Alba. White, tinged with silver gray. Hardy 



Annual, 1 ft 5 



Media. (Canterbury Bells.) Double blue 5 



■ Single blue 5 



Double white 5 



■ Single white 5 



Double mixed 5 



Single mixed 5 



Calycanthema Ccerulea. Blue 10 



Alba. White 10 



— . Rosea. "Pink Canterbury Bell." The class 



C. Media Calycanthema, to which this variety belongs, 

 is a new form of the old Canterbury Bells (distin- 

 guished by the calyx forming a cup around the base 

 of the bell or corolla) 15 



Fyramidalis. Blue. Hardy Perennial, 3 ft 5 



Pyramidalis Alba. White. Hardy Perennial, 3 ft. . . 5 



Speculum. (Venus' Looking-glass.) Blue, y z ft 5 



flore pleno. A double blue variety of the well 



known Venus' Looking-glass 10 



CANARY BIRD FLOWER 

 (Tropseolum Peregrinum). 



There is no more desirable climbing plant in cultivation than 

 this. It is of rapid growth, and produces an abundance of 

 yellow fringed flowers. Half-hardy Annual. 



Canary Bird Flower. Yellow, 10 ft 10 



CARNATION 

 (Dianthus Caryophyllus). 



C. Extra Choice Bizarre. Saved from an unequaled collec- 

 tion of named flowers, which will produce a fine assort- 

 ment of superbly colored varieties, including flakes, 

 bizarres and sell's; 1 to 2 ft. (See cut.) 50 



Perpetual, or Tree. From the best collection extant, 



and may be expected to produce beautiful new vari- 

 eties, of various colors, and of the highest merit, 2 ft.. .50 



New Grenadin. It blooms much earlier than any other 



Carnation, and produces in the greatest abundance 

 perfectly double flowers, of good size, and of the most 

 vivid scarlet hue. The habit of the plant is dwarf and 

 compact. (See cut.) 25 



Picotee. Edges of petals bordered with various colors ; 



mixed colors 50 



Monthly, Fine Double German, Mixed. From 



named flowers 25 



Double Mixed. For border culture. 1 to 2 ft. (See 



cut.) 10 



CASTOR-OIL BEANS (See Ricinus). 



CATCH FLY 



(Silene Armeria). 



Free blooming hardy annuals of the easiest culture. 



Catchfly, Bed. li^ft S 



White. IK ft 5 



Rose. l%tt 5 



Mixed 5 



CANDYTUFT 



(Iberis). 



One of the most popular hardy annuals ; almost equally so as 

 Sweet Alyssum ; like it, it is of the easiest culture. 



Candytuft, Fragrant. Pure white, pinnated foliage, 1 ft. 5 

 Crimson. Very beautiful, 1 ft 5 



Lilac. Dwarf, very compact, % i t 5 



Dark Purple 5 



Socket. Pure white, in large trusses, 1 ft 5 



White. Very delicate, 1 ft 5 



New Carmine. Produces a mass of vivid carmine 



blooms 10 



Fine Mixed, lft 5 



Perennial. (I. Sempervirens.) White, 1 ft 10 



New Tom Thumb. 5 sorts. (See Novelties, page 46. ) 



Each, 15 cts. 



CEDRONELLA. 



Per Pkt. 



Long spikes of flowers, remaining a long time in bloom, with 

 fragrant foliage. 



Cedronella Cana. Purple, 2 ft ID 



CELOSIA. 



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

 factory and showy plants for garden decoration. The 

 "Plumosa" sorts bear in the greatest profusion spikes of 

 beautiful feather-like blooms. The "Cristata" sorts are 

 the well known Cockscombs. Half-hardy Annuals. 



Celosia Plumosa Aurea. Golden yellow plumes, very 



fine, 3 ft 10 



Plumosa Coccinea. Rich carmine, 3 ft 10 



Cristata Varieg"ata. (New variegated Cockscomb.) 



A new and strikingly beautiful variety, bearing bril- 

 liant combs of crimson and gold, 3 ft. 10 



Cristata. (Cockscomb.) Dwarf, crimson, fine, 1 f t . . 5 



Dwarf Yellow 5 



-Dwarf Mixed. (Cockscomb.) lft 5 



Japonica (New Japanese Cockscomb.) A new 



branching variety of great beauty. The branches are 

 scarlet or crimson ; the combs are almost as delicately 

 cut as ruffled lace, often in pyramidal masses. (See 



cut.) 10 



Glasgow Prize. An improved Cockscomb, pro- 

 ducing large blooms of dark crimson 15 



CANNA 

 (Indian Shot). 



With foliage of tropical luxuriance, this plant is particularly 

 suitable for forming groups on lawns, or placed as back- 

 grounds for dwarfer growing plants, f< r which purposes 

 they are now largely used. Of late years this tribe have 

 developed great beauty and variety of flowers, giving them 

 added interest and value. Half-hardy Perennials. 



Canna Mp^echal Vaillant. Splendid variety, orange, 

 4 to 6 ft ". 10 



Mussefolia Hybrida. Bed, foliage resembling a small 



banana, 2 ft 10 



Nepalensis. Clear yellow, green foliage, 3ft 10 



Tricolor. Bright scarlet, striped foliage, 2 ft 10 



Warscewiczii. Brilliant red, variegated foliage, 3 ft. . 10 



Zebrina. Scarlet, striped foliage, 4 ft 10 



Finest Mixed 5 



CASTILLEJA. 



Indivisa. This plant attains a height of 1 ', ft., and is 

 surmounted by a dense mass of scarlet bracts. It is 

 wondrously beautiful. Half-hardy Annual. (See cut. ).25 



CENTAUREA 



(Dusty Miller). 



All the varieties here named, except C. Americana and C. 

 Cyanus, are among the best silver-foliaged plants in cultiva- 

 tion. Perennials. 



Centaurea Americana. A strong-growing annual variety, 



flowers reddish purple, 1 ft 5 



Cyanus Minor. (Corn flower.) One of the finest 



anmials grown for cut flowers ; blooms all summer. 

 We otter the following colors : 



■ Dark Blue 5 



Sky Blue 5 



White 5 



— Rose 5 



Mixed 6 



Candidissima. lft. The dwarfest silver-leaved plant 



used for ribbon lines. (.See cut.) 25 



Clementei. Free-growing variety, producing crowns 

 of silvery leaves, deeply fringed and cut; 1 ft. (See 



cut.) 15 



Gymnocarpa. A graceful silver-foliaged variety; one 

 of the best for bedding purposes; 1% ft. (See cut.), . . .15 



Hutchison, Kansas July 23d, 1884. 

 The Celery plants I ordered came in firstr-class order to-day, which I hardlv expected, as they had so far to come. 



E. M. RUGG. 



