ANNUAL CANTERBURYBELLS 



Many years of careful selection has produced 

 an annual Canterbury Bell which blooms from seed 

 in less than six months. The plant grows about 

 two and a half feet tall, each plant having from 

 six to eight spikes of blooms. (See illustration.) \ 

 (Award of Merit by the All American Selections 

 Committee.) 



1653A "Angelus Bell." A beautiful art shade of 

 deep rose; one of the most attractive colors 

 that we have ever seen. Pkt. 15c 



1653B "Liberty Bell." An intense violet-blue in 

 color Pkt. 15c 



1653C "Mission Bell." A new color in the annual 



section, it is a beautiful clear pink. . . Pkt. 1 5c 



1653D "Wedding Bell." Pure White Pkt. 15c 



1653 Mixed Colors Pkt. 15c 



CANTERBURY BELLS (Biennial) 



Very ornamental garden plants of easiest cul- 

 ture, flowering the second season from seed; hardy 

 biennial (requiring to be sown every year for flower- 

 ing the next year), 2J4 feet high, producing large, 

 bell-shaped flowers of exquisite colors. 



1654 Double Blue Pkt. 10c 



1656 Double Rose Pkt. 10c 



1658 Double White Pkt. 10c 



1660 Double Mixed .Pkt. 10c 



1662 Single Blue Pkt. 10c 



1664 Single Rose Pkt. 10c 



1666 Single White Pkt. 10c 



1670 Single Mixed Pkt. 10c 



CANARY BIRD VINE (Annual) 



1675 A rapid-growing, summer-climbing annual, growing 10 to 15 feet high, 

 producing hundreds of its pretty fringed, bright yellow flowers, which re- 

 semble a canary bird with expanded wings Pkt. 10c 



CANDYTUFT DWARF HYBRID FI ^£ n * (Annual) 



The plants are fairly covered with blossoms; great favorites for beds, edging, 

 pots and borders, and of the easiest culture. They are double the size of the 

 old varieties. Several new and exquisite shades and colors are included; they 

 form busy little plants only 4 to 6 inches high. 



1688 Dwarf Hybrid, Large-flowering. White.. Per 1.000 seeds, 25c; pkt. 10c 

 1690 Dwarf Hybrid, Large-flowering. Mixed Colors. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 25c; pkt. 10c 

 1692 Empress or Giant White Hyacinth-flowered. A grand variety, pro- 

 ducing enormous spikes of bloom, resembling a white Hyacinth. These 

 spikes often measure 7 inches long by 2J4 inches in diameter; plant in bloom, 

 12 inches high. To produce the finest spikes the plant should be trans- 

 planted. (See illustration.) Per Yi oz., 25c; pkt. 10c 



1694 Umbellata, Lilac Pkt. 10c 



1696 Rose-cardinal. Produces very large umbels of bright, rose-cardinal 

 flowers, so that plant presents one unbroken sheet of bloom; 8 inches high. 



Pkt. 10c 

 1700 Umbellata. Mixed Colors Per Yi oz., 25c; pkt. 10c 



CANDYTUFT HARDY (Perennial) 



Admirably adapted for permanent front rows of borders or for low clumps or 

 beds; very valuable for early decoration. 



1704 Gibraltica. Showy, large-growing, rosy-white; 1 to 2 feet Pkt. 10c 



1708 Sempervirens. Completely covered with heads of white flowers in spring; 

 1 foot Pkt. 15c 



CARNATION, See page 25. 



CENTAUREA (CORNFLOWER) {Annual) 



1818 Jubilee Gem. A dwarf variety making a compact plant literally covered 

 with flowers. It has foliage distinct from all other Cornflowers, forming 

 a tufted mass of vivid green, contrasting well with the dark double blue 

 flowers. The plant is about 12 inches in height Pkt. 15c 



CELOSIA (Annual) 



CHILDSI, Chinese Wool Flower 



1772 This unique type forms large globular heads like balls of wool chenille, 

 and of rich, bright red color. The plants, 2 to 3 feet in height, branch 

 freely, each branch terminating with a flower-head. It continues in flower 

 from early summer until frost and is very effective for gardens either 

 massed or grown singly. Per 1,000 seeds. 50c; pkt. 10c 



CRISTATA, Crested Cockscomb 



Very popular annuals of easy culture, producing large, ornamental, comb-like 

 heads, resembling ruffled chenille, they are prized for summer flower beds, and 

 make fine pot plants. Height, 12 to 18 inches. (See Illustration.) 



1776 Cardinal. Bright scarlet Pkt. 10c 



1778 Crimson King. Blood-red Pkt. 10c 



1782 Prince of Orange. Vivid gold-yellow Pkt. 10c 



1786 Wine-rose Pkt. 10c 



1790 Mixed Colors Pkt. 10c 



PLUMOSA or Plumed Cockscomb 



A superior type of Celosia Plumosa, forming pyramidal branching plants, 

 334 feet high, and bearing large, conical, pluming heads. The plants are annuals, 

 growing easily and quickly from seed, and present a showy appearance in the 

 summer garden, lasting in bloom until frost. They are also very handsome 

 grown in pots. 



1792 PYRAMIDALIS "Flame of Fire." They grow 18 to 20 inches high 

 with perfect pyramidal form carrying a large blaze-like colored plume on 

 the top. They are very branching and each branch bears a proportional 

 sized plume. The entire plant looks like a blazing fireflame Pkt. 15c 



1794 Crimson Plumed Pkt. 10c 



1796 Golden Plumed Pkt. 10c 



1800 Mixed Plumed. (Thompson's Magnifica) Pkt. 10c 



1810 Dwarf Plumed. The plants attain a height of 1 foot, including their 

 plumes Pkt. 15c 



CENTAUREA Cyanus (Annual) 



Bachelor's Button, Ragged Sailor or 

 Cornflower 



Well-known and a great favorite with most 

 flower lovers. The plant itself is not impos- 

 ing, but the flowers charm everyone by their 

 simplicity and beauty. 



1824 Double Carmine 



Per Yi oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



1825 Double Blue. A very old favorite 

 garden annual, flowering freely in almost 

 any situation. Height, 2 to 3 feet; 

 largely used for cut flowers. 



Per Yi oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



1826 Double Mauve. Per Yi oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



1827 Double Rose. An exceptionally fine 

 strain of deep rose pink. 



Per Yt oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



1828 Double Purple. Per Yi oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



1829 Double White. Per Yi oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



1830 Cyanus, Double, Mixed Colors. Pro- 

 duces large globular heads of flowers filled 

 up to the center with florets. 



Per Yi oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



1831 Collection of above 6 separate 



colors 50c 



1812 American Hallii. Bushy annual, 30 

 inches high; large flowers 6 inches across, 

 of lavender-blue; fragrant Pkt. 10c 



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Dwarf Plumed 

 Coxcomb 



