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ANNUAL CANTERBURY BELLS 
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 
Clears pinks. 52.5 apc is ero eT ree etree nee Pkt. 15c 
1653D ‘‘Wedding Bell.”’ Pure White... 2.02. 2220. c5- 2 cece Pkt. 15c¢ 
1653" Mixed'Colors. 22); 82 Sar ee a) a ee ee eee eee Pkt. 15c 
CANTERBURY BELLS (Biennial) 
Very ornamental garden plants of easiest culture, flowering the second sea- 
son from seed; hardy biennial (requiring to be sown every year for flowering 
the next year), 21/2 feet high, producing large, bell-shaped flowers of exquisite 
colors. 
1654 Double Blue... ___. See orto Se cidG Ap SSS IG a SS Pkt. 10c 
1656> Double: Roses e.. . Fe ee eae eicdeceeneeee eeeaetects Pkt. 10c 
AGSS i Double White esi kee Fe ee eee ee Pkt. 10c 
1660F Double: Mixed hoe oa ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ene Pkt. 10c 
IGEZUS ingle Blue se eee Cee eee es be ec cece ea pes Pkt. 10c 
1664 Single Roser. i osc te ree ee ate ei = eee Ronee eaeee Pkt. 10c 
1666 Single’ White. = 55555 oe ee eee ais Pkt. 10c 
1G70;Single: Mixed) 2.552 Pee oo a Se ra OEE ose 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 
resemble a canary bird with expanded wings. Pkt. 10c 
CANDYTUFT (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 bushy 
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=. aoe Per 1,000 seeds, 25c; Pkt. 10c 
1692 Empress or Giant White MHyacinth- 
flowered. A grand variety, producing enor- 
mous spikes of bloom, resembling a white 
Hyacinth. These spikes often measure 7 
inches long by 234 inches in diameter; plant 
in bloom, 12 inches high. To produce the finest 
spikes the plant should be transplanted. 
(See illustration.)......Per 2 0z., 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 
highyee 32 ise eee ee eee Pkt. 10c 
1700 Umbellata. Mixed Colors. 
Per 'f 0z., 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, ete ELOwaes Tosy- 
white: d ‘tol2ifeetse aoa) sos coer Pkt. 10c 
1708 Sempervirens. Completely covered with 
heads of white flowers in spring; 1 foot. Pkt. 15c 
CARNATION 
MARGUERITE, Giant Flowering (Annual) 
These flower profusely in summer and autumn from seed sown in the spring. 
The flowers often measure 2 inches across and are usually very double. Most 
of them have lovely fringed petals and are delightfully fragrant. Seed sownin 
the spring will produce luxuriant plants that. will be continuously full of bloom 
from August until killed by severe frosts, or seeds may be sown during the sum - 
mer for the winter-flowering plants. 
1742 Pink. 1745 Striped. 1747 White. 
1744 Scarlet. 
1750 Mixed Colors. 
Price of the above per 500 seeds, 50c.; pkt. 10c. 
1751 Henderson’s Collection of above 5 Separate Colors.......... 40c 
CHABAUD’S Giant Flowering (See Color Plate, Page 79.) 
HARDY GARDEN (Perennial) 
Seed sown in spring will produce large clumps that will stand out over 
winter and bloom the following summer and fall. Al] very double. 
1754 Othello. A true dark crimson Vienna Carnation. 
1749 Yellow. 
Early and profuse 
flowering: 24 5S 8 ee, See Oe ee eee Pkt. 25c 
1756 Prof. Malmgreen. This brick red variety is a worthy successor of 
Othello 2234. se sen 5, oe GOO eee Ce eee Pkt. 25c 
1760 Finest Double Mixed. Extra fine strain. .Per 500 seeds, 75c; Pkt. 15¢ 
1762 Grenadin Dwarf Scarlet. A fine variety for rock gardens and borders; 
height; Sinches =. 5os <die ecsc erode ere eee ee eens Pkt. 25c 
CELOSIA (Annual) 
The Celosias are among the showiest of our annual garden flowers. They 
are very effective when massed in the foreground of shrubs or evergreens, 
also for background planting in flower borders. The dwarf varieties are 
excellent_for formal bedding. 
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 
ROYAL VELVET (Annual) 
1774 For cutting and garden use, this two-foot plant produces a large centre 
head and numerous large, long-stemmed cockcombs of a rich ruby red. 
Combs are borne erect and foliage is bronzy green with reddish aeree 
MA ery striking, flowers on symmetrical plants................. Pkt. 25c¢ 
CRISTATA, Crested Cockscomb 
Very popular annuals of easy culture, producing 
large, ornamental, comb-like heads, resembling 
ruffied chenille, they are prized for summer flower 
beds, and make fine pot plants. Height, 12 to 18 
inches. ~(See Illusiration.) 
1776 Cardinal. Bright scarlet............ Pkt. 10c 
1778 Crimson King. Blood-red_......... Pkt. 10c 
1782 Prince of Orange. Vivid gold-yellow. Pkt. 10c 
1786 ‘Wime-=rose. ...32.52 . 3252S eee Pkt. 10c 
1790 Mixed Colors... 
PLUMOSA or Plumed Cockscomb 
A superior type of Celosia Plumosa, forming pyra- 
midal branching plants, 3'!/2 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 pyra- 
midal 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 : 225502 OS. eee eee Pkt. 15¢ 
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 
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