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COCKSCOMB (Celosia cristata) 
Highly ornamental plants, produc- 
ing crested heads of flowers some- 
what resembling a cockscomb. To —\ 
produce fine S 
combs the _ soil 
eannot be too 
rich, and the 
plants should be 
forwarded in hot- 
bed, though 
showy plants may 
be raised from 
seed planted in 
open ground in 
May. The often- 
er they are trans- 
planted or shifted 
the larger and 
more _ beautiful 
they grow. 
Dwarf Mixed. 
Pkt. 5 ets. 
Glasgow Prize. 
An improved va- 
riety, producing large blooms of dark crimson. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Kmpress. This variety produces combs of colossal propor- 
Choice Flower Seeds 
COREOPSIS 
Lanceolata. This is one of the 
finest hardy perennial plants; flowers 
bright golden yel- 
low, large and 
showy. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Golden Glory. 
An improved va- 
riety of the lan- 
ceolata type, pro- 
ducing long-stem- 
med, immense 
rich yellow flow- 
ers, Shaded with 
orange, flowering 
in profusion for 
a long period 
during the sum- 
mer; unequaled 
for cutting; grows 
anywhere. Pkt. 
10 ets. 
tions; have been grown measuring 45 inches from tip to tip; These are pretty, free-flowering, half-hardy perennials 
rich velvety ecrimson., Pkt. 10 ets. well adapted for the house or garden border. 
Japanese (Celosia Japonica). A branching variety of great Platycentra. Scarlet, black and white. Pkt. 10 cts. 
beauty. Pkt. 5 ets. % Roezlii. Pyramidal-formed; flowers yellow and red. Pkt. 
Collection of six separate sorts, 25 cts. 10 cts. 
COSMOS 
This is one of our most useful and beautiful autumn flowers. To get it in 
bloom early, the seed should be sown in May in the open ground where 
the plants are desired to bloom, and the seedlings allowed to giow and 
flower without being transplanted. 
Mammoth Perfection. The flowers are double the size of C. hybridus, 
the petals are broader, overlapping and deeply ribbed. For cutting it is 
one of the finest flowers grown, lasting in water two weeks. The plants 
are five to six feet high, pyramidal form, and one mass of feathery emerald- 
green foliage, studded with mammoth flowers of white, pink or crimson, 
long after more tender flowers have been destroyed by frost. 
Pure White. Pkt. 10 ects. Crimson. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Light Pink. Pkt. 10 cts. Mixed. Pkt. 10 ets. 
Lady Lenox. Large; shell pink. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Klondike. Flowers 2% to 3 inches across, rich orange-yellow, produced in 
great abundance. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Early-Flowering. Seed of this variety may be sown in the open ground in 
May, and will bloom in August, continuing until late in fall. Pkt. 10 ets. 
CYCLAMEN PERSICUM GIGANTEUM 
This strain of Cyclamen is unquestionably the most impertant floral intro- 
duction of the season. It differs from our giant type of Cyclamen in the 
foliage, having a broad, lace-like fringe around the edge. The flowers are 
of the giant form, embracing the leading colors; are frequently fimbriated. 
Giganteum album. Pure white. Pkt. 25 ets. 
Rubrum. Dark red. Pkt. 25 ets. 
Roseum. Bright rose. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Duke of Connaught. Crimson. Pkt. 25 ets. 
Picturatum. White, claret base. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Giganteum, Finest Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Williams’ Superb Strain. In original packages. Pkt. 75 cts. 
Fine Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 
CYPRESS VINE 
The most graceful climbing plants, with fern-like foliage, bearing clusters 
of small, star-shaped flowers. 
Searlet. Very briliant. Pkt. 5 ets. 
White. Beautiful and graceful. Pkt. 5 ets. 
Ivy-Leaved. Ivy-shaped leaves and scarlet flowers. Pkt. 10 ets. 
Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts. 
CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLIUS (Umbrella Plant) 
A strikingly handsome foliage plant, equally well adapted for the green- 
house or open ground, and easily raised from seed. Pkt. 15 ets. 
CUCUMIS FLEXUOSUS 
(Snake Cucumber) 
An ornamental climber remarkable for the 
luxuriance and rapidity of its growth. Fine 
for trellises. Pkt. 5 cts. 
COWSLIP (Primula veris) 
A well-known hardy perennial, flowering 
early in spring; very fragrant. Six inches. 
Pkt. 10 ets. 
Coreopsis Lanceolata 
The Isbell Mole Trap will catch those 
troublesome moles 
