WM. ELLIOTT & SONS 
SEEDSMEN, NEW YORK 
29 
Choice FtoWer Seeds 
COCKSCOMB (Celosia cristata). 
Highly ornamental plants, producing crested heads of flowers somewhat resembling a 
cockscomb. To produce fine combs the soil cannot be too rich, and the plants should be for- 
warded in hotbed, though showy plants may be raised from seed planted in open ground in 
May. The oftener they are transplanted or shifted the larger and more beautiful they grow. 
Pkt. 
Dwarf Mixed $o 05 
Glasgow Prize. An improved variety, producing large blooms of dark crimson 05 
Bmpress. This variety produces combs of colossal proportions ; have been grown meas- 
uring 45 inches from tip to tip ; rich, velvety crimson 10 
J a,pa,n.ese {Celosta Japonica). A branching variety of great beauty 05 
Collection of siz separate sorts, 25 cents. 
COSMOS, 
Makes very large plants, growing 5 to 7 feet 
high, which are beautiful masses of the most 
elegant foliage, until they begin to bloom in 
September, when each plant will have hundreds 
of large, showy blossoms. Both foliage and 
flowers are excellent for cutting. Sow seed 
early in spring and transplant to the garden in 
June. 
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 5 to 6 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. Pkt. 
Pure White jSo 10 
Light Pink: 
Crimson. 10 
Mixed 10 
Liarge-Flowering Mixed 05 
Klondike. Attains a height of 4 to 5 
feet ; blooms medium early and con- 
tinues flowering until frost. Flowers 
2/4 to 3 inches across, rich orange- 
yellow, produced in great abun- 
dance 10 
Early-Flowering. Seed of this va- 
riety maybe sown in the open ground 
in May, and will bloom in August, 
continuing until late in fall ; flow- 
ers large, well formed, and its keep- 
ing qualities are excellent 10 
CUCUMIS Fl,EXUOSUS. 
(Snake Cucumber,) 
An ornamental climber remarkable for the 
luxuriance and rapidity of its growth. Fine for 
trellises. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Cockscomb, Glasgow Prize. 
COREOPSIS. 
Cypress Vine. 
Lanceolata. This is one of the finest hardy Pkt. 
perennial plants ; flowers bright golden 
yellow, large and showy $0 05 
Golden Glory. An improved variety of the lanceo- 
lata type, producing long-stemmed, immense rich 
yellow flowers, shaded with orange, flowering in pro- 
fusion for a long period during the summer ; un- 
equaled for cutting ; grows anywhere 10 
COWSWP (Primula veris). 
A well-known hardy perennial, flowering early in spring; 
very fragrant. 6 inches. Pkt. 5 cts. 
CUPULA. 
These are pretty free-flowering, half-hardy perennials 
well adapted for the house or garden border. 
Pkt. 
Platycentra. Scarlet, black and white $0 10 
Roezlii. Pyramidal-formed ; flowers yellow and red . 10 
CYCIvAHIEN PERSICUM. 
These are among the most beautiful winter and 
spring-blooming plants. The flowers are rich col- 
ored and fragrant, borne well above the highly 
ornamental foliage. Seed may be sown during au- 
tumn or spring, and when two leaves are developed 
transplant into 2-inch pots, placing near the light, 
but shaded from the direct rays of the sun. When 
pots become filled with roots shift to larger sizes as 
required. Succeed best in temperature of 50 to 60 
degrees. pj^^ 
Fine Mixed Colors jSo 10 
Giganteum album. Pure white 25 
Rubrum. Dark red 25 
Roseum. Bright rose 25 
Cosmos. Duke of Connaught. Crimson 25 
Picturatum. White, claret base 25 
Giganteum, Finest Mixed. All colors 25 
Williams' Superb Strain. In original packages 75 
CYPER.US A1,XEIINIF01,IUS (Umbrella Plant). 
A strikingly handsome foliage plant, equally well adapted for the greenhouse or open 
ground, and easily raised from seed. Succeeds best in a moist situation. Half-hardy perennial. 
Pkt. 15 cts. 
CYPRESS VINE. 
One of the most graceful climbing plants, with very delicate, fern-like foliage, and bearing 
clusters of small, star-shaped flowers. pj^j. 
Scarlet. Very brilliant $0 05 
White. Beautiful and graceful 05 
Ivy-Ijeaved. Ivy-shaped leaves and scarlet flowers 10 
Mixed oz. 50 cts. . 05 
The Isbell Mole Trap will catch those troublesome moles. 
