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COCKSCOMB (Celosia cristata) 



Highly ornamental plants, producing crest- 

 ed heads of flowers somewhat resembling a 

 cockscomb. To produce tine combs the soil _ 

 cannot 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 oftener they are 

 transplanted or 

 shifted the larger and 

 more beautiful they 

 grow. 



Dwarf Mixed. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



Glasgo^v Prize. 

 An improved variety, 

 producing large 

 blooms of dark crim- 

 son. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Kinpress. This 

 variety produces 



combs of colossal proportions ; have been grown measurin; 

 from tip to tip ; rich velvety crimson. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Japanese (Celosia Japonica). A branching variety of great 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



Collection of six separate sorts, 25 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 de- 

 sired to bloom, and the seedlings 

 allowed to grow and flower with- 

 out being transplanted. 



3Ianiinoth Perfection. 

 The flowers are double the size 

 of C. hybridus, the petals are 

 broader, overlapping and deeply 

 ribbed. Tor cutting it is one of 

 the finest flowers grown, lasting 

 in water two weeks. The plants 

 are five to six feet high, pyra- 

 midal 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 ets. 



Light Pink. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Crimson. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Large-Flowering Mixed. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



Klondike. Flowers 2]/^ to 3 

 inches across, rich orange-yellow, 

 produced in great abundance. 

 Pkt. 10 ets. 



Early-Flowering. Seed of 

 this variety may be sown in the 

 open, ground in May, and will 

 bloom in August, continuing un- 

 til late in fall. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Cucumis Flexuosus 



(Snake Cucumber) 



An ornamental climber re- 

 markable 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. Sets. 



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COREOPSIS 



Lancpolata. This is one of the flnest hardy perennial 

 plants ; flowers bright golden yellow, large and showy. Pkt. 5c. 



Golden Glory. 



An improved variety 

 ofthelanceolatatype, 

 producing 1 o n g- 

 stemmed, immense 

 rich yellow flowers, 

 shaded with orange, 

 flowering in p r o- 

 fusion for a long 

 period during the 

 summer; unequaled 

 for cutting ; grows 

 anywhere. Pkt. 10c. 



CUPHEA 



These are pretty, 

 free-flowering, half- 

 hardy ]it'reniiials well 

 ada|itpcl I'Drdic house 

 or garden border. 



Platycentra. Scarlet, black and white. Pkt. 10 ets. 



Roezlii. Pyramidal-formed; flowers yellow and red. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CYCLAMEN PERSICUM GIGANTEUM 



This strain of Cyclamen is unquestionably the most important floral 



introduction of the season. It 

 difl'ers from our giant type of 

 Cyclamen in the foliage, having 

 a broad, lace-like fringe around 

 the edee. The flowers are of the 

 giant form, embracing the lead- 

 ing colors, and are frequently 

 flmbriated. The delicate lace- 

 edged leaves, however, form the 

 great charm of this facinating 

 variety. 



Giganteum album. Pure 



white. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Rubrum. Dark Eed. Pkt. 

 25 cts. 



Roseum. Bright rose. Pkt. 

 25 cts. 



Duke of Connaught. Crim- 

 son. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Pieturatum. 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. 



Scarlet. 



Pkt. 5 cts. 



Very brilliant. 



Cyclamen Persicutn Giganteum 



White. Beautiful and grace- 

 ful. Pkt. 5 ets. 



Ivy-Leaved. Ivy-shaped 

 leaves and scarlet flowers. Pkt. 

 10 cts. 



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 cts. 



The Isbell Mole Trap will catch those troublesome moles. 



