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138—Flower Seeds 


fas CASTOR OIL BEAN 
See Ricinus. 
CATCHFLY 
Hardy Annual 
An easy growing, free flowering, annual plant, producing dense 
The plant is partly 
umbels of white, red or rose colored blossoms. 
covered with a glutinous moisture, : 
hence the name “eatchfly.”” An old }PLUMOSA 
favorite much improved. 
MIXED. Allcolors. Pkt., 5e. 
CELOSIA 
Hardy Annual 
Cockscomb. This showy annual 
plant of many forms is of easiest 
culture, and is one of the most bril- 
liant and effective of the summer 
and autumn bloomers. The flowers 
are borne in great masses of var- 
ious shapes, from that of a cock’s 
comb to that of a feather or plume. 
The colors are striking, from the 
most vivid red and crimson to the 
richest yellow and orange. 
GOLDEN PRIZE. A new and 
beautiful orange colored cocks- 
comb. Shape and size of head quite 
Similar to Rosy Gem; a royal com- 
panion toit. Packet, 10 cents. 
CRISTATA. All the best cocks- 
comb types mixed. Pkt., 5 cts.; 
OZ., 75 cts. 
PLUMOSA. Plumedor feathered 
type mixed. Pkt., 5c.; oz., 50c. 

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CELOSIA. 
ROSY GEM. Re- 
markable forits com par- 
atively low growth (10 
to 15 inches) and for the 
great size of its flowers. 
Nearly half the height 
at maturity consists of 
the rich, rosy, magnifi- 
cent floral mass known 
as the cock’s comb. No 
celosia can excel this 
one for dazzling beauty. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
THOMPSON’S MAG- 
NIFICA. A _ beautiful 
sort of the feathered 
type. The habit of 
growth and general as- 
pect are indicated in the 
illustration. The height 
is 2to 8 feet. The colors 
include golden yellow, 
fiery scarlet, purple, sal- 
mon, blood red, ete. It 
is exceedingly pretty 
andshowy. Pkt., 10c. 
SPICATA. This dis- 
tinct and showy celosia 
is a native of India. 
Plants are erect and 
grow 3 feet in height, 
branching freely, each 
stem terminating in a 
round slender pointed 
spike of bloom, 8 to 4 
inches in length and 
one-half inch in diam- 
eter. The florets at first 
are a soft bright rose 
color, changing to silver 
white, so that a fully 
deveioped spike resem- 
bles a slender silver plume with a bright carminetip. Pkt., 10 ets. 





CELOSIA, THOMPSON'S MAGNIFICA. 


CENTAUREA 
Hardy Annual 
Under this head are embraced 
several popular flowers. Centaurea 
imperialis is the Sweet Suitan. 
Centaurea cyanus is the Corn Flow- 
er 80 much esteemed in Germany, 
and now grown everywhere in 
America. Another is the so-calléd 
Dusty Miller. Most of them are 
annuals. 
IMPERIALIS. Imperial Sweet 
Sultans. A splendid type of annual 
centaurea now widely popular. The 
fragrant blooms are 2 or 3 inches 
across, the dise of the flower being 
somewhat flat, surrounded by tubu- 
lar rays with fringed margins, the 
whole effect being extremely soft. 
and attractive. Height 1 to 2 feet;* 
easily grown. Excellent for bon-~ 
quets. 
white, rose, lavender, etc. 
10 cents. 
Various shades of yellow, - 
Packet, 

IMPERIALIS AND CYANUS. 
GIANT MARGUERITE SWEET 
SULTAN. While this new and royal 
form of Sweet Sultans may be nothing 
more nor less than a very large type of Bs 
what I have been selling for years; still 
there are many florists who claim that 
itis a totally novel and distinct strain. 
It certainly outclasses its predecessors 
in size of plant and boldness of flower. 
The plant attains a height of 4 or 5 feet. 
The immense white, fragrant blossoms 
are borne on stems sometimes 2 feet 
long. They make magnificent cut flow- 
ers, lasting for several days in water. 
Packet, 10 cents. 
CYANUS MINOR. Corn Flower, 
Bluet, Blue Bottle, Ragged Sailor. One 
of the most famous of the old-fashioned 
flowers. It grows in any Situation, and 
blooms continuously. Excellent for 
cutting. It is a hardy annual, coming 
up year after year from self-sown seed. 
There are a variety of colors, including 
blue, rose and white. Height about 2 
feet. Mixed. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts. 
CYANUS DOUBLE. Globular heads. 
Many pretty colors. Mixed. Packet, 
5 cents; ounce, 35 cents. 
Hardy Perennial Centaurea 
GYMNOCARPA. Dusty Miller. 
Silver foliage; 10 inches. Pkt., 10 cts. 
CANDIDISSIMA. Broad, white 
leaves; Ll foot. Packet, 10 cents. GIANT MARGUERITE SWEET SULTAN. 
CENTROSEMA 
Hardy Perennial Climber 
Butterfly Pea. A hardy perennial vine of great beauty. It blooms in 
July, bearing inverted pea-shaped flowers, 144 inches across, of a rosy 
violet color, with a broad feathered marking through the centre. 
Flowers profuse. 
CENTAUREA 

GRANDIFLORA. Packet, 5 cents. 
CERASTIUM 
Hardy Perennial 
TOMENTOSUM. Snow in Summer. A very pretty dwarf, white 
leaved plant. Suitable for borders and edging. Six inches high. 
Packet, 5 cents. 
CHINESE BELL FLOWER 
See Platycodon. 



A SPECIMEN FLOWER BED BACK OF THE GREENHOUSES AT BRIAR CREST, SUMMER 

OF 1909. 




