Grow your own flowers I Its fascinating. A packet costs but a few cents. 



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CARNATIONS— Continued 



MAMMOTH FLOWERING MARGUERITE. They may be treated 

 ,s annuals, or wintered with slight protection out of doors. Easily 

 rown and make the best of bedding plants, blooming the first sum- 

 Qer, and if lifted in September and potted, they will bloom in the 

 louse throughout the winter. The flowers are large; spicy fragrance. 



1193 STRIPED SORTS. Packet, 10 cents; % onuce, 50 cents. 



1194 ROSE, Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 50 cents. 



1195 "WHITE. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 50 cents. 



1196 SCARLET. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 50 cents. 



1197 YELLOW. Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 50 cents. 



1198 FINEST BIIXED. All the most desirable colors. 

 >acket, 10 cts.; % ounce, 30 cts.; J^ ounce, 50 cts.; ounce, $1.75. 



See 3rd cover lor colored illustrations of these carnations. 



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1201 Celosia, Chinese Wool Flower- 



1209CELOSIA. Pride of Castle Gould. 



CELOSIA (Cockscomb) 

 Hardy Annual 



This showy annual plant of many forms is of easiest culture, and is 

 ine of the most brilliant and effective of the summer bloomers. 



1201 CHINESE WOOL FLOWER. ( .Veio.) Plants grow 2 to 3 feet 

 ilgh, branching freely, each branch terminating with a large round- 

 sh head like a ball of wool or chenille of a rich, bright scarlet color. 

 Packet, 10 cents; y^ ounce, 50 cents; ^^ ounce, 75 cents. 



1209 PRIDE OP CASTLE GOULD. This new ostrich plume celosia 

 s entirely distinct, with immense, extra fine feathered heads, giving 

 ;he plant a most striking appearance. The colors include shades of yel- 

 ow, orange, scarlet, red and crimson which we offer in a mixture. 



Packet, 10 cts.; y^ ounce, 25 cts.; ^ ounce, 40 cts.; ounce, S1.25. 



120S SPICATA. Plants grow 3 feet in height, branch 



stem terminating in a round, slender pointed -^pike df b 

 Inches in length and one-half inch in p 

 diameter. The flowers at first are a soft 

 bright rose, changing to silver white, so. 

 that a fully developed spike resembles a 

 slender silver plume with a bright car- 

 mine tip. Packet, 10 cents. 



freely, 



01)111, 3 



each 



to 4 



Celosia, Cristata. 1208 Celosia, Spicata. 



1205 CRISTATA ROSE. Of fine dwarf habit with large dark rose- 

 colored comb-like heads. Packet, 10 cents. 



7205 CRISTATA YBLLOAV. A handsome strain, producing large 

 and compact yellow heads; very showy. Packet, 10 cents. 

 1204 CRISTATA MIXED. All the best crested cockscomb types. 



Packet, 10 cents; % ounce, 25 cents; % ounce, 40 cents. 

 1207 THOMPSON'S MAGNIPICA, MIXED COLORS. Beautiful, 

 of the feathered type. Colors range from clear yellow to dark blood red. 

 Packet, 10 cents; i^ ounce, 30 cents; ounce, $1.00. 



1212 Centaurea, GiaiMT Marguerite. 



CENTAUREA {imperial Sweet Sultans) 

 Hetfdy Annual 



Will flower freely in early summer from spring sown seed, forming 

 strong bushy plants 2 to 3 feet high. They are especially valuable for 

 cutting, being borne on long stems, sweet scented and will last for 

 several days in water. The colors include rose, yellow, white, purple, 

 lilac, mauve, blue, etc., some flowers with the centre of another color. 



1212 GIANT MARGUERITE. Exceedingly beautiful. Plantattalns 

 a height of 2 to 3 feet. The immense white, fragrant blossoms are 

 borne on stems sometimes 2 feet long. Excellent for cutting. 

 Packet, 10 cents; V< ounce, 30 cents; ounce, Sl.OO. 

 1211 IMPERIALIS MIXED. A magnificent mixture of all colors. 

 Packet, 10 cents; !4 ounce, 85 cents; ounce, 75 cents. 



Half Hardy Perennial Centaurea (Dusty Miller) 



1215 GYMJVOCARPA. Finely cut silvery foliage; elegant for 



rockeries, vases or hanging baskets. Height 18 Inches, making it 



a valuable plant for edging beds of geraniums, cannas and salvias. 



Packet, 10 cents; y^ ounce, 25 cents; \^ ounce, 40 cents. 



