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Giant Marguerite Carnation 



Cerastium (Snow in summer) 



PER PKT. 



1911 Tomentosum. A very pretty dwarf, 

 white-leaved edging or rock plant, bearing 

 small white flowers; hardy perennial SO IS 



Carnation 



Carnations are general favorites for their delicious fragrance and 

 richness of colors. They are indispensable, both for greenhouse culture 

 in winter and for the garden in summer. The Marguerite and Chabaud 

 type are the best for summer flowering. 



PER PKT. 



1850 Hardy Border Double Mixed. A good hardy stram for 

 ' outdoor culture, flowering the second season and producing 



a mass of flowers in a great variety of colors. } oz., 50 cts. . .$0 15 



Giant Double Carnations 



Raised by the famous French specialist Chabaud. Blooms in five 

 months after being sown, and continues to produce its nicely fringed, 

 intensely fragrant double flowers in the greatest profusion indefinitely. 



We offer this grand strain in the following colors: 



1811 Blood Red §0 25 



1812 Yellow 25 



1813 Rose 25 



1814 Scarlet $0 25 



1815 Flesh-pink. 



1816 White 



25 

 25 



Cerastium Tomentosum 



1818 Collection of a packet each of above 6 colors, Sl-25. 



1831 Finest Mixed. Containing the above and several other 



colors. 5 pkts., Sl.OO 25 



Marguerite Carnations 



These are deservedly the most popular Carnations with the amateur, 

 as they begin flowering in a few weeks from time of sowing. With 

 slight protection they wiU survive an ordinary winter and bloom freely 

 the following spring. 



PER PKT. 



1820 Marguerite Mixed. All colors. | oz., 40 cts. $0 10 



1830 Giant Marguerite Mixed. An improved stram with 

 flowers of extra large size in a splendid range of colors. 

 i oz., 50 cts 15 



Cheiranthus 



1915 AUionii (Siberi- 

 an Wallflower). A 

 very pretty biennial 

 growing about 12 in- 

 ches high with heads 

 of brilliant orange 

 flowers from May 

 to midsummer. 

 Very effective in the 

 rockery. Usually 

 blooms the first year 

 from seed. Pkt., 10 cts. 



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We offer on the inside 

 of the back of cover of 

 this catalogue a carefully 

 selected list of the best 

 books on horticulture and 

 kindred subjects. The 

 prices given include 

 postage. 



Giant Double Carnations 



As cut flowers Candytufts are very satisfactory. See colored plate and offer on page 56 



