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Celosia Cristata (cockscomb) 



Free-blooming annuals, growing best in rather light soil, not too rich; make 

 grand border plants and are attractive for pots. Seed can be sown under cover 

 in early spring and planted out in May, or may be sown out of doors in May. 



PER PKT. 



1851 Empress. Rich crimson; combs of colossal proportions $0 10 



1852 Glasgow Prize. Immense, showy dark crimson combs 10 



1853 Queen of the Dwarfs. Dark rose-colored 10 



1854 Golden Queen. Large combs of rich golden-yellow 10 



1855 Amaranth. Dark crimson garnet 10 



1856 Bright Rose. Rich rose 10 



1858 Collection of above 6 colors dwarf Cockscombs, 50 cts. 



1860 Dwarf , Mixed. Fine dwarf varieties. J oz., 50 cts 10 



Celosia PlumOSa (Feathered Cockscomb) 



Make fine plants for large beds or groups, and the plumes or flowers 

 can be cut and dried for winter bouquets. Should be treated exactly 

 the same as the Cockscombs described above. 



1865 Childsi Crimson (Chinese W oolflower) . This attractive variety 

 grows about 2 feet high, bearing on long stems brilliant crimson flowers 

 that look like balls of silky wool, effective in the garden, and can be 



cut and dried, lasting a long time. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



1864 Childsi Pink. A new variety of the above, with flowers of a pretty 

 shade of salmony-pink. 2 pkts., 25 cts 



1867 Thompson's Superb (Triom- 

 phc de r Expoiition). Of pyra- 

 midal growth, attaining a height 

 of 3 feet, and producing graceful 

 feathery plumes of the most bril- 

 liant crimson. J oz., 30 cts 



1868 Thompsoni Magniflca. Sim- 

 ilar to the preceding, but ranging 

 in color from the clearest yellow 

 to the darkest blood-red. \ oz., 

 50 cts 



1866 Golden Plume. Bright, gold- 

 en-yellow plumes. J oz., 30 cts.. 



1870 Plumosa, Mixed. Feathered 

 varieties in all colors, j oz., 25 

 cts 



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Celosiv Plumc 



Cineraria Maritima 



Whi te - Leaved 

 Cineraria 



(Dusty Miller) 



1971 Maritima Candidis- 

 sima. These, as well as 

 the white-leaved Cen- 

 taureas offered on page 

 78, are called "Dusty 

 Millers." Fine for bed- 

 ding, ribbon beds and 

 margins; prized for their 

 beautiful downy, silvery 

 foliage; half hardy per- 

 ennials, but should be 

 treated as annuals; 2 

 feet, i oz., 30 cts $0 



PER 



PKT. 



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Celosia Cristata, Glasgow Prize 



Cineraria Hybrida 



Beautiful flowering plants for the house or conservatory during 

 the spring months. 



.Seed should be sown from May to September for succession. 

 Where only one sowing is made, July should be preferred. Cin- 

 erarias grow so freely that the seedlings may go straight from the 

 seed -pans to thumb-pots. After transplanting, place in a cold 

 frame facing north, if possible. When the pots become fuU of 

 roots, shift into larger ones tUl the flowering size is reached. Our 

 prize strain is justly celebrated for all good qualities, being espe- 

 cially noted for size, coloring and texture. 



1963 Dreer's Prize Dwarf. Dwarf compact plants not 

 over a foot high, with immense heads of large individual 

 flowers in a great range of beautiful colors $0 50 



1964 Dreer's Prize Tall. Of taller growth than the above, 

 with flowers of extraordinary size 50 



1961 Matador. The new large-flowering scarlet, which 



adds considerable life and brilliancy to a collection ... 50 



1966 Stellata (Star Cineraria). A charming variety, with 

 large spreading panicles of starry flowers in the same 

 variety of colors as the ordinary Cineraria; the ex- 

 treme grace and elegance of the plant and flowers make 

 them wonderfully effective for the decoration of the 

 house and conservatory, and especially so for church 

 decoration; also useful for cutting 25 



The Orchid-flowered Sweet Peas offered with other Specialties on pages 52 to 62 are up-to-date in every way 



