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RELIABLE FLOWER SEEDS, 



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COSMOS 



Beautiful summer and autumn blooming plants. They produce 

 thousands of artistic flowers in pure white, pink and crimson shades, 

 furnishing an abundance of cut blooms for autumn decorations when 

 other flowers are scarce. Should be sown in Spring in the open ground, 

 when danger of frost is past, or the seed may be started under cover and 

 afterwards transplanted. Plant not less than 18 inches apart in rows or 

 in masses in beds. When the plants are about a foot high the tops 

 should be pinched out to induce a bushy growth. They prefer a rather 

 light, not too rich soil, but do well almost anywhere. The Autumn 

 Giant sorts produce the finest flowers, but bloom late, and for points 

 north of Philadelphia it is safer to get the extra early flowering type; 

 the double flowering type is becoming very popular. 



Extra Early Colossal or Midsummer 

 Giant Cosmos 



Seeds sown in the open ground April 27th produced plants that were 

 covered with bloom July 20th, two months before the late-flowering 

 kinds. By careful selection they now have flowers as large as the late- 

 flowering kinds, and will undoubtedly perfect their blooms in the most 

 northerly States. 



PER 1 OZ. PER PKT. 



2085 Early Crimson. Very rich $0 25 $0 10 



2086 Early Pink. A pretty shade 25 10 



2087 Early Pure White 25 10 



A pkt. each of the 3 colors for 25 cts. 

 2090 Early Mixed. All colors, i oz., 20 cts.; oz., 60 cts 10 



Early Double Cosmos 



This new type is sure to be appreciated, having all the good qualities 

 of the late blooming sort, but flowering in July and August, we ofier as 

 under. per pkt. 



2076 Carnelia. Rich rosy crimson $0 25 



2077 Peachblossom. Deep rose-pink 25 



2078 Whirlwind. Pure white 25 



A packet each of the 3 colors, 60 cts. 

 2080 Early Double Mixed. 3 pkts., 50 cts 20 



Extra Early Colossal Cosmos 



Autumn Giant Cosmos 



This popular autumn flower bears gigantic flowers, witli wide, overlapping petals 

 of splendid substance, making perfectly circular flowers, which is borne on very long 

 stems. This type produces the largest and finest blooms which are perfected in 

 September and October; for points north of Philadelphia we recommend the Extra 

 Early Colossal strain offered above. We offer three colors and mixed as under. 



A beautiful deep rosy-pink. 



PER PKT. 



oz., 20 



2093 Giant Pink. 



cts 



2094 Giant White. The white-flowered form of the above, 

 i oz., 20 cts 



2096 Giant Crimson. Rich crimson, i oz., 20 cts 



A packet each of the 3 colors, 25 cts. 

 2100 Giant Mixed. Contains an even proportion of the 

 three colors, j oz., 20 cts.; oz., 50 cts 



$0 10 



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 10 



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Late Double Cosmos ^ -^, *"* 



A recent introduction and becoming more popular each season, l^^.r"'^ I 



the flowers are very artistic and stand for a long time when cut. f] ' 



2081 Crimson King. Deep rose crimson $0 20 



2082 Pink Beauty. Soft rosy-pink 20 



2084 White Queen. Pure white 20 



A packet each of the 3 late doubles for 50 cts. 



2101 Late Double Mixed. All colors. 2 pkts., 25 cts 15 



2092 Yellow Cosmos "Klondyke." Golden yellow flowers borne on long 



stems, and measures from 2\ to i\ inches across. To get this variety in 



bloom before frost in the States north of Virginia it should be grown in 



pots or boxes, so that the roots are confined, thus throwing it into flower. Coreopsis L,\nceolata Grandiflora 



2 pkts., 25 cts IS (Offered on page 80) 



Novelties and Specialties in Flower Seeds are offered on pages 52 to 62 



