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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. . .5 



1852 Glasgow Prize. Immense, showy dark crimson combs. . . . 



1853 Queen of the Dwarfs. This we consider the finest of the 

 dwarf-growing Cockscombs. The plants grow only 8 inches 

 high, with beautiful dark rose-colored combs, measuring under 

 good cultivation 2 feet across 



1854 Golden Queen. Large combs of rich golden-yellow 



1860 Dwarf, Mixed. Fine dwarf varieties, i oz., 40 cts 



1858 Collection of 6 colors dwarf Cockscombs. 50 cts. 



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 10 

 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 Wool/lower). 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 15 



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



pretty shade of salmony-pink 15 



1867 Thompson's Superb (Triom- 

 pile de /' Exposilion). 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- 

 iliar 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. I oz., 30 cts.. . 



1870 Plumosa, Mixed. Feathered 

 varieties in all colors, j oz., 25 



cts ■ 



Cineraria Maritima 



WHITE-LEAVED 

 CINERARIA 



(Dusty Miller) 



PER PKT. 



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 

 foHage; half hardy per- 

 ennials, but should be 

 treated as annuals; 2 

 feet. } oz., 25 cts...$0 10 



Ciii.osiA Cristata, CiLasgow 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. \A'hen the pots become full of 

 roots, shift into larger ones till 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 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 coOection.. . . 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 



