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TTH^hRTADREER-PHILAKLPHIA^^A 



RELIABLE f LOWER SEEDS 



COSMOS. 



Beautiful autumn-blooming plants. They produce thousands of 

 beautiful flowers in pure white, pink and crimson shades, furnishing 

 an abundance of cut blooms for autumn decoration 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 about 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. (See cut.) 



In sections of the country where Cosmos will not tnaticre iti 

 flo-jjers before frost, we recommend the use of Single Dahlias. Sec- 

 next page. 



Mammoth Perfection Cosmos. A magnificent selection, 

 bearing flowers of mammoth size and perfect form, and representing 

 the highest development in Cosmos to date. We offer it in the 

 following colors : 



PER OZ. PER PKT 



2081 Crimson. Rich and deep 75 10 



2082 Light Pink 75 10 



2083 Pure White 75 10 



One pnclcet each of the three colors, 25 cts. 



2090 Mixed Mammoth Perfection 60 10 



2100 Large=f lowering, Mixed. A very good 



strain 50 5 



2091 Dwarf Eariy=flowering "Dawn." This variety 

 comes into flower in July, making their successful culti- 

 vation possible in the most northerly States; it is of 

 dwarf, compact growth, growing 4i feet high. The 

 flowers are as large as the old type ; the color is a beauti- 

 ful white, relieved by a delicate tint of rose at the base 

 of the petals. It originated in the garden of one of our 

 customers in northern New York 10 



2093 Dwarf Early-flowering Mixed. Identical in 

 growth and early flowering qualities with " Dawn." but 

 containing all the colors of 

 the ordinarv Cosmos 



2092 "Klondylce." Golden- 

 yellow, flowers borne on 

 long stems and measure from 

 2J to 3J inches across. To 

 get this variety in bloom be- 

 fore frost in the States north 

 of Virginia it should be grown 

 in pots or boxes, so that the 

 roots are confined, thus throw- 

 ing it into flower 



CUPHEA, 



2115 Platy centra ( Cigar Plant) . 

 An old and favorite plant for the 

 summer flower garden ; useful 

 also for baskets, vases, etc., bear- 

 ing innumerable vermilion tube- 

 shaped flowers. Easily raised 

 from seed, which should be sown 

 in early spring in greenhouse, 

 hotbed or window 



Majimoth Perfection Cosmos. 



Cypress Vink. 



CYCLAMEN. 



Charming plants, with beautiful foliage 

 and rich-colored, fragrant flowers ; univer- 

 sal favoriies for winter and spring bloom- 

 ing. Tlie Giant varieties have large leaves 

 and stout flower stalks, throwing the 

 flowers well above the foliage. Seed 

 may be sown any lime during the spring 

 or autumn. The strains we offer are un- 

 surpassable. 



PER PKT. 



2120 Persicum. Choicest mixed ; 



easier to grow than the Giants . . 15 



2125 Giant Pure White 25 



2126 — White with carmine eye ... 26 



2127 — Dark blood=red 25 



2128 — Delicate rose with deep 

 crimson eye 25 



2124 — Salmon. A new color. ... 50 

 2130 — Finest nixed. Saved from 

 a superb collection. Per 100 



seed<. SLOG .. 25 



2123 Butterfly. In this new tyre 

 the edges of the flowers are 

 beautifully fringed or waved, 

 giving them a grace not possessed by the old class; for house or 

 conservatory decoration they are of surpassing beauty. Mixed colors. 50 

 Double=flowering. A really double-flnwering Cyclamen, coming 

 quite true from seed ; the flowers 'are produced with the same free- 

 dom and in tVfe same beautiful colors as in the single-flowering sorts. 



CYPERUS (Umbrella Plant). 



Alternifolius. An excellent plant for growing in water or damp 

 jjlaces; makes a very ornamental house plant, always presenting a 

 green and attractive appearance. 



CYPRESS YINE'(IpomcEaQuamoclit). 



One of the most popular vines, with very delicate fern-like foliage, and 

 masses of beautiful, small, star-shaped flowers. Sow in May; 15 feet. 

 (See cut.) 



2156 Scarlet. Per oz., 25 cts.. 5 | 2157 White. Per oz., 25 cts. . . 5 

 2155 Scarlet Ivy-leaved. .A. rapid-climbing variety, with deeply 

 lobed, ivy-like leaves, and small, fiery scarlet flowers. Per oz., 25 



cts 5 



2160 Mixed. White and scarlet. Per oz., 25 cts 5 



Cvclamen Persicu.m Giganteum, 



2121 



2141 



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Of the Novelties and Specialties offered on pages 13 u> 2() none deserves trial more than J*icotiana Sandera;. 



