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Giant Marguerite 

 Carnation, 



CELOSIA. 



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's type are the best for 

 summer-flowering. p^R pkt. • 



1850- Fine Double Mixed. The best for garden culture 10 



1840 Finest Double Mixed. Saved from extra fine flowers 25 



1331 Chabaud's Everblooming. Raised by a famous French specialist. 

 Blooms in hve months after being sown, and conlinues to flower in the 



greatest profusion indefinitely. Mixed colors. (See cut.) 25 



1834 Giant of Nice. The latest introduction and largest flowering of the 



quick-flowering section. Mixed colors ; extra fine 25 



1839 Imported Collection of 12 varieties l 00 



1838 Imported Collection of 6 varieties 50 



MARGUERITE CARNATIONS. 



These are de«:ervedly the most popular Carnations with the amateur, as they 

 begin flowering in a few weeks from time of sowing. The strain offered is of 



semi-dwarf, robust habit, requiring 

 no artificial support, and producing 

 on long, strong stems an abundance 

 of large, double, beautifully fringed, 

 highly-scented flowers. 



1811 Deep Crimson. 10 



1812 Sulphur Yellow 10 



1813 Bright Rose 10 



1814 Fiery Scarlet 10 



1815 Striped 10 



181G Pure White 10 



1818 Collection of 1 pkt. each 



of the above 6 colors 50 



1820 Mixed. -All colors Mar- 

 guerite Carnations. ^ oz., 

 50 cts 5 



Giant Marguerite 



Carnation. 



1830 An improved strain, pro- 

 ducing flowers of immense 

 size, frequently measuring 

 2.2 to 3 inches across. Strong, 

 vigorous growers, and won- 

 d e r f u 1 1 y free-flowering ; 

 (See cut.) 



10 



mixed colors. 



Cristata, or Cocks- 

 comb Varieties, 



Free-blooming annuals, growing 

 best in rather light soil, not too rich ; 

 make grand border plants and are at- 

 tractive for pots. 



PER pkt. 



1851 Empress. Combs of colos- 

 sal proporiions; they have 

 been grown measuring 45 

 inches from tip to tip; rich 

 crimson 



1852 Glasgow Prize. Immense 

 showy dark crimson combs. 

 (See cut.) 10 



1853 Queen of the DwarJs. 

 This we consider the finest 

 of the dwarf-growing Cocks- 

 combs. The plants grow only 

 8 inches high, with beautiful 

 dark rose-colored combs, measurin 



1854 Variegata. Variegated with crimson, orange, green, striped, etc., of the most 

 3 feet 5 



18G0 Dwarf, flixed. Fine dwarf 



varieties. Per oz., 75 cts 5 



1858 Imported Collection of 6 



tlw arf Cockscoml'S 25 



Chabaud's Everblooming Carnation. 



I under good cultivation 2 feet across 10 



brilliant hues : 



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Cockscomb Celosia Glasoow Pkize. 



FEATHEKEO 



YAItlETIES. 



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

 cut and dried for winter bouquets. 



1867 Thompson's Superb {Triomphe de /' Exposition^. Of pyramidal 

 growth, attaining a lieight of a little more than 2 feet, and producing 

 graceful, feathery plumes of the most brilliant crimson. In sunlight 

 File rich color of the flower spikes is beautifully contrasted with the 

 bronze-colored foliage. (See cut. ) 



1868 Thompson! Mag'nifica. Similar to the preceding in all respects 

 except in color, which vary in the most magnificent shades, langing 

 from the clearest yellow to the darkest blood -red 15 



1866 Golden Plume. Bright golden -yellow plumes 10 



i869 Spicata. .V handsome annual, jiroducing at the summit of each 

 branch, spikes of flovv'ers of a bright rose-color when opening, chang- 

 ing to silvery white ; 1\ feet 15 



1870 Plumosa, Hixed. Feathered varieties in all coloi> 5 



Feathered Celosia, Thompson's 



SuPEKb. 



flowers can be 



10 



Collections of Flower Seeds of various kinds are offered on page 56. 



