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CCINEA InDICA. 



COB^A SCANDENS. 



(Cups and Saucers Vine.) 



A climber of rapid growth, valuable for covering trellises, 

 arbors, trunks of trees, etc.; will cling to any rough surface. In 

 sowing, place seeds edgewise and merely 

 cover with light soil. (See cut.) 



PER PKT. 



2021 Scandens. Large, bell-shaped 

 purple flowers 10 



2022 Scandens Alba. Pure white 10 



COCCINEA INDICA, 



(Scarlet-fruited Ivj'-leaved Climber.) 



2031 A handsome annual climber of 

 the gourd species, with. beauti- 

 ful, smooth, glossy, ivy-like 

 leaves, contrasting with the fine 

 snow-white, bell-shaped flowers 

 and brilliant carmine fruit ; 10 

 feet. (See cut.) 



CLEMATIS. 



Rapid-growing climbers, fine for arbors 

 and verandas. The seeds are slow to germi • 

 nate, and should be soaked in warm water 

 for 24 hours before sowing ; hardy peren- 

 nials. PER PKT. 

 1988 PaniCUlata [Japanese Virgin's 



Bower). '1 his is one of the bc>t 



hardy climbers. The leaves are 



of a bright, glossy-green, and when 



in bloom the plant is completely 



hidden beneath a blanket of white 



hawthorn-scented blossoms; a 



grand plant for piazzas, fences; in 



fact, any position where a climber 



is wanted ; it is just the thing for 



covering terraces or embankments, 



does equally well in sunshine or shade, and stands unrivaled as 



a plant for the cemetery 10 



1990 Hybrida Qrandiflora. Saved from a magnificent collection 



of the finest large flowering sorts ' 10 



C01ST0EVMI.US (Morning Glory). 



Hajor, or Climbing Varieties. 



Deservedly very popular, as they are one of the most free-flowering 

 and rapid-growing plants in cultivation, thriving in almost any situation ; 

 the beauty and delicacy of their brilliant flowers are unsurpassed ; an- 

 nuals; 15 feet. (See cut.) 



2060 Mixed. All colors. Per oz., 15 cts 5 



2061 Double Flowering. About eighty per cent, of the 

 seedlings will produce double flowers, the remainder 

 semi-double or single ]() 



2059 Imported Collection of 10 varieties 30 



Imperiai Japanese or Emperor Alorniug 

 Glories are offered on page 77. 



Minor, or Dwarf Varieties. 



Rich colored, handsome, dwarf, trail- 

 ing plants, producing in beds and mixed 

 borders an unustially brilliant effect. 

 2052 ninorTricoior, nixed. An- 

 nual ; 1 foot. Per oz., 15 cts. 5 

 2051 



COL,EUS (B'lame Nettle). 



2040 Dreer's Hybrids. Our strain 

 of hybrid varieties produces the 



Mauritanicus. A beautiful 

 trailing plant for hanging-bas- 

 kets, vases, etc.; blue flowers; 

 perennial 



10 



Convolvulus (Morning Glory). 



finest colored, most attractive and novel foliage plants for house or garden 

 culture. A most interesting subject to grow from seed. Easily raised. 



Sow in March or .April. (See cut.) 25 



2041 OrnatuS. Splendid large-leaved variety, with strikingly handsome foli- 

 age, which is irregularly spotted and marbled with blackish-purple, blood- 

 red, carmine and rose, and sprinkled with white, yellow, green and 

 brown ; of great value for all decorative purposes 25 



COREOPSIS. 



2071 Lanceolata Grandiflora. This is one 

 of the finest of hardy plants, with large, 

 showy, bright yellow flowers produced in 

 the greatest alnindance from June till frost. 

 As a cut flower they stand near the head 

 among hardy plants, having long stems and 

 lasting in good condition a week or more. 

 Easily grown from seed, flowering the first 



year if sown early. (See cut.) .10 



See also Calliopsis, page 63. 



CO'WSLIP (Primula Veris). 



2110 A beautiful hardy spring-flow- 

 ering perennial ; flowers of dif- 

 ferent colors, such as yellow, 

 brown edged yellow, etc. Very 

 fragrant ; 6 inches 5 



COLEUS. 



Dreer's Superb Branching Asters. 



The finest of all Asters. See col- 

 ored plate and offer on page 11. 



Coreopsis Lanceolata 

 Grandiflora. 



Collections of seeds of Old-fashioned Flowers, Fragrant Flowers, Quick-growing Annual Climbers, etc., are offered on page 56. 



