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COSMOS. 



Beautiful autumii-blooming plants. Tliey produce thousands of 

 beautiful flowers in pure while, 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 ?nature its 

 flowers before frost, we recoinmend the use of Single Dahlias. See 

 next ficge. 



Mammoth Perfection Cosmos. A magnificent selection, 

 bearing flowers of manimolh size and perfect form, and representing 

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

 following colors . 



2081 Crimson. Rich and deep 



2082 Light Pink 



2083 Pure White 



One packet each of the three colors, 



2090 nixed Hammoth Perfection 



2100 Large=f lowering, Mixed. A very good 



strain 



2091 Dwarf Early=flowering "Dawn," This variety 

 come.s into flower in July, making their successful culti- 

 vation possible in the most northerly States; it is of 

 dwarf, compact growth, growing 4^ 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 tlie garden of one of our 

 customers in nnrlhern New York 10 



2093 Dwarf Early-flowering. Mixed. Identical in 

 growth and early flowering qualities with "Dawn," but 

 containing all the colors of 

 the ordinary Cosmos., 



2092 "Klondyke." 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 10 



PER or. 



PER PKT 



75 



10 



75 



10 



75 



10 



25 cts. 





60 ■ 



10 



50 



6 



10 



SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 



...of... 

 FLOWER SEEDS. 

 For the convenience of those 

 who are not familiar with the 

 best summer-flowering annuals, 

 quick-growing climbfers, etc., 

 etc., we offer collections of the 

 best. See page 56. 



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Mammoth Perfection Cosmos. 



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Cypress Vine 



CYCI.AMEN. 



Charming plants, with beaulifu! foliage 

 and rich-colored, fragrant flowers ; univer- 

 sal favorites for winter and spring bloom- 

 ing. The 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 . . 



2125 Giant Pure White 



2126 — White with c.innine eye . . 



2127 — Dark blood=red 



2128 — Delicate rose with deep 

 crimson eye 



2124 • — Salmon. A new color 



2130 — Finest ilixed. Saved from 



a suiierb collection 25 



2123 Butterfly. In this new type 

 the edges of the flowers are 

 beautifully fringed or waved, 

 giving them a grace not pos- 

 sessed by the old class ; for house or conservatory decoration ihey 



are of surpassing beauty. Mixed colors 50 



2121 DoubIe=flowering. A really double-flowering Cyclamen, coming 

 quite true friim ^eed ; the flowers are produced with the same free- 

 dom and in ihe same beautiful colors as in the sing)e-flowering sorts. 35 



CYPERUS (Umbrella Plant). 



2141 Alternifolius. An excellent plant for growing in water or damp 

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

 green and attractive appearance . , , 10 



CYPRESS VINE {Ipomoea Quamocllt). 



One of the must 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 PERblCUW GiGANTEUM. 



The charming Shirley Poppies shown in colors on the front cover of this book should be in every garden. 



see page 15. 



For description and price 



