CARNATION. 
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. 
PER PKT. 
1850 Hardy Border Double Mixed. A good hardy strain for outdoor culture, 
flowering the second season and producing a mass of flowers in a great variety 
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1831 Chabaud’s Everblooming. Raised by’a famous Frenchspecialist. Blooms 
in five months after being sown, and continues to flower in the greatest profu- 
sion indefinitely. Mixed colors. (See cut.).........-..-..-.. 25 
MARGUERITE CARNATIONS. 
They are deservedly the most popular Carnations with the amateur, as they 
begin flowering in a few weeks from time 
of sowing. The strain offered is of extra 
stems an abundance of large, double, 
beautifully - fringed, highly - scented 
flowers; with slight protection they 
> will survive an ordinary winter and CHABAUD’S 
bloom freely the following spring. EVERBLOOT 
PER PKT. TION 
1811 Deep Crimson..... 10 
WD “OMS oa Socoboos 10 
1813 Bright Rose....... 10 
1814 Fiery Scarlet...... 10 
185 Striped’. 35. = .5-- 10 
1816 Pure White. ..... 10 
1818 Collection of 1 pkt. 
each of the above 6 
COlOrsi se. Se ee 50 
1820 Mixed. All colors 
Marguerite Carnations. 
AS Oz Sy 4 ONCtS ee eee 5 
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 
Giant Marguerite 
Carnation. 
1830 An improved strain, pro- 
ducing flowers of immense 
: k PER PKT. 
SAS, frequently measuring 2} 1851 Empress. Rich crimson; combs of 
to 3 inches across. Strong, AS 4 
FRIES HOTS ARGON a f colossal proportions.............--- 10 
fully free-flowering; mixed CxELosia PLumosa THomMpPson’s SuPERB 1852 Glasgow Prize. Immense, showy 
colors. }oz., 50 cts...... 10 dark crimson combs...............- 10 
fener eee a= ~——-"===apeeea 1853 Queen of the Dwarfs. This we consider the finest of the 
i : tt gE Re ee ee : dwarf-growing Cockscombs. The plants grow only 8 inches 
i : high, with beautiful dark rose-colored combs, measuring under 
good|cultivation)2 feet;acrossi-.- =) sie eee 10 
1860 Dwarf, Mixed. Fine dwarf varieties. } 0z., 30cts..... 5 
1858 Collection of 6 colors dwarf Cockscombs, 40 cts. 
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 (Chinese Woolflower). This attractive novelty is 
offered with other specialties on pages 53 to 62. 
1867 Thompson’s Superb (7riomphe de l’ Hxposition). Of 
pyramidal growth, attaining a height of 3 feet, and producing 
graceful, feathery plumes of the most brilliant crimson. } 0z., 
1868 Thompsoni Magnifica. Similar to the preceding, but 
ranging in color from the clearest yellow to the darkest blood- 
red.) (F072, AQ cts ice ao ine eine Soe ee eee 15 
1866 Golden Plume. Bright, golden-yellow plumes. }0z.,30 cts. 10 
1870 Plumosa, Mixed. Feathered varieties in all colors. }0z., 
Crxosia Cristata, GLascow Prize 25 CtS ev costes Ob Coes HEE SLE SSE A RSME retiereipitete 
Our Famous American Asters are the finest in existence. See pages 67 to 70 
