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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 Fine Double Mixed. A good strain for outdoor culture 10 



1840 Finest Double Mixed. Saved from extra fine flowers 25 



1831 Chabaud's Everblooming. Raised by a famous French specialist. 

 Blooms in five months after being sown, and continues to flower in the 

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



MARGUERITE CARNATIONS. 



These 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 fine quality, producing on long, strong stems an abundance of large, 

 double, beautifully fringed, highly scented flowers; with slight protection they 

 will survive an ordinary winter and bloom freely the following spring. 



1811 Deep Crimson io 



1812 Sulphur Yellow io 



1813 Bright Rose.. . ... 10 



1814 Fiery Scarlet. 



1815 Striped 



1816 Pure White 



1818 Collection of 1 pkt. each of the above 6 colors 



1820 Mixed. All colors Marguerite Carnations. 



Giant Marguerite 

 Carnation. 



1830 An improved strain, 

 producing flowers of 

 immense size, fre- 

 quently measuring 

 2$ to 3 inches 

 across. Strong, vig- 

 orous growers, and 

 wonderfully f r e e- 

 flowering; mixed 

 colors. $oz.,50cts. 10 



CASSIA. 



1807 Marilandica 



(American Sen- 

 mi). A most de- 

 sirable hardy peren- 

 nial of shrub- like 

 growth, 3 to 4 feet 

 high, with beautiful 

 light green pinnate 

 foliage and large 

 panicles of pea- 

 shaped yellow blos- 

 soms in July and 

 August. Peroz.,30 

 cts 10 



\ oz., 40 cts 5 



Cblosia Thompson's Supkrb. 



Celosia Cristata Glasgow Prize. 



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CEEOSIA 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 

 doors in May. 



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1851 Empress. Rich crimson; combs 

 of colossal proportions. \ oz., 50 

 cts 10 



1852 Glasgow Prize. Immense, showy 

 dark crimson combs. \ oz., 50 cts. . 10 



1853 Queen of the Dwarfs. This we 

 consider the finest of the dwarf grow- 

 ing Cockscombs. The plants grow only 8 inches high, 

 with beautiful dark rose-colored combs, measuring under 

 good cultivation 2 feet across. } oz., 50 cts 10 



1854 Variegata. Variegated with crimson, orange, green- 

 striped, etc., of the most brilliant hues; 3 feet 5 



1860 Dwarf, Mixed. Fine dwarf varieties. \ oz., 30 cts. 5 

 1858 Imported Collection of 6 dwarf Cockscombs, 25 cts. 



CEEOSIA PLUMOSA. 



i 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. 



1867 Thompson's Superb. (Triomp/te de VEwposi- 

 tim,). Of pyramidal growth, attaining a height of 3 

 feet, and producing graceful, feathery plumes of the 

 most brilliant crimson. In sunlight the rich color of the 

 flower spikes is beautifully contrasted with the bronze- 

 colored foliage. | oz., 25 cts 10 



1868 Thompson! Magnifica. Similar to the preceding 

 except in color, which vary in the most magnificent 

 shades, ranging from the clearest yellow to the darkest 

 blood-red. J; oz., 40 cts '•> 



1866 Golden Plume. Bright, golden-yellow plumes. \ 



oz. , 25 cts « 



1870 Plumosa, Mixed. Feathered varieties in all colors. 



\ oz. , 25 cts 5 



The Snapdragons illustrated and offered on pane 59 are deserving of extensive culture. 



