FOR THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



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CLIANTHUS. 



(Australian Glory Pea.) 



A beautit'iil tcrecn house perennial shrulu, l)eaiing clus- 

 ters of droo))in.i;, brilliant, ricli scarlet, pea-sliaped flowers, 

 8 inches in length, each tlower picturesquely marked with 

 a, large black blotch in the centre. Plant out in May or 

 June, when the weather has become warm, in a rather dry, 

 sheltered, sunny position; 4 feet. 



PER PKT. 



5584 Dampieri 25 



COCCINEA. 



A handsome climber of the gourd species, flowering 

 the first season if started early in heat, with beautiful 

 smooth, glossy, ivy-like leaves, contrasting with the fine, 

 snow-white, bell-shaped flowers, and brilliant carmine 

 fruit; half-hardy perennial ; 10 feet. 

 5588 Indica 10 



COLEUS. 



Our new strain of hybrid varieties produces the finest 

 colored, most attractive and novel foliage plants for house 

 or garden culture. Sow in March or April. Mixed colors 

 and varieties. 

 5<540 Dreer's Hybrids 25 



COLLINSIA. 



Very pretty free-flowering plants, blooming in whorls 

 and several whorls around each flower stem ; mixed, of all 

 varieties and colors ; hardy annual ; li feet. 

 5650 Mixed 5 



COMMELINA. 



A tuberous-rooted, free-blooming, very pretty plant; 

 succeeds in a light, rich soil. The roots can be preserved 

 like Dahlias; half-hardy perennials, blooming the first 

 season from seed ; 1 i feet. 



5fi02 Ccelestis Coerulea. Rich sky-blue 5 



560.S Ccelestis Alba. Pure white 5 



CONVOLVULUS MINOR. 



(Dwarf Morning Glory.) 



Rich colored, handsome, dwarf, trailing plants, pro- 

 ducing in beds and mixed borders an unusually brilliant 

 efl'ect; their flowers close in the afternoon like the climb- 

 ing varieties ; hardy annuals; 1 foot. 

 6606 Tricolor. Violet and purple, with white centre 



and yellow eye 5 



5607 Keniiesinus Violaceus. This new variety is 

 very striking, having a bright yellow eye, encircled 

 with snowy white, and broadly margined with rich 

 crimson violet 10 



5608 Caiitabricus. Flowers rosy-purple, a beautiful 

 trailing plant for hanging-baskets, or for bedding ; 

 hardy perennial 10 



oGU Maiiritanicus. A beautiful trailing plant for 

 hanging-baskets; blue flowers 10 



5613 Tricolor Roseus. A charming novelty, with 

 rose-colored flowers, pure white centre, fringed with 

 pniplish-violet and shaded towards the throat to 

 golden yellow ; 1 foot 10 



5620 Mixed, All colors. Per oz., 30 cts 5 



CONVOLVULUS MAJOR. 



(Morning Glory.) 



One of the most free-flowering and rapid-growing 

 plants in cultivation, thriving in almost any situation ; the 

 beauty and delicacy of their brilliant flovvers are unsur- 

 passed ; hardy annuals; 15 feet. 



PER PKT. 



5623 Large Blue & 



56-5 Large White 5 



5621 Burridgi. Flowers large rosy-crimson, with a 



white centre 5 



5630 Mixed. All colors. Per oz., 20 cts 5 



5629 Collection of Climbing Morning Glory, 10 



varieties 40> 



See also IPOMJBA. 



ENGLISH COWSLIP. 



(See Primula Veris.) 



CUPHEA. 



(Lady's Cigar Plant.) 



A very free-flowering plant, bearing tubular flowers 

 of a bright red color; very floriferous. 

 5655 Roezli Graiidiflora Superba 15- 



CYCLAMEN PERSICUM. 



. Charming bulbous-rooted plants, with beautiful foli- 

 age, and rich-colored orchid-like fragrant flowers : univer- 

 sal favorites for winter and spring blooming. If seed is 

 sown early they make flowering bulbs in one season ; they 

 require sandy loam ; half-hardy perennial ; 6 inches. 



5663 Atro-Rubrum. Large dark crimson..... 25- 



5662 Album. Pure white. 25 



5670 Mixed. All colors 25- 



CYCLAMEN GIGANTEUM. 



This new large-flowering variety has beautiful mot- 

 tled leaves, broad petals, and stout flower-stalks, throwing 

 the flowers well above the foliage; 8 inches. 



5658 Rubrum. Rose, changing to crimson 50 



5657 Album. Pure white, violet-purple eye 50^ 



5660 Mixed. Rich colors 50 



CYPRESS VINE. 



(Ipomsea Quamoclit.) 



One of our most popular vines, with very delicate 

 fern-like foliage, and masses of beautiful small, star- 

 shaped flowers. Sow in May ; 15 feet. 

 5674 Crimson. Per oz., 50 cts 5 



5676 White. Per oz., .50 cts 5 



5680 Mixed. White and crimson. Per oz., 50 cts 5 



5677 Hedersefolia Coccinea (iS'caj-Zf'i/tJ.v-^eai'ed). A 

 rapid-climbing variety, with deeply-lobed, ivy-like 

 leaves, and small, fiery scarlet flowers, produced in 

 profusion the whole summer. Per oz., 75 cts 5 



CYCLANTHERA. 



A climbing plant of the gourd species, free-growing, 

 handsome foliage and oval-shaped fruit, exploding loudly 

 when ripe; half-hardy annual; 10 feet. 

 5672 Explodens S 



