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COCKSCOMB (Celosia) 



Very interesting old-fashioned flowers, some varieties producing 

 tlie large Cockscomb of rich scarlet, others the beautifully plumed 

 and richly colored varieties. The tall, plumed sorts should be planted 

 in groups. Sow where they are to bloom, but transplant into rich 

 soil about the time the combs begin to form, and the heads will be 

 much larger. 



CRESTED (Celosia cristata) Perpkt. 



675 Dwarf Crimson. Large combs $0 05 



676 Variegata. Crimson and gold 05 



677 Japonica. Ruffled scarlet combs 05 



678 Glasgow Prize. Immense crimson 05 



6S0 Queen of the Dwarfs. Only 8 inches high ; combs often 



10 inclies across ; dark scarlet 10 



681 Empress. Wanmioth bright combs, bronze foliage 10 



679 Cristata. Mixed 05 



PLUMED (Celosia spicata) 

 671 Pink Plume, The flowers of this charming Celosia open of a 



fresh bright rose 

 tint and the lower 

 involucres change 

 gradually to a 



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Pkt. 10 cts. 



Celosia spicata (Pink Plume) 682 Ostrich Feather. 



This nev.' feath- 

 ered Celosia produces very large plumes which are exquisitely 

 curved and curled in exact resemblance to an ostrich feather. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



COSMOS 



One of our favorite fall flowers. The newer varieties have added 

 much to its beauty. Should be planted in broad masses or along 

 borders, against evergreens or fences. Start the seed early in the 

 house or frame, transplanting to the open ground. If topped or 

 pinched back when half-grown, the plants will bloom earlier and be 

 a better shape. Perpkt. 

 932 Mammoth Perfection. A vast improvement over the 

 old sort; flowers double the size, the petals being broad 

 and overlapping, forming a perfectly round flower. Fine 

 for cutting for bouquets and vases, keeping several days 

 in water, and lasting outdoors until cut down by frost. 



Mixed $0 10 



931 Mammoth Perfection, Pure White 10 



934 Dawn, New Early Dwarf Large-flowering. More 



bushy and compact than the older varieties, and grows 

 only about 4 feet, while all others attain a height of 6 to 

 7 feet. The flowers are fully as large as those of the old 

 sort, pure white, with a tinge of rose. Thej' commence to 

 blooin in July and last until frost ic 



935 Klondyke. Large-flowering golden yellow 10 



CROTOLARIA RETUSA 



(Yellow Flowering Pea) 



A beautiful low-growing bushy annual, with flowers of rich golden 

 yellow, of true sweet pea form. The blossoms are borne in racemes; 

 sometimes over forty to one spike. The leaves are dark green and 

 the seed-pods when shaken produce a sound like a child's rattle. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., 3 pkts. 25 cts. 



DIANTHUS, OR PINKS 



The family of Pinks is unrivaled for brilliancy and rich variety of 

 color, blooming profusely until late in the autumn, rendering them 

 one of the most satisfactory of all our annuals for garden decoration. 

 Height, about i foot. 



DOUBLE ANNUALS Perpkt. 

 loSo Chinensis fl.pl. (China Pink). Large, double, fragrant 



flower.s. Mixed per oz., 25 cts. ..$0 05 



1081 Heddewigi diadematis fl. pi. (Double Diadem Japan 



Pink). Densely double flowers 3 inches in diameter; 

 beautiful tints of crimson, lilac, purple, outer edges 



fringed with white. 6 inches per oz., 75 cts. . . 05 



10S4 Imperialis (Double Imperial Pink) " 40cts. .. 05 



1085 Laciniatus fl. pi. (Double Fringed Japan Pink). Large, 



double, showy flowers, with fringed edges; various col- 

 ors and beautifully striped per oz., 50 cts.. . 05 



1092 Mourning Cloak. Rich blackish velvety crimson, mar- 



gined with pure white 05 



1095 ROYAL PINK (Dianthus Heddewigi nobilis). The 



flowers are very large and the petals are frilled and 

 fringed. The colors are of a deep yet very bright blood- 

 red, then shade to carmine and pink and even white 10 



1096 STAR PINK (D. sicllaris). This novelty represents a 



new class of the Chinese Pink. Each single flower has the 

 form of a five- or six-rayed star, hence the name Star Pink. 

 They bloom continuously from June to October, with a 

 matchless display of color and variety of markings 10 



1097 SALMON QUEEN. This beautiful double annual Pink 



lias finely fringed flowers of a fiery salmon-red, turning to 

 a charming salmon-pink as they get older. Plants are 10 

 to 12 inches high and bloom profusely throughout the 

 whole season 10 



SINGLE ANNUALS 



1094 Dianthus laciniatus nanus. New Hybrids. This is a 

 grand new strain of the annual Pinks, with laciniated or 

 fringed petals. The flowers vary in shade from white to 

 deep rose and even to purplish red ; are all tinged more 

 or less with bright salmony red or salmony scarlet. The 

 plants grow only about 10 inches high and are remark- 

 able for their free-flowe.dng character 10 



1086 Crimson Belle. Magnificent large, single fringed .lowers 



of lustrous velvety crimson 05 



1087 Eastern Queen. Immense single flowers, beautifully 



fringed, marbled and suffused with carmine, rose, mauve 

 and lilac 05 



1088 Snowflake. Snow-white, exquisitely fringed 05 



1089 Laciniatus, Mixed Colors. Single fringed ... oz., 40c. . . 05 

 logo Heddewigi, Mixed Colors (Single Japan Pinks). A mag- 

 nificent strain, the flowers averaging 2 to 3 inches across, 



of man}' exquisite colors per oz., 40 cts.. . 05 



1093 Salmon Queen. A new variety of a most brilliant salmon 



color 10 



HARDY PERENNIALS 



1082 Plumarius (Pheasant's Eye). A beautiful single, hardy 



Pink, with fringed-edged white flowers, with a dark 

 center per oz., 20 cts.. . 05 



1083 Plumarius fl. pi. Double and semi-double varieties in 



beautiful colors 10 



1091 Fine Garden, or Clove-scented Pinks ( Hortensis Va- 

 rieties). Beautiful double mixed colors 10 



DELPHINIUM (Larkspur) 



One of the most exquisite blue-tinted flowers that we have. Very 

 effective planted in beds or masses, in borders, or better than all in 

 combination with white lilies, blooming at the same time as the 

 exquisite Lilium caiididuni. If picked freely and not allowed to go 

 to seed, they will continue blooming all summer. Plant iK to 2 feet 

 apart each way. But perennial varieties should be sown in the fall or 

 very early in the spring, transplanting to the open ground. 



1064 Giant Double Hybrids. Magnificent stately plants, growing 

 5 to 8 feet high, with great flowering spikes in wonderful pro- 

 portions. Cut off the spikes before producing seed and they 

 will bloom for months. Pkt. 5 cts. 



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