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BACHELORS BUTTON. (Centaurea Cyanus.) 



Also known aa "Ragged Sailor," "Corn Flower." and "Blue Bottle. 1 

 It is a beauty, the national flower of Germany, and a great favorite in all 

 parta of the old country. Hardy annual; 2 to 3 feet high. Pkt. 50 

 seeds 4c. 



BARTONIA. 



A very pretty and showy annual, with the greatest profusion of white 

 and golden flowers of a 1 arge size. Leaves are downy and thistle-like; the 

 flowers measure 2 inches or more across, expanding in the evening, when 

 they are very fragrant. Choice mixed. Pkt. 4c. 



BETA. 



Most effective bedding plant, producing large leaves of beautiful 

 color. Frost does not kill them, only coloring them the more prettily. 

 Pkt. 5c. 



BRAUHV COME. »3wan River Daisv ) 



Free-flowering and dwarf -growing, covered with a profusion of cin- 

 eraria-like flowers. Blossoms are daisy-like in appearance, blue and white 



■ Pkt. 4c= 



contrasting beautifully. 



Choicest mixed 

 BKOWALLIA. 



Beautiful free-blooming annual. It i* often called "Amethyst." One 

 of the favorite profuse-bloom ii ;• bedding plants, covered with rich, 

 beautiful winged blue or wnite flowers during the summer and autumn 

 months. Splendid mixed. Pkt. 2c. 



BURNING- BUSH. 



A very pretty and showy garden plant, 

 forming" a very fine-shaped bu>-ii about 2)4 

 feet high The foliage is beautiful and 

 lemon-scented. The flowers are very 

 curious, borne in long spikes during June and July, and are exceedingly 

 fragrant. Pkt. 5c. 



CACALIA. 



Commonly called, "Tassel Flower." Fine for bedding or bopders. 

 Be sure and include this in your collection. Mixed. Pkt. 2c. 



CALENDULA. 



The name of this flower is derived from the fact that it will bloom 

 every calendar month in the year. If seed is sown early in the open 

 ground plants will be in bloom by June, and will blossom continuously 

 until after severe frosts. Finest mixed colors. Pkt. 75 seeds 4c. 



CALLIOPSIS. (Or Coreopsis.) 



This is one of our brightest, cheeriest annuals, and as easy to grow as 

 any weed. Sow in open ground quite early and thin to 6 inches apart. 

 Mixed colors. Pkt. 300 seeds 3c 



CANDYTUFT. 

 Empress. This new, pure white Candytuft forms a dense bushy 

 plant of a spreading habit, and bears its snowy flowers in endless profu- 

 sion. Pkt. 100 seeds 4c. 



Dark Crimson. Fine bright color. Pkt. 100 seeds 4c. 

 All Colors Mixed. Pkt. TOO seeds 3c. 



CANNA. 



One of the most popular of bedding plants, while even single speci- 

 mens are most attractive in the garden. They will bloom the fiVst year 

 from seed. Soak in water over night before you plant. Sow singly in 

 small pots as soon as convenient and grow as rapidly as possiblo. The 

 roots can be kept in the cellar over winter and each clump gives 6 to B 

 good roots for planting out the following spring. 



Crozy's Hybrids. Very beautiful. If started in heat in Feb- 

 ruary will bloom in August. Pkt. 5c. 



Fine Mixed. A fine mixture. Pkt. 3c. 



CATCHFLY. 



An exceedingly beautiful annual of easy culture, producing 

 delicate flowers profusely. Choicest mixed. Pkt. 3c. 



CHINESE LANTERN PLANT. 



(Physalis Franchetti.) 



The plant produces numerous large, inflated husks, much the 

 shape of Chinese lanterns; at first a beautiful green color, chang- 

 ing to a yellowish hue and then to brightest scarlet, and as they 

 hang suspended among the green foliage they present a most 

 novel and strikingly beautiful appearance. Pkt. 30 seeds 4c. 



CLARKIA. 



Beautiful hardy annuals from California, with rose-colored, 

 white and purple flowers, in delicate but very brilliant shades. 

 Plants are 18 inches high. Profuse bloomers. Fine mixed. 

 Pkt. 3c. 



COCKSCOMB (or Celosia). 



The old Cockscomb of our mothers' gardens but vastly im- 

 proved of late years. Its huge combs, from 6 inches to 1 foot 

 across, are of the most fiery gorgeous colors, unlike anything else 

 in the floral kingdom. Choicest mixed. Pkt. 100 seeds 4c. 



COSMOS. 



New Mammoth Fancy Cosmos. The latest novelty 

 from California. The flowers measure from 4 to 5 inches across, 

 while the plants come into bloom earlier than is usual with 

 Cosmos. Mixed. Pkt. 100 seeds 7c. 



Giants of California Cosmos. This valuable strain of 

 Cosmos is notable both for beauty and the gigantic size of its 

 flowers. The broad petals overlap each other producing per- 

 fectly circular flowers of Bplendid substance which measure 4 to5 

 inches across; the colors are very varied and beautiful. 

 Giant Pnre White. Pkt. 6c. 

 Giant Pink. Pkt. 6c. 

 Giant Yellow. Pkt. 7c. 

 Giant Mixed. Pkt. 100 seeds 5c 



SnPfifll Offpf I send one package each of the 5 va» 

 u r ctiai vruci rietiesof Cosmos above for only 35c. 



COTTON. 



Fine curiosity in the North. They bloom freely, and will 

 ripen the pods if sown early and set outside in real warm weather. 

 Pkt. 4c. 



COCKSCOMB 



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