(Sec Cut.) 



This beautiful plant is the plory of the autumn garden. Plants 

 4 to 5 feet high, of pyramidal form, are one mass of feathery, 

 emerald green foliaire, studded with uunnmoth flowers of white, 

 pink and crimson, long after other flowers liave suc'cumbed to the 

 frost. Seed sown in April or May, and transplanted to open 

 ground, will be one mass of bloom' from August until Novem- 

 ber, flowers measur- 

 ing three inches 

 across, resembling 

 single Dahlias. 

 Planted in pots and 

 brought iusido to 

 flower, they are 

 grand. For cutting 

 they are magnifi- 

 cent, keeping well in 

 water two weeks. 

 Annual. Finest 

 mixed, 5c. 



COXCOMB, i 



Or Celosia. 



(Set Cut.) 

 Very popular an- 

 nual of easy culture, 

 producing large, or- 

 namental, L'omb-like 

 heads. Not only are 

 they highly prized for summer flower beds but they also make fine 

 pot plants, easily groAvn. Half hardy annual. Choicest mixed, 4c. 



COXCOMB. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM. ^I^i^, ^f"-? 



(See Cut. ) flowers has led ro.e to make 



a specialty of growing these charming beauties both for seed pur- 

 poses and plants. At the World's Fair Chrysanthemum show I 



was awarded a 

 beautiful medal 

 for my excellent 

 collection. Eas- 

 ily grown from 

 seed w h i c ih 

 should be started 

 early, and mag- 

 nificent results 

 assured. 



B 11 c k T) e e ' s 

 Magnificen t 

 Large Flow- 

 ering Hy- 

 brid s— (The 

 World's Fair 

 Prize Win- 

 ners.) 



My sti'ain of 

 seed has been 

 saved from a 

 ma gnifi cent 

 collection and 

 from choicest 

 blooms. Choic- 

 est Single An- 

 nuals mixed. 

 Grand mixed, 

 pkt. 15c. 

 Single Annu- 

 als Mixed- 

 Produces free- 

 l.V, beautiful, 

 single, starlike 

 flowers. Pkt. 



OTBRII) CHUT.- VXTnEMUMS. 4c. 



mm 



COLEU5 Highly ornamental plants in an endless vari- 

 , V ety of colors and shadings, indispensable fo^ car- 

 (Sta Cut.) pgt bedding, massing, or for pot culture. This 

 strain of seed is .superb. The plants arc vigorous, growing to a 

 good height in a short time. The leaves are wonderfully large, 

 beautifully curled and cut, while the colois and markings are 

 striking and brilliant, there seldom being two plants exactly alike. 

 Easily grown from, seed, they are a valuable acquisition to the 



garden, the effect produced 

 by these royal beauties being 

 extremely striking. Tender 

 perennial. Choicest mixed, 

 pkt. 15c. 



COIX, 



Or Job's Tears. 



Beautiful, ornamental grass. 

 Perfectly hardy; once obtain- 

 ed in the garden it will live 

 for years. Very useful 

 for winter bouquets. 

 Plant grows from two 

 to four feet high, the 

 peculiar heavy pearly seeds, 

 which hang in clusters out of 

 the sheath, giving it a unique 

 apjioa ranee. Tender peren- 

 nial. Pkt. 3c. 



COTTON. 



(Sec Cut.) 

 Fine curiosity in the North. 

 COTTON. They blossom freely and will 



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

 They are alwa,vs greatly admired in the garden as soon as the 

 balls are open. Do not fail to try it. Perennial. Oz. Sc., pkt. 4c. 



A fine genus of 

 plants ; beauti- 

 ful, free bloom- 

 ing, and highly 

 ornamental, both 

 in the window 

 collection or in 

 the garden. The 

 plant is literally 

 covered with 

 large numbers of 

 small, fascinat- 

 ing tubular-like 

 flowers of a very 

 bright red color. 

 Cupheas are of 

 exceedingly easv 

 culture, and a,l- 

 mirably adapted 

 for house culture 

 during the win- 

 ter. Be sure to 

 include this use- 

 ful and hand- 

 some plant in 

 your collection, 

 it will certainly 

 delight you. 

 Mixed, pkt. 5c. 



CU PI-IE A. 



Or Cigar Plant. 



(See Cut.) 



CUPHEA. 



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