Annuals for 'Bloom the First Season 33 WM. C. BI^CKERT, ALLEQHENY, PA. 



CENTAUREA 



Favorite old-fashioned flowers. Tlie quaintly prett}' flowers have good stems . 

 brightly colored. For other varieties, see Foliage Plants. 



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Impsrialis i Giant Sweet Sultan). Fine for 

 cutting. Flowers large, sweet-scented and 

 in bloom until frost. Mixed. Pkt. loc. 



Marguerite. Very large, pure white and 

 sweet-scented flowers. Profuse bloomer. 

 lyi feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Chameleon. A companion to the preced- 

 ing, producing large, pale sulphur-yellow 

 flowers; attractive. Pkt. lo cts. 



Suaveolens (Yellow Sweet Sultan ). Bright 

 yellow; flowers large and sweet-scented. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



Cyanus (Cornflower). White or blue; 

 plants tall, free-blooming. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 25 cts. 



Emperor WUliam. Dark blue. Pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



CENXRAIVXHUS. Pretty, compact plants, about a foot high, with corymbs of 

 red or white flowers, produced freely. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts. 



CELOSIA (Cockscomb) 



Odd and handsome. The comb-shaped heads often attain large size and are always 

 gay colored. The dwarf varieties are much used for pot culture and in beds, presenting 

 a strikhig appearance. 



Spicata. Unique and handsome, producing 

 at summit of branches spikes of bright 

 rose flowers, changing to silvery white. 

 2"^ feet. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Thompsoni magnifiea. Of pyramidal 

 growth, producing graceful, feathery 

 plumes, ranging in magnificent shades 

 from clearest yellow to d irkest blood-red. 

 Crimson, Golden Yellow and Mixed Early. 

 2 feet. Pkt 10 cts. 



Glasglow Prize. Very large and showy 

 dark crimson combs. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Empress. One of the handsomest; therich 



crimson heads are enormous, yet quite 



shapely ; dwarf. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Vesuvius. Flame-colored and crimson; 



very showy. Pkt. lo cts. 

 Rosea. Bright rose, marked with a central 



stripe of golden yellow ; very dwarf 



Pkt. 10 cts. 



Dwarf Yellow. Splendid, brightly colored 

 heads of large size and fine form ; plants 

 strong; 9 inches. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Mixture of White, 



CL,A.R.KIA. Blooms profusely all summer. Flowers double. 

 Red, Rose, Purple, etc. Pkt. 5 cts. 



COI<L,IPfSIA. Brightly colored flowers, blooming in whorls. Plants continually 

 in bloom; ili feet. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts. 



CONVOLVULUS MINOR (Dwarf Moming-Glory) 



Handsome trailing plants of luxuriant growth. Very well adapted for beds, borders, 

 vases or baskets. 



Tricolor. Very pretty flowers. Mixed colors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Mauritanicus. Fine bright blue flowers, with yellow throat. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Bush Morning-Glory. Bushy little plants, blooming the entire summer. Mixed. Pkt. loc. 



COSMOS 



Fine for cutting; long, 

 slender stems, airy, grace- 

 ful flowers and feathery foliage. 

 Plants tall and strong-growing, from 

 4 to 6feet high, and a perfect fountain 

 of bloom from September until frost. 

 Should be started early. 



Mammoth Perfection. A grand 

 strain, some of the flowers attaining 

 4 inches in diameter. White, 

 Pink, Scarlet. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 

 Mixed, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



Klondike. Blooms early and until 

 frost. Flowers 2% to 3 inches 

 across, orange-yellow. Pkt loc. 



Dawn. Semi-dwarf. Flowers large, 

 pure white tinged with rose ; earlv 

 and free-blooming. Pkt. 10 cts.', 

 oz. 60 cts. 



New Early Blooming. Identical in 

 growth, etc., with Dawn, but con- 

 tains all colors of the ordinary 

 Cosmos. Mixed, pkt. 10 cts. 



COSOTIDIUM. Useful for both 

 beds and borders. Flowers large, 

 velvety brown or orange. 2 feet. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



Cockscomb, Empress 



Celosia Thompsoni magniiica 



Mammoth Perfection Cosmos 



DAXXJR.A Cornucopia. Large and trumpet-shaped, formed of 

 two or three flowers growing one within the other. Interior white, ex- 

 terior purple, and of exquisite perfume. Pkt. 10 cts. 



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