PITTSBURG, PENNA. 



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SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 



CELOSIA CRIST AT A, continued 

 Dwarf Blood-Red. Extra fine blood-reU. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Dwarf Finest Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Flumosa (Plumed, or Feathered Cockscomb). TA. Of pyramidal 

 growth with superb 

 feathery plumes. Grand 

 pot-plants and beautiful 

 for beds during the sum- 

 mer months. 



Thompsoni mag- 

 nifica. A mixture of 

 improved varieties of 

 splendid colors. 1% ft. 

 Gold-Yellow, Fiery Red, 

 Blood-red, Salmon, etc. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Thompsoni mag- 

 nifica. Crimson. Pkt. 

 10 cts. 



Thompsoni mag- 

 nifica. Golden Yel- 

 low. Pkt. 10 ots. 



Spicata. TA. Num- 

 erous plumes opening 

 rose, changing to silvery 

 ■white on the lower parts. 

 Very nice for pots or cut- 

 ting. 2)4 ft. Pkt. 10c. 



Celosia, Glasgow Prize (see page 28) 



CELSIA 



Arcturus. HHP. Clear yellow flowers with purple anthers. In 

 flower the whole season and forms a fine pot-plant. M4 ft. Pkt. 25('. 



Cretica. HHB. Both tliis and the preceding are old introduc- 

 tions from the Island of Crete, and are splendid decorative plants. 

 This variety is also an excellent border plant with large yellow-brown 

 spotted flowers. 4 ft. Pkt. 2.5 cts. 



CENTAUREA 



A very large and varied genus, containing numerous handsome 

 foliage and flowering species. 



Americana alba. A beautiful native variety with numerous 

 large creamy white flowers, 5 inches in diameter, long-stemmed and 

 nice for cutting. A good border plant. 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Cyanus. The Blue -Bottle, Bachelor's Button, or Cornflower of 

 the old gardens. A weed in the European cornfields. They commonly 

 come up year after year seeding themselves after the first planting". 

 23^ ft. Blue and White Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 Emperor William. Dark blue. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 Double Emperor William. Pine double dark blue. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Double Mixed. Fifty to 60 per cent true. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. 

 Flava, or Suaveolens (Yellow Sweet Sultan). Very sweet honey- 

 like odor; fall-sown seeds produce plants more prolific in flower and 

 of finer quality than spring-sown. 1]4 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 20 cts. 



Flava imperialis. These are beautiful giant varieties, the finest 

 of the collection. They are vigorous growers, branch freely and send 



out numerous side shoots 



producing flowers during a 

 long period. 3 to 3% ft. 

 Purple, White, LUac, 

 Lavender, Dark Rose, 

 Light Rose and Mixed. 

 Each, pkt. 10 cts. 



Flava odorata Chame- 

 leon. New yellow and rose 

 variety. Attractive. 2 ft. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Flava Marguerite. 

 Very large pure white sweet- 

 scented flowers. lii ft. 

 Plit. 10 cts. 



Flava moschatus (Musk 

 Sultan). Pale lilac-purple 

 flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Dealbata. HP. Rose, 

 recommended for cut-flow- 

 ers; rosv pink, handsome 

 foliage. 3 ft. Pkt. 10 ets. 



Candidissima. HHP. 

 Very handsome silvery 

 foliage used in quantity for 

 bedding, edging, baskets, 

 etc. ft. Pkt. 10 cts., 1,000 

 Inodorum Bridal Robe Chrysanthemum seeds 50 cts. 



CENTAUREA, continued 



Gymnocarpa. HHP. Silver foliage; a popular bedding variety. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., ^oz. 25 cts. 



Rutifolia purpurea. HHP. Elegantly cut silvery foliage, with 

 purple flowers, contrasting finely. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CERASTIUM tomentosum (Snow-in-Summer). HP. Beauti- 

 ful silvery-white foliage. An invaluable plant for edgings, etc. 

 Pure white flowers. K to H ft. Pkt. 15 cts. 



CHAM^PEUCE diacantha (Fishbone Thistle). HB. Very 



ornamental white foliage with large spines. 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 



A large family of plants of varied character, nearly all valuable 

 for cut-flowers. 



ANNUAL VARIETIES 



Very showy and popular, known as Painted Daisies and summer 

 Marguerites. Useful as pot-plants, as well as for cutting and bedding. 



Carinatum (tricolor) Eclipse. Golden yellow, scarlet ring. 1]4 

 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 15 cts. 



Carinatum, Evening Star. Bright golden yellow flowers, 3 to 4 

 inches across. 1]4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Carinatum, Morning Star. A large primrose-yellow, with 

 golden center. Ij^ ft. 



Cineraria hybrida grandiflora (see paKC 30) 



Carinatum, Northern Star. A giant white variety, with flow- 

 ers 33^ inches across. Dark center. 13^ ft. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Carinatum, Silver Queen. New white, yellow center. Pkt. ]0c. 



Carinatum, Single-flowering Varieties Mixed. Pkt. 5 cis.. 

 Koz. 15 cts. 



Carinatum, Double-flowering Varieties Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 34oz. 25 cts. 



Coronarium, Golden Queen. Golden double flowers, free-flow- 

 ering dwarf, and valuable for pots or bedding. 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts.. 

 34oz. 15 cts. 



Coronarium, White Pearl. A white-flowering form of the pre- 

 ceding. Pkt. 5 cts. Koz. 15 cts. 



Inodorum, Bridal Robe. A dwarf variety with snow-white, 

 very double flowers, fine foliage. An elegant pot-plant and nice for 

 beds. Very free. Fair percentage double from seed. % ft. Pkt. 20c. 



Segetum grandiflora (Corn Marigold). Showy yellow flowers. 

 A fine border plant. 1 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., iioz. 15 cts. 



Segetum grandiflora. White Star. New large-flowering white 

 with dark disc. 1 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 25 cts. 



GREENHOUSE AND HARDY PERENNIALS 

 Frutescens (Paris Daisy). HHP. A very nice white Daisy, with 



yellow center; good for pots or bedding. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Japonicum. HHP°. The Japanese varieties may quite readily be 



grown from seed. Sown early will bloom freely the same season. 



Pkt. 25 cts. 



Japonicum, California Fantasies. HP.° A splendid mixture of 

 perennial varieties from a beautiful collection. Pkt. 25 cts. 



