Annuals for 'Bloom the First Season 



34 WM. C. BILCKXRT, ALIXQHLNY, PA. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Summer-Blooming Painted Daisies 



g varieties, and grown in beds, where thei 



Distinct from the autumn-flo 



colors show to advantage. 



Chameleon. Large single flowers of crim- 

 son, yellow and bronze, changing after 

 a few days to yellow. Pkt, 10 cts. 



Carinatum fl. pi. One of the handsomest 

 of the family. Flowers very double 

 and bronzy yellow or rose, but some will 



bright. 



be pure white or crimson, and of grace- 

 ful, semi-double form. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Double White. Double flowers of white. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



Double Yellow. Flowers large, pure yel- 

 low, very double. Pkt. 5 cts. 



CATCHFLY (Silene). Free-blooming; appears in early summer and lasts con- 

 tinuously until fall. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts. 



CENTRANTHUS. Pretty, compact plants, about a foot high, with corymbs 

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



CLARKIA, Blooms profusely all summer. Flowers double. Mixture of White, 

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



COLLINSIA. 



cluster about each stem. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM, CARINATUM. 



COCKSCOMB (Celosia) 



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 striking appearance. 



Spicata. Quite unique iu its beauty; 

 pvramidal in form, attaining a height 

 or -IYl feet, bearing 20 to 30 side 

 shoots crowned by a cylindrical flow- 

 er-spike 2V 2 to 4 inches long. Flowers 

 open a bright rose tint, lower part 

 changing to silvery white; a charm- 

 ing combination of colors. Pkt. 15c. 



Empress. One of the handsomest; the rich crimson heads are enormous, 

 yet quite shapely; dwarf. Pkt. 10 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. 



Ostrich Feather. Produces large, exquisitely curved and curled plumes 

 resembling ostrich feathers. 3 feet. Crimson and Orange. Each, 

 pkt. 10 cts. 



Colden Plume. Similar in habit only that the flowers are golden yellow. 

 Planted together they form a beautiful contrast. Pkt. 10 cts. 



COSMOS 



Fine for cutting: long, slender stems, airy, graceful flowers and feathery 

 foliage. Plants tall and strong-growing, from 4 to 6 feet high, and a perfect 

 fountain of bloom from September until frost. Should be started early. 



3rightly colored flowers, blooming 

 Plants continuallv in bloom; 1 % fi 



COCKSCOMB, EMPRESS 



whorls, several of which 

 Mixed, pkt. 5 cts. 



COSMIDIUM. A showy summer-flower- 

 ing plant, about 2 feet in height; useful for both 

 beds and borders. Flowers large, velvety browu 

 or orange. Pkt. 5 cts. 



CONVOLVULUS MINOR 



(Dwarf Morning-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-Clory (Compactus). Bushy 



little plants about 8 inches high, blooming con- 



tinuouslv the entire summer. All colors mixed. 



Pkt. 10 cts. 



CROTALARIA retusa (Golden Bush 

 Pea). Produces rich golden yellow, sweet-pea- 

 like flowers. Blooms continually until frost. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Mammoth Perfection, A grand 

 strain, some of the flowers attain- 

 ing 4 inches in diameter. White, 

 Pink, Scarlet, and Mixed. Each, 

 pkt. 10 cts.. oz. 60 cts. 



Klondike. Blooms early and until 

 frost. Flowers 2)4 to 3 inches 

 across, orange-yellow. Pkt. 10c. 



Flowers larf 



Pkt. 10 cts 



Dawn. Semi-dwarf, 

 pure white tinged ^ 

 and free-blooming, 

 oz. GO cts. 



New Early Blooming. Identical 

 in growth, etc., with Dawn, but 

 contains all colors of the ordinary 

 Cosmos. Mixed, pkt. 10 cts. 



DATURA 



The waxen, funnel-shaped flowers of the Daturas are strikingly odi 

 and handsome. 



Fastuosa violacea fl. pi. Double, 



violet: very fragrant. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Alba. Handsome double white 



flowers. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Humulus flava. Double yellow. 



Pkt. 10 cts. 



CORNUCOPIA. Large and trum- 

 pet-shaped, formed of two or three 

 flowers growing one within the 

 other. Interior white, exterior 

 purple, and of exquisite perfume, 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



MAMMOTH PERFECT 



