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Cyanus, (Ragged Sailor, or Cornflower.) 

 A very old favorite garden annual, flowering 

 freely in almost any situation, height 2 to 3 

 feet; largely used for cut flowers. 



Blue. Per oz., 30c.; Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed Colors Per oz., 25c; Pkt. 5c. 



Cyanus Double. Mixed Colors. Produces 

 large globular heads of flowers filled up to 

 the center with florets. 



Per oz., 35c; Pkt. 5c. 



Cyanus Double, Blue. Per oz., 50c; Pkt. 5c. 



Americana Hallii. Bushy annual, 30 inches 



high; large flowers 6 inches across, 



of lavender-blue; fragrant Pkt. 10c. 



White -Leaved CENTAUREAS 



(.Dusty Miller) 

 Extensively used for ribbon beds, edgings, 

 vases, etc.; the foliage is silvery-gray. 



Candidissima. Compact plants, silvery 



leaves. 1 foot. 



Per 500 seeds, 75c; Pkt. 10c 

 Gymnocarpa. Graceful arching silver-gray 



leaves. l\i feet. 



Per 500 seeds, 



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CHINESE WOOL FLOWER (Celosia Childsi) 



This unique type of Celosia plumosa forms — instead of pyramidal panicles of bloom — 

 large globular heads like balls of wool or chenille, and of a rich bright red color. The 

 plants — 2 to 3 feet in height — branch freely, each branch terminating with a flower-head. 

 It continues in flower from early summer until frost, and is very effective lor gardens, 

 either massed or grown as individuals. (See engraving.) Pkt. 25c. 



CELOSIA CRISTATA or CRESTED COCKSCOMR 



Very popular annuals of easy culture, producing large, ornamental, comb-like heads 

 resembling ruffled chenille; they are prized for summer flower beds, and make fine pot 

 plants; height, 12 to 18 inches. 



Dwarf Mixed Colors Pkt 10c 



New Striped. Ornamental combs, streaked and striped in lively colorings of red, yellow. 



pink, violet, etc. ; 8 to 10 inches - Pkt. 10c 



Cardinal. Bright scarlet Pkt 10c 



Prince of Orange. Vivid golden-yellow. Pkt. 10c 



Crimson King. Blood-red Pkt. 10c 



Wine-rose. Distinctive claret-rose ... . . Pkt. 1 Oc. 



Customer's Collection of Celosias (Plumed or Crested) Any three 10c. pkts. selected 



for 25c. 



CELOSIA PLUMOSA or PLUMED COCKSCOMB 



A superior type of Celosia plumosa, forming pyramidal, branching plants. 3J£ feet high, 

 and bearing large, conical, plumed heads of either golden- yellow, fiery-scarlet, purple, 

 salmon, blood-red, etc. The plants are annuals, growing easily and quickly from seed, and 

 present a very showy appearance in the summer garden lasting in bloom until frost. They 

 are also very handsome grown in pots. (See engraving.) 



Golden Plumed.. Pkt 10c Crimson Plumed . . ,Pkt. 10c 



Mixed Plumed. (Thompson's Magnifica). ... . . 10c 



Dwarf Plumed. The plants attaining a height of only 1 foot, including their plumes 10c 



CENTRANTHUS MACROSIPHON 



This "Annual Valerian" is an attractive, free-flowering class of garden plants, growing 

 compact and bushy; about 1 foot high and bearing large heads of red, white or flesh- 

 colored flowers. Mixed Colors Pkt 5c. 



CENTROSEMA 



Grandiflora. A neat, hardy perennial vine, 10 feet high with clusters of purple and white 

 Pea-like flowers . .: Pkt. . 10c 



CERASTIUM (SNOW IN SUMMER) 



Tomentosum. A procumbent, hardy perennial, having white foliage and a profusion 

 of small white flowers. Very pretty as an edging plant ..... . Pkt. 15c, 



Burbank's RAINBOW CORN 



A highly decorative type of Corn. It 

 grows about 5 feet high and suckers out, 

 forming good-sized clumps. The foliage is 

 beautifully striped with rose, purple, green 

 and cream color; exceedingly effective in 

 the mixed flower border. (See engraving.) 

 Per oz., 50c; Pkt. (25 seeds) 10c 



Annual CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



These improved varieties form bushy, 

 compact, oval plants about 18 inches high,- 

 are of easy cultivation, and flower most 

 abundantly during the summer; very 

 showy garden annuals and fine for cutting. 



Single-Flowering Varieties 



Evening Star. Sheeted with large, single 

 golden-yellow flowers Pkt. 10c 



Morning Star. Large cream-yellow flowers; 

 profuse Pkt. 10c 



North Star. Single giant flowers of white 

 with a soft yellow zone contrasting 

 effectively against the bold black disk. 



Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed Single Annual Varieties. . .Pkt. 5c. 



Double-Flowering Varieties 



Golden Queen. Double golden. . Pkt. 10c 

 White Pearl. Double white flowers . . . 10c 



Mixed Double Annual Varieties 5c. 



Lorenz's Double Fringed, Mixed 10c 



Inodorum Snowball. A great advance in 

 this useful type; large, densely double 



purest white, borne freely; Fern-like foliage; fine cut flower. Pkt. 10c. 



s Collection of Chrysanthemum Seeds, any three 10c pkts. selected for 25c 



SINGLE HARDY CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



"Shasta" and "Moon-Penny" Daisies 

 The large-flowering single white hardy Daisy — Chrysanthemum leucanthemum maxi- 

 mum — has long been considered one of our finest hardy perennials for permanent gar- 

 den decoration. The following new types are great improvements. 

 Princess Henry. This "Moon-Penny Daisy" forms a bushy, compact plant 18 inches 

 high, producing in abundance, during late summer and fall, magnificent, large white 

 flowers, 3 to 4 inches across. They are of splendid substance and, having long stems, 

 are highly prized for cutting, lasting in water fully a week. It flowers the first season 

 from spring-sown seed, and comes up every summer in the same beauty for many 



years Pkt. 10c 



Shasta Daisy. This great white California Daisy — a creation of Mr. Luther Burbank 



—produces, when well grown, magnificent pure white flowers 4 inches or more across, on 



stems 1)2 to 2 feet in length. The plants, 2 to 2^2 feet in height, are hardy, and flower 



in profusion Pkt. loc 



Little Gem. A beautiful new dwarf variety, only 15 to 18 inches high, of even, bushy 

 growth; blooming very early, and very freely — making a splendid effect — large, pure white 

 "owers on long stems. Splendid for herbaceous borders and for cut flowers Pkt. 25c 



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^ Orange Crown. Very handsome new annual, forming elegant, many-branched bushes 1}£ to 2 feet 



in height. The flower heads, 4 to 5 inches in circumference, are carried on long stems well above the 



foliage. The flowers are golden-yellow with abroad circle of a rich orange around the disk, a pleasing 



combination. As the plants produce a succession of bloom throughout the summer and the flowers last 



well in water, this will be found very useful lor cutting 

 purposes Pkt. 10c. 



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