84 2>. M. FEBUT & CO>S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



Clematis, Flammula, a luxuriant climber with 

 clusters of small, white, fragrant flowers in 

 August and September. Sometimes called 



Sweet Virgin's Bower.: 10 



" mixed, a superb mixture including the most de- 

 sirable kinds of clematis 10 



CI.IANTHIS. 



Curious green-house shrubs, with singularly beautiful 

 foliage, and magnificent clusters of long, drooping flow- 

 ers, somewhat resembling a parrot's beak. About three 

 feet high, and succeeds best in loam, peat and sand 

 mixed; does well planted in a border of the conserva- 

 tory, or will flourish against a south wall, if protected 

 from cold and frost. Does not bear transplanting and 

 should be kept rather dry. A mong the most magnifi- 

 cent blooming plants in cultivation. 

 Clianthus, Dampieri, bright scarlet blossoms 20 



CI^I3VTOP*IA. 



Charming little trailing plants, suitable for baskets, 

 pots, or rock work. The flowers are somewhat like the 

 Lobelia, blue, purple and spotted, about half an inch 

 in diameter. The seed is exceedingly small, and should 

 be sown with great care, covered very slightly with 

 earth, and shaded from the rays of the sun till firmly 

 established. Tender annual; six inches high. 

 Clintonia, elegans, light blue 5 



" pulchella, blue, yellow and white 10 



M " atropurpurea, violet-purple, center 



yellow, margined with white 10 



" fine mixed 10 



COB^A. 



A fine, rapid growing climber, with handsome foliage 

 and large, bell shaped flowers, green at first, but rapidly 

 changing to a beautiful, deep violet-blue. Seeds should 

 be started in hot-bed, or by a warm window in the 

 house, with the edge down, in rather dry soil, as 

 they are apt to rot in open ground. A well estab- 

 lished plant will run fifty feet in a season, covering 

 a large veranda with handsome foliage and beauti- 

 ful flowers. Tender perennial. 

 Cobsea, scandens 10 



Celosia, Chistata. 



COCKSCOlttB-(Celosia). 



Highly ornamental plants, producing crested heads of 

 flowers, somewhat resembling a cock's comb. There are 

 many colors and shapes, but the scarlet and crimson ones 

 are the most brilliant and rich. The oftener they are 

 transplanted or shifted, the larger and more beautiful 

 they grow. Start under glass or in the.house and trans- 

 plant, setting the plants out three feet apart. Tender 

 annual; one to three feet high. 



Celosia, cristata, dwarf crimson, brilliant 10 



Cob£A, Scandens. 



COLEUS. 



Celosia, cristata, dwarf, rose, deep rose 10 



" " " yellow, fine 10 



M " " mixed 10 



" Glasgow Prize, a very fine, semi-dwarf variety; 

 with large, brilliant crimson comb, and hand- 

 some dark foliage 15 



" new Japan (Celosia fia/onica), the comb is fine- 

 ly cut, delicate as lace, and wonderfully bril- 

 liant 10 



" variegated, variegated in branch, leaf, and 



comb; very handsome 10 



CODECS. 



Probably there is no other kind of ornamental foliage 

 plant so well known and universally admired as the 



