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Campanula Speculum. Bell Flower, or 

 Venus' Looking Glass. Free flowering 

 plants of different colors, from white to 

 dark blue; one foot high. Sow Decem- 

 ber till March. 



Centaurea Cyanus. Bottle Pink. A 

 hardy annual of easy culture; of various 

 colors; two feet hign. 



Centaurea Suavolens. 



Centaurea Suavolens. Yellow, Sweet 

 Sultan. December till April. 



Cineraria Hybrida. A beautiful green 

 house plant. Seed should be sown in Oc- 

 tober or November, in flower pots and 

 they will flower in spring. Must be kept 

 in a green house. Per package, 25 cents. 



Cineraria Maritima. A very handsome 

 border plant, which is cultivated on ac- 

 count of its silvery white leaves. Stands 

 our summer well. 



Coleus. A well known and beautiful 

 bedding plant which can be easily propa- 

 gated by seeds which produce different 

 shades of colored plants. 



Cyclamen Persicum. Alpine Violet. A 

 green-house plant with tuberous or rather 

 bulbous roots, blooming abundantly, be- 

 ing possessed of very ornamental foliage 

 and of easy culture, it should not be 

 missing in any collection of green-house 

 plants. Sow in August and September in 

 pots, transplant in small pots when large 

 enough, and keep either in green-house or 

 a room near the window, and give plenty 

 of light and air. Keep bulbs dry during 

 summer. Price, per packet, 25 cents. 



Correopsis. (Calleopsis.) Bright Eye 

 Daisy. Handsome free blooming plants, 

 of the easiest culture; two or three feet 

 high, with yellow and brown daisy-like 

 flowers. December to March. 



Chrysanthemum Tricolor. (Carinatum). 

 Summer Chrysanthemum. Showy sum- 



mer bloomers of different colors, 12 to 15 

 inches high. If grouped together they 

 have a pleasing effect. Sow in March 

 and April. 



Cosmos Bipinnata Hybrida. 



Cosmos Bipinnata Hybrida. A very 

 showy annual similar in shape to the 

 Bright-Eye Daisy or Correopsis, but 

 taller and more brilliant in color. 



Dianthus Barbatus. Sweet William. 

 A well known plant, which has been 

 much improved. Their beautiful colors 

 make them very showy. Should be sown 

 early otherwise they will not flower the 

 first spring; one and a half feet high. 

 October till April. 



Dianthus Chinensis. Chinese Pink. A 

 beautiful class of annuals of various 

 colors, which flower very profusely in 

 early spring and summer, one foot high; 

 from October to April. 



Dianthus Heddewiggii. Japan Pink. 

 this is the most showy of any of the 

 annual pinks. The flowers are very Jarge 

 and of brilliant colors; one foot high. 

 Sow from October U.i April. 



Dianthus Plumaris. Border Pink. A 

 fragrant pink used for edging. The flow- 

 ers are tinged, generally pink or white 

 with a dark eye. Does not flower the 

 flrst year; two feet high. Sew from 

 January till April. 



Dianthus Caryophyllus. Carnation Pink. 

 This is a well known and highly esteemed 

 class of flowers. They are double, of 

 different colors, and very fragrant; can 

 be sown either in fall or spring; should 

 be shaded during midsummer and pro- 

 tected from hard rains; three to four feet 

 high. November till April. 



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