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Annual Varieties 



The plants are fairly covered with blossoms; 

 great favorites for beds, edging, pots and bor- 

 ders, and of the easiest culture. They are 

 double the size of the old varieties. Several 

 new and exquisite shades and colors are in- 

 cluded; they form bushy little plants only 4 to 

 6 inches high. 



1688 Dwarf Hybrid, Large-flowering. White. 

 1690 Dwarf Hybrid, Large-flowering. Mixed 

 Colors. 



1692 Empress or Giant White Hyacinth-flowered. 

 A grand variety, producing enormous spikes 

 of bloom, resembling a white Hyacinth. These 

 spikes often measure 7 inches long by 23/4 

 inches in diameter; plant in bloom, 12 inches 

 high. To produce the finest spikes the plant 

 should be transplanted. 

 1694 Umbellate, Lilac. 



1696 Rose-cardinal. Produces very large um- 

 bels of bright, rose-cardinal flowers, so that 

 plant presents one unbroken sheet of bloom; 

 8 inches high. 

 1700 Umbellata. Mixed Colors. 



Price of above, per Vj 02., 25c; pkt., 10c 



Perennial Varieties 

 Admirably adapted for permanent front rows 

 of borders or for low clumps or beds; very 

 valuable for early decoration. 

 1704 Gibraltica. Showy, large-growing, rosy 

 white; 1 to 2 ft Per 1000 seeds, 50e; pkt., 10c 

 1708 Sempervirens. Completely covered with 

 heads of white flowers in spring; 1 foot. 



Per 1000 seeds, 75c; pkt., 15c 



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Many years of careful selection has produced 

 an annual Canterbury Bell which blooms from 

 seed in less than six months. The plant grows 

 about two and a half feet tall, each plant having 

 from six to eight spikes of blooms. 

 1653A "Angelus Bell." A beautiful art shade of 

 deep rose; one of the most attractive colors that 

 we have ever seen. 



1653B "Liberty Bell." An intense violet-blue in 

 color. 



1653C "Mission Bell." A new color in the annual 

 section, it is a beautiful clear pink. 

 1653D "Wedding Bell." Pure white. 

 1653 Mixed Colors. 



Price of above, per 1000 seeds, 50c; pkt., 15c 



CANARY BIRD VINE (A) 



1675 A rapid-growing, summer-climbing annual, 

 growing 10 to 15 feet high, producing hundreds 

 of its pretty fringed, bright yellow flowers, which 

 resemble a canary bird with expanded ■wrings. 



Per oz., 40c; pkt., 10c 



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CHABAUD'S Giant Flowering 



(See Color Plate, Page 79) 



MARGUERITE. Giant Flowering {A) 



The flowers often measure 2 inches across 

 and are usually very double. Most of them 

 have lovely fringed petals and are delight- 

 fully fragrant. Seed sown in the spring 

 will produce luxuriant plants that will be 

 continuously full of bloom from August 

 until killed by severe frosts, or seeds may 

 be sown during the summer for the winter- 

 flowering plants, 

 1750 Mixed Colors. 



Per 500 seeds, 50c; pkt., 10c 



HARDY GARDEN (P) 

 Seed sown in spring will produce large 

 clumps that will stand out over 'winter and 

 bloom the following summer and fall. All 

 very double. 



1760 Finest Double Mixed. Extra fine strain. 



Per 500 seeds, 75c; pkt., 15c 



1762 Grenadin Dwarf Scarlet. A fine variety 



for rock gardens and borders; height, 8 inches. 



Pkt., 25c 



Dwarf Plumed 

 Coxcomb 



Among the showiest of our annual garden 

 flowers. They are very effective when massed 

 in the foreground of shrubs or evergreens, also 

 for background planting in flower borders. 

 The dwarf varieties are excellent for bedding. 



CHILDSI. Chinese Wool Flower 



1772 This unique type forms large globular 

 heads like balls of wool chenille and of 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. 



Per 1000 seeds, 50c; pkt., 10c 



ROYAL VELVET 



1774 For cutting and garden use, this two-foot 

 plant produces a large centre head and nu- 

 merous large, long-stemmed cockscombs of a 

 rich ruby red. Combs are borne erect and fo- 

 liage is bronzy green •with reddish margin. 

 Very striking, flowers on symmetrical plants. 



Pkt., 25c 



CRISTATA, Crested Cockscomb 



Very popular annuals of easy culture, pro- 

 ducing 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. 

 1776 Cardinal. Bright scarlet. 

 1778 Crimson King. Blood-red. 

 1782 Prince o' Orange. Vivid gold-yellow. 

 1786 Wine-rose 

 1790 Mixed Colors. 



Price of above, 1000 seeds, 50c; pkt., 10c 



PLUMOSA or Plumed Cockscomb 



A superior type of Celosia Plumosa, forming 

 pyramidal branching plants, 3V2 feet high, 

 and bearing large, conical, pluming heads. 

 The plants present a showy appearance in the 

 summer garden, lasting in bloom until frost. 

 They cue also very handsome grown in pots. 



1792 PYRAMIDALIS "Flame of Fire." They 



grow 18 to 20 inches high, with perfect pyra- 

 midal form carrying a large blaze-like colored 

 plume on the top. They are very branching 

 and each branch bears a plume. « 



Per 1000 seeds, 60c; pkt., 15c 

 1794 Crimson Plumed 

 1796 Golden Plumed 



1800 Mixed Plumed. (Thompson's MagnificaO 

 Price of above, per 1000 seeds, 50c; pkt., 10c 

 1810 Dwarf Plumed. The plants attain a height 

 of 1 foot, including their plumes. 



Per 1000 seeds, 60c; pkt., 15c 



Cultural directions printed on back of seed packets. Explanation of the letters following the various species of flower seeds: (A) Annual. 

 (P) Perennial. (CP) Climbing Perennial. (CA) Climbing Annual. (B) Biennial. (TP) Tender Perennial 



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