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 COSMOS, NEW CRESTED (Anemone-Flowered) 



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 These are very beautiful varieties of recent introduction. The flowers are 

 double-crested having double centers, with a row of guard petals around the 

 base, which make them very effective. 



2011 Crested Crimson King. Rich brilliant crimson Pkt. 15c. 



2012 " Pink Beauty. A soft and pleasing shade of pink Pkt. 15c. 



2013 " White Queen. Pure glistening white Pkt. 15c. 



2015 " Mixed Colors Pkt 15c. 



T A T\-v T pat rv"V The Highest Developement 

 LAD I JLUlLNUA in Single Cosmos * 



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 The long-stemmed flowers are of immense size, frequently measuring 5 

 inches across. The petals are broadly oval and overlap , forming a circular 

 flower of perfect symmetry, having splendid substance and lasting qualities. 

 2026 Lady Lenox, Pink. Lovely shell-pink, lighting uo well at nrght. 



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

 2028 Lady Lenox, White. A fine pure-white selection from the above. 



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



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COSMOS 



CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS, or Imperial Sweet Sultan 



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 These beautiful giant-flowering _ "Sultans" produce long-stemmed, ex- 

 quisitely fringed blossoms 3 to 4 inches across, of graceful effect and are 

 delightfully fragrant. The colors vary, some having centers of a different color, 

 as violet with white center, etc. For bouquets and vases they are exceptionally 

 beautiful. If cut when scarcely opened they will last for ten days in water. 

 The plants are of the easiest culture, flowering freely in the garden the first 

 summer from seed sown in the spring. They are of strong, bushy form, 2 to 

 3 feet high. (See eyigraving.) 



1838 Chamaeleon. Bright yellow flowers Per 500 seeds, 25c; Pkt. 10c. 



1842 Favorita. Brilliant rose-colored flowers.. . .Per 500 seeds, 25c; Pkt. 10c. 



1844 Graziosa. Deep lilac Per 500 seeds, 25c ; Pkt. 10c. 



1846 Margaritae. Satiny- white flowers Per 500 seeds, 25c; Pkt. 10c 



1848 Splendens. Rich, dark purple Per 500 seeds, 25c; Pkt. 10c 



1850 Mixed Colors Per 500 seeds, 25c; Pkt. 10c 



1851 Collection of the above 5 separate varieties 40c. 



CENTAUREA, Flowering Varieties 



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 1825 Cyanus, Double Blue. Ragged Sailor, or Corn-flower. A very old 



favorite garden annual, flowering freely in almost any situation, height 



2 to 3 feet; largely used for cut flowers Per % oz., 30c; Pkt. 10c 



1830 Cyanus, Double, Mixed. Colors. Produces large, globular heads of 



flowers filled up to the center with florets Per K oz., 30c; Pkt. 10c. 



1812 Americana Hallii. Bushy annual, 30 inches high; large flowers 6 inches 



across, of lavender-blue; fragrant Pkt. 10c. 



CENTAUREA, White-Leaved (Dusty Miller) 



Extensively used for ribbon beds, edgings, etc. ; the foliage is silvery-gray. 

 1832 Candidissima. Compact plants, silvery leaves; 1 foot. 



Per 500 seeds, 75c; Pkt. 10c. 

 1834 Gymnocarpa. Graceful arching silver-gray leaves; \yi feet. 



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



CINERARIA HYRRIDA 



Henderson's Large-Flowering 



Magnificent and indispensable flowering plants for spring decoration in the 

 conservatory or window garden. The flowers measure 2 to 3 inches across, 

 and cover the plant with a sheet of bloom. Colors: white, blue, violet and 

 crimson shades; usually two or more colors are shown in one flower. (See 

 engraving.) 



1920 Large-flowering. Choicest Mixed .....' Pkt. 35c 



1925 Matador. A large flower of a brilliant scarlet red Pkt. 35c. 



1930 Miniature Hybrids. (Cineraria Hybrida Nana.) A pretty, tiny race. 

 The plants rarely exceed 8 inches in height. The flowers are small, 

 but many in number, and gay in colors, making large heads; particularly 



charming Pkt. 35c. 



1935 Star. (Cineraria Stellata Hybrids, Improved.) Tall, pyramidal plants, 

 bearing quantities of medium-sized star-like flowers in immense umbels; 

 an exceedingly decorative pot plant. Colors: white, rose, -red, carmine 

 and blue. Offered in mixed colors * Pkt. 35c. 



New Early Flowering Double Crested 



A Novelty of Superior Merit for 1923 

 . The Cosmos has long been held in great esteem by lovers of aesthetic and 

 graceful forms of flowers. 



The only fault that can be attributed to the old Cosmos is its late blooming 

 season. Our plant breeders through selection and hybridization have several 

 years ago developed a type of dwarfer growth which blooms earlier in the 

 season and which we offer under the name, "Midsummer Cosmos." 

 _ We have now developed a new, perfect and glorified Cosmos, an early 

 flowering, double type. It is of incomparable grace, beauty and refine- 

 ment. The flowers are large, ranging from three to four inches across. 

 The stamens of the old single Cosmos are entirely eliminated; in their 

 place is a mass of graceful petals. The outer guard petals are much 

 broader than the ordinary type. The effect is most charming, reminding 

 one of a small Japanese Peony of rare grace and beauty. One of the 

 most desirable characteristics of this new Cosmos is its early flower- 

 ing habit, blooming from July to frost. As this is a development from the 

 single Cosmos, some of the plants may produce single flowers, but our 

 trials have proven that about 75% will bloom true to type. 



For cutting this is one of the finest flowers grown. It has remarkable 

 lasting qualities. (See engraving.) 



2019 New Early Summer Flowering, Double Crested, Mixed. . . Pkt. 25c. 



COSMOS, MID-SUMMER, Large Early-Flowering 



This early-flowering strain begins blooming scatteringly in June, the 

 quantity increasing gradually until July, and from that time until frost the 

 plants are a mass of flowers. The flowers average 3 inches across; the 

 plants are more dwarf than the late-flowering Cosmos, forming compact 

 hushes only 4 feet high. 



2002 Crimson Per 500 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 10c. 



2006 Rose Per 500 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 10c. 



2008 White Per 500 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 10c. 



2010 Mixed Per 500 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 10c. 



COSMOS, GIANT The Glory of the Autumn Garden 



The plants, 5 to 6 feet high, are of symmetrical, pyramidal form. 



2022 Giant Crimson Per 500 seeds, 50c ; Pkt. 10c. 



2024 Klondyke. Large, orange-colored BowersPer 500 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 10c 



2020 Giant-flowering. Mixed colors Per 500 seeds, 50c; Pkt. 10c. 



Henderson's Famous Flower Seeds are saved from flowers that are of Superior Size, Form and Color. 



