CELOSIA PLUMOSA or Plumed 

 Cockscomb (Annual) 



A superior type of Celosia Plumosa, form-. 

 ing pyramidal branching plants, 3^ feet 

 high, and bearing large, conical, pluming 

 heads. The plants are annuals, growing 

 easily and quicldy from seed, and present a 

 showy appearance in the summer garden, 

 lasting in bloom until frost. They are also 

 very handsome grown in pots. {See Color 

 Plate, Page 58.) 



1792 PYRAMIDALIS "Flame of Fire." 

 They grow 18 to 20 inches high with 

 perfect pyramidal form carrying a large 

 blaze-Uke colored plume on the top. 

 They are very branching and each 

 branch Ijears a proportional sized plume. 

 The entire plant looks like a blazing 



fireflame Pkt. 25c 



1794 Crimson Plumed Pkt. 10c 



1796 Golden Plumed Pkt. 10c 



1800 Mixed Plumed. (Thompson's Mag- 



nifica) Pkt. 10c 



1810 Dwarf Plumed. The plants attain a 

 height of 1 foot, including their plimies 



Pkt. 15c 



CENTAUREA Cyanus (Annuo/) 



Bachelor's Button, Ragged Sailor or 

 Cornflower 



(Shown in color on page 59) 



Well-known and a great favorite with most 

 flower lovers. The plant itself is not impos- 

 ing, but the flowers charm everyone by their 

 simplicity and beauty^,-- 



1824 Double Carmine 



Per ^ oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



1825 Double Blue. A very old favorite 

 garden annual, flowering freely in almost 

 any situation. Height, 2 to 3 feet; 

 largely used for cut flowers. 



Per H oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



1826 Double Mauve. Per M oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



1827 Double Rose. An exceptionally fine 

 • strain of deep rose pink. 



Per \i 02. 30c; pkt. 10c 



1828 Double Purple. Per Vz oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



1829 Double White.. Per J4 oz. 30c; pkt. lOc 



1830 Cyanus, Double, Mixed Colors. Pro- 

 duces large globular heads of flowers filled 

 up to the center with florets. 



Per Vi oz. 30c; pkt. 10c 



1831 Collection of above 6 separate 

 colors SOc 



1812 American Hallii. Bushy annual, 30 

 inches high; large flowers 6 inches across, 

 of lavender-blue; fragrant Pkt. 10c 



CENTAUREA,- White-leaved (Dusty 

 Miller) (Perennial) 



Extensively used for ribbon beds, edgings, 

 etc.; the foliage is silver gray. 

 1832 Candidissima. Compact plants, sil- 

 very leaves; 1 foot. 



Per 500 seeds, 75c; Pkt. 10c 

 1834 Gymnocarpa. Graceful arching silver- 

 gray leaves; 1 14 feet. 



Per 500 seeds, SOc; Pkt. 10c 



CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS (An- 

 nual) or Imtperial Sweet Sultan 



These giant-flowering "Sultans" produce 

 ] long stemmed, exquisitely fringed fragrant 

 blossoms 3 to 4 inches across, of graceful 

 effect. The colors vary, some having centers 

 of a different color, as violet with white center, 

 etc. 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 

 illustration.) 



1838 Chameleon. Bright yellow flowers. 



Per 500 seeds, 25c; Pkt. 10c 

 1842 Favorita. Brilliant, rose-colored flow- 

 ers 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 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SHASTA DAISY 



1851 Collection of the above 5 separate 

 varieties, . , Pkt. 40c 



71 



CERASTIUM (Snow in Summer) (Per- 

 ennial) 



1858 Tomentosum. A procumbent hardy 

 Ijerennial, having white foliage and a 

 profusion of small white flowers. Very 

 pretty as an edging plant Pkt. 15c 



CHEIRANTHUS ALLIONI or Siberian 

 Wallflower (Perennial) 



1860 A fine variety of hardy perennial Wall- 

 flower having bright orange-colored 

 flowers, with dark green foliage; a 

 splendid plant for rock gardens. (See 

 illuslration.) Pkt. 15c 



CHRYSANTHEMUM (^Annual) 



(See Colored PlaU Page 59) 



These improved varieties form bushy com- 

 pact, oval plants -about 18 inches high, are 

 of easy cultivation, and flower most abun- 

 dantly during the summer; very showy garden 

 annuals and fine for cutting as the stems are 

 stiff and long and they keep fresh for a long time 

 in water. (See illuslration.) 



Double-Flowering Varieties 



1862 Golden Queen. Double golden. 



Pkt. 10c 

 1864 Inodorum Snowball. A great ad- 

 vance in the useful type; large, densely 

 S double flowers of purest white, borne 



freely; fern-like foliage, fine cut flower. 



Pkt. 10c 

 1866 White Pearl. Double white flowers. 



Pkt. 10c 

 1870 Mixed Double Annual Varieties. 



Pkt. 10c 

 1880 Lorenz's Double Fringed, Mixed. 



Pkt. 10c 



Single-Flowering Varieties 



1882 Evening Star. Sheeted with large, 

 single, golden-yellow flowers. . . .Pkt. 10c 



1884 Morning Star. Large, cream-yellow 

 flowers; profuse Pkt. 10c 



1886 North Star. Single giant flowers of 

 white, with a soft yellow zone contrasting 

 effectively against the bold, black disk. 



Pkt. 10c 



1888 Nivellii. This new annual Marguerite 

 Chrysanthemum Nivellii produces 

 shrubby plants 2% feet high, covered 

 with pure yellow flowers, each 3 to 4 

 inches in diameter. If sown in the open 

 during April and May it produces a 

 large number of long-stalked flowers 

 highly adapted for cutting in July and 

 August. (See illuslration.) Pkt. 15c 



1890 Mixed Single Annual Varieties. 



Per 1,000 seeds, 25c; Pkt. 10c 



CHRYSANTHEMUM, Single 

 Hardy (^Perennial) 



1896 Shasta Daisy. This great, white Cali- 

 fornia Daisy — a creation of Mr. Luther 

 Burbank's — produces, when well-grown, 

 magnificent, pure white flowers, 4 inches 

 or more across, on stems 1 J4 to 2 feet 

 in length. The plants, 2 to 2 3^ feet in 

 height, are hardy perennials and flower 

 in profusion. (See illustration.) .Pkt. 15c 



1898 Shasta Daisy "Conqueror." This is 

 the largest- flowering type that has yet 

 been developed. We feel confident that 

 this variety cannot be surpassed for its 

 free blooming qualities or size of flowers. 



Pkt. 25c 



CASCADE (Japanese Mountain) 



1902 A new race of half-hardy perennial 

 Chrysanthemum which flowers six months 

 from sowing of seed. It is very easily 

 grown in pots or in the open ground. 

 A fine cut flower and a showy pot plant. 

 The colors are vivid and include scarlet, 

 crimson, bronze, orange, yellow, white, 

 etc. Mixed colors. This variety makes 

 an admirable greenhouse subject, falling 

 as it does in cascades of beautiful flowers. 



Pkt. 25c 



