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Chrj^santhemum 



These outdoor "summer Chrysanthemums'' are showy and effective for bedding or 



borders in the garden and desirable for cut flowers. Plants become more bushy 



and shapely if pinched back in early growth and the practice of disbudding will 



These annuals are not the winter flowering sorts sold by florists and which are propagated 



Cheiranthus AUioni. 



Cineraria 



result in much larger flowers, 

 only by division of roots. 



Early Blooming Garden Sorts 

 Seed may be sown in the open ground after danger of frost is over and the seedlings thinned eight or ten inches apart, but 

 the best results come from sowing under cover early in May, and transplanting the young plants to open border. Height one 

 and one-half to two feet. 



Evening Star (Heilos) Golden yellow petals dark yellow center Pkt. 10c. 



White Gloria. Clear white petals dark disc " lOc. 



Carinatum Eclipse ( Tricolor) Large single flowers of golden yellow with a dark brown disc " lOc. 



Carinatum Mixed Colors range from deep yellow to creamy white. Petals ringed or centered with striking markings of 



scarlet or maroon ....Pkt. 10c. 



Coronarium, double white. Very double white flowers, with petals reflexed and imbricated " lOc. 



Coronarium. double yellow. Rich golden yellow double flowers, about one inch across; abundantly produced " lOc. 



Coronarium Mixed. A choice mixture of several shades and colors. Oz. 50c " lOc. 



Mixed. The choicest Carinatum and Coronarium varieties, both single and double. Oz. 35c " 10c, 



Showy border 



plants about 

 ten inches high producing a profusion of brilliant orange 

 flower spikes. A biennial which usually blooms the first 

 year. Start seed indoors when possible or sow in the open 



as soon as the weather permits Pkt. 10c. 



CHEIRANTHUS CHEIRI— (■S'ee Wallfloioer) 



Cinerarias are easily grown 

 from seed in the green- 

 house. The large heads of 

 brilliant daisy-like flowers 



of many colors, usually sharply margined and with dark 



eye, are very desirable in pots. The plants are often as 



broad as high and the velvety leaves are shaded on the 



under side. Sow preferably early in fall. They thrive best 



in a mixture of loam and peat. Perennial, usually one to 



two feet high. 



Hybrida, choicest mixed. Large flowering Pkt. 25c. 



/^|^«»1f I A Beautiful hardy annuals with rose colored, 

 ^^*^* Ivl« white and purple flowers, in delicate but 

 very brilliant shades. The plants are about one and one- 

 half to two feet high and are profuse bloomers. Sow in 

 light, warm soil, as early in the spring as the ground can 

 be worked, or if planted in August they will bloom the 

 following summer. Double Mixed Pkt. 10c. 



Cobaea Scandens '^litAvlKalToSl 



dark green foliage, bearing on graceful stems large, bell- 

 shaped flowers, green at first but rapidly changing to a 

 beautiful deep violet-blue. A wire netting trellis or support 

 for the many green tendrils to fasten upon is preferable to 

 cords or smooth wire. A well established plant will run 

 about thirty feet in a season. For best results start indooi's 

 early in spring in rather dry soil and set out the young 

 plants after danger of frost is past. Tender perennial. 

 Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



COCKSCOMB— (-See Celoisa) 



COIX LACHRYMA— (-See Job's Tears) 



Coleus 



Chrysanthemum EveisiNG Stafi 



Pkt. 25c. 



Magnificent ornamental foliage 



plants for house or garden culture. 



The leaves are of many shapes, and 



the shades and colors are of re- 

 markable beauty. Sow in shallow pots in rich light soil. 

 Cover the seed lightly with earth and keep the plants in 

 an even moist temperature. Transplant to the open ground 

 in bed or border as soon as danger of frost is over, and in 

 a shady sheltered situation. For house plants seed may be 

 sown indoors in fall. Tender perennial; plants about one to two feet high. 

 Lcurge Leaved Mixed. Rich, velvety leaves of large size. Plants of exceeding beauty 



^^ 1 1_ • (Aquilegia) Very desirable, easily grown, old fashioned perennials for borders, forming large, 



1 ^OJllWYl ninifi permanent clumps. Blooms profusely early in the season and remains in bloom for a 

 ^■^ considerable period. Sow the seed wbicli is of rather slow germination, in open ground early in 



spring in any rich, well drained garden soil In permanent bed plants should have at least one foot each way. Keep clear of weeds 

 and give each year a dressing of well rotted manure. Seed may also be sown outdoors in fall. Hardy herbaceous perennials; 

 two to three feet high. 



Coerulea hybrida. Vigorous growing, very handsome, with delicate blue and white flowers; spurs very long Pkt. 10c. 



Californica hybrida. Hardy, free blooming, with single orange, red and yellow flowers " lOc 



Single Mixed. Many shades and colors. Oz. 90c " 10c. 



Double Mixed. Best and finest colors, including white, shades'of blue and brownish purple. Oz. 90c ** lOc. 



CONVOLVULUS MAJOR— (See Morning Glory) CONVOLVULUS MINOR— (See Dwarf Morning Glory) 



Crkff^rkr%^l^ f%Y Callirtneie Very showy plants for bedding or borders, producing in great profusion for a long time 

 V^Vfi c;vrp9to v»i v^aitt«^|jaid flowers which are bright yellow and rich brown, self colored or with these colors and red 

 contrasted. Sow outdoors early in spring where plants are wanted to bloom, covering seed one-half inch deep; thin to two feet 

 apart. For earlier bloom sow indoors and transplant. 



Tinctoria Mixed. A very hardy and easily grown annual, producing an abundance of brilliantly colored single ray flowers with 

 dark center. The flowers, which are about one and one-half inches across, vary from clear yellow to deep rich brown, the two 



colors often being beautifully contrasted in the same blossom. Height of plants, two to three feet. Oz. 30c Pkt. 10c. 



Golden Ray. This dwarf variety forms compact plants covered with singularly attractive flowers of rich maroon edged with 

 golden yellow. The petals are rather narrow and are often twisted, giving the flowers a star-like appearance. Hardy annual, 



six to eight inches high, well adapted for edgings. Oz. 75c Pkt. 10c. 



Hybrida Double Mixed. Double very showy flowers of rich maroon edged with gold. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c- 



Lanceolata grandiflora. A very hardy perennial, blooming the first vear and producing on long stems a succession of rich bright 

 yellow flowers two to three inches across. Very valuable for cutting. Seed may also be sown in fall outdoors. About two feet 

 high. Oz. 75c Pkt. 10c. 



