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CAZiENDUZiA OFFICINAI.IS — Pot Mari- 

 grold. — Flowers vary in different shades of 

 yellow; one and a half feet higrh. January 

 till April. 



CANNA INDtCA — Indian Shot. — Hand- 

 some foliage plants with large spikes of 

 bright crimson, scarlet, bright yellow, 

 orange and spotted flowers. Sow in boxes 

 or flower pots from November to March. 



CAMFANUXiA SPECULUM — Bell Flower, 

 or Venus' Iiooking* Grlass. — Free flowering 

 plants of different colors, from white to 

 dark blue; one foot high. December till 

 March. 



CELOSIA CRISTATA — Dwarf Cock's 

 Comb. — Very ornamental, producing large 

 head of crimson and yellow flowers one to 

 two feet high. February till August. 



CENTAUREA SUAVOLENS— Y e 1 1 o w 

 Sweet Sultan. — December till April. 



CENTAUREA CYANUS— Bottle Pink.— 



A hardy annual of easy culture; of various 

 colors; two feet high. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM TRICOLOR— (Cari- 



uatum) . — Summer Chrysanthemum. — 



Showy Summer bloomers of different 

 colors, 12 to 15 inches high. March to 

 April. 



COZiEUS. — A well known and beautiful 

 bedding plant which can be easily propa- 

 gated by seeds which produce different 

 shades of colored plants. 



COSMOS BIPINNATA HYBRIDA.— 



White, Yellow and Mixed. — A very showy 

 annual similar in shape to the Bright-Eye 

 Daisy or Correopsis, but taller and more 

 brilliant in color. December till April. 



CORREOPSIS — (Calleopsis) — Brig-ht 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. 



CINERARIA HYBRIDA. — A beautiful 

 green-house plant. Seed should be sown in 

 October or November, in flower pots and 

 they will flower in the Spring. Must be 

 kept in a green house. Per packet, 25c. 



CINERARIA MARITIMA— Dusty Miller. 



A very handsome border ' plant, which is 

 cultivated on account of its silvery white 

 leaves. Stands our Summer well. 



CYCLAMEN PERSICUM— Alpine Violet. 



A green-house plant with tuberous or I 

 rather bulbous roots, blooming -abundantly, 

 being possessed of very ornamental foliage 

 and of easy culture. Sow ?in August v>and 

 September in pots, transplant in smalL;,pots 

 when large enough, and 'keep either in 

 green-house or. ,.a room nea,r the window, 

 and give plenty of light and air. Price, per 

 packet, 25 cents. , : ^ 



DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS — Carna- 

 tion Pink. — They are double, of different 

 colors, and very fragrant; can be sown 

 either in Fall or Spring; should be shaded 

 during midsummer and protected from hard 

 rains; three to four feet high. November 

 till April. 



DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS MARGA- 

 RITAE ROBUSTUS, fl. pi.— Semi-Hig-h 

 Double Marg-aret Carnation. — Dwarfish 

 habit, grows from 12 to 15 inches high; the 

 stalks are exceedingly strong, and therefore 

 need no support. The flowers are much 

 variegated, occasionally producing yellow 

 ones. What makes this variety remarkable 

 is that it flowers after four months from 

 the time of sowing the seed, and produces 

 about 80 per cent, of double flowers. Oc- 

 tober to April. 



DIANTHUS BARBATUS— Sweet William. 



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. Oc- 

 tober till April. 



DIANTHUS PICOTEE. — Finest hybrids. 

 Stage flowers saved from a collection of 

 over 500 named varieties. Per packet, 25 

 cents. 



DIANTHUS PLUMARIS — Border Pink. — 



Used for edging. The flowers are tinged, 

 generally pink and white with a dark eye. 

 Does not flower the first year; two feet 

 high. January till April. 



DIANTHUS HEDDE WIGGII — Japan 



Pink. — This is the most showy of any of 

 the annual pinks. The flowers are very 

 large and of brilliant colors; one foot high. 

 October till April. 



DIANTHUS PUMILA. — Early Dwarf 

 Flowering Carnation.- If sown early, this 

 variety will flower the first season. Novem- 

 ber till April. 



Delphinium Chinensis. . 



DELPHINIUM CHINENSIS — D w a r f 



C hi n a Larkspur. — Mixed ► colors ;•■ = very 

 pretty, one foot high All Larkspurs 

 should be sown fiom Novembefr tilL AJ)ril.' 

 Note. — None of the Delphiniums or Lark- 

 spurs transplant •#ell,'-'and are better sown 

 at once-'where they-are intended to remain. 



DELPHINIUM IMPERlALIS, fl. pi.— Im- 

 perial Flowering" Larkspur. — Very hand- 

 some variety of symmetrical form. Mixed 

 colors; -bright' red, dark blue and red 

 striped; 1% feet high. 



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