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A superior type of Celosia plumosa, 

 forming pyramidal, branching plants, 

 3J^ feet high, and bearing large, coni- 

 cal, plumed heads of either golden- 

 yellow, fiery-scarlet, purple, salmon, 

 blood-red, etc. The plants are annu- 

 als, growing easily and quickly from 

 seed, and present a very showy appear- 

 ance in the summer garden, lasting in 

 bloom until frost. They are also very 

 handsome grown in pots. 



Golden Plumed Pkt. 10c. 



Crimson Plumed 10c. 



Mixed Plumed. (Thompson's 



Magnifica.) Pkt. 10c. 



Dwarf Plumed. A compact, dwarf- 

 growing type, the plants attaining 



a height of only 1 foot, including 



their liberal decoration of feathery 



yellow and red plumes. A showy 



garden annual. (See cut.) . Pkt. 15c. 



Centaurea Imperialis 



IMPERIAL SWEET SULTAN 

 These beautiful giant-flowering 

 "Sultans" are grand improvements 

 over the old varieties. They produce 

 long-stemmed, exquisitely fringed blos- 

 soms 3 to 4 inches across, of graceful 

 effect and are delightfully fragrant. 

 The colors vary from white and yellow 

 through reds from pink to crimson and - 

 blues from lilac to purple, some having centers of a different color, as violet with 

 white center, etc. For bouquets and vases, they are exceptionally beautiful. 

 It cut 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 cut.) 



Margaritas. Satiny- white flowers Pkt. 10c. 



Chamaeleon. Bright yellow flowers. 10c! 



Favorita. Brilliant rose-colored flowers'. . . . . . . . . . . . . '. '. . . . . . . . . . . . '. '. . ! 10c! 



Splendens. Rich dark purple ..... ! ! ! 10c! 



Graziosa. Deep lilac .!!!!!!!!!!!..!. . 10c! 



Iphigenia. Mauve, with white center 10c 



Imperialis, Mixed Colors ' i0c. 



Collection of the above 6 separate varieties . .' . .' ..........!!!!!!!!!!!! ! 50c! 



Centaurea Flowering Varieties 



Cyanus. (Ragged Sailor, or Corn flower.) Avery old favorite garden annual. flower- 

 ing freely in almost any situation, height 2 to 3 feet; largely used for cut flowers. 



Blue • • - • • • Pkt. 5c. Mixed Colors 5c. 



■r. t. Collection of 6 Centaurea Cyanus, separate colors, 25c. 



Cyanus Double, Mixed Colors. Produces large, globular heads of flowers filled 

 up to the center with florets pkt. 5c. 



Americana Hallii. Bushy garden annual', 30 inches high; large ball-like flowers 



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



Chrysanthemums 



These improved varieties form bushy, 

 compact, oval plants about 18 inches high, 

 are of easy cultivation, and flower most 

 abundantly during the summer; . very 

 showy garden annuals and fine for cutting. 

 (See cut.) 



SINGLE-FLOWERING VARIETIES 



Evening Star. Sheeted with large, single 

 golden-yellow flowers Pkt. 10c. 



Morning Star. Large cream-yellow flow- 

 ers; profuse Pkt. 10c. 



North Star. Single giant flowers of white 

 with a soft yellow zone contrasting 

 effectively against the bold black 

 disk Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed Single Annual Varieties 5c. 



DOUBLE-FLOWERING VARIETIES 



Golden Queen. Double golden flowers. 



Pkt. 10c. 



White Pearl. Double white flowers. . . 10c. 



Mixed Double Annual Varieties 5c. 



Lorenz's Double Fringed, Mixed. . . . 10c. 

 Inodorum Snowball. A great advance in 

 this useful type; large, densely double, 

 perfectly-formed Bellis-like flowers of 

 purest white, borne freely; finely-cut 

 Fern-like foliage; fine cut flower, Pkt. 10c. 

 Inodorum Bridal Robe. Round, compact 

 little bushes only 8 inches high by 12 inches across. The dense mass of finely- 

 cut foliage is studded with small double white flowers. Effective for gardens 

 and fine for pots Pkt. 15c. 



Centaurea Gymnocarpa 



OR DUSTY MILLER 

 This is extensively used for ribbon bedding, edgings, vases, etc. It forms a 

 dense, bushy foliage plant, 12 to 15 inches in height; the graceful curving leaves 

 are silvery-gray. Per 1 ,000 seeds, 50c Pkt. 10c. 



Centrosema 



Grandiflora. A neat, hardy perennial vine, 1 feet high, with clusters of purple 

 and white Pea-like flowers Pkt. 10c. 



Cerastium 



SNOW IN SUMMED 



Tomentosum. A procumbent, hardy perennial, having white foliage and a pro- 

 fusion of small white flowers. Very pretty as an edging plant. . . . Pkt. 25c. 



Celastrus BITTEK SWEET 



Scandens. A popular native climber, with showy orange berries carried through 

 the winter; 20 feet Pkt. 10c. 



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