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Celosia 



An odd and picturesque class of plants havirifr colored foliage and in which the innumerable small 

 flowers and sted vessels together with their supports form a very brilliantly colored mass, sometimes 

 gracefully arranged hke plumes and sometimes more dense, being corrugated and frilled at the edge 

 like a cock's coui'b. They form the gayest possible decoration in beds and borders, retaining their 



brilliant coloring often from midsuuuner until frost. The red Cristata sorts are sometimes cut before fully ripe and diied in 



the house for winter bouquets. 



Seed may be sown outdoors as early in spring as ground is warm and dry, using if possible light, rich, well pulverized soil, 



and giving plenty of moisture. For larger and more beautiful plumes start the seed very early indoors and transplant to 



place when weather is settled. Also adapted for growing in ]iots in .ureenhoiise and conservatory. Hall' hardy aimuals. 



Childsi Crimson (Chinese Woolflower). Plants abovit 

 two and one-half feet high, branch freely and pro- 

 duce large, globulai-, purplish crimson flowers whicli 

 resemble a ball of brilliantly colored wool.. Pkt. lOc 



Childsi Yellow {CJiinese Woolfoiver). Of the same gen- 

 eral form as the Childsi Crimson, but flowers are a 

 very light canary yellow color Pkt. 10c. 



Pyramidalis plumosa mixed. Plants pyramidal, branch- 

 ing, two or more feet high, covered with long, bril- 

 liantly colored and gracefully formed plumes in red. 

 yellow or violet. An excellent mixure of plumosa or 

 feathered celosias Pkt. 10c. 



Triumph of the Exposition. A splendid plumosa variety. 

 Plant of pyramidal form, bearing many exceedingly 

 graceful, feather-like spikes of intensely brilliant 

 crimson color. Height two to three feet... Pkt, 10c. 



Variegated. A cristata strain between the plumosa 

 and the dwarf cockscomb types. The plumes are 

 broadened at the top, variegated and striped in red 

 and yellow. Height one and one-half to two feet. 

 Pkt. 10c. 



Japan. Plant grows two to two and one-half feet high 

 and is c )vered with spikes which are finely crested 

 and of brilliant colors usually variegated crimson and 

 deep yellow. One of the best of the tall cristata types. 

 Pkt. 10c. 



Dwarf Cockscomb Varieties ( Celgsia Cristata ) 



Giant Empress. This beautiful dwarf plant has bronze 



leaves and forms very large crimson combs. Height 



about one foot ...Pkt. 10c. 



Dwarf Rose. One foot high; large rose-colored combs. 



Pkt. 10c. 



Dwarf Yellow. Large yellow combs. Height one foot. 



Pkt. 10c. 



Glasgow Prize {President Thiers) Plant resembles a 



very large comb, densely corrugated; brilliant, deep 



purplish red. Foliage dark, not abundant; ten to 



twelve inches Pkt. 10c. 





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Centaurea 



Dwarf Mixed. A mixture of the best dwarf growing sorts. Oz. $1.75. Pkt. 10c. 



Centat^ireas embrace some foliage plants but are more generally known for their hardy 

 flowering annuals which include some of our most graceful and showy garden flowers that 

 have long been favorites for cutting. The tall slender straight or shghtly branching plants 

 with narrow leaves thrive well in common garden soil. They produce bright colored single 



and double flowers on long graceful stems and some sorts are fragrant. 



Annual Varieties Cultivated for Their Flowers 



Sow seed in early spring in hotbed and transplant to open ground or sow in open ground as soon as the weather is warm 



and settled. Cover seed about one-fourth inch deep; thin three or four inches apart. Fine for bedding or borders. The young 



plants are very sensitive to wet, and care should be taken to prevent water standing on the leaves. 



Cyanus (Bachelor's Button, Corn Flower) A well known, hardy border plant, also called "blue bottle" and "ragged sailor," 

 which does best in carefully prepared gravelly soil. If seed is sown as soon as the ground is fit in the spring and the 

 flowers picked so as to prevent the plant exhausting itself by seeding, it will furnish a profusion of bright blue, purple, white 

 or pink single flowers from July until late in the autumn. Hardy annual; plant one to two feet high. (See colored plate, page 5) 

 Mixed. Oz. 30c Pkt. 10c. 



Double Mixed (Bachelor's Button) Produces larger, more globular flower-heads than the common variety. Oz. 30c " 10c. 



Odorata (Sweet Sultan) An old fashioned hardy annual about eighteen inches high, with long-stemmed, sweet scented, 

 light purple flowers ./ Pkt. 10c. 



Mzurguerite. A most desirable, sweet scented Centaurea, producing on long stems finely laciniated, white flowers, about as 

 large as a carnation, and which remain fresh and beautiful for a longtime after cutting. Hardy annual; about eighteen 

 inches high. Oz. $1.00 Pkt. 10c. 



Imperialis Mixed. An excellent sweet scented variety, also called Sweet Sultan. The flowers are finely laciniated and are 

 about the size of a carnation. They have long stems and keep well after cutting. Colors range through white, rose, lilac, 

 purple and yellow. Hardy annual; about eighteen inches high. Oz. 75c Pkt. 10c. 



Perennial Variety Cultivated for Foliage 



Seed should be sown under glass and the young plants grown in pots or boxes until settled warm weather, when they may 

 be set about one foot apart where wanted for borders or bedding. In southern latitudes seed may also be -sown outdoors in fall. 

 Gymnocarpa. This is also called Dusty Miller. Valuable because of its finely cut silvery gray foliage and graceful drooping 



habit of growth. Half hardy perennial; one and one-half to two feet high Pkt. 10c. 



^^1 m\^ These outdoor "summer Chrysanthemums" are showy and effective for bedding or 



1 ^MlirVJ^flTl TllfilTlliyy^ 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 



result in much larger flowers. These annuals are not the winter flowering sorts sold by florists and which are propagated 

 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. 



Morning Star. Handsome, large, single flowers, bright yellow with deeper center; excellent for cutting Pkt. 10c. 



Carinatum Eclipse Mixed (Tricolor) Large single flowers in very striking color combinations. The ray florets range from 



pure golden yellow to nearly white, are often ringed or centered purplish scarlet and always have a dark brown disc. .Pkt. 10c. 



Coronarium, double white. Very double white flowers, with petals rettexed and imbricated " 10c. 



Coronarium, double yellow. Very, attractive, rich golden yellow double flowers, about one inch across; abundantly 



produced Pkt. 10c. 



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



CHEIRANTHUS CHEIRI— (See Wallflower) ■ CHEIRANTHUS MARITIMUS — (See Virginian Stock) 



