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Clianthus. 

 larger and more beautiful they grow. Should be three 

 feet apart. Tender annual ; two feet high. 

 Celosia, cristata, mixed tall, twelve of the most 



splendid tall varieties mixed lo 



" cristata, dwarf crimson, brilliant lo 



" " "■ rose, deep rose lo 



" " " yellow, fine lo 



" " "• mixed lo 



" new Japan, (Celosia Japonica)^ Vick. The 

 comb is finely cut, delicate as lace, and won- 

 derfully brilliant lo 



*' new variegated, variegated in branch, leaf, 



and comb ; very handsome lo 



" Japonica, cristata nana, {new^ divarf -crest- 

 ed Cockscomb.) We had the pleasure of first 

 introducing this remarkable variety two years 

 ago, and under our own growing this season it 

 has fully sustained its characteristics. The 

 striking features of this singular variety are its 

 perfectly symmetrical growth, the leaves cov- 

 ering the entire stem with dark bronze red, 

 half drooping leaves, forming a compact mass, 

 which, in contrast with white-leaved plants, 

 produces a most striking effect. The color of 

 the comb is an intensely brilliant shinifig 

 car7ni7iey rendering it very conspicuous, even 

 among most brilliant colored flowers, like scar- 

 let geraniums, roses, carnations, &c. The 

 three to five little combs form themselves on 

 separate side stems in a perfectly symmetrical 

 manner around the plant, keeping about eight 

 inches lower than the head, and in no way 

 interfering with the gracefulness of the leaves. 

 The most characteristic feature is the leaflets 

 which grow on the neck of the comb, and form 

 a beautiful circle or collar around each comb, 

 as true in the small as the large flower, all 

 standing out perfectly horizontal 20 



COLEXJS. 



Probably there is no other kind of ornamental foliage 

 plant so well known and universally admired as the 

 Co'.eus. The leaves are of all shapes, shades and colors, 

 and nearly all have a rich, velvety appearance of extra- 

 ordinary beauty. No yard should be without these 

 decorative plants. They are green-house evergreens, 

 and can be planted out as soon as danger of frost is 

 over. They will continue to grow and thrive till cut 

 down by frost in autumn. Slips should be taken from 

 the finest, which will grow finely all winter, if potted 

 and placed in green-house or conservatory. 



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Cobaea. Cockscomb, Japan. 



Coleus, mixed, tzuenty-^ve best named sorts 25 



" new hybrids mixed 25 



COL-UMBINE-iAquileg-ia). 



The old single varieties of Combine have been known 

 and admired for centuries under the name of Honey- 

 suckle. The new double sorts are very beautiful, and 

 embrace a great variety of colors and forms. They are 

 nearly all hardj', and seed can be sown in open ground 

 in spring or autumn ; and they can also be increased by 

 dividing the roots. Hardy perennial ; two feet high. 



Aquilegia, alba plena, double white 10 



'' caryophylloides, white, nicely striped with 

 reddish-crimson; a beautifid double variety. .10 



" Skinneri, crimson, scarlet and orange 10 



" vervaeneana fol. variegatis, one of the few 

 striking variegated plants, reproduced with 

 certainty from seed. Double, rose-colored 



blossoms ; exceedingly beautiful 15 



•' mixed double, best and finest colors 10 



COMMELINA-(Day Flower). 



The splendid blue and white flowers of this plant can- 

 not be excelled, and its profusion of blossoms renders it 

 worthy of cultivation. The roots can be taken up and 

 kept in the cellar, like Dahlias, and replanted in spring, 

 and will produce larger and more blossoms. Plant in 

 any good garden soil, and thin to si.x inches apart. Ten- 

 der perennial ; one and a half to two and a half feet high. 



Commelina, ccelestis, skj- blue 5 



" alba, white 5 



" mixed 5 



CONVOLVULUS. 



A magnificent class of trailing annuals, some of which 

 produce flowers of wondrous beauty. Useful for ver- 

 andas, lattice, &c., and grows freely in any good garden 

 soil. 



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Convolvulus, mauritanicus. 



