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^"^ ^,^ ■ ^^ • A class of plants having colored foliage, and in which 



■ -4 ^^ I ^\ Sk I ^^ the innumerable small flowers and seed vessels, together 

 ^^^ ^-^ ■ ^^^ ^"^ ■ ^"^ with their supports form a very brilliantly colored mass, 

 sometimes gracefully arranged like plumes, and sometimes more dense and corru- 

 gated and frilled at the edge like a cockscomb. They form the gayest possible dec- 

 oration for the greenhouse or conservatory, and retain their brilliant coloring for a 

 long time after being cut. Half hardy annuals. Plant in light, rich soil, 

 and give plenty of moisture. 



TALL GROWING SORTS. 



Pyratnidalis plumosa mixed. The plant is about eighteen inches high and 

 is covered with long, brilliantly colored and gracefully formed 

 plumes in red, yellow or violet Pkt. Sets 



Triumph of the Exposition. Plant of pyramidal form, bearing ■^^'" ' 



many exceedingly graceful feather-hke spikes of intensely 

 brilliant crimson color. Height about two feet Pkt. lOcts 



Variegated. A strain between the plumosa and cockscomb 

 types, in which the plumes are broadened at the top into many 

 small, comb-like forms, and are variegated and striped in red 

 and yellow Pkt. lOcts 



Japan. The plant grows to the height of two and a half or three 



feet, and is covered with spikes or combs which are very finely ^.^cm-^m- in Mi i -ii'nrr"! ir' ir-" irr'^^ 



cut and of great brilliancy of color Pkt. lOcts iHl liUMlwai tili 5k»m*-^^^&S'se%"ei 



DWARF AND TREE COCKSCOMB TYPES. 



Giant Empress. A very beautiful variety in which the dwarf 

 plant has dark red leaves, and forms immense bright crimson 

 combs Pkt. IScts ''^^'^SSS^^mr/iji'MM^ 



Qlasg:ow Prize {President Thiers). The whole plant seems to be "~- --^S^^^^B^f^iai^Mv 



formed into an immense comb densely corrugated and of in- 

 describably brilliant color. One of the most striking examples 



of the possibility of modifying the form of plants by cul- CELOSIA, Triumph of the Exposition. 



tivation and selection Pkt. lOcts 



Dwarf Rose. Large, rose colored combs " lOcts _ 



Dwarf Yellow. Large, yellow combs lOcts M^ ^^ ^^ ^ ^^ — — ^^m^^ ^^ 



Dwarf nixed. A mixture of the best dwarf-growing sorts. Vj#a^ I I [^^ IJ I^m5^3 ■ ■ 



CENTAUREA, Marguerite. 



The Centaureas are an exceedingly interesting genus of 



plants embracing annuals, biennials and perennials, which, 

 though botanically alike, are very different in appearance. 

 Some ar^-very valuable for the beauty of their silvery white, 

 velvet-like foliage, the flowers being unattractive; others are 

 of great value for the beauty of their flowers. They are all 

 easily grown from seed. 



Varieties Cultivated for their Foliage. 



Candidissima. Ornamental plants of great beauty; foliage 

 deeply cut, silvery white, and densely covered with white 

 hairs. Half hardy perennial Pkt. 15cts 



Gymnocarpa, sometimes called Dusty Miller. Valuable be- 

 cause of its silvery gray foliage and graceful, drooping 

 habit of growth. Half hardy perennial; one-half to two 

 feet high Pkt. lOcts 



Varieties Cultivated for their Flowers. 



Cyanus (Bachelor''s Button, Corn Floiver). This is the flower 

 seen in such great abundance in the fields of Europe, and to 

 a less extent in this country, and though a weed there, in its 

 improved forms it is one of the most attractive of garden 

 flowers. 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, they will furnish a profusion 

 of bright blue, white or pink flowers from July till late in 

 autumn. One to two feet high. Mixed, all colors. Pkt. 5c 



Double Mixed ( Bachelor^ s Button). Produces lai-ger, more 

 globular flowers than the common Pkt. lOcts 



Odorata (Sweet Sultan). An old fashioned, hardy annual 

 about eighteen inches high, with sweet-scented, long 

 stemmed, light blue or purple flowers Pkt. lOcts 



riarguerite. A sweet-scented, white Centaurea, about as 

 large as a medium sized carnation. It is a sport from Cen- 

 taurea Odorata, and the plants are about eighteen inches 

 high. The flowers are beautifully laciuiated and produced 

 on long stems; their lasting quality after being cut is re- 

 markable. The beautj' of this easily cultivated plant is 

 certain to make it very popular Pkt. lOcts 



Imperialis ilixed. An excellent, sweet-scented variety. The 

 flowers are finely laciniated, and are about the size of a 

 carnation. They have long stems and keep well after cut- 

 ting. The colors range through white, rose, lilac, purple 

 and yellow. Hardy annual ; about eighteen inches high. 



Pkt. lOcts 



CHEIRANTHUS CHEIRJ— (See Wallflower). 



CHEIRANTHUS MARITIMUS— (-See Virginian Stock). 



