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D, M, FERRY & Go's Descriptive catalogue. 



Clianthus. 



Charming liitle trailin,^ plants, suitable for baskets, 

 pots, or rock work. The flowers are somewhat like the 

 Lobelia, blue, purple and spotted, about half an inch in 

 diameter. The seed is exceedingly small, and should 

 he sown with great care, covering very slightly with 

 earth, and shading from the rays of the sun, till firmly 

 .established. Tender annual; six inches high. 

 •Clintonia, elegans, light blue 5 



" pulchella, blue, yellow and white 10 



" pulchella atropurpurea, violet-purple, center 

 yellow, margined with white 10 



" fine mixed 10 



A fine, rapid growin,;> climber, with handsome foliage 

 and large, bell shaped flowers, green at first, but rapidly 

 changing to a beautiful, deep violet-blue. Seeds should 

 .be started in hot-bed, or by a warm window in the 



Cobaea. 



Ihouse, in rather dry soil, as they are apt to rot in open 

 ground. A well established plant will run fifty feet in a 

 .season, covering a large veranda with handsome foliage 

 and beautiful flowers. Tender perennial. 

 ■Cobsea, scandens 10 



COCK©COMB-(Celosia). 



' Highly orna- 



mental plants, pro- 

 ducing crested 



v'*ikA^'^T~'3JS^^SS^B heads of flowers, 



j».i«'fl«s!iwa»«'"»«a» soinewhat resem- 



bling a cock's comb 

 There are many 

 colors and shapes, 

 but the scarlet and 

 .^__ crimson ones are 



^"^ "■ the most brilliant 



and rich. The oft- 

 7m\Ik^'"|nIiu ener they are trans- 



VS^^^^^^A ^^^^-=_: planted or shifted, 

 j ^ — ^ the larger and more 

 beautiful they 

 Cockscomb. grow. Should be 



three feet apart. Tender annual ; one to three feet 

 high. 

 Celosia, cnstata, mixed tall, twelve ot the most 



splendid tall varieties mixed 10 



'' cristata, dwarf crimson, brilliant 10 



" " " rose, deep rose 10 



" " " yellow, fine .10 



" ■' " mixed 10 



" new Japan {Celosia '}apo7tica)^ the comb is 

 finely cut, delicate as lace, and wonderfully 



brilliant 10 



" new variegated, variegated in branch, leaf, 



and comb ; very handsome , 10 



" Glasgow Prize, a very fine, semi-dwarf varie- 

 ty, with large, brilliant crimson comb, and 



handsome, dark foliage 15 



" Japonica cnstata nana (new dwarf crested 

 Cockscomb). The striking features of this 

 singular variety are its perfectly symmetrical 

 growth, the leaves covering the entire stem 

 with dark bronze red, which, in contrast with 

 white leaved plants, produces a most striking 

 effect. It is one of the most valuable plants 

 we know of when used largely as a border 

 plant The color of the comb is an intensely 

 brilliant shining Cf.rmine, rendering it very 

 conspicuous even among most brilliant colored 

 flowers, like scarlet geraniums, roses, carna- 

 tions, etc. The three to five little combs form 

 themselves on separate side stems in a perfect- 

 ly symmetrical manner around the plant, keep- 

 ing about eight inches lower than the head, 

 and in no way interfering with the graceful- 

 ness of the leaves. The most characteristic 

 feature is the leaflets which grow on the neck 

 of the comb, and ^orm a beautiful circle or 

 collar around each comb, as true in the small 

 as the large flower, all standing out perfectly 

 horizontal . 20 



Probably there is no other kind of ornamental foliage 

 plant so well known and universally admired as the 

 Coleus. 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 should be planted in a green- 

 house or a warm situation in-doors in a temperature of 

 70°, and can be bedded 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 

 tli,e finest, which will grow finely all winter, if potted 

 and placed in green-house or conservatory. 



