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Castor Bean (Acinus) 



Tall majestic plants foi- lawns, with leaves of glossy green 

 brown or bronzed metallic hue and long spikes of scarlet' 

 or of green, prickly fruit. Of very quick growth in rich 

 soil. Tender annual; six to fifteen feet high. 

 Zanzibariensis. A comparatively new species of wonderfully vigorous growth. Plants grow from ten to fifteen feet high. 

 Leaves have a brilliant lustre, measure about thirty inches across, and in different plants range from bright green 



with green stems to deep bronze with dark red stains. Mixed varieties pi^^.^ 5g^g 



Sanguineus. {Tricolor). Blood red stalks with red venation in leaves; height about six feet 



Celosia 



A class of plants having colored foli- 

 age, and in which the innumerable 

 small flowers and seed vessels togeth- 

 er with their supports, form a very 

 brilliantly colored mass, sometimes gracefully arranged like 

 plumes and sometimes more dense, being corrugated and 

 frilled at the edge like a cock's comb. They form the gayest 

 possible decoration, retaining their brilliant coloring for a 

 long time after being cut. Very commonly grown out of 

 doors but also adapted for the green house or conservatory. 

 Half hardy annuals. Plant in light, rich soil, and give plenty 

 of moisture. 



Pyramidalis plumosa mixed. The plant is over two feet high 

 and is covered with long, brilliantly colored and gracefully 

 formed plumes in red, yellow or violet Pkt. Sets 



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. 1 Octs 



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 cut and of brilliant crimson color Pkt. lOcts 



DWARF AND TREE COCKSCOMB TYPES 

 Giant Empress. The beautiful dwarf plant has dark red leaves 



and forms immense bright, crimson combs Pkt. lOcts 



Glasgow Prize. (President Thiers). The whole plant seems to 

 be formed into an immense comb, densely corrugated and of a 

 very brilliant, deep, purplish red. One of the most striking 

 examples of the possibility of modifying] the form of plants 



by cultivation and selection Pkt. lOcts 



Triumph of tlie Exposition. Plant of pyramidal form, bearing 

 many exceedingly graceful, feather-like spikes of intensely 



brilliant crimson color. Height about two feet Pkt. lOcts 



Dwarf Rose. Large rose colored combs Pkt. 1 Octs 



Dwarf Yellow. Large yellow combs " lOcts 



Dwarf Mixed. A mixture of best dwarf growing sorts " Sets 



Castor Bean, Mixed. 



Sets 

 Sets 



Castor Bean, Zanzibariensis. 



Centaurea 



The Centaureas are an ex- 

 ceedingly interesting gen- 

 us of plants, embracing 

 annuals, biennials and 

 perennials, which though botanically alike are very different 

 in appearance. Some are very valuable for the beauty of 

 their silvery white, velvet-like foliage, the flowers being un- 

 attractive; others are highly prized for the beauty of their 

 flowers. They are easily grown from seed. 



VARIETIES CULTIVATED FOR THEIR FOLIAGE 



Candidissima. Ornam.ental plants of great beauty; foliage 

 deeply cut, silvery w-hite and densely covered with white hairs. 

 Half hardy perennial Pkt. 15cts 



Gymnocarpa. Sometimes called JDusty Miller. Valuable be- 

 cause of its silvery f oUage 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 Flotver). This is the flower 

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

 a less extent in this country: though a weed there in its im- 

 proved forms it is one of the most attractive of garden 

 fiowers. 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, white or pink flowers from July till late in 

 autumn. One to two feet high, ilf/a-ed all colors. .Pkt. Sets 



Double Mixed. (Bachelor's Button). Produces larger, more 

 globular flowers than the common variety Pkt. Sets 



Odorata. (Siveet Sultan'). An old fashioned, hardy annual about 

 eighteen inches high, with long stemmed, sweet scented, 

 light blue or purple flowers Pkt. 1 Octs 



Marguerite. A sweet scented, white Centaurea, about as large 

 as a medium sized carnation. It is a sport from Centaurea 

 Odorata and the plants are about eighteen inches high. The 

 flowers are beautifully laciniated and produced on long stems; 

 their lasting quality after being cut is remarkable. Hardy 



annual ' .' Pkt. Sets 



Imperialis Mixed. An excellent sweet scented variety. The 

 flowers are finely laciniated and are about the size of a carna- 

 tion. They have long stems and keep well after cutting. 

 The colors range through white, rose, lilac, purple and yel- 

 low. Hardy annual; about eighteen inches high. .Pkt. lOcts 



Centaurea Marguerite. 



