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98 J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD., ALMANAC AND 
Centaurea Suavolens. 
CENTAUREA SUAVOLENS—Yellow, Sweet 
Sultan. Deeember till April. 
COSMOS BIPINNATA HYBRIDA. A very showy 
annual similar in shapetothe Bright-Eye Daisy or 
Correopsis, but taller and more brilliant in color. 
DIANTHUS BARBATUS—Sweet William. A well 
known plant, which has been muchimproved. Their 
beautiful colors make them very showy. Should be 
sown early otherwise they will not flower the first 
spring; oneanda half feet high. October till Aprile 
DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS—Carnation Pink. 
This is a well known and highly esteemed class of 
flowers. ‘They are double, of different colors, and 
very fragrant; can be sown either in fall or spring; 
should be shaded during midsummer and protected 
from hard rains; three to four feet high. November 
till April. — 
Dianthus Caryophyllus. 
DIANTHUS CARYOPHYLLUS MARGARITAE 
ROBUSTUS, fl. pl. Semi-high double Margaret 
Carnation, This beautiful pink originated in Italy. 
Itis of adwarfish habit, grows from 12 to 15 inches 
high; the stalks are exceedingly strong, and there- 
fore need no support, The flowers are much varie- 
gated, occasionally producing yellow ones. What 
makes this variety remarkable is that it lowers after 
four months from the time of sowing the seed, and 
produces about 80 per cent. of double flowers, unlike 
other Carnations, which are biennial and only bloom 
the second year. 
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Cosmos Bipinnata Hybrida. 
DIANTHUS CHINENSIS@—Chinese Pink. A 
beautiful class of annuals of various colors, which 
flower very profusely in early spring and summer, 
one foot high. From October till April. 
DIANTHUS PLUMARIS—Border Pink. A fra- 
grant pink used for edging. The flowers are tinged, 
generally pink or white with a dark eye. Does not 
flower the first year; two feet high. Sow from Jan-' 
uary till April. 
DIANTHUS HEDDEWIGGIi—Japan Pink. This’ 
is the most showy of any of theannual pinks. The 
flowers are very large and of brilliant colors; one 
foot high. Sow from October till April. 
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Dianthus Picotee. 
DIANTHUS PICOTEE—Fincst hybrids, Stage 
flowers saved from a collection of over 500 named 
varieties; per package, 25 cents. . 
Steckier’s Seeds are True to Name and Quality. 
