Prairie View, 111. — "I never before had better 

 Asters than yours, and would not buy else- 

 where."— F. G. 



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MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. 



Chinese Wool Flower 



COCKSCOMB (Celosia) 



Price, each, per pkt., 5c; any 2 pkts., 8c. 



Chinese Wool Flower. A new and unique 

 Feathered Cockscomb. It grows 2 to 3 feet 

 high, each branch covered with a great head 

 of rich crimson flowers having the appear- 

 ance of soft, silky wool. Very effective in 

 beds and borders, splendid for cutting as it 

 lasts many days, and dried it is a valuable 

 addition to the winter bouquet. Blooms 

 continuously until cut off by frosts. A much 

 longer blooming period is obtained by start- 

 ing seed indoors. Do not sow outside until 

 settled warm weather. Pkt., 40 seeds. 



Improved Ostrich Plume Cockscomb. A 

 superb strain saved from a magnificent col- 

 lection of exhibition varieties. With its 

 graceful feathery plumes of brilliant crim- 

 son and other magnificent shades of red and 

 gold, it makes a great show for the garden, 

 lasting until everything else is gone. 18 to 

 24 in. Mixed. Pkt., 100 seeds. 



Dwarf Ostrich Plume Cockscomb. Charm- 

 ing little plants about a foot hight, covered 

 with dense clusters of deep rich crimson 

 flowers. Pkt., 75 seeds. 



Dwarf Hybrid Cockscomb, Mixed. With 

 their immense combs, these are very showy 

 for massing in a bed. This mixture contains 

 the choicest named sorts, including Empress, 

 Glasgow Prize, Queen of Dwarfs, and other 

 new hybrid varieties, with crimson and pink 

 combs. Pkt., 100 seeds. 



Cockscomb, Special Mixed. The above 

 choice sorts mixed. Pkt., 150 seeds. 



COLEUS 



A splendid assortment of highly colored 

 varieties, including handsomely crinkled and 

 large heartshaped leaves in many pleasing 

 and surprising combinations of color. Pkt., 

 100 seeds, 10c; 2 pkts., 16c. 



CXARKIA ELEGANS 



A pretty, desirable annual with racemes of 

 white or varying shades of red. Popular in 

 European gardens, but not so well known 

 here. Double mixed, 1 foot. Pkt., 400 seeds, 

 5c. 



Alfalfa. Fine for decorating. Pkt. 5c. 

 COLUMBINE (Aquilegia) 



Long-Spurred Hybrids. Splendid large 

 flowers, with exceedingly long spurs, in great 

 variety of color, including double and single 

 forms of Chrysantha, the beautiful golden 

 yellow, and Coerulea, the famous Colorado 

 state flower. If not allowed to seed these 

 sorts will bloom a good part of the summer. 

 Pkt., 200 seeds, 8c. 



Columbine, Special Mixed. Including the 

 above and many other beautiful hybrids. 

 Double and single mixed. Pkt., 200 seeds, 

 5c. 



CYCLAMEN 



Charming window plants, with ornamental 

 foliage and richly colored orchid-like flow- 

 ers in pink, white and crimson shades. They 

 are easy to raise from seed, scarcely a seed 

 failing to germinate. 



Cyclamen Giganteum. A splendid large- 

 flowering strain, mixed in all the Cyclamen 

 colors. Pkt., 12 seeds, 10c. 



Butterfly Cyclamen. A new type of sur- 

 passing beauty in which the edges are deeply 

 waved or crinkled. Pkt., 10 seeds, 15c. 

 HOW TO REMIT. 



Your remittance is guaranteed if made by money 

 order, bank draft or registered letter. If you send 

 personal check five cents must be added, as by 

 new bank ruling a collection charge is made on 

 nearly all checks, which means, in the course of 

 the season, many dollars taken from my small 

 profits. 



