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^^1 j_|_ These outdoor "summer Chrysanthemums" are showy and effective for bedding or 



%^ ^niTVJ^rin I rif^inilin borders in the garden and desirable for cut flowers. Plants become more bushy 

 ^^** ^ *'**** ***^^*****'** and shapely if pinched back in early growth and the practice of disbudding will 

 result in much larger flowers. These annuals are not the winter flowering sorts sold by florists and which are propagated 

 only by division of roots. 



Early Blooming Garden Sorts 



Seed may be sown in the open ground after danger of frost is over and the seedlings thinned eight or ten inches apart, but 



the best results come from sowing under cover early in May, and transplanting the young plants to open border. Height one 



and one-half to two feet. 



Morningr Star. Handsome, large, single flowers, bright yellow with deeper center; excellent for cutting. Oz. 50c — Pkt. 10c. 



Carinatum Eclipse ( Tricolor) Large single flowers of golden yellow with a dark brown disc. Oz. 50c " 10c. 



Carinatum Mixed Colors range from deep yellow to ci'eaniy white. Petals ringed or centered with striking markings of 

 scarlet or inaioon. Oz. 40<5 Pkt. 10c. 



Coronarium, double white. Very double white flowers, with petals retlexed and imbricated " 10c. 



Coronarium, double yellow. Very attractive, rich golden yellow double flowers, about one inch across; abundantly pro- 

 duced Pkt. 10c. 



Coronarium Mixed. A choice mixture of several shades and colors. Oz. 40c Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed. The choicest Carinatum and Coronarium varieties, both single and double. Oz. 30c Pkt. 10c. 



CHEIRANTHUS CHEIRI— (See Wallflower) 



^^ • • Cinerarias are easily grown from seed in the greenhouse. The large heads of brilliant daisy-like 



■ « V% ^^^Mr^ ^av ^ flowers of many colors, usually sharply margined and with dark eye, are very desirable in pots. 

 %. ^ 1 1 ICTa CtJlACA ^^^® plants are qften as broad as high and the velvety leaves are shaded on the under side. 



^■^ ^^ ^^ Sow preferably early in fail. They thrive best in a mixture of loam and peat. Perennial, 

 usually one to two feet high. 

 Hybrida. choicest mixed. Large flowering Pkt. 25c. 



/^IriY*!*-!:! Beautiful hardy annuals with rose colored, white and purple flowers, in delicate but very brilliant shades. The 

 V^lttl IV.la plants are about one and one-half to two feet high and are profuse bloomers. 



Sow in light, warm soil, as early in the spring as the ground can be worked, or if planted in August they will bloom the fol- 

 lowing summer. Double Mixed Pkt. 10c. 



C^cAwkt^Tk ^r*anr^^riC (Blue) a rapid growing climber with handsome dark green foliage, bearing on graceful 

 V^l/UttC«. i^li^AilUdlo stems large, bell-shaped flowers, green at first but rapidly changing to a beautifid deep 

 violet-blue. A wire netting trellis or support for the many green tendrils to fasten upon is preferable to coi'ds or smooth wire. 

 A well established plant will run about thirty feet in a season. 



For best results start indoors early in spring in rather dry soil and set out the young plants after danger of frost is past. 



Tender perennial. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



COCKSCOMB— (See Celosia) COIX LACHRYMA— (See Job's Tears) 

 ^^ m Magnificent ornamental foliage plants 



■ ^^ I ^^m m A foi' house or garden culture. The leaves 

 %, -*C jl%? LAS ^^® ^^ many shapes, and the shades and 



^■^^^ ^^ ^«>»*i^ colors are of remarkable beauty. 



Sow in shallow pots in rich light soil. Cover the seed lightly 

 with earth and keep the plants in an even moist temperature. 

 Transplant to the open ground in bed or border as soon as 

 danger of frost is over, and in a shady sheltered situation. For 

 house plants seed may be sown indoors in fall. Tender peren- 

 nial; plants about one to two feet high. 



Large Leaved Mixed. Rich, velvety leaves of large size. t%;. 

 Plants of exceeding beauty Pkt. 25c. 



^^ 1 1 • (Aquilegia) Very desirable, easily 



\ ^Ollim D1H.G grown, old fashioned perennials for 

 ^^^^*******^***^^ borders, forming large, permanent 

 clumps. Blooms profusely early in the season and remains in 

 bloom for a considerable period. 



Sow the seed which is of rather slow germination, in open 

 ground early in spring in any rich, well drained garden soil. 

 In permanent bed plants should have at least one foot each 

 way. Keep clear of weeds and give each year a dressing of well 

 rotted manure. Seed may also be sown outdoors in fall. 

 Hardy herbaceous perennials; two to three feet high. 

 Coerulea hybrida. Vigorous growing, very handsome, with 



delicate blue and white flowers; spurs very long Pkt. 10c. 



Californica hybrida. Hardy, free blooming, with single orange, 



red and yellow flowers. Oz. .^3.50 Pkt. 10c. 



Single Mixed. Many shades and colors. Oz. 90c Pkt. 10c 



Double Mixed. Best and finest colors, including white, shades 



of blue, and brownish purple. Oz. 30c .... . . Pkt. 10c. 



CONVOLVULUS MAJOR— (See Morning Glory) 

 CONVOLVULUS MINOR— (See Dwarf Morning Glory) 



Coreopsis or Calliopsis 1S&^S^^•^^Z 



producing in great profusion for a long time flowers wiiich 

 are bright yellow and rich brown, self colored or with these 

 colors and red contrasted. 



Sow outdoors early in spring where plants are wanted to 

 bloom, covering seed one-half inch deep; thin to two feet apart. 

 For earlier bloom sow indoors and transplant. 



Tinctoria Mixed. A very hardy and easily gnnvn annual, pro- 

 ducing Mu abundance of brilliantly colored single ray flowers 



with dark center. The flowers, which are about one and 



one-half inches across, vary from clear yellow to deep rich 



brown, the two colors often being beautifully contrasted in 



the same blossom. Height of plants, two to three feet. Oz. SOc. 



Pkt. 1 Oc. 



Golden Ray. This dwarf variety forms compact plants covered 



with singularly attractive flowers of rich maroon edged with 



golden yellow. The petals are rather narrow and are often 



twisted, giving the flowers a star-like appearance. Hardy 



annual, six to eight inches high, well adapted for edgings. 



Oz. 60c; Pkt. lOc. 



Lanceolata grandiflora. A very hardy perennial, blooming the 



first year and producing on long stems a succession of rich 



bright yellow flowers two to three inches across. Very valua- 



■ ble for cutting. Seed may also be sown in fall outdoors. 

 About two feet high. Oz. 75c Pkt. 10c. Coreopsis 



