EMMA V. WHITE CO. 



CARNATION 



Beautiful varieties of Carnations may 

 be rained from seed. They bloom in 

 from three to four months from seed 

 sown in the open ground, and fully SO 

 per cent come double. Hardy in all 

 sections but the extreme north. 

 Giant Marguerite Carnation, Mixed. 

 The flowers are of unusual size and 

 brilliant colors, very double and beauti- 

 fully fringed, and include, the new 

 yellow, also innumerable shades of 

 scarlet, crimson, pink, striped, flaked 

 white and pure white. Packet, 100 

 seeds, Sc. 



Giant Carnation Collection. Four col- 

 ors separate, pink, red, white and yel- 

 low, in half packets, the four for 20c. 

 Chabaud's Everhloomins Carnations. 

 A new strain of Hardy Carnations, de- 

 veloped by a French specialist, bloom- 

 ing almost as soon as the Marguerite 

 and flowering indefinitely. Mixed, in 

 choicest colors. Packet, 70 seeds, 8c. 

 Carnation, Special Mixed. A mixture 

 of all varieties. Packet, 50 seeds, 5c. 

 CASTOR REAN (Ricinus) 

 Price, packet, 12 seeds, 5c; oz., 15c. 

 Aside from their use in decorative 

 beds Castor Beans are recommended 

 as affording a quick shade for poultry 

 yards. 10 to 12 feet. 



Green-Leaved. Immense plants with 

 gigantic green leaves. iy 2 to 2 feet 

 across. 



Red-licaved. Both stems and leaves 

 are highly ornamental, the latter be- 

 ing a shiny, bronzy-red. This is a mix- 

 ture of three best red or bronze-leaved 

 sorts: Cambodgensis, large palm-like 

 leaves: Panormitanus, huge leaves of 

 a peculiar bronze shade, and Sanguin- 

 eus, or Mexican, in which stems and 

 leaves are red. 



Special Mixed. All the above mixed, 

 including also the well-known Zanzi- 

 barensis. 



COLEUS 



A splendid assortmeni of highly color- 

 ed varieties, including handsomely 

 crinkled and large heart-shaped I 

 in many pleasing and surprising com- 

 binations of color. Packet, 100 s 

 10c; 2 packets, 18c. 



COCKSCOMB (Celosia) 



Price, each, per packet, 5c. 

 Chinese Wool Flower. A new and 



unique Feather' d Cockscomb. It grows 

 2 to 3 feet high, each branch covered 

 with a great head of rich crimson 

 flowers having the appearance 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. It 

 blooms continuously until cut off by 

 frosts. A much longer blooming peri- 

 od is obtained by starting seed in- 

 doors. Do not sow outside until set- 

 tled warm weather. Packet, 40 seeds. 

 Improved Ostrich Plume Cockscomb. 

 A superb strain paved from a magnifi- 

 cent collection of exhibition varieties. 

 AVith its graceful feathery plumes of 

 brilliant crimson and other magnificent 

 shades of red and gold, it makes a 

 great show for the garden, lasting un- 

 til everything else is gone. 18 to 2 1 

 inches. Mixed. Packet, 100 seeds. 

 Cockscomb, Special Mixed. Splendid 

 mixture, including AVool Flower, 

 Plumed and Combed varieties. Pack- 

 et, 150 seeds. 



Chinese Woolt'.ouer 



