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,-». • (Dianthus Caryophyllus) "Carnation," "Pink," "Clove Pink," "Florists Pink, are names 



t* J. • applied by different people to the same or to different plants of several species as well as 



I fUfn^TlOfl to hybrids between them. They are all easily grown from seed and very free blooming, the 

 V^C** **«L%1»*WAA flowers being bright colored and with a delicious clove-like fragrance. They produce double 

 hemispherical blooms with thick, wax-like petals and long pod-like calyx, the improved varieties we offer being very desirable 

 for cutting The > plants are branching but compact and erect, with slender, bluish green foliage. For larger and better flowers 

 remove all but the terminal buds. Half hardy perennial. 



The choicest varieties sold by florists are propagated from 

 cuttings but very beautiful double flowers just as good in form 

 and more fragrant, although not as large, may be produced 

 from the seed we offer. Seed may be sown outdoors early in 

 spring, using well pulverized soil, preferably sandy loim. Make 

 rows one foot apart and cover seed with one-fourth inch of fine 

 soil, firmly pressed down. When two inches high thin to eight 

 or ten inches apart. For earlier blooming start indoors. 



First Year Giant. (Chabaud's) A recently developed variety 

 of such outstanding merit that it supersedes all the older per- 

 petual flowered strains. Blooms six months atter seeding and 

 continues throughout the summer. Plants are of robust, 

 upright habit, bearing very double, clove-scented flowers of 

 extra large size. Should not be confused with the olJ, small 

 flowered Chabaud type. 



Crimson Pkt. 25c. 



Rose " 25c. 



White " 25c. 



Mixed " 10c. 



Marguerite, Finest Mixed. A well known, standard variety 

 which can be successfully treated as an annual. Flowers large, 

 double, deeply fringed, very fragrant and appear in very 

 attractive shades of color. Desirable for both bedding and 

 cutting. Oz. $1.00 Pkt. 10c. 



(Ricinus) Tall majestic 



plants for lawns or 



driveways; with broad, 



beautifully lobed, palm- 

 like leaves of glossy green, brown or bronzed metallic hue and 

 long spikes of scarlet, or of green, prickly seed pods. Makes a 

 rapid, vigorous growth in rich soil. Sow seed outdoors after 

 danger from frost is over, preferably in light rich soil, or for 

 earlier blooms start indoors and transplant. For best develop- 

 ment each plant should have at least four feet each way. Its 

 rich, luxuriant growth makes it very attractive for a long 

 distance either grown singly or in groups, or as center plants 

 with Cannas, Dahlias, etc., giving a semi-tropical effect. Seed 

 beautifully striped or mottled. Tender annual; six to fifteen 

 feet high. 



Zanzibariensis. Wonderfully vigorous, from ten to fifteen feet 

 high. Leaves have a brilliant luster, measuring about thirty 

 inches across, ranging in color from bright green to deep 

 bronze. Seed very large, oval. Mixed Varieties. Oz. 25c. 

 Pkt. 10c. 



Sanguineus. {Tricolor) Blood red stalks with red venation in 

 leaves; height about six feet. Oz. 25c Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed. A desirable mixture of all the named varieties. Oz. 25c. 

 Pkt. 10c. 



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Celosia 



An odd and picturesque class of plants having colored foliage and in which the innumerable small 

 flowers and seed vessels together 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 in beds and borders, retaining their 



brilliant coloring often from midsummer until frost. The red Cristata sorts are sometimes cut before fully ripe and dried in 



the house for winter bouquets. 



Seed may be sown outdoors as early in spring as ground is warm and dry, using if possible light, rich, well pulverized soil, 



and giving plenty of moisture. For larger and more beautiful plumes start the seed very early indoors and transplant to 



place when weather is settled. Also adapted for growing in pots in greenhouse and conservatory. Half hardy annuals. 



Chinese Woolflower (Celosia Childsi) 



Crimson. Plants about two and one-half feet high, branch freely and produce large, globular, purplish crimson flowers which 

 resemble balls of brilliantly colored wool. Oz. $1.50 Pkt. 10c. 



Feathered Varieties {Celosia Pyramidalis Plumosa) 



Golden Yellow. (Golden Plume) Produces an abundance of graceful feather-like plumes of light golden yellow. Height two to 

 three feet Pkt. 10c. 



Crimson .( Triumph of the Exposition) Plant of pyramidal form, bearing many exceedingly graceful feather-like spikes of 

 intensely brilliant crimson color. Height two to three feet Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed. Plants pyramidal, branching two or more feet high, covered with long, brilliantly colored and graceful formed plumes 

 in red, yellow or violet. An excellent mixture of plumosa or feather celosias. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



Dwarf Cockscomb Varieties ( Celosia Cristata ) 



Giant Empress. This beautiful dwarf plant has bronze leaves and forms very large crimson combs. Height* about one foot. 



.' Pkt. 10c. 



Dwarf Rose. One foot high; large rose-colored combs " 10c. 



Dwarf Yellow. Large yellow combs. Height one foot " 10c. 



Glasgow Prize (President Thiers) . Plant resembles a very large comb, densely corrugated ; brilliant, deep purplish red. Foliage 



dark, not abundant; ten to twelve inches Pkt. 10c. 



Dwarf Mixed. A mixture of the best dwarf growing sorts. Oz. $2.50 " 10c, 



