PETEH HEflDEJ^SOfl & CO.— U^Sif^lVflliED piiOWEf^ SEEDS. 



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fiennii Yarieties tuat Bloom tue First Season. 



CANDYTUFT. 



Dwai-f annuals, flowering profusely 

 throughout the whole season ; great favor- 

 ites for beds, edgings, pots and borders ; 

 the plants are fairly covered with blossoms, 

 and of the easiest culture ; 12 inches high. 

 ZSmpress. A beautiful variety, bearing can- 

 delabra-shaped branches, each producing 

 a large truss of pure white flowers, 

 presenting a perfect pyramid of bloom 

 throughout the summer. (See cut.) . Pkt. 10 



Carmine 10. Crimson 5 



Purple 5. White 5 



"White Rocket. . . 5. "White Fragrant. . 5 



JMLsed Colors 5 



Xoiu Tbumb Candytuft. 

 Bushy little plants onlyi to 6 inches high ; 

 splendid for edgings. 



"White 10. Rose Pkt. 10 



Purple 10. Mixed Colors ... 10 



For hardy Candytufts, seepage 79. 



CANNAS. 



D-warf Large Flowered French. In this new 

 class of Cannas, the foliage is luxuriant and 

 the plants dwarf in habit. Their great 

 merit, however, lies in the large size and 

 brilliant hues of the flowers, ranging 

 through all shades of yellow and orange 

 to the richest crimson, scarlet and vermil- 

 ion ; some are also beautifully spotted. 

 Seed sown in a hot-bed or greenhouse from 

 January to April will produce flowering 

 plants in July. [See cut.) Mixed. .. Pfci. 15 

 Collection of si.v separate Dwarf French Cannas, 



75 cts. 

 Marechal "Vaillant. Flowers orange, foliage 



bronze, 4 to 6 ft 10 



Zebrina. Flowers scarlet, foliage striped, 10 



Mixed (Old Types). Many varieties 5 



Imported collection of six sej>arate Cannas {Old 

 Tt/pes), 50 cts. 



CARNATION. 



Marguerite. Without exception these are 

 the most abundant bloomers of all the 

 "Carnation Pinks." The flowers are of 

 brilliant colors, ranging through many 

 beautiful shades of reds, pinks, white, varie- 

 gated, etc. ; they are of perfect form and 

 large size. Those sown in spring com- 

 mence flowering in early summer, and con- 

 tinue to bloom in lavish profusion until 

 checked by frost. They can be potted and 

 taken in the house and will flower abun- 

 dantly throughout the winter, though, if 

 intended specially for wirter flowering, it 

 will be better to sow later in the season. 

 The plants are compact and robust in habit, 

 supporting themselves without the use of 



unsightly stakes. {See cut.) Pkt. 25 



For other Carnations, see page 81. 



CELOSIA or COCKSCOMB. 



Very popular annuais of the easiest 



culture, producing large ornamental 



comb-like heads ; not only are they highly 



prized for summer flower beds, but they 



make fine pot plants. 



Queen of the Dwarfs. This is the finest 

 Cockscomb w'e ever saw. It grows only 

 8 in. high. The combs are from seven to 

 ten inches across, of perfect form and of a 

 brilliant dark scarlet. {See cut.). . . .Pkt. 15 



"Variegata. Large gold and crimson striped 

 combs. 2 ft 5 



Japonica. A branching pyramidal plant, 

 each branch bearing a comb of rich crim- 

 son color and finely ruffled 5" 



New Golden Japan. See Novelties. 



Glasgow Prize. Veiy dwarf; immense 

 crimson combs. 1 ft 10 



Golden Beauty. Golden yellow combs ; 

 plant only 1 ft 5 



Dwarf Mixed. Many colors. 1ft 5 



Imported collection of 6 dwarf varieties, 30 cts. 



CEI.OSIA PI^UMOSA. 



{Feathered Cockscomb.) 

 Handsome pyramidal plants, 2 to 3 ft. high, 

 producing at the summit of each branch 

 long feathery plumes of very graceful effect. 

 Triomphe d'Exposition. >See Novelties. 

 Mixed Colors Pkt. 10 



CENTAUREA. 



Ragged Sailor, Corn Flower, Blue Bottle. 



Cyanus or Bluet. A very old favorite garden 

 aimual, flowering freely in almost any situ- 

 ation ; height, 2 to 3 feet; for cut flowers 

 they are largely used both in Europe and 

 this country, a little bunch of the blue corn 

 flower being a favorite boutonniere. 



Blue, Rose, "White or Mixed. Pkt. 5 



New Double. Produces double globu- 

 lar flowers of large size and filled up to the 

 centre with florets ; the mixture we offer 

 contains many novel new colors, some pret- 

 tily striped. (See cut.) 10 



Americana. Large growing annual, 3 feet 

 high ; veiy showy for borders or back- 

 grounds ; purplish red 5 



"White I^eaved Centaureas. 

 Valuable plants for ribbon bedding, the 



silvery whiteness of the leaves being very 



effective with other colored leaved plants ; 



although perennials they are usually grown 



as annuals. 



Candidissima. Eound compact plants, 1 foot 

 high ; silvery white Pkt. 15 



Clementei. Arching white, fringed leaves. 

 Height, 114 ft 15 



Gymnocarpa. One of the best, white foliage. 

 Height, 1).^ ft 10 



/iefer to the Index (2d page Cover) for Flower Seeds you cannot readily find. 



CABNATION, "MAKGUEKITE. 





