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specially those of the main stems 

 are more like those of the C. cristata. 

 They are dark red , the leaves dark 

 green spotted more or less with dark 

 red. The plant grows most vigorously 

 to about 4 feet in height which 

 makes it invaluable for large groups 



© Celosiapyr. plumosa Thompsoni (Tri- 

 omphe de l'exposition) 

 i) H j) aurea . 

 „ „ „ coccinea . . 

 „ „ ., Preziosa 

 „ „ „ ostrich-feathered, 

 orange-crimson ; an 

 absolutely distinct 

 and fine sort . 

 „ „ „ finest mixed . 

 „ Thompso'ni magnifica, atro- 

 coccinea, aurantiaca, aurea, 

 coccinea, kermesina, Iutea, 

 each separate l jg OZ 1 / — 

 „ Thompsoni magnifica, all 

 colours mixed */ 8 OZ — /6 

 Centaurea americana . . . 

 „ „ alba . 

 „ candidissima (ragusina) 

 „ „ compacta 

 Clementei 



© 



0 

 4 



Centaurea Cyanus (Blue Bottle, 

 Bachelor's Button), 

 coelestina (Emperor William) 

 fl.pl.mixed, new double flowered 

 nana compacta Victoria . . 



» » n fl - pi- 



Dam. 1899, double, dark red . 

 nana compacta Victoria bico- 

 lor, Dam. 1902, white with 



a blue centre . 



single flowered, mixed 



© Centaurea depressa 



4 „ gymnocarpa 



© „ Margaritae, Dam. 1891 (White 

 Sultan Mammoth), pure white, 

 very large scented flowers (true, 

 not the common very inferior 

 C. impcrialis) 



© „ moschata (Sweet Sultan) . . 

 j) „ alba 



0 „ odorata Dam. 89 (Red Mam- 

 moth Sultan), with large 

 purple scented flowers . 

 „ „ Chamaeleon Dam. (Yellow 

 Sultan Mammoth), with 

 very large flowers of a pale 

 sulphur-yellow, later whitish 

 yellow changing into lilac 

 and fading in a rosy colour 



per oz 

 8. <). 



2 G 



- 11 



2 6 



3 4 



- 10 



per Hi. 



s. <i. 



6 



5 



7 



4 



3 



7 



3 



2 



9 



6 



6 





8 9 

 2 7 



11 



36 



— 2 



1 



9 



— 3 



2 



2 



— 5 



4 



9 



5 



4 



9 



— 8 



— 2 



1 







1 



5 



— 6 



5 



7 



— 10 



10 



3 



— 3 



2 



9 



— 4 



q 



0 



3 



— 11 



10 



9 



1 9 



2f, 





0 Centaurea suaveolens, Yellow Sweet 

 Sultan 



0§ Cephalandra palmata, Dam. 1889 . 



4 Cerastium tomentosum . 



g Cestrum aurantiacum 



4 Chamaepeuce Casabonae, Fishbone 



Thistle 



„ diacantha, Ivory Thistle . 



Stocks. 

 © Cheiranthus annuus. 



One of our most important specialities! 

 All our Stocks are grown with so much skill and 

 care that there is no better quality in the 

 market; they give the highest percen- 

 tage of double flowers as all our many thou- 

 sands of patrons who received them, will testity. 



Dwarf early - flowered ten week 



Stocks, 



1. Crimson, 5. Rose, 



2. Dark Blue, 6. Rosy-carmine, 



3. Deep blood-red, 7. White, 



4. Light-blue, 8. Yellow, 



each separate 



all colours mixed . . . . 



Large-flowered dwarf ten week 



Stocks, 



1. Canary-yellow, 



2. Crimson, 



3. Dark blood-red, 



4. Dark blue, 



each separate 



all colours mixed 



5. Fire red, 



6. Light blue, 



7. Lilac, 



8. White, 



Wallflower-leaved large flowered 



ten week Stocks, 

 all colours mixed . . . . 

 VictoriaBouquetten week Stocks, 



1. Carmine, 4. Light blue, 



2. Dark bloodred, 5. White, 



3. Dark blue, 



each separate 



all colours mixed . . . . 



Dresden Perpetual-flowered ten 



week Stocks, 



4. Rosa, 



5. Sulphur-yellow, 



6. White, 



1. Dark blue, 



2. Deep crimson, 



3. Light blue, 



each separate 



all colours mixed . . . . 



Large - flowered pyramidal ten 



week Stocks mixed . . . . 



per oz 

 n. d. 



— 6 

 3 — 



1 3 

 1 G 



— 10 



— G 



per lb. 

 n. d. 



3 9 



3 9 



31 

 27 



37 6 



