Holmes Seed Company, Harrisburg, Pa. 71 
HOLMES TESTED FLOWER SEEDS 
Pkt. 
CARNATION. See specialty pages. Their 
wide range of color and highly perfumed 
flowers on long stems class them among the 
very best for cut-flowers. Half-hardy per- 
ennials; 1 to 1% ft. high. 
MARGUERITE VARIETIES (Bloom 
first year). 
1080 Pure White $0 10 
1081 Fire King 10 
1082 Red 10 
1083 Striped 10 
1084 Yellow. Extra fine 15 
1085 Splendid Mixed 10 
PERENNIAL VARIETIES (Bloom second 
year) 
1086 Fancy Extra Choice, Mixed 20 
1087 Choice Double Mixed 10 
1088 Fancy Picotee, Extra Fine Mixed 15 
CASTOR OIL PLANT. See Ricinus. 
CELOSIA (Cockscomb). See specialty 
pages. Fine for marketing. Elegant plume- 
shaped spikes of rich colored flowers. Half- 
hardy annual. 2 to 3 feet. 
1095 Cristata, Extra Fine Mixed 05 
1096 Dwarf Mixed, Extra 05 
1097 Glasgow Prize. Crimson Comb. 
One of the best comb varieties 05 
See specialty pages. 
1098 Dwarf Feathered, Mixed. Flowers 
curled like an ostrich feather 05 
1099 Thompson! magnifica, feathered. 10 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. See specialty 
pages. The glorious and showy autumn- 
blooming Chrysanthemums now so much 
admired and cultivated. v 
1120 Indicum, Double Mixed. Very 
double; all colors. Half-hardy.. 20 
1122 Marguerite (Painted_ Daisy). 
Blooms all summer and makes a 
gorgeous display. Hardy annual 05 
1123 Shasta Daisy. New. The finest 
ever introduced. See specialty 
pages 15 
CINERARIA. See specialty pages. Mag- 
nificent. The flowers measure 2 to 3 inches 
across, are of white, blue, violet and crimson 
shades, covering the plant with a sheet of 
bloom. Greenhouse perennial. 
1130 Holmes' Superb Prize Strain. 
Flowers are exceptionally fine, both 
as to size and beauty 20 
1131 Striated Mixed. New 25 
1132 Dwarf Double Large-flowering, 
Mixed. The most exquisite sort. 35 
1133 Maritima. (Dusty Miller). Very 
fine for edgings and borders 05 
CLARKIA. See specialty pages. A pretty 
annual, suitable for borders, edgings, vases 
and hanging baskets. 1 ft. 
1134 Mixed 05 
CLEMATIS. See Vines. 
COBAEA. See Vines. 
COLEUS. The popular bedding plant. Ten- 
der perennial. 1 to 3 feet. 
1150 Large-leaved, Copper-colored. 
Plants grow about 2 feet high. The 
foliage is a beautiful bronze or 
copper color and is quite distinct 10 
1151 Large-leaved Fringed. Large 
leaves, deeply cut and fringed. 
Embracing combinations of mark- 
ings entirely new 10 
1152 Finest Mixed 05 
COLUMBINE. SeeAquilegia. 
CONVOLVULUS. See Vines, page 77. 
COREOPSIS. See Calliopsis. 
CORNFLOWER. SeeCentaureaCyanus. 
COSMOS. See specialty pages. One of the 
notable fall flowers ; yields hundreds of 
blossoms 3 inches across. Both foliage and 
flowers are unsurpassed for bouquets and 
vases. Annual. 5 to 6 feet. 
1170 Golden Yellow. New. See specialty 
pages 05 
1171 New Giant Mixed. All colors .... 10 
1173 Wh'te Pond Lily. Flowers 5 
inches across; white, with yellow 
center 05 
CELOSIA, DWARF FEATHERED 
CYPERUS, UMBRELLA PLANT 
COSMOS, Continued Pkt. 
1174 "Klondyke." Golden yellow. $0 05 
1175 Mammoth Perfection. A vast im- 
provement over the old sort, with 
flowers twice as large. Choice 
mixed • • 10 
1176 Dawn, New Early Dwarf Large- 
flowering. Compact, grows only 
4 feet. Pure white, with a tinge 
of rose. Begins to bloom in July 
and lasts until frost 05 
1177 Pink 05 
1178 Crimson 10 
1179 Rainbow. All colors in one flower 10 
CYCLAMEN. Very pretty plants, with 
beautiful foliage and rich-colored, fragrant 
flowers ; universal favorites for winter and 
spring blooming. 
1185 Monstruosum, Mixed. New 15 
1186 Giganteum, Mixed. Large flowers, 
borne very profusely .' 15 
1187 Papiilo (Butterfly). Mixed. Very 
fine 35 
CYPERUS (Umbrella Plant). See specialty 
pages. 
1188 Alternifolius 10 
CYPRESS VINE. See Vines. 
CACALIA (Tassel Flower). Very pretty 
summer-flowering garden plant. Prized for 
cutting, l^feet. Annual. ' ■ 
1189 Mixed Colors 05 
CLEOME (Giant Spider Plant). A showy 
garden annual, producing curious heads of 
flowers of bright rose color, with long 
antennae-like stamens of easy cultivation, 
blooming from early to late. 4 to 5 feet. 
1190 Pungens. See specialty pages ... 05 
CANNAS. Seed sown in hotbed or green- 
house from January to April will produce 
flowering plants by July. 
1191 Mixed. Tall varieties. . 05 
CROTOLARIA (Golden Bush Pea, or 
Florida Rattlebox). A beautiful bushy 
garden annual, with golden yellow, Sweet 
Pea-like flowers, often 40 blossoms on one 
spike. It blooms profusely throughout the 
summer until killed by frost. Seed-pods, 
when shaken, sound like a child's rattle. 
1192 Retusa.... 10 
CENTAUREA (Bachelor's Button). 
See specialty pages. Some varieties are in- 
dispensable for borders and edges of beds, 
while others are noted for their beautiful 
flowers. 2 to 3 feet. See Sweet Sultan. 
1193 Imperialis, Mixed. See specialty 
pages 05 
1194 Cyanus, Blue 05 
1195 Double-flowered, Mixed 05 
1196 Margaret. Pure white 05 
1197 Gymnocarpa (Dusty Miller). Ele- 
gant silvery white foliage; splen- 
did bedding plant. 1 foot 05 
1198 Nana compacta Victoria, Mixed. 
New. Very fine for pots and edg- 
ings. Annual. 9 inches .... 05 
DAHLIAS. Single Dahlias grown from seed 
flower the first season. 
1200 Superb Single Mixed. See 
specialty pages 05 
1201 Single Striped and Mixed 05 
1202 Double Large-flowered Mixed.. 05 
1203 Choicest Mixed Pompons 05 
DAISY. SeeBellis. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove). Fine plant for 
the mixed border, or for planting in groups 
near a walk or drive. The racemes of 
flowers are often 2 feet long, containing 
scores of the prettily spotted, thimble- 
shaped flowers. Perfectly hardy. 
1205 Purpurea, Mixed 05 
DICTAMNUS (Gas Plant). Showy bor- 
der perennial, about 2% feet ; fragrant 
foliage and spikes of curious flowers, giving 
off during hot weather a fragrant volatile 
oil, which ignites when a match is applied 
to it. 
1206 Rosea. Pink Flowers 05 
1207 Alba. Pure white... 05 
