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CHOICE SELECTIONS IN SEEDS. F. R. PIERSON CO., T A RRYTOWN-ON -HUDSON, N. Y. 
CATCHPLY. 
" Silene." — A beautiful free blooming, hardy 
annual, of easy culture; should be sown in beds 
or groups; succeeds in any garden soil. 
Catehiiy.— Finest mixed. Per pkt., 5 cents. 
CENTAUREA. 
Centanrea Gymnoearpa ("Dusty Miller"). — 
Finely divided, fern-like, silvery-gray foliage; 
attains a diameter of two feet, the principal 
variety grown; should be sown early. Per pkt., 
10 cents. 
Centaur en Cand idissima. — A dwarf variety 
growing only one foot high, with broad and 
thick white leaves. Per pkt., 15 cents. 
CINERARIA (Dusty Ollller). 
Fine for ribbon lines and bedding; more erect 
than the Centaureas. 
C. Acanthi folia. — The best variety, with 
downy white silvery leaves; an improvement 
on C. Maritima. Per pkt., 10 cents. 
CINERARIA HYBRIDA. 
Beautiful and very showy greenhouse flowering 
plants: our seed is from a prize European collec- 
tion, and is superb and unsurpassed. 
Cineraria H y orida. — Very choicest mixed. 
Per pkt., 25 cents. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
These are very easily raised from seed, and 
those who raise them will undoubtedly procure 
some very choice new varieties, as the seed we 
offer has been very carefully raised from the 
very finest and newest varieties now in cultiva- 
tion. Tested seed of unsurpassed qualitj r . 
Japanese "Varieties.— Per pkt., 25 cents. 
Chines>e Varieties. — Per pkt., 25 cents. 
Japanese and Chinese Varieties, Mixed. 
— Per pkt., 25 cents. 
CLARKIA. 
A hardy annual, blooming profusely; one and 
a half feet; useful for bedding. 
Clarkia.— Finest. Mixed. Per pkt., 5 cents. 
Mrs. Langtry.— Snow-white, with a well-de- 
fined centre of brilliant crimson. Per pkt., 5 
cents. 
COBiEA SCAWDENS. 
One of the finest summer climbers ; flowers 
large, pendulous, bell-shaped; would recommend 
it to any wishing a perfect climber of rapid 
growth for summer decoration ; entirely free 
from insects; requires to be sown early in hot- 
bed or greenhouse. Per pkt., 10 cents. 
COREOPSIS (Calliopsis). 
" Coreopsis." — One of the best annuals ; of 
every shade of yellow, orange, and rich reddish 
brown; grows about two feet high, and produces 
a very brilliant effect; seed may be sown where 
they are to flower; grow very easily. 
Calliopsis.— Finest mixed colors. Per pkt., 5 
cents. 
Coreopsis La nceolata .—Makes a dense tuft 
of glossy foliage, which is rich and bright till 
hard frost, and out of this mass of foliage rises 
a constant succession of tall, slender stems, 
two feet high, bearing blossoms of the most 
brilliant golden-yellow conceivable, as large as 
a silver dollar. The beauty of these flowers is 
unequaled by any yellow flower. There is, 
perhaps, no other perennial so valuable for 
summer cutting. Per pkt., 10 cents. 
COCKSCOMB (Celosia Cristata). 
Interesting and brilliant 
annuals, and when well 
grown and from seed of 
i best quality never fail to 
* please and attract atten- 
tion. These plants are 
? likely to come into favor 
again for summer decora- 
tion, from their quaint 
form, beautiful color, and 
enduring qualities. 
Empress Cockscomb. 
— Splendid. Produces 
combs of colossal pro- 
portions ; color bright 
crimson, rich and vel- 
vety. Unquestionably 
the finest strain. Per 
pkt., 10c. 
Japan Cockscomb. — A branching variety of 
great beauty, entirely different from the u Em- 
press." The branches are scarlet or crimson 
and far excel every other variety m the bril- 
liancy of their color and the varied forms and 
beauty of their combs. Per pkt., 5 cents. 
Dwarf Cockscombs. Celosia Cristata Nana.— 
Choice mixture of the newest dwarf crested 
. varieties. Per pkt., 5 cents. 
CELOSIA FYRAMIDALIS. 
The plumed or feathered varieties of the Cocks- 
comb family; very fine for cutting in summer, 
and very ornamental. , 
Celosia Pyramidalis. — Finest mixed. Per 
pkt., 10 cents. 
CONVOLVULUS MINOR TRICOLOR. 
(Dwarf Convolvulus.) 
Remarkably showy plants, with exceedingly 
handsome rich-colored flowers, producing m beds 
and mixed borders an unusually brilliant effect. 
Largely used and well suited for bedding; grow 
one foot high; flowers close up in afternoon like 
Portulacca. 
Convolvulus tricolor, crimson violet.— 
Flowers have a brilliant yellow eye encircled 
with a band of snowy white, margined with 
rich crimson vio- - . . ^ ngn -^r 
Per pkt., 5 cents. 
Tricoloi-RoseuSs 
— Beautiful rose- 
colored flowers 
with pure white 
centre fringed 
with purple,shad- 
ing away toward 
the throat in five 
broad bands of 
golden yellow. 
Per pkt., 5 cents. 
Tricolor. — Fiue 
Mixed . 
Per pkt., 5 cents. 
Mauiilanicus. — 
Beautiful for 
hanging baskets, 
vases, and bed- 
ding; flowers 
blue ; blooms very 
freely; splendid. 
CYCLAMEN PERSICUM GIGAJiTEDM, 
OR GRAMDIPLORUM. 
A new large-flowering form of Cyclamen Persi- 
cum, which is very scarce and exceedingly valu- 
able. The flowers of this magnificent Cyclamen 
are of extraordinary size and of the most brilliant 
color. Cyclamens are among the most beautiful 
winter and spring flowering bulbs for window and 
greenhouse. The flowers are not only of striking 
beauty, but the foliage is also highly ornamental. 
The seed we offer is from the choicest collection 
in Europe. 
Cyclamen Persicum Criganteum.— Album. 
Per pkt., 25 cents. 
Cyclamen Persicum Gciganteum.— Roseum 
superbum. Per pkt., 25 cents. 
Cyclamen Persicum Gigantenm.- Finest 
mixed. Per pkt., 25 cents. 
Cineraria. 
COSMOS HYBRIDUS. 
This magnificent annual is among the most 
showy and graceful of all garden flowers, and 
nothing can give greater satisfaction for a late 
display. They make very large plants, growing 
five to seven feet high, which are beautiful 
masses of the most elegant foliage until they be- 
gin to bloom in September, when each plant will 
have hundreds of large showy blossoms, resemb- 
ling single dahlias. October frosts do not hurt 
the plants or flowers, and during that month it is 
the gayest and most showy plant in cultivation. 
White.— Large white, excellent for cutting. 
Per pkt., 10 cents. 
New large -flowering pink ; beautiful large 
flowers of a clear delicate pink. Per pkt., 
10 cents. 
AH colors mixed.— Per pkt., 10 cents. 
CYANUS. 
Better known as Bachelor's Buttons 
and Corn-Flower. A very ornamental 
and easily cultivated flower ; exceed- 
ingly beautiful in mixed borders and 
much prized for bouquets; blooms all 
summer; flowers blue, purple, etc. Per 
pkt., 5 cents. 
NEW DARK. BLUE CORN-FLOWER. 
»« Centaurea Cyanus ' Emperor 
William.' " 
A dark variety that is very popular for cut- 
flower growing, as it is the most popular color 
in this favorite flower. Color intense dark blue. 
Per pkt., 5 cents. 
NEW DOUBLE- FLOWERED CORN- 
FLOWER. 
«* Centaurea Cyanus, ft. pi." 
A very interesting novelty; an improvement 
on this old favorite flower. Containing several 
colors not found in it heretofore. Half of the 
plants will come true from seed, forming more 
compact and fuller heads of semi-double flowers. 
Per pkt., 10 cents; 3 for 25 cents. 
ConvolvulusMauritanicus. 
Per pkt., 10 cents. 
Cyclamen. 
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