36 F. E. MCALLISTER CO.. 69 CORTLANDT ST., NEW YORK.— NOV KLTIES IN FLOWER SEEDS. 
CARNATION. 
(DIANTHUS.) 
These well-known favorites are highly prized for the 
delicious perfume of their flowers, grown in pots or in 
the open ground. No flowers can be finer or more 
worthy of cultivation. The Marguerite Carnation will 
bloom in four months from the time of sowing. The 
flowers are of magnificent colors, ranging through many 
shades of pink, red, white and variegated. Hardy per- 
ennials. 
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5IARGUERITE CARNATION. 
Per pkt. 
Double extra, fine mixed, 2 ft |0 05 
Perpetual, or Tree upright growth and branching 
a,habit, flowering several times during the season, 
^.2 ft : 25 
Picotee. Extra fine double mixed, various shades 
of yellow, white and slate 25 
Red Grenadine. Brilliant, double, sweet flowers, 
1 ft 
Early Dwarf Vienna. Flowers very early. Extra 
fine 
Comtesse de Paris. Canary-yellow flowers, comes 
fairly true from seed, 2 ft 
Dwarf Marguerite. Superb, mixed, ft 
15 
10 
25 
10 
aCYANUS, CORN FI.OWER. 
(RAGGED SAILOR OK BLUE BOTTLE.) 
A very popular and easily cultivated flower. Hardy 
annual. 
$0 05 
White 05 
^°se. 05 
J!^ixed..._ peroz.,2oc 05 
Double mixed. Double flowers of large size 05 
Victoria Dwarf compact. A new dwarf Corn 
flower, 8 in. high, briglit blue flowers; very fine 
for pots or edgings jO 
COCKSCOMB. 
Por pkt. 
Crestata. Velvety crimson, 1 ft $0 05 
Dwarf Crimson, 1 ft 05 
Dwarf Yellow, 1 ft 05 
Dwarf Scarlet. 3^ ft 05 
Dwarf Rose. 3^ fc 05 
Mixed ' 05 
CIOAR PI. ANT. 
(CTJPHEA.) 
With cigai'-like shaped flowers, very useful for bed- 
ding ; free bloomer. Half hardy perennial. 
Minata. Crimson.. |0 10 
Purpurea. Purple 10 
Roezli grandiflora. Yellow and red 10 
Platycentra. Scarlet and white 10 
CINERARIA. 
Magnificent and indispensable flowering plants for 
spring decoration for the conservatory or window gar- 
den. The flowers measure 2 to 3 inches across, are of 
white, blue, violet and crimson shades, covering the 
plant with a sheet of bloom. 
James' Giant Strain. (See Novelties) $0 50 
Hybrida. Large flowering. Extra choice strain. 
2 ft 
Dwarf. Large flowering. Mixed 50 
Double Extra Fine Mixed 50 
Maritima. The well known Dusty Miller. Fine 
for edgings. ll{ tt 05 
Maritima Candidissima. An improved variety of 
the above. Fine white foliage 05 
CENTAUREA. 
Showy, free flowering, silver foliage plants, useful 
for ribbon gardening, fi^ ft. Half hardy perennials. 
DWARF COCKSCOMB. 
Candidissima. Very desirable silvery variety for 
bedding Per 1,000 seeds, $1.00 $0 10 
Clementei. Very ornamental; leaves are deeply 
cut and fringed, and covered with a silvery 
white down Per 1,000 seeds, 50c. 10 
Gymnocarpa. A graceful, silvery variety, valu- 
able for borders Per oz. 75c. 10 
