WALTER S. SCHELUS QUALITY SEEDS FOR MARKET-GARDENERS 
Bachelor's Button Candytuft 
BALSAM APPLE (Momordica). Hardy Annual, A curious 
climbing vine; grows lo feet from seed; the foliage is very 
ornamental, while the fruits are golden yellow, warted 
and, when ripe, open and show the seed in the brilliant 
carmine center. Pkt. 5 cts., }4oz. 15 cts. 
BALSAM; or LADY'S SLIPPER, CamelUa- flowered. These 
are beautiful flowering Balsams. An old and favorite garden 
flower, producing its gorgeous masses of beautiful, brilliant- 
colored, double flowers in great profusion; of easy culture; 
succeeds in a good, rich soil; tender annuals; 3 feet. Start 
the seed indoors in April or sow out-of-doors in May. To 
grow fine specimens they should not be closer than 18 inches. 
I have the following colors separate and all of them in 
mixture: Rose, Dark Blool-Red, Red and White 
Spotted, Whtte, Brierht Scarlet, Mixed. Price of either 
separate colors or mixed, pkt. 5 cts.. Xoz. 20 cts. 
BABT*S BREATH (Gypsophila). Hardy Perennial. Charm- 
ing, free-flowerinc;. eleijant plants that do well in any good 
garden soil. The dainty, misty white panicles of bloom are 
usea extensively for mixing in with other bououet flowers. 
They are grown by the acre in the suburbs of Paris and 
London for selling, to be usea with other cut-flowers. Plants 
grow about 2 feet. 
Elegans alba grandiflora. Pkt. 5 cts., ^oz. 25 els. 
BACHELOR'S BUTTON (Ceiitaurea Cyanus. Blue; Globe 
Amaranth). Hardy Annual. Both of these are called Bach- 
elor's Button, and to distinguish them clearly I list them 
together. The Centaurea Cyaniis, Blue, is also known as 
Cornflower. Blue Bottle, Ragged Sailor, Bluet, or Kaiser- 
blume. It is the favorite, dark blue variety so much used 
for cutting. A bunch of these with a few yellow marigolds, 
calendulas or California poppies makes a very rich combi- 
nation. The flowers of the other sort, the Globe Amaranth, 
resemble clover heads and are dried and used as winter 
bouquets. 
Centaurea Cyanus. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. is cts. 
Globe Amaranth. Pkt. 5 cts., Xoz. 15 cts. 
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold). Hardy Annual. One of the 
best and showiest free-flowering hardy annuals growing in 
any good garden soil, producing a fine effect in beds or 
mixed borders; particularly bricht in late fall, continuing 
in bloom from early summer until killed by frost; valuable 
also for pot culture, blooming freely in winter and early 
spring; i foot. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., K02. 15 cts. 
CALLIOPSIS. Hardy Annual. Beautiful free-flowering an- 
nuals, of the easiest culture, doing well in any sunny posi- 
tion, blooming all summer and excellent for cutting and 
massing. It is best to sow them where they are to bloom, 
thiimincc out to stand 6 to 12 inches apart. 
Golden Wave. Bright golden yellow, with brown centers. 
An edging of this resembles a strip of gold when viewed 
from a distance. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 15 cts. 
CANTERBURY BELLS, or CUP-AND-SAUCER (Cam- 
pantila Medium calycanthema) . Hardy Perennial. This is 
the favorite type of this grand, old-fashioned flower. It 
differs from the ordinary type in having an extra-large 
calyx, which is cf the same color as the flower, giving the 
appearance of a cup and saucer. Very effective in the 
garden. 
Blue, White, Pink, or Mixed Colors. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 
CARNATIONS, Marguerite. Half-hardy Perennial (with 
protection can be wintered over outside). These are the 
Carnations for growing outdoors with other garden an- 
nuals. They begin flowering a fe%v weeks from the time the 
seed is sown. The flowers are large and double and highly ! 
scented. Do not confuse these with the fancy Carnations ■ 
grown in greenhouses by the florists. It is impossible to . 
grow those fancy Carnations to perfection in the ordinary : 
flower-garden; they must have greenhouse culture; not so. ; 
however, with the Marguerite variety; these grow in any 
good garden soil. Splendid for bouquets. ! 
Pu;e White, Crimson, IVllxcd Colors. Each, pkt. 10 cts., | 
Moz. 40 cts., i4oi. 75 cts. 
CANDYTUFT. Hardy Annual. These have long been among 
the most highly prized of garden annuals. The best effect 
is produced by raising the plants in masses, the seeds being 
sown where the plants are to bloom. 
Empress. This is the imest of all white varieties, the plants 
being a complete mass of flowers. Fine for cutting and for 
this reason is the best for florists. Pkt. 5 cts., y^oz. 20 cts 
COCKSCOMB (Celosia). Hardy Annual. One of the most 
mterestmg and bright-colored annuals. When grown in 
masses or clusters they add much life to the flower-garden, 
the bright red plumes and combs making a very rich and 
attractive display. There are two forms: the feathered, 
which produces large, featherj' plumes, and the comb, 
which produces mammoth flowers resembling the comb of 
a chicken, yet very much larger, some of them 12 to is 
inches across. 
Bright Rei Combs. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 40 cts. 
Crimson Plumes. Pkt. 5 cts., Xoz. 40 cts. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM ooronarium. Hardv Annual. These 
are the small, double flowers that bloom latest in the fall 
and are vcr>' desirable because when they bloom almost 
all other outside flowers are over. They are valued highly 
for cutting. The mammoth-flowering sorts as grown by 
florists in the greenhouses are the Japanese Hardy Per- 
ennials. 
Double Mixed Colors. Pkt. s cts., Koz. 15 cts. 
Double White. Pkt. s cts., Xoz. 15 cts. 
Japanese. Hardy Perennial. Pkt. 20 cts. 
CINERARIA. My Grandiflora Prize Mixture is positively 
the finest selection of this favorite pot-plant. The color- 
ings are magnificent, and the flowers the largest. Start 
them in shallow boxes and transplant to pots. Pkt. 25 cts. 
COLEUS. Hardy Annual. A most interesting foliage plant to 
grow from seed. The leaves show every conceivable color, 
and one imagines, when admiring them, that there are 
colors never seen before. The blending of colors is beautiful; 
fine for edgings or for pot-plants. Pkt. 10 cts. 
CONVOLVULUS. See Moming-Glory. 
COB^A (Cup-and-Saucer Vine). Hardy Annual. A climber of 
rapid growth, attaining a height of 30 to so feet during the 
season; valuable for covering trellises, arbors, trunks of 
trees, etc.; will cling to any rough surface. In sowing, place 
seeds edgewise and merely cover with light soil; to get early 
results start the seed indoors in March or April; can also 
be sown out-of-doors in May. 
Scandens. Large, bell-shaped, purple flowers. Pkt. s cts., 
M'oz. 35 cts. 
Scandens alba. Pure white. Pkt. s cts., Koz. 35 cts. 
COSMOS. Hardy Annual. One of our favorite autumn flowers. 
They grow s to 8 feet high, hence should be planted along 
the fence or in masses by themselves. If the plants are 
pinched out when but a foot high it will produce a bushy 
growth, making the plants more effective. Hundreds of 
flowers are borne on long stems; very desirable for bouquets. 
Giant White, Pink, Red, and Mixed Colors. Each, pkt. 
5 cts., l4oz. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
WILD CUCUMBER VINE (Echinocystis Idbata). Hardy An- 
nual. A very quick-growing annual. The vines grow 20 to 
25 feet in a season from seed sown in May in good, rich soil. 
The vine is covered with the fragrant, white flowers. The 
foliage is close and thick. Pkt. 5 cts., Xoz. 20 cts. 
Cosmos 
