THEY GROW BETTER • THEY YIELD BETTER • 
BALLOON VINE (Cardiospermtim H alicacabum) . Hardy 
Annual. A rapid-growing annual vine; does best in a light 
soil and warm situation; flowers are white; the seed-pods 
look like miniature balloons and are of great interest to the 
children. Pkt. $ cts., /4oz. 15 cts., oz. 25 cts. 
BALSAM PEAR. Same as the above except the fruits are 
long pear-shaped. These are used for medicinal pur- 
poses. Pkt. s cts.. l4oz. 25 cts. 
BALSAM APPLE (MomtM-dica). Hardy Annual. A curious 
climbing vine; grows 10 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. s cts., Koz. 25 cts. 
BALSAM, or LADT*S SLIPPER, Camellia- 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 followinR colors separate and all of them in 
mixture: Rose, Dark Blood-Red, Red and White 
Spotted, White, Bright Scarlet, Mixed. Price of cither 
separate colors or mbccd, pkt. 5 cts., %oz. 25 cts. 
BABT*S BREATH (Gypsophila). Hardy Perennial. Charm- 
ing, free-flowering, elegant plants that do well in any good 
garden soil. The dainty, misty while panicles of bloom are 
used extensively for mixing in with other bouquet flowers. 
They are grown by the acre in the suburbs of Paris and 
London for selling, to be used with other cut-flowers. Plants 
grow about 2 feet. 
Elegans alba grandiflora. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 25 cts. 
BACHELOR'S BUTTON {Cenlaurea 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 Cyanus. 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. 20 cts. 
Globe Amaranth. Pkt. s cts., |4oz- 25 cts. 
BRYONOPSIS Laciniosa. A beautiful annual climber of the 
gourd species, with ivy-like pale green foliage and showy 
fruit, first green striped white, turning, when ripe, to 
bright scarlet striped white. 10 to 20 feet. Pkt. 10 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 eff^ect in beds or 
mixed borders; particularly bright 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. s cts.. Koz. 15 cts. 
CALLIOPSIS. Hardy Annual. Beautiful free-flowcring 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, 
thinning out to stand 6 to 12 inches apart. 
Celosia CbUdsii 
Canterbuzy Bells 
Calliopsis, 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.. Xoz. 25 cts. 
CANTERBURY BELLS, or CtJP- AND -SAUCER {Cam- 
panula Medium calycanlhema) . 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 of the same color as the flower, giving the 
appearance of a cup and saucer. Effective in the garden. 
Blue, White, Pink, or Mixed Colors. Eacli, pkt. xo cts., 
}ioz. 75 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 few 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. 
Pure White, Crimson, Mixed Colors. Each, pkt. 10 cts., 
l4oz. 40 cts., M^oz. 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 finest of all white varieties, the plants 
beiny a complete mass of flowers. Fine for cutting and for 
this reason is the best for florists. Pkt. 5 cts., >40z. 25 cts. 
COCKSCOMB (Celosia). Hardy Annual. One of the most 
interesting and briglit-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, feathery plumes, and the comb, 
which produces mammoth flowers resembling the comb of 
a chicken, yet very much larger, some of them 12 to 
15 inches across. 
Bright Red Combs. Pkt. s cts.. Koz. 40 cts. 
Crimson Plumes. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 40 cts. 
CELOSIA Childsii (Chinese Woolflower). Very interesting 
plants, growing 2 to 3 feet, each branch having a large head 
of rich crimson flowers that look like silk. Fine for bedding 
and for cutting. Bloom all summer. Pkt. lOc, Moz. 50 cts. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM coronarium. Hardy Annual. These 
are the small, douliK- llowtrrs that bloom latest in the fall 
and are very desirable because when they bloom almost 
all other outside flowers are over. They are vali:ed highly 
for cutting. The mammoth-flowering sorts as grown by 
florists in the greenhouses are tlie Japanese. 
Double Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5 cts., Xoz, 20 cts. 
Double White. Pkt. 5 cts., '^oz. 20 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. 
