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W. R. GRAY, SEEDSMAN, OAKTON, VIRGINIA 
curysanthemams. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. The annual varie- 
ties hold a leading position. All are 
beautiful in beds and borders and good 
for window boxes or cutting. Sow seed 
in spring in boxes for early flowering, 
and in the open for general work. Some 
varieties make useful pot plants; for this 
purpose they should be sown under glass. 
Height 1% feet; annual. 
Perennial Species. Of the Perennial 
Varieties, Mixed, the plants raised 
from seed sown in the open ground 
flower freely with us before frost in 
the fall. Pkt. 10 cts. 
CAIiIiIOPSIS. Free - flowering annuals of 
quick growth, flne for bedding, and quite 
useful for cut-flowers. Coronata has 
large flowers on good stems, bright yel- 
low deepening to orange at the center, 
and richly marked with maroon; Drum- 
mondii, or Golden Wave, is compact in 
growth, with bright-golden flowers two 
Inches in diameter, with dark-brown 
center. Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 
O-randlflora is a hardy perennial, bloom- 
ing throughout the summer, produc- 
ing large single golden-yellow flow- 
ers. This is excellent for cutting. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
CEAEKIA. This type attains a height of 
2^4 feet in the open ground, and bears 
long graceful sprays of double and semi- 
double blooms which are splendid for 
decorative purposes, lasting for several 
days in water. The seed should be sown 
in the spring in the open border or sown 
during the autumn and grown on in a 
cool house. This section makes magnifi- 
cent specimens 4 to 6 ft. high for the 
adornment of the greenhouse or winter 
garden. Pkt. 5 cts. 
COCKSCOMB. Annual. Our strain cannot 
be surpassed. For earliest work sow in 
January or February, and again in spring 
for general work, using good light sandy 
loam. Pkt. 5 cts. 
CYPRESS VINE. A rapid-growing summer 
climber with finely divided dark-green 
foliage thickly starred with the small 
bright flowers. It is especially adapted 
for training on strings for ornament 
where no shade is desired. Pkt. 5 cts. 
COSMOS, Eady Eenox. The lovely shell- 
pink colored flowers measure 3% to 4t4 
Ins. across and are borne on long stiff 
stems. The plant is vigorous, attaining 
a height of quite six feet. Giant Pink, 
Giant White, Giant Mixed. Pkt., sepa- 
rate colors 10 cts.; mixed, 5 cts. 
CINERARIA. Sow seed in pans filled with 
a good light sandy compost in spring up 
to the beginning of June, and place in a 
cool frame. Transfer to small pots as 
soon as the seedlings have developed 
their leaves, and pot on as the plants re- 
quire it. They should be grown in a cold 
frame until frost necessitates their re- 
moval to a greenhouse. Even in winter 
they should not receive much artificial 
heat. Blooms Christmas to May. Pkt. 
5 ct.s. 
CYCLAMEN. Charming plants, with beau- 
tiful foliage and rich colored, fragrant 
flowers; a great favorite for winter and 
spring blooming. Seed should be sown 
in very early spring in boxes or in late 
fall for winter bloom. Pkt. 10 cts. 
BIANTHUS (Chinese Pinks). These are 
used chiefly for bedding, blooming freely 
from early summer until cut oft by se- 
vere frost. Some of the separate colors, 
like the pure white and the dark scarlet, 
are flne for cut-flowers, while the bright 
colorings of both the single and double- 
flowered strains make flne bouquets. The 
New Large-Flowered Dwarf Double Hy- 
brid is the finest we have ever grown, 
producing uniformly large, double flowers 
In the richest colorings. 
Earge-Plowered Dwarf Doable Hybrid. 
A superb mixture of beautiful colors 
and markings. Free blooming and 
dwarf. The plants attain a height of 
about 6 to 8 ins., with large flowers. 
Pkt. a cts. 
Heddlwigl. The original strain from 
Japan. Large single blossoms, flne 
colors. We consider the Heddlwlgi 
to be one of the finest additions to 
our annual flora for the last fifty 
years. Pkt. 5 cts. 
Choice Slagle Mixed. Every shade 
found in Japanese Dianthus is con- 
tained in this strain; deepest crim- 
son, countless shades of maroon, 
scarlet, carmine, rose pink to pure 
white. Many blooms are beautifully 
pencilled on white and dark grounds. 
Height 1 foot. Pkt. S cis. 
Dianthus. 
