Cannell & Sons’ Complete: Seed Guide. 
Cannells’ New Hybrid Cockscombs 
(Celosia cristata) amarantacew. 
The many hundreds who honoured ns with a visit last summer will 
acknowledge that one of our 100- feet houses, filled with Cockscombs, 
contained the most magnificent lot of this family ever seen in England. 
Hitherto, one or two colours has been the extent of the varieties, whereas 
we have now a dozen distinct colours. All are of rich satiny colour, such 
as bring forth the expression, “Had I not seen these I could not have 
believed they would have caused such a glare.” Many had perfectly arched 
heads more than 2 feet over, and every seed is from those which had 
combs quite equal to the engraving. Mixed, 2s. 6 d. per pkt. ; smaller, 
Is. Gd. per pkt. 
g.a. Glasgow Prize— l ft. is. Gd. per pkt. 
g.a. Swanley Dwarf — Intense crimson. The best for market pur- 
poses, only averaging 6 to 9 inches high. Is. 6 d. per pkt. 
g.a. Empress — Very tall, and grows to an immense size. 1} ft. 
Is. 6d. per pkt. 
COLLOMIA COCCINEA. CONVOLVULUS (iPOMtEA PURPUREA) MAJOR. 
H.n.p. ClianthUS Dampieri ( Leguminosoc ), Glory Pea of Australia— 
No lover of flowers should rest content until he has either seen or grown 
this, the most brilliant of the Australian plants. True, it is rather difficult 
to grow, like many other plants, but if seed is sown in April, in heat, 
after attaining the height of three inches, exposed to all the light and sun 
in a temperature of CO to 70°, and well looked after, it will cause such a 
furore in the neighbourhood that it would be difficult to restrain people 
fl-om coming to see. It likes rather poor gravelly or sandy soil. Seeds 
should be soaked in water till they swell, and then be covered with a 
? carter of an inch or less of sandy soil, and pressed down with the hand, 
t is always best to sow where it is wanted to grow, as the young plants do 
not like being shifted. Is. per pkt. 
UUUAs SC AN LIEN a. 
h. a. Clintonia Elegans, syn. Downingia Elegans ( Campcmu - 
laceic ) — Beautiful little annuals, very suitable for edgings or rockeries ; 
sow in heat with care as the seed is very minute. J ft. 3d. per pkt, 
CONVOLVULUS MINOR ROSKUS. 
h.a. Clintonia Pulehella Alba—} ft. 6 d. per pkt. 
H.it.c. Clianthus Punieeus— Large, bright crimson flowers. 3 to 
4 ft. Is. per pkt. 
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