^ .Ganiiell & Son^’ Complete Seed Guide. 
Cannells’ New Hybrid Cockscombs 
(Celosia.cristata) airlarantacece. 
The mauy hundreds who honoured us 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. 6rf. per pkt. ; smaller. 
1.S-. Or/, per pkt. 
G.A. Glasgow Prize — i ft. is. Cd. per pkt. 
G.A. Swanley Dwarf — Intense crimson. The best for market pnr- 
poses, only averaging 6 to 9 inOhes high. Is. Orf. per pkt. 
G.A. Empress — Very tall, and grows to an immense size. \\ ft. 
Is. per pkt. 
G. A. Cockscomb Vesuvius (Celosia cristata nana)— A very 
effective dwarf variety, producing large perfectly shaped heads of a fiery-red 
colour on a golden-yellow ground; most useful for pot culture. 1 ft. Is. 
per pkt. 
H. H.P. Clianthus Dampieri {Leguminosce), 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 aud sun 
in a temperature of 60 to 70®, and well looked after, it will cause such a 
^urore in the neighbourhood that it would be difficult to restrain people 
from coming to see. It likes rather poor gravelly or sandy soil. Seeds 
should be soaked in water till they swell, and then be covered wUh a 
quarter of an inch or less of sandy soil, and pressed down with the hand. 
It is always best to sow where it is wanted to grow, as the young plants no 
not like being shifted. 4 ft. l.s. and 2.s-. fid per pkt. 
H.P. Clianthus Puniceus —Vivid crimson flowers; large. 4 ft. 
l.v. per pkt. 
H.A. Clintonia Elegans, .^n. Downingla Elegans {Campanu- 
lace<r) — Beautiful little annuals, very suitable for edgings or rockeries; 
sow in heat with care as the seed is very minute. ^ ft. 3d per pkt. 
n.A. Clintonia Pulchella Alba— i ft. fid per pkt. 
COBAtA 8CANDEN8. 
H.H.P. Cobsea Scandens {PohmoniacetB) — Purple-lilac, large bell- 
shaped flowers, a rapid growing climber, producing a grand effect under 
glass, and during summer on south walls, verandahs, arbours, &c. 20 ft. 
fid per pkt. 
H.H.P Cobsea Scandens Alba— White. 20 ft. is. per pkt. 
ir.A. Collinsia Bicolor, early and free-flowering, purple and white 
1 ft. 3d per pkt. 
H.A. Collinsia Candidissima— White ; very pretty dwarf spring 
flowering annual. 1 ft. 3d per pkt. 
H.A. Collinsia Grandiflora {Scropimlarinacew) — Purple. 1 ft. 
3d per pkt. 
H.A. Collinsia Multicolor Marmorata — White and rose; very 
pretty. 1 ft. 3d per pkt. 
H.A. Collomia Coccinea (Polemoniacem), Phloxworts — Scarlet; 
blooms in July. Sow the seed either in the spring or autumn. 3d. per pkt. 
Columbine, see Aquilegia. 
H.H.P. Commelina Coelestis (Commelinacece) — Flowers bright blue, 
tuberous rooted, li ft. 3d per pkt. 
H.A. Convolvulus Major (Convolvulacew)— -’Finest mixed. 10ft. 
3d. per pkt. 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE, 16th August, 1894. — Rogal l/orlicultural Societg’s i^ihow. 
Messrs H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, sent a collection of Cockscombs of large size and distinct colours. A striped tuberous Begonia, named 
lilriata, was sliown bv the same firm, who also urranged an extensive collection of Annuals and Antirrhinums effectively in bunches, with sprays of 
Asparagus. (Silver Banksian Medal.) , ■ , , c ■ < 
the GARDEN, 18th August, 1894. — Royal Hortn ulturul l^ocietij s hihow. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sous, Swanlev. showed a variety of flowers. They had a group of no less than twelve varieties of Cockscombs, varying in 
colour froni almost white to deepest crimson. In one case the comb was intense rose, and in another rose lined with gold, a very distinct and 
handsome type. Canna (.iHcca r/i«;7oftc is consiricuons for its deep red flowers, with broad margin of yellow; Aster Comet, Improved Giant is like 
a Lady Selbourm Chrysanthemum, the flower full, informal, and pure white. 
' GARDENERS' CHRONICLE, 18th August, 1894. — Royal Horticultural Society’s Show. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, exhibited a group of well-grown Cockkombs in twelve different shades of colour, which excited 
much surprise. 
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