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ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL, 
Cosmos—New 
Centaurea 
Showy, hardy plants, many having beautiful 
silver foliage, good for ribbon bordering. Sow 
early in house and transplant out doors in May. 
Half hardy annuals. 
Imperialis Mixed feente^ vSty, 
called Sweet Sultan. The flowers are finely 
laciniated and are about the size of a carna¬ 
tion. They have long stems and keep well after 
cutting. Colors range through white, rose, 
lilac, purple and yellow. Hardy annuals; about 
«=’ghteen inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
Cyanus (Bachelor’s Button) 
Cosmos 
Double Early Flowering ^eiglft 
Candidissima 
Gymnocarpa 
oz. 30c. 
Silver White, deep cut 
foliage, fine for bedding. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Silver foliage variety, fine 
for bedding. Pkt. 10c. 
Plants four to six feet high, literally covered In autumn 
with large single flowers. Colors range through shades 
of rose, purple, flesh and white. 
Mammoth Hybridus 
Early Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. sc, vSs oz. 20 c. 
to a 
■ bout 
three feet, forming a perfect bush, massed with bloom, 
bearing beautiful double flowers of good size, on long 
stems. They come about 66 per cent double from 
seed. Pkt. 10c, Vz oz. 50c. 
Cyclamen 
One of the choicest of all the green house or window 
plants. Root bulbous in shape; foliage rich and beauti¬ 
ful; flowers bird-like and fragrant. Colors, white, pink, 
crimson, etc. Should be sown in light soil, containing 
leaf mold. 
Double Cosmos 
Celosia, Castle Gould 
CELOSIA 
(Cockscomb.) 
Celosia (Pride of Castle 
This new ostrich plume 
celosia is an entirely 
distinct type. The plant grows 
pyramidal and compact about 2 % 
feet high, with immense, extra fine 
feathered heads, giving the plant 
a most striking appearance. Can 
be grown in the open ground or as 
a pot plant. Its quick growing 
habit and bright and intense colors 
of plumes, with beautiful foliage 
are greatly admired by all where 
ever shown. Pkt. 10c. 
Chines* Woolflower 
Cyclamen-Persicum 
Choice mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Chinese Woolflower 
(Celosia Childsii) The flowers 
are ball-shaped and resemble a 
ball of wool. The plants will 
average 2 feet in height. They 
branch freely, and by midsum¬ 
mer are simply covered with 
blooms. It keeps blooming all 
during the fall and retains its 
full beauty and color until se¬ 
vere frost destroys it. Sow out¬ 
doors right in the border the 
latter part of April. Mixed. Cyclamen 
Pkt.< 10c. 
Clarkia favorite plant, with pretty looking flowers, 
** grows very freely. Sow seeds early in spring in 
open ground. Hardy annuals. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Cacalia (Tassel Flower) *,.»X 
yellow tassel shaped flowers, treat as asters. Hardy annuals. 
Mixed Pkt. 6c. 
Chrysanthemums 
Annual Varieties Mixed 
The colors have the appearance of be¬ 
ing laid on with a brush; for this 
reason they are sometimes called 
“Painted Daisies.” Mixed annual va¬ 
rieties, easily grown. Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c. 
Golden Feather 
Celosia Cristata (Cocks- 
Magnificent free flower- 
' ing, graceful growing 
plants, very showy and fine. Sow 
eeed in house in April; transplant 
outdoors in May in a sunny place. 
Half hardy annuals. Finest mixed, 
Pkt. 5c, Vii oz. 35c. 
Chrysanthemum Mixed 
The beautiful 
large, daisy¬ 
like flowers are from 2% to 8 inches 
across. The dark velvety disk in the 
center is surrounded by a circle of 
bright, golden-yellow, followed by an¬ 
other clear cut circle of rich crimson. 
Pkt. Sc. 
Clematis 
Jackmani 
white, purple, etc. The popular hardy 
climber, an old favorite. Pkt. 10c. 
Pnnioiilnfa Grows easily from 
f-anicuiana g^een 
leaves, never troubled by insects; 
bears a dense mass of blossoms, 
thrives in sunshine or shade. Small 
star-like white, fragrant flowers; 
grows to a height of 20 to 80 feet. 
Pkt. Sc. 
