Annuals 
Giant 
Marguerite 
Carnations 
Burpee’s tent aureus 
Double Cornflowers ® 
(Centaurea cyanus fl. pi.) 
Also called Bluet, Blue Bottle, Ragged Sailor, Ragged 
Robin and Bachelor’s Button. Large double blooms 
borne freely on long stems during summer and fall. 
For bedding and cutting; 2 to 2)4 ft. 
1880 White 1886 Rose 
1881 Red 1879 Maroon 
1877 Mauve 1887 Blue 
Any of the above colors: 
Pkt. 100; Vi oz. 250; Vi oz. 40?i; oz. 700. 
1885 Double Mixed All colors in a grand mix¬ 
ture. Pkt. 100; Vi oz. 20jz£ ; Vi oz. 300; oz. 500. 
Perennial Cornflower, see page 59 
Special Collection Offers 
Six Popular Double Cornflowers 
All six colors offered in this class. 
7722 One Pkt. each qj- , 
(value 600) for 
7721 Two Pkts. each /»a , 
(value $1.20) for UV/£ 
Dusty Miller Centaureas 
1889 Candidissima Of compact growth, 8 to 12 in. tall. Its 
showy leaves have a woolly surface of a bright silvery white shade. 
Golden yellow blooms. They are borne on long stems. For borders 
and edgings. Pkt. 100; Vs oz. 400; Vi oz. 700. 
Beautiful Giant 
Marguerite Carnations [c] 
A showy type of annual Carnations growing 12 to 
15 in. tall, carrying a profusion of large, fragrant 
blooms 2 to 2K in. across. Our strain runs about 
80% double. 
1840 Pink 1844 Yellow 
1841 Scarlet 1843 White 
1842 Dark Crimson 
Any of the above: 
1891 Gymnocarpa Finely divided, silvery white leaves of a soft 
woolly texture. Grows IK to 2 ft. tall and bears light lavender 
blooms during the late summer and fall. Pkt. 100 ; Vi oz. 300; 
Vi oz. 500; oz. 850. 
Centaurea Americana —Basket Flower 
1878 This is the largest of all the annual Centaureas. The plants 
grow 3 ft. tall and produce a great display of mammoth size blooms 
during July and August. The individual flowers measure 3 to 4 in. 
across. They are composed of long, delicate, lilac-blue petals. 
Pkt. 100 ; Vi oz. 250; Vi oz. 400. 
Pkt. 150; Vs oz. 500; Vi oz. 850. 
See page 6 for key to symbols used on Flower Seed pages 
1848 Mixed All the lovely colors described above 
nicely blended. Pkt. 100; Vi oz. 300; Vi oz. 500. 
See also pages 56 and 60 
Special Collection Offers 
Giant Marguerite Carnations 
All five colors offered in this class. 
7707 One Pkt. each (value 750) for 50^ 
7709 Two Pkts. each (value $1.50) for 85^ ; 
7560 Special Collection Offer 
Four Showy Quick-Growing 
Annual Climbers 
Cardinal Climber, Cobaea Scandens, Japanese Variegated 
Hop, and Moonflower, Heavenly Blue. 
One Pkt. each (value 45 p) for 35^ 
Double 
Cornflowers 
Large, showy flowers 
on long stems 
Fine for cut-flowers 
Easy to Grow 
Sure to Bloom 
Sweet Sultans, another beautiful Centaurea, is offered on page 41 
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