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Hart & Vick’s Seeds, Plants, Bulbs • Rochester, N. Y. 
Celosia plumosa 
Celosias 
Ch inese Woolflower 
Choice Mixture. Unlike other feathered 
Celosias, it bears large, globular heads like 
balls of wool, on stalks 2 to 3 feet high. 
Branches freely, each branch terminating 
in a bright ball. Not only valuable as a 
very showy garden flower, but they make 
a fine flower for cutting, as they can be 
dried and will keep their color for weeks. 
Pkg. 15c. 
A Guarantee of Satisfaction 
If the seeds you get from us do not grow, or 
if they are not satisfactory to you, just tell us 
about it and we will immediately return the 
money you paid us for them. 
Celosia cristata • Cockscomb 
An easily grown, free-blooming annual, 
very effective in the border and attractive 
for pots. Seed can be sown under cover in 
the early spring or outdoors in May. Plants 
grow 1 foot high. 
Prince of Orange. Rich golden yellow giant 
combs. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 40c; 34 oz. 75c. 
Empress Giant. Brilliant crimson combs of 
giant size. Crimson foliage. Pkg. 10c; 
34 oz. 40c; 34 oz. 75c. 
H. & V. Mixed. Good mixture. Pkg. 10c; 
34 oz. 30c; 34 oz. 50c. 
Celosia plumosa 
Feathered Cockscomb 
Pride of Castle Gould, Mixed. An entirely 
distinct type of Feathered Celosia and sur¬ 
passes in brilliancy of color and vigorous 
habit of growth any other kind. The plant 
grows in pyramid form, compact, and from 
2 to 3 feet high, with immense feathered 
heads giving it a most striking appearance 
from summer until cut down by hard frost. 
Splendid for large beds and groups, and 
the flowers can be cut and dried for winter 
bouquets. Treated the same as the Cocks¬ 
comb above. Pkg. 15c; 34 ° z - 70c; 34 oz. 
$1.25. 
Centaurea imperialis 
Hart & Vick’s Centaureas 
Celosia cristata 
Centaurea cyanus 
Bachelor's Button 
Known as Bachelor’s Buttons, Ragged 
Sailor, Blue Bottle, etc. These hardy, easily 
grown bright-flowering plants are among the 
most attractive and graceful of old-fashioned 
lowers, and bloom all summer. We have 
liscarded the old single-flowering type, the 
greatly improved double-flowering kinds 
offered below being much better in every way. 
Double Blue. Extremely large; rich deep 
blue. Very fine in the garden and as a cut- 
flower. Better in every way than the single 
blue. 
Double Rose-Pink. Large; clear rose-pink. 
Splendid for cutting. 
Double White. Pure white; very double. 
Double Rosy Red. Very attractive. 
Each of above, pkg. 10c; Vi oz. 25c; V£ oz. 
40c; oz. 65c. 
Double Mixed. Mixture of Blue, Pink, Rose, 
White, Maroon, Mauve, and Rosy Red. 
Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 20c; 34 oz. 35c; oz. 55c. 
Centaurea imperialis 
Royal Sweet Sultan 
This beautiful class is undoubtedly the 
finest of all Sweet Sultans for cutting pur¬ 
poses. The deliciously sweet-scented flowers 
are borne on long, strong stems, and when 
cut will keep for several days in perfect con¬ 
dition. The plants grow 234 feet high, are 
well branched, and make a splendid display 
in the garden. Sow the seed early. 
Brilliant Rose Pure White Amaranth-Red 
Royal Purple Deep Lavender 
Each of above, pkg. 10c. 
Collection: One package each of above 5 
colors for 40c. 
Choice Mixture. All of above splendid colors. 
Pkg. 10c. 
Seed in Larger Quantities. M oz. 30c- 
34 oz. 50c. 
Various Centaureas 
Americana (Basket Flower). Immense, 
thistle-like blooms. Very showy in the 
garden and fine for cutting. Height 3 feet. 
Lavender or White, each, pkg. lOc. 
Suaveolens (Yellow Sweet Sultan). Very 
showy, large, bright yeliow, sweet-scented 
flowers that last very well when cut. 
Pkg. 10c. 
White-leaved Centaureas 
Dusty Millers 
Fine for bedding, vases, hanging-baskets, 
and pots. As an edging to beds of geraniums, 
salvia, or dark-leaved cannas, they are very 
effective. Sow the seed indoors and trans¬ 
plant outside in May. 
Candidissima. Broadly cut, silvery white 
leaves. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 50c. 
Gymnocarpa. Finely cut, silvery white 
leaves. Pkg. 10c; 34 oz. 35c. 
Cerastium 
Snow-in-Summer 
Tomentosum. Hardy perennial rock or 
edging plant with white foliage and small 
white flowers. Height 12 inches. Pkg. 15c; 
34 oz. 40c; 34 oz. 70c. 
Centaurea cyanus 
