WHOLESALE GARDEN SEEDS 
Carnation 
Carnation—Early Flowering 1 5 inches 
A very showy and handsome type of an¬ 
nual carnation (Marguerite). Blooms in 
four months after seeding. Fine bushy 
plants producing exquisitely fragrant, dou¬ 
ble flowers. Colorful in the garden and fine 
for cutting. Where winters are not severe 
they can be wintered with slight protection, 
or potted for house use. 
Castor Beans 6 to 1 0 feet 
This very showy, ornamental plant is 
classed as a tender perennial but is planted 
as an annual over the greater part of the 
country. Stately, tropical growth with bril¬ 
liantly colored spikes of seed pods. Rapid 
grower, requiring rich soil and plenty of 
water. Some gardeners say moles will not 
live in gardens where castor beans are 
growing. Several varieties provide varied 
colorings and sizes of growth. 
Chinese Lantern Plant—Physalis 
Francheti 1 8 inches 
This hardy perennial ornament plant has 
come into favor for its brilliant orange- 
scarlet lantern shaped fruit pods. These 
pods are usually produced the second year. 
The plant is an addition to any perennial 
border, the yellow and brown flowers being 
quite pleasing. 
Chrysanthemum—Eastern Star 20 ins. 
This hardy annual is a summer blooming 
sort, easy to grow and a fine addition to any 
garden. Flowers are of the daisy type with 
delicate primrose petals and brown center. 
Free-blooming, bearing the flowers on long, 
stiff stems. 
Chrysanthemum) Single Annual Mixed 
20 inches. A mixture of annual chysanthe- 
mums similar to Eastern Star, but with dif¬ 
ferent colors in petals and centers. 
Clarkia Elegans, Double Mixed 2 feet 
A graceful and popular hardy annual 
which is excellent for borders, beds or cut 
flowers. Erect, bushy plants with attractive 
light green foliage. Rapid growers and con¬ 
stant bloomers. The stalks bear quantities 
of delicately colored double flowers in 
shades of red, white, pink and purple. Each 
stalk resembles a spray of Flowering Al¬ 
mond, and the blooms are placed axially 
along its length. Each bloom about 1 inch 
across, resembling a small carnation. Do 
well in sun or shade. 
Coreopsis or Calliopsis Mixed 
18 to 24 inches. Many varieties of this 
hardy annual, very satisfactory for beds 
and borders. Blooms from early summer 
to frost. Plants bushy with attractive foli¬ 
age, covered with a mass of bloom, ranging 
in colors through yellow, golden and crim¬ 
son. Flowers up to 2 inches across, excel¬ 
lent for cutting. 
Coreopsis, Lanceolata Grandiflora 
2 to 3 feet. This is the hardy perennial 
Calliopsis. Fine bushy plants. The bright 
yellow flowers, about 2 V 2 inches across, are 
borne on long, wiry, graceful stems. Blooms 
resemble daisies, and have broad fluted 
petals with ends attractively cut. In blos¬ 
som over a long period and when cut are 
long-lasting. They flower the first year from 
seed. 
Coreopsis Lanceolata Grandiflora 
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