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Ross' Choice Annual Flower Seeds 
Canary Creeper 
(Tropaeolum Canariense) 
275 A rapid-growing, half-hardy annual climber, bearing curiously 
formed yellow flowers. Blooms until frost. Fine for shady places. 
10 to 15 feet. Pkt., 10c; '/t oz., 20c. 
Candytuft 
Popular hardy annual, growing in any soil, requiring but little 
care, and by repeated sowings may be had in bloom all summer. 
6 inches to 1 foot. 
276 CARMINE. Pkt., 10c; J /4 oz., 20 c; V 2 oz., 35c. 
277 DARK CRIMSON (Dunnett’s). Pkt., 10c; % oz., 20c; 
V 2 oz., 35c. 
278 EMPRESS. Large trusses; pure white. Pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 20c; 
V 4 oz., 35c. 
279 GIANT HYACINTH-FLOWERED. Heads of immense size, 
resembling the Hyacinth. White. Generally considered superior 
to Empress. Pkt., 10c; V 8 oz., 20c; l / 4 oz., 35c; oz., £1.00. 
280 MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 10c; Vi oz., 20c; oz., 50c. 
282 DWARF HYBRIDS. Mixed colors. Of dwarf habit, but flow' 
ers are large. Pkt., 10c; Vi oz., 20c; l / 2 oz., 35c. 
283 WHITE FRAGRANT. Pkt., 10c; Vi oz., 20c; oz., 60c. 
Centaurea 
To this family belong the well known annuals. Bachelor's But¬ 
ton and Sweet Sultan, and also the plants known as Dusty Millers. 
CYANUS ('Bachelor’s Button or Cornflower) 
Popular hardy annual of the easiest culture, blooming quickly 
after seed is sown and for a considerable time if flowers are kept 
. well cut. 2 feet. 
317'DOUBLE BLUE. A selection of the old-fashioned Bachelor 
Button, producing a large percentage of beautiful double blue 
flowers. Pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 35c. 
318 DOUBLE LAVENDER. 
318A DOUBLE ROSE. 
319 DOUBLE WHITE. 
Each, pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 35c. 
320 SINGLE AND DOUBLE MIXED. Pkt., 10c; i/ 4 oz., 20c; 
oz., 60c. 
CENTAUREA (Sweet Sultan) 
321 MOSCHATA (Common Sweet Sultan). Mixed colors Pkt 
10c. 
322 SUAVEOLENS (Yellow Sweet Sultan). Pkt., 10c - V» oz 
35c; 1/4 oz., 60c. 
IMPERIALIS (Royal Sweet Sultan) 
Improved type of Sweet Sultan. Both plants and flowers are 
larger than the common. Very fragrant and colors delicate and 
beautiful. 
323 DEEP LAVENDER. Pkt., 10c; i/ 8 oz., 30c. 
324 WHITE. Pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 30c. 
325 MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 25c. 
WHITE-LEAVED CENTAUREAS (Dusty Miller) 
Half'hardy perennials which are grown annually from their seed 
for their foliage only. Used with other foliage and flowering bed¬ 
ding plants. 
326 CANDIDISSIMA. Deeply cut, silvery white foliage, densely 
covered with white hairs. 1 foot. Pkt., 10c. 
327 GYMNOCARPA. Silvery white foliage; of graceful drooping 
habit. U /2 feet. Pkt., 10c; */4 ° z- > 30c. 
Canna 
The Crozy Cannas are well known for their dwarf growth and 
luxuriant foliage. The flowers are large and of most brilliant colors. 
Soak the seeds in warm water until they show signs of swelling, 
then sow in sandy loam and place in hotbed. 
284 CROZY’S DWARF. Dark, large flowering varieties. Mixed. 3 
to 4 feet. Pkt., 10c; Yt oz., 20c. 
285 GIANT FLOWERED NEW HYBRIDS. Mixed. Pkt., 10c; >4 
oz., 20c. 
CARDINAL CLIMBER. See Ipomoea, number 549. 
CARDINAL FLOWER. See Lobelia, number 588, page 53. 
Carnation (Dianthus Caryophyllus) 
Few flowers surpass in beauty of form or delicious fragrance the 
richly hued Carnation. Contrary to many beliefs they are easily 
grown from seed. They are hardy and much prized in the garden 
border. The branching compact plants produce handsome blooms 
on stiff, slender, blue-green stems. Their double flowers with thick 
waxy petals tightly held in their green calyx sheaths are delight¬ 
fully scented. 
286 MARGUERITE IMPROVED SEMI-DWARF. An improved 
strain. Flowers are larger, a greater proportion double. Pkt., 10c; 
Ya oz., 30c. 
287 MARGUERITE GIANTS. Flower approaches in form, size, 
fragrance and beauty those grown by the florist. Pkt., 10c; 
Vs oz., 40c. 
Cockscomb (Celosia cristata) 
Popular free-blooming, half-hardy annual. While seeds may be, 
and more generally are, sown in the open ground, for best results 
it should be sown early in the house and the young plants trans¬ 
planted into small pots, in which they should remain until they 
show signs of blooming, when they should be shifted to a perma¬ 
nent location. The Cockscomb requires good, rich soil, ample room 
and plenty of moisture to fully develop its flowers. 
305 GLASGOW PRIZE. Crimson; dark foliage. 9 inches. Pkt., 
10c; Y» oz., 30c. 
307 MIXED. Pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 20c. 
310 DWARF, EXTRA-CHOICE MIXED. Includes all the latest 
introductions and colors of the Cockscomb. Pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 
30 c. 
Feathered Celosia (Celosia plumosa) 
Often used for winter bouquets, and for this purpose should be 
cut before fully ripe and dried in the house. 
311 THOMPSON SUPERB. Graceful, feathery plumes of rich 
crimson. Pkt., 10c; Vs oz- > 20c; */* oz., 35c. 
312 GOLDEN PLUME. Golden yellow. Pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 20c; 
Y4 oz., 35c. 
313 THOMPSONI MAGNIFICA. A splendid strain, large plumes, 
ranging from clear yellow to darkest red. Pkt., 10c; Vs oz., 30c. 
316 CHOICE MIXED. Pkt., 10c; Y4 oz., 20c; oz., 50c. 
Cockscomb. 
Carnation, Chabaud’s Giant Perpetual. 
Centaurea Imperialis—Royal Sweet Sultan. 
