Flower Seeds 21 
CARNATION 
The varieties we list here are best treated as 
annuals, although they will live over winter and 
flower again next season by giving slight pro¬ 
tection with leaves or straw. From seeds sown in 
early spring, plants begin blooming 
in 
July or 
August, and continue until frost. 
Marguerite— Pkt. 
Large 
pkt. 
Pure White.$0 
10 
$0 25 
Yellow. 
10 
25 
Scarlet. 
10 
25 
Deep Crimson. 
10 
25 
Choice Mixed. 
10 
25 
Giant Marguerite. An improved 
strain, producing flowers of im¬ 
mense size. Mixed colors. 
10 
25 
Carnation, Chabaud’s Giant 
A new acquisition in the line of Carnations, coming into bloom 
six months from seed and continuing throughout the summer. 
The plants are of robust, upright habit, forming ten to twenty 
stalks which bear huge flowers of fine form and highly clove- 
scented. Come about 90 per cent double and quite true. 
Cardinal-Red Salmon-Rose Yellow 
Flesh-Pink White Mixed, all varieties 
Rose-Pink 
Each, pkt. 20 cts.; large pkt. 50 cts. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of the 6 colors, $1 
Enfant de Nice. See Novelties and Specialties, page 6. 
CELOSIA 
SEED 
Carnations, Chabaud’s Giants 
CANARY-BIRD VINE ( T,op*oium 
—----- cananense) 
A rapid-growing, climbing annual, producing an abundance of 
pretty, fringed, bright yellow flowers, bearing a fancied resemblance 
to a bird with wings expanded. Pkt. 10 cts.; 24oz. 25 cts.; oz. 40 cts. 
CARDINAL CLIMBER 
A beautiful annual vine of rapid growth. The cardinal-red flowers 
resemble those of the cypress vine, but are much larger, and are 
produced in great quantities continuously through the summer. 
Splendid for covering stumps and trellises. 20 to 30 feet. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
large pkt. 25 cts. 
CINERARIA HYBRIDA 
Our strains of this showy greenhouse plant are of acknowledged 
superiority, the very choicest from a prize European collection of 
only the best colors. 
Waterer’s Prize Dwarf. Dwarf, compact plants not over a foot 
high, with immense heads of large individual flowers in a great 
range of beautiful colors. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
Waterer’s Prize Tall. Extra-fine colors, with plenty of seifs and 
various shades of rose. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
Matchless. Very fine strain; contains many new colors; vigorous 
and compact growth. Pkt. 75 cts.; large pkt. $1.50. 
Matador. Fine glowing scarlet. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
Multiflora grandiflora maxima nana. See Novelties and Special¬ 
ties, page 7. 
Multiflora nana (Berlin Market Strain). This variety is the dwarf- 
est and most compact type; flowers of good size and produced in 
great profusion. Excellent pot-plant. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
Stellata, Blue Shades. Pkt. 75 cts.; large pkt. $1.50. 
Stellata, Pink Shades. Pkt. 75 cts.; large pkt. $1.50. 
Stellata, Feltham Beauty. A great improvement on the old va¬ 
riety. Beautiful mixture of many colors. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
White-leaved Cineraria 
(Dusty Miller) 
Maritima candidissima. These, as well as the white-leaved Cen- 
taureas, are called “Dusty Millers.” Fine for bedding, ribbon 
beds and margins; prized for their beautiful, downy, silvery foliage. 
They are half-hardy perennials, but should be treated as annuals. 
2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 25 cts. 
The dwarf Cockscombs are showy in the border, while the 
feathered or plumed varieties are especially attractive in large 
beds, and are useful for cutting. The flowers retain their color, even 
when dry, and can be used in winter bouquets. 
Celosia cristata (Cockscomb) 
Very popular annuals of easy culture, producing large, ornamental, 
comb-like heads like ruffled chenille. Prized for pots or summer 
flower-beds. 
Crimson Exhibition. From prize flowers and enormous combs. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
Empress. Bright crimson, rich and velvety. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 
25 cts. 
Celosia plumosa (Feathered Celosia) 
There are no more showy summer and fall bedding plants than the 
plumed Celosias. Planted in masses, the color effect is magnificent. 
The handsome plants are symmetrical in growth, averaging 2 feet in 
height, every branch bearing a pointed head or plume of richly colored 
bloom, which, when fully developed in the fall, is supremely gorgeous. 
Thompsoni magnifica, Crimson. Bright crimson. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
large pkt. 25 cts. 
Thompsoni magnifica, Yellow. Beautiful yellow. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
large pkt. 25 cts. 
Thompsoni magnifica, Mixed. Colors range from clearest yellow 
to darkest blood-red. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
Pride of Castle Gould. Mixed. This Ostrich Plume Celosia is an 
entirely distinct type of C. pyramidalis plumosa and surpasses by 
far anything yet placed on the market. The colors range through 
blood-red, carmine, golden yellow, salmon, deep scarlet, orange, 
and wine-red. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Plumosa. Finest mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
Celosia plumosa, Pride of Castle Gould 
