Carnation 
Carnation 
MARGUERITE. The earliest Carnation popular 
for rich color and delicious fragrance. Flowers 
white ranging through yellow, scarlet, and deep 
crimson. Plants from seed sown early in the open 
bloom from July to frost, and, if given some pro¬ 
tection, winter well. For early bloom, sow seeds 
early indoors. Pkt. 10 cts.; V4OZ. 60 cts. 
Centaurea • Bachelor’s Button 
One of the commonest old-fashioned flowers be¬ 
loved by everyone who grows it. Beautiful fringed 
blue or white flowers, single or double, 1 inch across, 
are borne from July till frost. An annual; the plants 
perpetuate themselves by self-sown seeds. 1 to 2 ft. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; y 4 oz. 25 cts.; oz. 75 cts. 
Cosmos, Orange Flare 
Celosia 
Castor-Oil Bean • Ricinus communis 
Gives a tropical appearance when used as center 
of bed, or screen. When ground is warm, sow seed 
in rich soil; thin plants to about 13 ^ feet apart. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; V^b. 65 cts. 
Chrysanthemum 
Free-flowering, hardy annuals, with double white, 
yellow, or red flowers from August till November. 
It is one of the most attractive of the late summer¬ 
flowering plants; easily grown; useful for cut-flowers 
as well as garden decoration. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34 oz * 
30 cts. 
Celosia • Dwarf Cockscomb 
One of the showiest annuals. Small flowers of 
brilliant golden yellow, crimson, or other shades of 
red, crowded into velvety fasciated masses that 
resemble a rooster’s comb. Very attractive bedding 
plant. Sow seeds early indoors. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
V 4 oz. 50 cts. 
Coreopsis 
Showy, bright yellow flowers on long, graceful 
stems, ideally adapted for cutting as well as garden 
decoration. Blooms over a long season. Seeds sown 
early bloom the first season, but they will be finer 
the second year. Pkt. 10 cts.; l / 4 oz. JO cts.; oz. $1. 
Cosmos 
Very satisfactory late summer-flowering annuals 
with big, daisy-like flowers, 3 to 4 inches across, in 
white or pink. Strong-growing, very graceful plants 
) 3 to 6 feet high. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34 oz * 40 cts. 
KLONDYKE. An entirely new shade in Cosmos - 
a very showy golden yellow—and one of the most 
admired novelties. Stems are long and stiff, and 
the feathery pale green foliage contrasts beauti¬ 
fully with the flowers. Pkt. 25 cts.; y 4 oz. 75 cts.; 
oz. $2.50. 
ORANGE FLARE. New early-flowering Cosmos. 
Bears a profusion of strikingly vivid orange- 
yellow blooms Jour months ajter seed is sown. A 
novelty that fills a long-felt need for an early- 
flowering Cosmos. Pale green feathery foliage. 
Pkt. 25 cts.; y 4 oz. 75 cts.; oz. $2.50. 
ABBOTT & COBB 
Philadelphia / Pa. 
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