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Centaurea 
(Dusty Miller) 
Valuable for ribbon bedding, the 
silvery whiteness of the leaves 
being very effective. Perennials. 
Gymnocarpa. A graceful, silver- 
foliage variety. Pkt. 10 cts. 
BACHELOR BUTTONS 
Cyanus minor. Also often called 
Cornflower and Ragged Sailor. 
One of the finest annuals grown 
for cut flowers. Blooms all Sum¬ 
mer. Hardy annuals. 
Mixed .Pkt. 10 cts 
Dark Blue. Finest double. Pkt. 
10 cts. 
Imperialis (Royal Sweet Sultan). 
Beautiful, sweet-scented flowers 
borne on long stems, lasting for 
several days after cutting. Pkt. 
10 cts. 
Bachelors Buttons are always in 
“Old Fashioned Gardens” 
Chinese Woolflower 
Cockscomb 
Celosia cristata. Annual plants 
of tropical origin, and one of the 
most satisfactory and showy 
plants for garden decorations. 
Half-hardy annuals. 
Dwarf. Mixed. 1 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Coleus 
Hybrids Mixed. Ornamental fol¬ 
iage plants used extensively for 
bedding. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Convolvulus 
(Morning Glory) 
All will recognize this most pop¬ 
ular annual, for in this tribe is in¬ 
cluded the well-known Morning 
Glory. The Minor varieties are 
largely used and well suited for 
bedding. They attain an aver¬ 
age height of 1 foot. Half-hardy annuals. 
A much admired and effective form of the feathered 
Celosia, growing 2 to 3 feet high, well branched and 
each branch terminating with a large head or ball of 
rich flowers of a silky, wool-like appearance, blooming 
early and lasting till killed by frost. Will keep for 
weeks when cut, retaining its rich color. Annuals of 
easiest culture. 
Crimson, Dark Pink, Yellow. Each pkt. 10 cts. 
Chrysanthemum 
The colors have the appearance of being laid on with 
the brush, and for this reason they are frequently called 
“Painted Daisies.” Hardy annuals. 
Mixed Annual Varieties. Single.Pkt. 10 cts. 
Mixed Annual Varieties. Double.Pkt. 10 cts. 
Perennial Chrysanthemums. See page 21. 
Cineraria 
One of the most beautiful plants that can be grown 
for decorative purposes. Seeds should be sown in June 
and July and plants will be large enough for all pur¬ 
poses in the greenhouse or conservatory during the 
Spring months. 
Dwarf Large-Flowering Mixed. Dwarf, compact 
habit with immense trusses of large flowers in rich 
colors. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Cobaea 
A fine Summer climbing plant, quick growing and 
bearing large, bell-shaped flowers. In sowing, place the 
seed edgewise. Half-hardy perennial. 
Scandens. Purple. 20 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Major. Mixed. 15 ft. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts. 
Minor tricolor roseus. 1 ft. Beautiful rose-colored 
flowers, with pure white center, fringed with purple 
and shading away toward the throat in five broad 
bands of rich golden yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Japanese Giant. Most beautiful strain, with im¬ 
mense flowers of finest colors and markings and are 
beyond doubt the handsomest of all Morning Glories. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
Heavenly Blue. Immense beautiful flowers of bright 
sky-blue. Seed should not be sown outside till 
ground is warm. Pkt. 15 cts. 
Cosmos 
These graceful, Autumn-flowering annuals, with their 
feathery foliage and their large, showy single flowers, 
are a delight in the garden and exquisite as cut flowers. 
Klondyke Orange Flare. Early flowering color vivid 
orange, stems are long and well adapted for cutting. 
Pkt. 15 cts. 
Early Large-Flowering Hybrids. A selection of the 
early flowering sorts with larger flowers. Seed sown 
outdoors in May will produce plants which will flower 
from July to frost. 4 to 5 ft. 
Mixed .Pkt. 10 cts. 
Pink .Pkt. 10 cts. 
White .Pkt. 10 cts. 
Crimson .Pkt. 10 cts. 
Giant Late-Flowering. Flowers from August to 
frost. 5 to 6 ft. 
Mixed .Pkt. 10 cts. 
EARLY-FLOWERING DOUBLE 
ANEMONE COSMOS 
Heavenly-Blue 
Morning Glories. 
Flowers are borne profusely on bushy 
plants 5 to 6 ft. high and are of lasting sub¬ 
stance both on the plants and as cut flowers. 
Crimson, Pink, White, Finest Mixed. 
All varieties. Pkt. 15 cts. 
COREOPSIS. See Calliopsis. 
Cynoglossum 
(Chinese Forget-me-not) 
Amabile. A very favorable recently intro¬ 
duced annual, producing intense Forget- 
me-not-like flowers throughout the Sum¬ 
mer months. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Cypress Vine 
A popular annual climbing plant, with deli¬ 
cate, fern-like foliage. Half-hardy annuals. 
15 ft. 
Scarlet .Pkt. 10 cts. 
White .Pkt. 10 cts. 
Mixed .Pkt. 10 cts. 
Double Cosmos- 
Very artistic flowers. 
