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THE EBBERT SEED COMPANY , ROCKY FORD , COLORADO 
Balsam (Lady’s Slipper, 
Touch-Me-Not)—An old fa¬ 
vorite, producing gorgeous 
masses of beautiful, brilliant 
colored flowers in the great¬ 
est profusion, double as roses 
and in every shade of color. 
Sow in house in April, trans¬ 
plant in open ground in May. 
Perfection White Queen— 
Finest double, pure white. 
Pkt., 5c. 
Double Camelia-Flowered— 
Finest mixed. Pkt., 5c. 
Balsam or Touch-Me-Not Ch ^, c ! st r I)oub,e MLved Co1 ' 
ors—Pkt., 5c. 
Bean, Scarlet Runner—A tall or climbing bean with beauti¬ 
ful red or white blossoms. Pkt., 5c. 
Campanula Media (Canterbury Bells) (H.B.) —Plants grow in 
pyramidal form, bearing in profusion large, bell-shaped flowers. 
Very showy in mixed borders or among shrubbery. Colors, white, 
and various shades of violet, rose, lilac and blue. Height 2 to 
4 feet. One of the wild forms of Campanula is the "Blue Bells 
of Scotland." Seeds sown in February will flower first season; 
sown in July will flower following season. English Prize Mix¬ 
ture. 3 ft. Pkt., 5c. 
Canary Bird Flower (Tropocolum Canariense) —A beautiful 
climber with small, curiously shaped canary colored blossoms. 
Will bloom freely from July until killed by frost. Tender an¬ 
nual; height about 20 feet. Pkt., 5c. 
Candytuft (H. A.) —Very showy for 
borders; flowers form in spikes; plants 
of branching habit. One of the best 
cut flowers for bouquets. 
Giant Empress—White: Extra large. 
Fine for forcing. 2 ft. Pkt., 10c. 
Finest Mixed—1 ft. Pkt., 5c. 
Candidissima —Ornamental plant of 
great beauty. Silvery white, deeply cut 
foliage. Pkt., 10c. 
Chrysanthemum— A n n u a 1 varieties. 
These are showy and effective garden 
varieties extensively grown for cut 
flowers. The foliage is ornamental and 
finely cut. The single varieties grow 
12 to 18 inches high and produce on 
long stems large flowers resembling 
the Daisy, but of many bright color¬ 
ings in distinct bands or rings. Finest 
Mixed, Single, pkt., 5c. Finest Mixed, Candytuft 
Double, pkt., 5c. 
Clematis—A popular hardy perennial climber. An old favorite 
and justly so, for there are few garden climbers that give more 
satisfaction. Pkt., 10c. 
CARNATIONS 
Carnations are general favorites on account of their bright 
colored, deliciously fragrant flowers. The Marguerites and Cha- 
bauds are the best for summer blooming; the strains which 
we offer here are the best and largest flowering and also the 
very earliest and can be had in bloom four months from sowing. 
Perpetual Early Flowering, Double Chabaud—A very fine, 
early and large flowering strain, likely to produce flowers fully 
equal to the best greenhouse sorts; it contains a great variety 
of colors and shades, very fine for pot plants. Mixed colors. 
Pkt., 15c. 
Carnation Marguerite —This new race of Carnations, unlike all 
others, bloom in about three months from the time of sowing 
the seed and continue to flower until checked by frost. They 
embrace a fine range of brilliant colors, are very fine flowering. 
Best Mixed, pkt., 5c. 
Kicinus or Castor Oil Bean —Our stock of this beautiful orna¬ 
mental plant consists of a mixture of two varieties; the San¬ 
guineus, foliage a beautiful red; and the Zanzibariensls, a giant 
variety introduced from New Zanzibar, a port on the coast of 
the province of German East Africa. The expansive foliage of 
this variety gives a beautiful effect which is of true tropical ori¬ 
gin. Pkt., 5c; oz., 10c. 
Catch-Fly (Silene) —An attractive and generous bloomer with 
brilliant dense heads of flowers. An excellent plant for border¬ 
ing walks and circular beds. Hardy annual; height 18 inches. 
Pkt., 5c. 
Celosin Cristata, or Cockscomb —A half-hardy annual, growing 
6 to 8 inches high, bearing a wide, wavy blossom that resem¬ 
bles a cock’s comb. In brilliant colors and fine for massing or 
border work. 
Dwarf Mixed—Several shades of red and yellow, mixed. Pkt., 
5c. 
Celosia Plumosis, or Feathered Coxcomb —This species grows 
2 to 3 feet high, and bears long, feathery plumes in brilliant 
colors. Mixed. Pkt., 5c. 
Magnificent (Thompson’s) —A new variety, superior to the 
older sorts, bearing grand spikes; flowers in mid-summer. Mixed. 
Colors have a wide range. Pkt., 10c. 
The following Centaureas are perfectly hardy annuals, of easy culture, 
and are general favorites both for the garden and for cut flowers. Seed 
should be sown early where plants are desired to bloom. Plants should 
stand one foot or more apart each way. 
Cyanus (Bachelor's Button, 
Com Flower) —This is the flow¬ 
er seen in such great abundance 
in the fields of Europe. If seed 
is sown as soon as the ground 
is fit in the spring and the 
flowers picked so as to prevent 
the plant exhausting itself by 
seeding it will furnish a profu¬ 
sion of bright blue, purple, white 
or pink flowers from July until 
late in the autumn. One to two 
feet high. Mixed. Oz., 20c; pkt., 
5c. 
Imperinlis (Royal Sweet Sul¬ 
tan) —A strain of Giant-flower¬ 
ing Sweet Sultan; the finest of 
all for cut flowefs. Blooms con¬ 
tinuously from summer till au¬ 
tumn. The flowers are of vari 
ous colors, from glistening 
white, through shades of 
pink, lilac, crimson, and 
violet, to purple. Very 
fragrant. Plant vigorous, 
nearly 4 feet high, and 
covered with > enormous 
flowers on very long stems. 
Mixed colors. Pkt., 10c. 
Columbine (Aquilegia) 
(P) —Hardy plants, grow¬ 
ing about 2 ft. high, bloom¬ 
ing in May and June. 
Beautiful perennials, with 
fine foliage, abundance of 
long-stemmed, graceful 
flowers; should be more 
generally cultivated. 
Columbine 
