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LEONARD SEED COMPANY, CHICAGO 
Cosmos. 
COSMOS 
Few flowers have undergone greater Im¬ 
provement within recent years than the 
Cosmos. This is due, perhaps, to the fact 
that they are in such great demand for cut 
flowers. The New Crested Cosmos is a dis¬ 
tinct type. The flowers are double-crested, 
having double centers, with a row of guard 
petals around the base. By combining the 
beautiful crested flowers with the long, stiff 
stems clothed with graceful, lacelike foli¬ 
age, the result is a decorative garden and 
cut flower par excellence. Sow in April in 
pots or in the hotbed, and transplant 1 
foot apart. 
DOUBLE CRESTED MIXED. Per pkt., 10c; 
*4 oz., 60c. 
EXTRA EARLY MAMMOTH FLOWERING 
MIXED. In this splendid mixture are 
monster pink and white flowers, beautiful 
crimson shades, delicate white and mauve, 
daintily tinted and clouded with pink and 
mauve. Some large, white blossoms have 
broad plaited petals and pinked edges. 
Per pkt., 10c; oz., 15c. 
DAISY 
CENTAUREA CYANUS 
(Double Cornflower) 
These are also known as Bachelor’s Buttons, Blue Bottle, and Ragged 
Sailor. A showy hardy annual succeeding well in any soil, and bearing a 
profusion of flowers in shades of pink, blue and purple. 3 feet. 
DOUBLE FINEST MIXED. Pkt., 10c; oz., 50c. 
SINGLE MIXED (Bachelor Button). Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c. 
CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS 
(Sweet Sultan) 
This class produces large, very double, finely laciniated flowers of graceful 
form and delicious fragrance. They are very desirable for cut flowers and 
will often last for over a week when placed in water. They should be cut 
before the blossoms are fully opened. Plants 2% to 3 feet high. Pkt., 10c; 
oz. 50c 
CENTAUREA CANDIDISSIMA 
(Dusty Miller) 
Thick silvery white leaves. Should be sown early. Pkt., 10c; y& oz., 40c. 
COREOPSIS 
LANCEOLATA GRANDIFLORA. This is one of the finest hardy plants, with 
large, showy, bright yellow flowers, produced in the greatest abundance 
from June till frost. As a cut flower they stand near the head among 
hardy plants, having long stems and 
lasting in good condition a week or 
more. Easily grown from seed, flower¬ 
ing the first year. 30 inches. Pkt., 10c: 
% oz., 25c. 
CYPRESS VINE 
(Ipomoea quamoclit) 
A most beautiful rapid growing climber 
with delicate dark green, feathery foli¬ 
age and many bright, star-shaped, scarlet 
or white blossoms. Planted by the side of 
veranda, tree or stakes, and trained 
properly, there is no handsomer climber. 
Seed is usually sown outdoors early in 
spring in the row where plants are to 
remain. Cover seed one-half inch deep. 
Germination will be hastened if the soil is 
warm and kept in moist condition. Thin 
the young plants four to six inches apart. 
Tender annual; about 15 feet high. 
MIXED. Pkt., 10c; oz., 30c. 
Centaurea Cyanus. 
DAHLIA 
Sow the seeds early in pots or under 
glass, and transplant to strong, deep, rich 
soil, and plants will bloom the first season. 
SINGLE VARIETIES. Splendid mixture. 
Handsome bedding plant, and exten¬ 
sively used for cutting. Pkt., 10c; *4 
oz., 50c. 
DOUBLE MIXE D. Seeds saved from fine 
named sorts. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 60c. 
SHASTA, ALASKA. Is perfectly hardy, 
grows anywhere and blooms more abun¬ 
dantly each season. The flowers are very 
large, a foot or more in circumference, 
growing on large stems, with two rows 
of broad, pure white petals and a yellow 
center. Height 3 feet. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 
65c. 
DELPHINIUM 
(Perennial Larkspur) 
Flowers remarkable for their great beauty, diversity of shades, and striking 
appearance. Desirable for mixed borders. 
Sow the seeds in early Spring indoors or in hotbeds in shallow boxes. When 
the seedlings are about three-quarters of an inch high, transplant to flats three 
or four inches apart each way, trans¬ 
ferring them to the open ground when 
the weather is suitable. 
Coreopsis. 
Shasta Daisy. 
1IYBRIDIUM. Fine Mixed. Per pkt., 
10 c; % oz., 60c. 
BELLADONNA HYBRIDS. Graceful 
open spikes with large flowers of 
light turquoise blue color. Hardy 
perennial 2 to 3 ft. high. Pkt., 10c; 
*4 oz. 75c. 
HOLLYHOCK STRAIN. This strain is 
a fine mixture of all light shades, 
pale, clear blue predominating. The 
flowers are large, truly double, well 
placed on long, pyramidal spikes, 
their sturdy growth and general ap¬ 
pearance reminding one of a Holly¬ 
hock, hence the name. Pkt., 25c. 
Delphinium. 
