PALMER SEED COMPANY, ST. LOUIS, MO. 
COLEUS—(Flame Nettle) 
Culture A or F and E 
Ornamental foliage plants well adapted for growing as house plants. They can 
also be transplanted outdoors when the weather is warm, and for borders or win¬ 
dow boxes in partial shade, where they are unexcelled. The large, rich velvety leaves 
are handsomely crimped and frilled, and come in combinations of red, yellow, bronze, 
purple and green. Height 1 to 2 feet.Pkt. 25c 
CORNFLOWER—See Centaurea Cvanus 
COSMOS 
Culture C or I 
A popular, old-fashioned plant, well known to everyone. The feathery light 
green foliage and tall growth makes this plant quite useful to grow in clumps for 
screens or backgrounds. The broad-petaled flowers are ideal for cutting, and bloom 
from July until frost. The plants bloom more profusely in a poor soil. Height 4 to 
7 feet. Give them plenty of sunshine. 
Palmer’s Mammoth Early Flowering Cosmos 
Grows but 4 feet tall, and begins to bloom in July, continuing until frost. 
Crimson .Pkt. 10c Pink .Pkt. 10c 
White .Pkt. 10c Mixed .Pkt. 10c; oz. 60c 
Late Flowering or Lady Lenox Cosmos 
Huge flowers measuring 4 to 5 inches across, on long stems. The bushes are 
6 to 7 feet high. 
Crimson .Pkt. 10c Pink .Pkt. 10c 
White ...Pkt. 10c Mixed .Pkt. 10c; oz. 50c 
Early Double Crested Cosmos 
This cosmos will bloom as early as the early single type. The plants grow 3 
to 5 feet tall. Our strain will give about 65% double flowers from seed, the other 
35% being semi-double and single. 
Crimson King .Pkt. 15c Pink Beauty .Pkt. 15c 
White Queen .Pkt. 15c Mixed .Pkt. 15c; oz. $1.00 
Cosmos Klondyke 
A gorgeous orange-yellow flower with handsome foliage, more coarsely laciniated 
than others. It blooms from September until frost.Pkt. 10c 
EARLY KLONDYKE ORANGE FLARE—See Novelty Section 
CYPRESS VINE—(Ipomoea Quamoclit) 
Culture C and G and K 
A rapid growing climber with soft, deep green, feathery foliage and masses of 
small, star-shaped flowers. Due to its twining habit, it will readily climb a stretched 
cord or light trellis. Grow it in a sunny place. Height 10 to 15 feet. 
Scarlet .Pkt. 10c Mixed .Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c 
White .Pkt. 10c 
CYNOGLOSSUM—(Chinese Forget-Me-Not) 
Culture C or I 
A wonderful addition to the garden border. If kept cut for bouquets the flower¬ 
ing season is long. The blossoms resemble the Forget-Me-Not, but are larger. 
Easily grown. Blooms from July to October and likes the full sun. Height 2 feet. 
Amabile Blue. Bright blue.Pkt. 15c Amabile Pink. Rich deep pink....Pkt. 15c 
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