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the j. chas. McCullough seed co. 
Annual Canterbury Bells. 
Candytuft for Mass Planting 
Showy branching plant fine for edg¬ 
ings. bedding, massing, rockeries or for 
cutting. For early blooms, sow seed in¬ 
side in March, making successive sow¬ 
ings outdoors any time from May to July. 
They thrive in rich soil and should be 
watered freely. 
Hyacinth-Flowered Types 
@495 MINIATURE OEM. A dainty, 
miniature hyacinth-flowered annual 
Candytuft about 3% inches high, each 
plant producing 4- to 6-inch spikes of 
pure white flowers. A perfect minia¬ 
ture gem for the rock garden. Pkt., I5c. 
496 GIANT HYACINTH-FLOWERED or 
IMPROVED EMPRESS. A wonderfully 
improved strain of the popular Empress 
Candytuft, forming much branched 
plants about 18 inches high. Make a 
very effective white bed or border and 
is invaluable for cutting. Vi oz., 25c; 
oz., 60c; pkt., 10c. 
CARNATION 
506 ENFANT DE NICE MIXTURE. These are the result of a cross between Carnation Clia- 
baud’s Giant Improved and Carnation Perpetual. The plants are of robust, upright habit, 
with long, strong stalks bearing flowers 2% to 3 inches in diameter. This strain is magnifi¬ 
cent. About 90% of the plants come double. Pkt., 15c; special pkt., 50c. 
507 MARGUERITE. A very early blooming sort which sometimes blooms in four months 
from sowing. Flowers are large, double, deeply fringed, very fragrant. Plants semi-dwarf, 
good for bedding and desirable for cutting. Annual. Finest mixed colors. *4 oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
Celosia Cristata Nana - Cockscomb 
A free bloomer growing best in rather light, not too rich soil. Sow seed indoors in early 
spring and plant outdoors in May, or sow seed outdoors in May. 
508 GEASGOW PRIZE. Dwarf crimson. Pkt., 10c. 
509 DWARP GOLDEN YELLOW. Pkt., 10c. 
Celosia Childsi - Chinese Woolflower 
510 MIXTURE. A distinct type, with large, roundish head and drooping spikelets of flowers 
which look like an immense ball of wool. All colors. Very showy. Pkt., 10c. 
Centaurea 
Sow outdoors in April, thin plants to stand ten 
inches apart, or you may sow seed from September to 
November for early bloom the following spring. „ 
Centaurea Cyanus - Cornflower 
511 DOUBLE BLUE BOY. Vi oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
512 DOUBLE PINKIE. Vi oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
513 DOUBLE MIXED. Vi oz., 20c; oz., 50c; pkt., 10c. 
514 JUBIIiEE GEM. For description, see Novelty 
page 22. Pkt., 25c. 
Centaurea Imperialis - Royal Sweet Sultan 
515 FINEST MIXED. A wonderful annual for cutting, 
long-stemmed, exquisitely fringed and delightfully 
, fragrant. 2 to 3 feet. May until frost. 
Vi oz., 20c; pkt., 10c. 
White-Leaved Centaureas— 
Dusty Miller 
516 CANDIDISSIMA. Silvery white leaves 
with elegantly cut margin. Fine for edg¬ 
ing. Very showy. Vi oz., 35c; pkt., 10c. 
Chorizanthe- Turkish Rugging 
517 PALMERI. A new subject for the border 
or rock garden. This easily grown annual 
forms a dense mat of statice-like flowers 
of a delicate pink which blends beautifully Cosmos, Double or Anemone-Flowered, 
with the dull green foliage. In early fall 
the plant changes to a charming shade of autumn brown, which makes a bold show¬ 
ing at a time when Mother Nature is taking her last bow. It grows about 8 inches 
and has a spread of 12 to 18 inches. Pkt., 15c. 
Chrysanthemum 
518 SINGBE GOLDEN GLORY. Large perfectly formed flowers measuring 3 to 4 
inches across, of deep canary-yellow, produced on 2-foot stems. The attractiveness 
of Golden Glory is further increased in that the central disc is the same color as 
the petals. A very free-flowering annual. Height, 3 feet. Pkt., 10c; Special pkt., 35c. 
Umbellata Types 
Umbellata sorts grow about one foot 
high, with flowers in umbrella form. 
497 ROSE CARDINAL. Bright carmine- 
rose. Vi oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
498 FLESH-FINK. Light pink. Vi oz., 
25c; pkt., 10c. 
499 CRIMSON. Rich deep shade. Vi oz., 
25c; pkt., 10c. 
500 LAVENDER. Delicate shade of rosy 
lavender. Vi oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
501 FINEST MIX ED. Comprising all 
colors and shades. Vi oz., 25c; oz., 40c; 
pkt., 10c. 
PERENOTAL CANDYTUFT. See Iberis. 
New Annual 
Canterbury Bells 
Bring Spring to the Garden in Septemb< 
Annual Canterbury Bells will flower I 
less than six months from seed, wi 
grow two and one-half feet tall, prodrn 
ing six to eight flowering spikes to tt 
plant, 
503 LIBERTY BELL. An intense violei 
blue. Pkt., l5o. 
A beautiful ai 
shadoof <jeep rose< Pkt 1Sc 
505 MIXED CGLORS. Pkt., 18o. 
Chrysanthemum, Single Golden Glory. 
519 SINGLE MIXED. A splendid mix¬ 
ture, including many fine colors. 
Pkt., 10c. 
520 DOUBLE MIXED. Lovely double 
flowers; shades of yellow and white. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Clarkia 
This pretty and easily grown annual 
has been much improved in recent 
years, and the mixture offered below is 
now seen as cut flowers in most of the 
large cities of Europe. They do well 
either in sun or shade, growing 2 to 2% 
feet high, with leafy racemes of double 
flowers, which all open in water when 
cut. 
521 ELEGANS DOUBLE MIXED. \4 
oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
Cleome - Spider Plant 
522 FUNGENS. A showy garden an¬ 
nual producing curious heads of flow¬ 
ers of bright rose; easy cultivation, 
blooming until late. Height, 4-5 ft. 
Vi oz., 30c; pkt., 10c. 
Coleus - Flame Nettle 
A fine colored, tender perennial foli¬ 
age plant for house or garden. Sow in¬ 
doors in March. ' 
523 FINEST MIXED COLORS. 3 pkts., 
50c; pkt., 20c. 
COLUMBINE. See Aquilegia, perennial, 
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