MICHELL’S “DISTINCTIVE” FLOWER SEEDS 13 
Centaurea Cyanus 
CENTAUREA 
CENTAUREA CYANUS (Cornflower) 
Free flowering annuals; very popular for cutting. 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
Double Blue ( Special Strain). Splendid for forcing. 
(X 
lb., 
$1.25; 
$4.25 
per 
lb.)$0.15 
$0.40 
Rose Pink. 
lb., 
1.25; 
4.25 
per 
lb.) 
.15 
.40 
Rosy Red. 
...(X 
lb., 
1.25; 
4.25 
per 
lb.) 
.15 
.40 
“ White 
■ ■(X 
lb., 
1.25; 
4.25 
per 
lb.) 
.15 
.40 
“ Mixed. 
■ ■(X 
lb., 
.75; 
2.50 
per 
lb.) 
.15 
.25 
CENTAUREA IMPERALIS 
Giant Cornflower, or Sweet Sultan 
Large sweet-scented flowers; fine for cutting. 
Trade pkt. 
Oz. 
X lb. 
Brilliant Pink 
.$0.20 $0.60 
$2.00 
Deep Rose.. 
.20 
.60 
2.00 
Lavender. 
.20 
.60 
2.00 
Lilac. 
.20 
.60 
2.00 
Purple 
.20 
.60 
2.00 
Yellow ( Suaveolens) . 
.20 
.60 
2.00 
White. . . 
.20 
.60 
2.00 
Choice Mixed. 
.15 
.50 
1.50 
WHITE LEAVED CENTAUREAS (Dusty 
Miller) 
Excellent for borders, vases, baskets, etc. Trade pkt. Oz. 
Candidissima. Broad cut silvery gray foliage.$0.30 $1.50 
Gymnocarpa. Fine cut silvery foliage.15 .50 
VARIOUS CENTAUREAS 
Americana. Handsome large flowers; lilac purple . . .15 .50 
Dealbata. Perennial; bright rose colored; 18 in.30 1.50 
Macrocephala. Perennial; golden yellow; 3 feet.. . .25 .75 
Montana ( Hardy Cornflower). Violet blue; 2 feet... .15 .50 
CATANANCHE 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
Coerulea. Blue with dark eye; excellent for cutting; 
perennial; 2^ feet. $0.30 $1.25 
CELOSIA 
Cristata or Cockscomb Varieties 
These are in demand for beds and borders, also for pots. 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
Giant Empress. Dwarf; bright crimson; dark foliage. $0.30 $1.50 
Choice Mixed. Dwarf sorts. 25 1.00 
Plumosa or Feathered Varieties 
A splendid decorative plant for the garden; also excellent for 
cutting. 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
Heatherdell. Large trusses of beautifully feathered 
and interlaced plumes, in a fine range of red, pink 
and yellow shades mixed; especially adapted for 
pot culture. (X oz., $1.50)$0.75 
Golden Plume. Deep golden yellow.15 $0.50 
Pride of Castle Gould. Mixed colors.40 2.50 
Scarlet.15 .60 
Choice Mixed.15 .50 
CERASTIUM (Snow in Summer) 
*Tomentosum. Dwarf perennial plant for edgings 
and rockeries; silvery foliage, white flowers; 1 foot .25 1.00 
CHEIRANTHUS 
*Allionii ( Siberian Wallflower). A biennial but best 
treated as an annual; spikes of brilliant orange 
flowers; very effective in the rockery.15 .50 
Linifolius ( Alpine Wallflower). Lilac; 18 in. .25 1.00 
CHELONE 
Hardy perennial; very showy bedding plant; fine for cutting. 
Tr^d^ pkt Oz. 
Hybrida Torreyi. Brilliant scarlet; 4 feet.$0.20 $0.80 
Hybrida Mixed. Various colors; 4 feet.20 .80 
CHINESE WOOLFLOWER 
(Celosia Childsii) 
Very effective for beds and borders; ball-shaped flowers, re¬ 
sembling silky wool. 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
Crimson .$0.25 $1.25 
Pink . .25 1.25 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 
Annual Varieties 
The following single sorts are of very easy culture and splendid 
for cutting. Trade pkt. Oz. 
Burridgeanum. White, zoned scarlet and yellow. . $0.15 $0.35 
Purpureum. Deep purple, yellow zone. .15 .35 
Eastern Star. Primrose, brown eye.15 .35 
Evening Star. Rich golden yellow. .15 .35 
Morning Star. Canary yellow.15 .35 
Northern Star. Giant white, yellow eye .15 .35 
Single Mixed . . .15 .25 
Double Mixed .15 .25 
Perennial Varieties 
Geisha ( Cascade or Japanese Balcony). Makes good pot plants and 
is also suitable for hanging baskets and porch boxes; masses of 
single flowers in many delicate shades of pink, rose, yellow and 
white; excellent for cut flower purposes. Seed sown in March 
will flower in September and October. Mixed colors only. 
Trade pkt., 50c.; $1.50 per X oz. 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
Early Flowering, Double and Semi-double 
Mixed. This can also be treated as an annual, 
blooming the first year from seed.$0.50 $5.00 
Japanese Hybrids. Autumn flowering; single mixed. .40 3.50 
King Edward VII. Extra large; pure white.20 .60 
Shasta Daisy “Alaska.” Pure white; extra large 
flowers; excellent for cutting. .25 1.00 
Shasta Daisy, New Giant Double White. Flowers 
extra large on long stiff stems; fine for cutting; 
will flower from seed in 5 months... (rs oz., $2.00) .50 
Varieties marked * are especially suitable for rock gardens 
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