NORTHRUP, KING & CO. ’ S 
Cosmos 
Cosmidium 2 feet 
This hardy annual is somewhat unknown 
to the gardening public and is sure to grow 
in popularity. Similar to the Calliopsis but 
flower stems are much longer. Blooms are 
IV 2 to 2 inches across with overlapping 
petals of rich old gold and large brown 
centers. Continuous bloomers over a long 
period. 
Cosmos—Early Flowering Mixed 4 ft. 
One of the most popular of all hardy an¬ 
nuals. A single type producing white, pink, 
and crimson flowers. Plants are of bushy 
habit with feathery light green foliage, 
making very pleasing backgrounds or 
screens. The flowers are about 3 inches 
across with broad, fluted, overlapping 
petals. Long, graceful stems make them 
especially attractive for cutting. 
Cypress Vine—Mixed 10 feet 
A hardy annual climber, producing deli¬ 
cate fern-like foliage and a profusion of 
star shaped, scarlet and white blossoms 
ifrom midsummer until frost. Adaptable for 
training on a light, ornamental trellis. 
Delphinium—Perennial 3 to 5 ft. 
Tall sorts producing long stalks with 
beautiful, deeply cut, bright green leaves and 
long flower spikes in shades of blue. Excel¬ 
lent for backgrounds. A mixture of colors. 
Evening Scented Stock— (Matthiola 
Bicornis) 1 5 inches 
Most easily grown hardy annual border 
plant. Odd gray-green foliage. The flowers 
emit a delightfully fragrant odor in the eve¬ 
ning or after a shower. Long, curious seed 
pods with double horn-like ends. Its great¬ 
est attraction is its perfume, which fills the 
whole yard. 
Everlastings, Globe Amaranth 24 ins. 
This hardy annual Straw Flower produces 
bushy, symmetrical plants much desired for 
beds, made especially attractive by its 
blooms which are clover-like, only coarser 
and more fibrous. These purplish-red, white 
and striped blooms are excellent everlast¬ 
ings, carrying through the winter nicely in 
dry bouquets. 
Everlastings—Helichrysum 
Monster Double, 214 feet. A beautiful, 
hardy annual everlasting. Flowers are very 
attractive when growing, and make excep¬ 
tionally attractive winter bouquets if cut 
when partially open and dried in a cool 
place, heads downward. The centers of the 
double pompon-like flowers are nearly cov¬ 
ered by the stiff overlapping petals, with 
the stiff, pointed, outer petals growing in 
saucer shape. A wide range of brilliant and 
soft colors. 
Forget-me-not, Myosotis Alpestris 
8 to 12 inches. Beautiful little half hardy 
perennial plants suitable for borders, rock 
garden planting or potting for indoor deco- 
Cypress Vine 
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