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THE FRANK S. PLATT COMPANY’S 
Cardinal Climber. See iyomea 
Carnation, 
Carnations are general favorites for their deli¬ 
cious fragrance and richness of colors. The Cha¬ 
baud’s Enfant DeNice produce 90% splendid double 
flowers. While not as hardy as the Grenadin class 
are best treated as annuals. They are a much 
better flower and bloom in 5 months from seed. 
1 1 / 2 feet. 
Chabaud’s Giant Enfant DeNice Double White. 
Price per %- oz., $1.25; per pkt., 15c. 
Chabaud’s Giant Enfant DeNice Double Red. 
Price per Y%- oz., $1.25; per pkt., 15c. 
Chabaud’s Giant Everblooming. Enfant DeNice. 
This new strain is magnificent and so far is the 
last word in annual carnations. About 90% of the 
plants come double. Seed sown in January or 
February will bloom in July and continue to bloom 
throughout the winter if potted and grown cool. 
Price per *4~ oz v $1.25; per pkt., 10c. 
CARNATION, 
CHABAUD’S NEW EVERBLOOMING 
Castor Oil Bean (See Ricinus). 
Celosia or Cockscomb. 
A very desirable and showy plant, producing 
large combs or plumes of crimson or yellow 
flowers. The “Cristata” sorts are the well-known 
Cockscombs. 
Cristata, the True Cockscomb. 
Golden Beauty. Dwarf Golden Yellow. Price 
per J6-oz., $1.00; per pkt., 10c. 
CENTAUREA CYANUS 
President Thiers. One of the most dwarf of all 
the Cockscombs, bearing large crimson combs. 
Price per J^-oz., $1.00; per pkt., 10c. 
Bright Rose Dwarf. Per l^-oz., $1.00; pkt., 10c. 
Mixed Cristata. Choice dwarf stock. Including 
many colors. Price per k6-oz., 75c.; per pkt., 10c. 
Plumosa or Feathered Cockscomb. 
Plants surmounted with long feathery plumes; 
exceedingly handsome; height, 2*4 to 3 feet. 
Thompsoni Crimson. Producing graceful feathery 
flower spikes, which resemble ostrich plumes. 
Splendid crimson; foliage bronze green. Per oz., 
$1.50; pkt., 10c. 
Thompsoni Golden Improved. Golden plume, 
similar to above except in color. Per oz., $1.50; 
pkt., 10c. 
Childsii or Chinese Wool Flower. Different from 
the ordinary plumosa in that plume is more like a 
tuft of wool, geranium red, the size of a goose 
egg. Very ornamental and fine for bedding. 
Height, 2 feet. Per oz., $2.00; per pkt., 10c. 
Cornflower. Centaurea Cyanus 
Under this heading we have the well-known 
Cornflower Blue Bottle, Ragged Sailor or Bache¬ 
lor’s Buttons. 
Jubilee Gem. A new dwarf variety which we 
believe will be very popular and valuable in the 
border and for cut flowers, growing only 12 inches 
tall and literally covered with vivid blue double 
flowers. May be sown in fall for spring flowering, 
in spring for summer flowering, or at intervals 
for a continuous supply. Pkt., 25c. 
Cyanus Double Blue. The favorite dark blue 
sort so much in demand for cutting. Oz. Pkt. 
Special pkt 25c. 40c. 10c. 
Pinkie. New, very double . 55c. 10c. 
Red Boy. New, very double . 55c. 10c. 
Rose . 35c. 10c. 
White . 35c. 10c. 
Mixed . 25c. 5c. 
