Ribsam’s Manual 
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Martin C. Ribsam & Sons”Co. 
Cosmos, Klondyke Orange Flare 
CONVOLVULUS 
DAHLIAS (From Seed) 
There is no more fascinating flower to raise from seed than 
the Dahlia, for the result is a series of surprises. 
Double Choice' Selection. Pkt. 10c. 
Unwin's Dwarf Hybrids. These are the best of the ever in¬ 
creasing popular dwarf Dahlias, require no stakes. Plant 
18 inches apart; average 18 to 24 in. in height. Easier to raise 
than Asters or Stocks, blooming in four months from seed, 
they embrace a most charming and wide range of color. 
Mainly semi-double flowers. Pkt. 25c. 
Coltness Mignon Strain, Single Mixed. 2 ft., excellent 
color range. Pkt. 10c. 
DELPHINIUM (Perennial Larkspur) 
Belladonna Improved (Cliveden Beauty). Turquoise blue. 
r Pkt. 20c. 
Bellamosum. Rich deep blue. Pkt. 20c. 
Chinensis Mixed. Feathered foliage; 2 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Special Wrexham Strain (English Hybrids). Choice colon. 
Pkt. 50c. 
Gold Medal Hybrids Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
DIANTHUS (Pink) 
A-Laciniatus splendens. Perennial. Special Mention of All- 
American Committee. Most striking we have ever seen. Bril¬ 
liant crimson with white eye. Pkt. 15c. 
Chinese Double Mixed. Annual. Colors varying from rich, 
velvety crimson to most delicate rose. Pkt. 10c. 
Japanese (Heddewigi Double). Annual. Beautifully colored, 
single pink, free bloomer. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Plumariussemperflorens, or Clove Pinks. Perennial. 12-14 
in. Best for borders. Pkt. 10c. 
DIDISCUS 
Coeruleus (Blue Laceflower ). Pretty annual; blooms profusely. 
Exquisite lavender blossoms are excellent for cutting. 
Pkt. 10c. 
See MORNING-GLORY, page 8. 
COREOPSIS 
Lanceolata grandiflora. Perennial. 1H to 2 ft. high. Large. 
Daisylike yellow flowers, excellent for cutting; graceful habit. 
The more it is cut, the more it blooms. Pkt. 10c. 
A-Double Sunburst. Beautiful double flowers, 2 in. across. 
This is a welcome change from the familiar single type. 
Pkt. 15c. 
COSMOS 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove) 
Perennial. Flowers produced on long stems, making a very 
beautiful plant in the garden. 
GIANT SHIRLEY. The finest strain of Foxgloves. Pkt. 10c. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
GLOXINIAEFLORA 
Purple, Rose, White, Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 
DIMORPHOTHECA (AfticanGolden Daisy) 
Aurantiaca Hybrids Mixed. Annual. Plants 12 to 15 in. high, 
flowers 2H in. across; orange gold. Pkt. 10c. 
Annual. One of the finest Autumn blooming plants with at¬ 
tractive, feathery foliage and bright Daisylike flowers. It is most 
effective when planted in broad masses along background bor¬ 
ders against evergreens or fences. The flowers are borne in great 
profusion. 
DOLICHOS (Hyacinth-bean) 
Climber; grows 10 feet; flowers freely in erect racemes and 
produces ornamental seed pods. Pkt. 10c. 
EXTRA EARLY MAMMOTH FLOWERING. Plants 
4 ft. high; blooms from July until cut down by 
frost. 
White, Crimson, Pink. Each, pkt. 10c. Mixed, 
pkt. 5c. 
EXTRA EARLY DOUBLE CRESTED. The flowers 
are large, with full, double centers and an outer 
row of broad ray petals. The best for cut flowers, 
blooming from July until frost. 
White, Pink, Crimson, Mixed Colors. Each, pkt. 
10c. 
LATE MAMMOTH FLOWERING TALL. 
Crimson, Pink, White, Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
ArKlondyke Orange Flare. Large, golden yellow 
flowers, 2 to 3 in. in diameter. These plants 
must be started very early to get them to bloom 
before frost. Pkt. 15c. 
CYNOGLOSSUM 
Amabile (Chinese Forget-me-not). An annual of easy 
culture producing sprays of intense blue Forget-me- 
not flowers which are very fragrant. Pkt. 10c. 
CYPRESSVINE (Ipomoea quamoclit) 
Quamoclit Mixed. This vine grows rapidly, having 
a fernlike foliage and! bears a mass of beautiful, 
star-shaped flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Digitalis ( Foxglove) 
Delphinium Hybrid 
Special Wrexham Strains 
