WM. ELLIOTT & SONS’ GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR 1897 
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CLARKI A. 
A very desirable hardy annual for bedding purposes; grow¬ 
ing freely and blooming profusely in any common gar¬ 
den soil. 
Per Pkt. 
Clarkia Pulchella. Fine mixed. Per oz., 40 cts.5 
CLEMATIS. 
(virgin’s bower.) 
Hardy climbing plants of great merit, rivaling the Passion 
Flower in their gorgeous beauty. No class of climbing 
plants will better repaj a little care—a slight covering 
of leaves or litter being necessary to withstand our- 
severest winters. The seed is slow to germinate. 
Clematis Flannmila. A beautiful white fragrant JFrench 
variety..10 
Jack mail ii. Choicest mixed...10 
CLIANTHUS. 
(AUSTRALIAN GLORY PEA.) 
One of the most beautiful plants in cultivation, about 3 
feet in height, with neat compound leaves, and droop¬ 
ing clusters of large, rich scarlet, long-petaled, pea- 
shaped flowers, 3 inches in length, something similar 
to trie splendid blossoms of the Coral Tree, each flower 
being picturesquely marked with a large, black, cloud¬ 
like blotch in front. To grow this splendid plant suc¬ 
cessfully in the open air, it should have a dry, sunny 
exposure, and should never be watered. Magnificent 
flowering shrub. 
Clianthiis Dampierii. Scarlet and black. .25 
COCKSCOMB. 
(CELOSIA CRISTATA ) 
Highly ornamental plants, producing crested heads of 
flowers, somewhat resembling a cockscomb. To pro¬ 
duce fine combs, the soil cannot be too rich, and the 
plants should be forwarded in hot bed, though showy 
plants may be raised from seed planted in open ground 
in May. The oftener they are transplanted or shifted, 
the larger and more beautiful they grow. 
Cockscomb, Dwarf Mixed . 5 
- Glasgow Prize. An improved variety, producing 
large blooms of dark crimson. 5 
- Empress. This new variety produces combs of colossal 
proportions; flowers have been grown measuring 45 
inenes from tip to tip ; rich velvety crimson.10 
- Japanese. (Celosia Japonica.) A branching variety 
of great beauty. 5 
- Collection of six separate sorts.25 
COB>EA. 
A fine rapid-growing climber, producing large purple bell¬ 
shaped flowers, and growing best in a warm, sunny 
situation. In sowing, the seed should always be placed 
edgewise. 
Per Pkt 
Cobam Scandens. Purple, annual, 20 ft., per oz., $1.00... .10 
- - Alba. Pure white.15 
COSMOS HYBRIDUS. 
Makes very kirge plants, growing 5 to 7 feet high, which 
are beautiful masses of the most elegant foliage, until 
they begin to bloom in September, when each plant 
will have hundreds of large, showy blossoms. Both 
foliage and flowers- are excellent for cutting. Sow 
seed early in spring and transplant to the garden in 
June. 
Cosmos Hybridus. Pure White.10 
- * - Light Pink.10 
- - Cnmson.10 
- Mixed.10 
- M ammotli Perfection. The flowers are double the 
size of C. Hybridus, the petals are broader, overlap¬ 
ping and deeply ribbed. For cutting it is one of the 
finest flowers grown, lasting in water two weeks. 
The plants are o to 6 feet high, pyramidal form, and 
one mass of feathery emerald green foliage, studded 
with mammoth flowers of White, Pink or Crimson 
long after more tender flowers are destroyed by frost. 
Mixed Colors. .15 
COLEUS. 
One of the most popular foliage plants. It is very decora¬ 
tive in the flower border, and easily grown from seed, 
which frequently produces new and distinct varieties. 
Half-hardy perennial. 
Coleus. Seed saved from new and beautiful hybrids.25 
COLLINSI A. 
An exceedingly' pretty, free flowering hardy annual, re¬ 
markably' attractive in beds, mixed borders, or rib¬ 
bons. 
Collinsia. Finest mixed varieties, 1 ft. 
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