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Chrysanthemums, Annual or Summer Flowering. 
All the summer flowering chrysanthemums are very effective and showy plants for beds and borders, besides afford 
ing an immense material for cutting. The flowers are very beautiful both in form and coloring and are produced abun¬ 
dantly all summer. Sow seed where the plants are wanted to bloom and thin out to 9 inches apart; or stronger, earliei 
flowering plants can be had by sowing early in a cold frame or in a box in the house, and transplanting when large enough 
Coronarium. White, \]/ 2 ft-per oz. #0.25 pkt. $0.05 
—yellow. \ l / 2 ft. “ .25 “ .05 
—sulphur, \ l / 2 ft... “ .25 “ .05 
—imbricatum, mixed, \ x / 2 ft. “ .30 “ .05 
—mixed, \]/ 2 ft. “ .25 “ .05 
Tricolor, double. Golden-leaved, mixed, 
1 x /i ft.per oz. $0.30 “ .05 
—Dunnett’s Double Golden, yellow, 
ij^ft .per oz. $0.75 “ .05 
—Eclipse, brown and yellow, 1 ]/ 2 ft. “ .40 “ .05 
—B urridgeanum, white and red, 
1 l /2 ft.per oz. $0.35 “ .05 
—Purple Crown, scarlet and yellow, 
1 l /i ft.per oz. $0.40 “ .05 
—scarlet, I^ ft... “ .25 “ .05 
—white, \]/ 2 ft. “ .25 “ .05 
—yellow, 1ft. “ .25 .05 
-—double mixed, 1 ]/ 2 ft.... . “ .30 “ .05 
Erfurt Star. Quilled petals, mixed, 1 ft.pkt. $0.10 
Fringed Hybrids , 1% ft.per oz. $1.00 “ , I0 
Inodorum, double, hP. White, 1 ft. “ .75 ** .05 
Frutescens (Marguerite or Paris Daisy), hP. 
White, golden centre. These are the Paris 
Daisy. They are attractive garden plants 
and valuable for cutting, 1 ft. per oz. $1.00 “ 
Comtesse de Cbambord (Yellow Paris 
Daisy), hP. 1 ft .per oz. $i.oo “ 
UUginosum, hP. White, 1% ft. “ i.co “ 
Maximum Perfection , hP. White, 2 
ft.per oz. $1.25 “ 
Segetum (Evening Star). Large flowers of 
pure golden yellow.per oz. $1.25 “ 
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Cockscomb (Celosia). 
The Cristata sorts have become very popular for bedding; their beauti¬ 
fully formed, highly colored flowers being very attractive and effective. 
The Plumosa class is splendid in both foliage and flower, very suitable for 
vases, borders, etc. The “ Ostrich Feather ” produces large plumes, beauti¬ 
fully curved and curled. 
Seed should be sown in a hotbed in March or April, and transplanted 
to pots when large enough. The size of the combs of the Cristata are 
greatly increased by several transplantings before the combs form. 
Cristata dwarf chamois. Fawn, ft.per o 
—copper-color, bronze, ^ ft. “ 
—dark crimson, % ft. “ 
—Empress, purple, ft. “ 
—Glasgow Prize, crimson, % ft. “ 
—golden yellow, % ft. “ 
—Queen, rose, ft. “ 
—scarlet, % ft. “ 
—violet, % ft. “ 
—Vesuvius, scarlet, ft. “ 
—mixed, x r. “ 
Collection. 12 dwarf sorts, .60. 
Plumosa. Crimson, 2 ft. “ 
—golden yellow, 2 ft. s . “ 
—Thompson’s Superb, crimson, 2 ft. “ 
—Ostrich Feather, crimson, 3 ft. “ 
-orange, 3 ft. “ 
—mixed. “ 
Spicata (Argentea Linearis). Green and white, 2 )/ 2 ft. 
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Celosia—Plumosa. 
Coreopsis—Calliopsis. 
Double hybrids , hA. Various colors, 
1 ]/ 2 ft.per oz. #0.40 pkt. #0.05 
Tom Thumb Crimson King , hA. y 2 ft_ “ .10 
Mixed , hA. i l / 2 ft.per oz. $0.25 “ .05 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
Coreopsis (Calliopsis). 
A genus of very showy annual and perennial plants that are invaluable 
for garden decoration and cutting. They enhance the color of the garden 
by their wealth of bright yellow flowers, which is strengthened in some 
sorts by disks of rich crimson, maroon and various shades of brown. All 
are of the easiest culture. The seed may be sown where the plants are 
wanted to bloom, or they may be transplanted. The* perennials are all 
hardy border pla.its and well worthy a place in every garden. The flowers 
last well when cut. 
Atrosanguinea , hA. Crimson, 2 ft. 
California Sunbeams , hA. Shades of yellow 
Bicolor marmorata, hA. Yellow and brown 
—nan a, hA. Mixed, 1 ft. 
—tinctora, h A. Yellow and brown, 2 ft. 
Coronata , hA. Yellow, 2 ft. 
Drummondii , hA. Yellow and brown, 1 ft. 
Grandiftora t hP. Yellow, £ 
Lanceo/ata , hP. Yellow r , 2 
Perennials , hP. Mixed. 
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