Some Fine Flowers 
Castor-Oil Plant • Ricinus 
The Ricinus are tall, stately-growing plants 
of tropical appearance. Their luxuriant 
foliage renders them exceedingly ornamental. 
Free-growing, tender half-hardy annuals of 
easy cultivation. 
Zanzibarensis. New Giant Castor-Oil 
Plant from Africa. 
Communis. 6 ft. Green foliage. 
Gibsoni. 6 ft. Dark, purplish red foliage. 
Cambodgensis. Leaves bronzy maroon; 
red veins; stems black. 
Duchess of Edinburgh. 6 ft. Dark red 
foliage. 
Sanguineus. 10 ft. Tricolor, red spotted. 
Fruit in clusters. 
Any of above varieties, pkt. 10 cts.; 
oz. 25 cts. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; J-^lb. 75 cts.; 
lb. $2. 
Centaurea 
Very useful and free-flowering annuals of 
great diversity, almost indispensable in the 
garden for cut-flowers. 
CYANUS. Bachelor’s Button; Cornflower; 
Ragged Sailor. This type of Centaurea is 
well known and no garden is complete 
without it. 
Double Blue, Double Pink, and Double 
White. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Single Blue or Single Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 10 cts. 
IMPERIALIS. Royal Sweet Sultan. These 
charming, thistle-like flowers are borne on 
long, strong stems and are excellent for 
cutting. They keep fresh for a long time 
and are very fragrant. 
Pink, Purple, White, and Mixed. Each, 
pkt. 15 cts. 
SUAVEOLENS. Yellow Sweet Sultan. Very 
much like C. imperialis, but generally 
smaller flowers and plant. Blooms rich 
golden yellow. Pkt. 15 cts. 
CAND1DISS1MA. Dusty Miller. A little 
plant used extensively for borders and 
edges of beds. Its leaves are silvery gray 
and form a pleasing contrast with bril¬ 
liantly colored flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 
Chrysanthemum 
Single or Double, Mixed Colors. An¬ 
nuals producing flowers of many colors. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts. 
Cosmos, Double-Crested 
for Cutting Are Offered on This Page 
Clarkia 
Very showy and profuse-flowering hardy 
annuals of easy culture. Extremely useful for 
cutting. 
Brilliant. Double; bright orange. Pkt. 
10 cts.; J^oz. 50 cts. 
Purple Prince. Double; rich purple. Pkt. 
10 cts.; }4 oz - 50 cts. 
Queen Mary. Double; rose-carmine. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; }^oz. 50 cts. 
Salmon Queen. Double; salmon- 
pink. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34oz- 50 cts. 
Mixed. Double; extra-fine colors. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 25 cts. 
Cleome • Giant Spicier Flower 
Gigantea. An annual that attains a 
height of 3 feet, each branch having 
a large head of rosy crimson flowers. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
Cobaea 
Scandens. Cup-and-Saucer Vine. A 
rapid-climbing annual to 50 feet. 
Large, bell-shaped, purple flowers. 
Pkt. 10 cts. 
Dianthus (Pinks) 
Coccinea 
Dahlia, Coltness Hybrids 
Cynoslossum • Hounds-Tongue 
Amabile. 1ft. Chinese Forget-me-not. 
Blue flowers, greatly resembling those of 
the annual Anchusa. A fine, long-blooming 
annual of unusual purity of color. Pkt. 
10 cts. 
Amabile, Pink. Exactly like the fore¬ 
going, with flowers of deep mauve-pink. 
Pkt. 20 cts. 
Cypress Vine 
Mixed. A pretty, slender vine, 10 feet high, 
with clusters of star-shaped flowers and 
feathery foliage. White and Red. Pkt. 
10 cts. 
Dahlias 
These two new lovely Hybrid Dahlias will 
blossom from seed in three months. They 
make a beautiful dwarf, compact plant. 
Coltness Hybrids. A splendid new type 
of Dahlia, producing single flowers on long 
stems. Plants compact, lJ-£ to 2 feet high, 
bearing a mass of bloom throughout the 
entire season. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Unwin’s Dwarf Hybrids, Mixed. Single 
and semi-double blooms. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Indica. Scarlet-fruited Ivy-leaved Climber. 
A handsome annual climber of the Gourd 
species, with fine, snow-white, bell-shaped 
flowers and brilliant carmine fruit. Pkt. 
10 cts. 
Convolvulus 
Didiscus • Blue Lace Flower 
Caeruleus. Pretty annual that blooms pro¬ 
fusely. Its exquisite lavender blossoms are 
excellent for cutting. Pkt. 15 cts.; J^oz. 
50 cts. 
See Ipomoea on page 8 
Cosmos 
This is one of our most beautiful and useful 
autumn-flowering plants. It is most effective 
when planted in broad masses or along back¬ 
ground borders against evergreens or fences. 
Dwarf Early Giant-flowering. If sown in 
May in the open ground, will usually bloom 
by the second week in July. Crimson, 
White, Pink, or Mixed. Each, pkt. 
10 cts.; J^oz. 30 cts. 
Tall or Late Giant-flowering. Pure 
White, Bright Pink, Crimson, or 
Choice Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts.; }^oz. 
25 cts. 
Early Double-Crested 
A splendid class, producing double and 
semi-double flowers, beautifully crested and 
most striking in appearance. 
Crimson King. A beautiful shade. 
Pink Beauty. Shell-pink. 
White Queen. Pure white. 
Mixed. 
Any of above varieties, pkt. 25 cts.; Vi°z- $1 
Dianthus • Chinese Pinks 
All Annual Pinks are derived from Di¬ 
anthus chinensis. They are remarkable for 
the beautiful, enamel-like blotches on the 
petals of the single varieties and for the clear, 
sparkling color of the double types. Prac¬ 
tically everblooming, continuing for many 
weeks in full flower, and if the seed-pods are 
removed, they will continue to bloom until 
frost. Plants grow about a foot high and 
produce their flowers in large, loose clusters 
on stiff stems. 
Double Varieties 
Chinensis, Mixed. China or Indian Pink. 
Very double flowers in a large variety of 
colors. Pkt. 10 cts.; }ri oz. 30 cts. 
Diadematus. Shades of crimson, lilac, and 
purple, with paler edges. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
}io z. 50 cts. 
Fireball. Fiery scarlet. Pkt. 10 cts.; }^oz. 
50 cts. 
Salmon King. Gorgeous pink. Pkt. 10ct8.; 
J4oz. 50 cts. 
Snowdrift. Pure white. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
)4 oz. 50 cts. 
THOMAS WOOD & SONS, Inc., Montclair, N. J. 
Flower Seeds 
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