SEED CATALOGUE - 1936 
Flower Seeds 23 
CARDINAL CLIMBER 
A beautiful annual vine of rapid growth. The cardinal-red flowers 
resemble those of the cypress vine, but are much larger, and are 
produced in great quantities continuously through the summer. 
Splendid for covering stumps and trellises. 20 to 30 feet. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
large pkt. 40 cts. 
CINERARIA HYBRIDA 
Our strains of this showy greenhouse plant are of acknowledged 
superiority, the very choicest from a prize European collection of 
only the best colors. 
Waterer’s Prize Dwarf. Dwarf, compact plants not over a foot 
high, with immense heads of large individual flowers in a great 
range of beautiful colors. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
Waterer’s Prize Tall. Extra-fine colors, with plenty of seifs and 
various shades of rose. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
Matchless. Very fine strain; contains many new colors; vigorous 
and compact growth. Pkt. 75 cts.; large pkt. $1.50. 
Matador. Pine glowing scarlet. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
Multiflora grandiflora maxima nana. The plant attains a height 
of about 12 to 16 inches. Its foliage is produced in rosettes similar 
to C. multiflora nana, but the leaves are far larger and more impos¬ 
ing. The flower-head has a diameter of 12 to 14 inches, and pro¬ 
duces as many as a hundred single blooms, each measuring up to 
3 inches in diameter. 
Cornflower Blue I Each, pkt. 75 cts. 
Fiery Crimson ? COLLECTION; One pkt. each 
Salmon-Rose / of 3 colors, $2 
, Finest Mixture. Colors ranging from palest rose to dark red, and 
several shades of blue. Pkt. 75 cts. 
Multiflora nana (Berlin Market Strain). This variety is the dwarf- 
est and most compact type; flowers of good size and produced in 
great profusion. Excellent pot-plant. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
Cineraria Stellata 
This variety hasidelicate, star-like blooms in great profusion on long 
stems. It is excellent for cutting as well as decorative purposes. 
Stellata, Blue Shades. Pkt. 75 cts.; large pkt. $1.50. 
Stellata, Pink Shades. Pkt. 75 cts.; large pkt. $1.50. 
Stellata, Mixed. Many desirable colors in mixture. Pkt. 50 cts.; 
large pkt. $1. 
Stellata, Feltham Beauty. A great improvement over the old type, 
being dwarfer and of more compact habit. Beautiful mixture of 
many colors. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
White-leaved Cineraria (Dusty Miller) 
Maritima candidissima. These, as well as the white-leaved Cen- 
taureas, are called “Dusty Millers.” Fine for bedding, ribbon 
beds and margins; prized for their beautiful, downy, silvery foliage. 
They are half-hardy perennials, but should be treated as annuals. 
2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts.; ^oz. 25 cts. 
CARNATIONS, ANNUAL 
The varieties we list here are best treated as annuals, although 
they will live over winter and flower again next season by giving 
slight protection with leaves or straw. From seeds sown in early 
spring, plants begin blooming in July or August, and continue until 
frost. 
Carnation, Marguerite 
Pkt. Large pkt. Pkt. Large pkt. 
Pure White.$0 lO $0 25 I Deep Crimson... $0 10 $0 25 
Yellow. lO 25 1 Choice Mixed... . 10 25 
Scarlet. 10 25 I 
Giant Marguerite. An improved strain, producing 
flowers of immense size. Mixed colors.. 15 40 
Carnation, Chabaud’s Giant 
A new acquisition in the line of Carnations, coming into bloom 
six months from seed and continuing throughout the summer. The 
plants are of robust, upright habit, forrning ten to twenty stalks 
which bear huge flowers of fine form and highly clove-scented. Come 
about 90 per cent double and quite true. 
Cardinal-Red Salmon-Rose Yellow 
Flesh-Pink White Mixed, all varieties 
Rose-Pink 
Each, pkt. 20 cts.; large pkt. 50 cts. 
COLLECTION; One pkt. each of the 6 colors, $1 
Enfant de Nice. See Novelties and Specialties, page 7. 
Marguerite Carnations 
CARNATIONS, PERENNIAL 
Double Grenadin 
Excellent early, free-flowering, hardy perennial Carnations that 
are invaluable for cutting. Blooms first year from seed if sown early. 
Height 18 to 20 inches. Pkt. Large pkt. 
Black King. Deep crimson-maroon.$0 20 $0 50 
Cardinal-Red. Scarlet. 20 50 
Snow-White . 20 50 
Triumph Pink. Light rose. 20 50 
White Gold. Soft yellow. 20 50 
Finest Mixed . 20 50 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 5 colors, 85 cts. 
Earliest Dwarf Vienna 
Very large, free-flowering, dwarf Carnation, growing only 12 to 14 
inches high. Not as desirable as Grenadin for cutting but valuable 
for the hardy border. 
Double, Mixed. Pkt. 20 cts.; large pkt. 50 cts. 
CELOSIA 
The dwarf Cockscombs are showy in the border, while the feathered 
or plumed varieties are especially attractive in large beds, and are 
useful for cutting. The flowers retain their color, even when dry, 
and can be used in winter bouquets. 
Celosia plumosa (Feathered Celosia) 
There are no more showy summer and fall bedding plants than the 
plumed Celosias. Planted in masses, the color effect is magnificent. 
The handsome plants are symmetrical n growth, averaging 2 feet in 
height, every branch bearing a pointed head or plume of richly colored 
bloom, which, when fully developed in the fall, is supremely gorgeous. 
Thompsoni magnifica. Crimson. Bright crimson. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
large pkt. 25 cts. 
Thompsoni magnifica. Yellow. Beautiful yellow. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
large pkt. 25 cts. 
Thompsoni magnifica. Mixed. Colors range from clearest yellow 
to darkest blood-red. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
Pride of Castle Gould. Mixed. This Ostrich Plume Celosia is an 
entirely distinct type of C. pyramidalis plumosa and surpasses by 
far anything yet placed on the market. The colors range through 
blood-red, carmine, golden yellow, salmon, deep scarlet, orange, 
and wine-red. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Plumosa. Finest mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts. 
