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the j. chas. McCullough seed co. 
CARNATION 
497 ENFANT DE NICE MIXTURE. These are the result of a cross between Carnation Cha- 
baud's Giant Improved and Carnation Perpetual. The plants are of robust, upright habit, 
with long, strong stalks bearing flowers 2 Vs to 3 inches in diameter. This strain is magnifi¬ 
cent. About 90% of the plants come double. Pkt., 15c; special pkt., 50c. 
498 MARGUERITE. A very early blooming sort which sometimes blooms in four months 
from sowing. Flowers are large, double, deeply fringed, very fragrant. Plants semi-dwarf, 
good for bedding and desirable for cutting. Annual. Finest mixed colors. Vi os., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
Celosia Cristata Nana - Cockscomb 
A free bloomer growing best in rather light, not too rich soil. Sow seed indoors in early 
spring and plant outdoors in May, or sow seed outdoors in May. 
499 GLASGOW PRIZE. Dwarf crimson. Pkt., 10c. 
500 DWARF GOLDEN YELLOW. Pkt., 10c. 
Celosia Childsi - Chinese Woolflower 
501 MIXTURE, A distinct type, with large, roundish head and drooping spikelets of flowers 
which look like an immense ball of wool. All colors. Very showy. Pkt., 10c. 
Annual Canterbury Bells 
Candytuft for Mass Planting 
Showy branching plant fine for edg¬ 
ings, bedding, massing, rockeries or for 
cutting. For early blooms, sow seed in¬ 
side in March, making successive sow¬ 
ings outdoors any time from. May to July. 
They thrive in rich soil and should be 
watered freely. 
Hyacinth-Flowered Types 
@486 MINIATURE GEM. A dainty, 
miniature hyacinth-flowered annual 
Candytuft about 3Vfe inches high, each 
plant producing 4- to 6-inch spikes of 
pure white flowers. A perfect minia¬ 
ture gem for the rock garden. Pkt., 15c. 
487 GIANT HYACINTH-FLOWERED or 
IMPROVED EMPRESS. A wonderfully 
improved strain of the popular Empress 
Candytuft, forming much branched 
plants about 18 inches high. Make a 
very effective white bed or border and 
is invaluable for cutting. Vi oz., 25c; 
oz., 60c; pkt., 10 c. 
Umbellata Types 
Umbellata sorts grow about one fool 
hign, with flowers in umbrella form. 
488 ROSE CARDINAL. Bright carmine- 
rose. *,4 oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
489 FLESH-PINK. Light pink. Vi oz., 
25c; pkt., lOc. 
490 CRIMSON. Rich deep shade. x 4 oz., 
25c; pkt., 10c. 
491 LAVENDER. Delicate shade of rosy 
lavender. V 4 oz., 25c; pkt., loc. 
492 FINEST Mixed. Comprising all 
colors and shades. Va oz., 25c; oz., 40c; 
pkt., 10 c. 
PERENNIAL CANDYTUFT, See Iberis. 
page 48. 
New Annual 
Canterbury Bells 
Bring Spring to the Garden in September 
Annual Canterbury Bells will flower in 
less than six months from seed, will 
grow two and one-half feet tall, produc¬ 
ing six to eight flowering spikes to the 
plant. 
494 LIBERTY BELL. An intens violet- 
blue Pkt., 15c. 
495 ANGELUS BELL. A beautiful art 
shad.- i>I deep roue Pkt.. 15c. 
496 MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 15c. 
Centaurea Imperialis - Royal Sweet Sultan 
506 FINEST MIXED. A wonderful annual for cutting 
long-stemmed, exquisitely fringed and delightfully 
fragrant. 2 to 3 feet. May until frost. 
Vi oz., 20 c; pkt., 10 c. 
Chorizanthe - Turkish Rugging 
507 FALMERI. A new subject for the border 
or rock garden. This easily grown annual 
forms a dense mat of statice-like flowers 
of a delicate pink which blends beautifully 
with the dull green foliage. In early fall 
the plant changes to a charming shade of 
autumn brown, which makes a bold show¬ 
ing at a time when Mother Nature is tak¬ 
ing her last bow. It grows about 8 inches 
and has a spread of 12 to 18 inches. 
Pkt., 15c. 
Cosmos, Double or Anemone-Flowered 
Chrysanthemum 
508 SINGLE GOLDEN GLORY. Large perfectly formed flowers measuring 2 to 4 
inches across, of deep canary-yellow, produced on 2-foot stems. The attractiveness 
of Golden Glory is further increased in that the central disc is the same color as 
the petals. A very free-flowering annual. Height, 3 feet. Pkt., 10c; Special pkt., 35c. 
509 YELLOWSTONE. 
For description see Novelty page : 
510 SINGLE 
2. Pkt.. 25c. 
MIXED. A splendid mix¬ 
ture, including many tine colors. 
Pkt., 10c. 
511 DOUBLE MIXED. Lovely double 
flowers; shades of yellow and white. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Clarkia 
Chrysanthemum, Single Golden Glory 
This pretty and easily grown annual 
has been much improved in recent 
years, and the mixture offered below is 
now seen as cut flowers in most of the 
large cities of Europe. They do well 
either in sun or shade, growing 2 to 2 Vi 
feet high, with leafy racemes of double 
flowers, which all open in water when 
cut. 
512 ELEGANS DOUBLE MIXED. Vi 
oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
Cleome - Spider Plant 
513 PUNGENS. A showy garden an¬ 
nual producing curious beaus of flow¬ 
ers of bright rose: easy cultivation, 
blooming until late. Height, 4-5 ft. 
Vi oz., 30c; pkt., 10c. 
Coleus - Flame Nettle 
A fine colored, tender perennial foli¬ 
age plant for house or garden. Sow in¬ 
doors in March. 
514 FINEST MIXED COLORS. 3 pkts., 
50c; pk t.. 20 c. 
COLUMBINE. See Aquilegia, perennial. 
page 44. 
Centaurea 
Sow outdoors in April, thin plants to stand ten 
inches apart, or you may sow seed from September to 
November for early bloom the following spring. 
Centaurea Cyanus - Cornflower 
502 DOUBLE BLUE BOY. oz., 25c; pkt.. 10c. 
503 DOUBLE PINKIE. Vi oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
504 DOUBLE MIXED. 1 4 oz., 20c; oz., 50c; pkt., 10c. 
505 JUBILEE GEM. For description, see Novelty 
page 22. Pkt., 20c. 
