“ My heart with pleasure fills, 39 
And dances with the datfodUs”— Wordsworth. 
“And why f They arc the last l 
The last! the last! the last! 
Oh! by that little word 
How many thoughts are stirr'd 
That whisper of the past! ” 
Caroline Southey. 
COLLINSLA. 
CONVOLVULUS. 
COLLINSIA. 
Collinsias are free-flow¬ 
ering, hardy annuals, the 
flower stalks being one 
foot to eighteen inches in 
height. The flowers are 
in whorls, and several of 
these around each flower 
stem. Seed may be sown 
in the open ground. 
Collinsia, mixed 
varieties. 5 
VICK’S JAPAN COCKSCOMB. 
Celosias are interesting and brilliant annuals, and when well grown 
from seed of good quality never fail to please the grower and attract 
attention. There are two desirable forms of the Celosia, the Cockscomb 
and the Feathered. There are several colors, red, orange, and yellow, 
biit the bright reds are the best. These combs are often grown a foot 
or more across the top. 
Vick’s New Japan Cockscomb far excels every other variety in the 
varied forms and beauty of the combs and the brilliancy of their color. 
It not only sustains its original character, but seems to like the Ameri¬ 
can climate and soil. In many specimens the comb is so nicely cut as to 
resemble the finest coral, both in form and color, and this appearance we 
have endeavored to show in the engraving. Some of the side branches 
also assume the square instead of the comb form. 
The Feathered Celosia has large, feathery plumes of great size and 
beauty. Our Celosia superba plumosa is the very best of this class in 
cultivation, and comes true from seed. The feathery heads are often a 
foot in length, bright crimson, but do not reach their best until toward 
autumn, when their brilliancy overshadows everything near them. 
Celosia Japonica, Vick’s Japan Cockscomb, an entirely 
distinct and very beautiful variety . .. 10 
Empress (new). Beautiful dwarf bright purple combs and 
dark foliage . 10 
Crimson Giant. One of the largest and brightest of the 
Cockscombs . 10 
Glasgow Prize, fine dwarf, dark leaves and crimson combs_ 10 
superba piu mosa, superb feathered, bright crimson. 10 
Dwarf varieties mixed . 10 
Tall varieties mixed . 10 
The flowers of Centranthus are 
small, borne in clusters, as shown 
in the engraving, on light green, 
almost transparent stems. They 
form beautiful masses or borders, 
and for cutting for bouquets, or 
other floral work are excellent. 
We have never experienced diffi¬ 
culty in obtaining plants from seed 
in the open ground. Annual. 
Centranthus, mixed vari¬ 
eties . 5 
CENTRANTHUS. 
CALENDULA. 
This is the name of the old and well-known Pot Marigold C. officinalis, 
prized by housekeepers in Europe for flavoring soups and stews. The 
flowers are dried in autumn and kept 
I in paper bags for use. Formerly the 
^flowers were in repute as “comfort- 
era of the heart.” In mild climates 
this plant will bloom in nearly every 
^ ca * en< * ar * alK * ^om this circum- 
a sown early in spring in open ground. 
^ a * enc * u * a officinalis L_e 
(ijf/ Prince of Orange, very fine, 
CALENDULA meteor. color intense orange . 5 
Meteor, the handsomest of all, double and beautifully striped, the 
petals haring a creamy center edged with orange yellow . 5 
officinalis, Pot Marigold. ... 6 
Mixed varieties. 5 
(DWARF MORNING GLORY.) 
Every one, of course, is 
acquainted with the old 
Morning Glory, which is 
Convolvulus major, but 
all do not know the dwarf 
Morning Glory, Convol¬ 
vulus minor. It has a 
trailing habit,and we have 
tried to show its appear¬ 
ance in the engraving, 
each plant covering a 
space of two feet or more 
in diameter. The flowers 
convolvulus. are about two-thirds the 
size of the Morning Glory, and a bed of them forms a beautiful mass 
Convolvulus minor, annual, mixed colors. 5 
Ma u rita n icus, perennial, blooms the first season from seed; de¬ 
sirable for hanging baskets, bearing many lavender blue flowers.... 10 
CENTRANTHUS. 
