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THEODORE PAYNE 
Convolvulus major, “Morning Glory.” Annual climb¬ 
ing vine attaining a height of about 15 feet. Use¬ 
ful for covering fences, trelises, etc. Soak the 
seeds in warm water for a few hours before plant¬ 
ing. 
-white. Pkt. 5c. 
-rose. Pkt. 5c. 
-crimson. Pkt. 5c. 
-dark blue. Pkt. 5c. 
-mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
-minor, “Dwarf Morning Glory.” Annual 1 foot. 
Flowers similar to the “Morning Glory” but smaller 
and remaining open all day in fine weather. Very 
pretty for borders or grown in masses in beds. 
All colors fine mixed Pkt 5c. 
-mauritanicus. Perennial trailing plant. Valua¬ 
ble for rock work or hanging baskets. Flowers a 
rich shade of lavender. Soak the seeds a few 
hours in hot water before planting. Pkt. 10c. 
Coreopsis lanceolata. Perennial 2 feet high. Large 
showy, bright yellow flowers produced in great 
abundance. Much used for cutting purposes. 
Pkt. 10. 
MAMMOTH PERFECTION COSMOS 
Cornflower, see Centaurea. 
Cosmos. Annual, producing large single flowers much 
used for cutting purposes. The plants vary in 
height according to the time of year at which 
they are planted. If sown in the spring they 
grow very tall, from 5 to 8 feet high and flower 
in the fall, but if the seed is sown in the fall, 
about October they will flower in about 2 months 
and the plants will be dwarf, from iy 2 to 2 feet 
high and are very pretty for massing in beds. 
Seed sown in December will form dwarf plants 
and bloom about March. 
-Mammoth perfection, white. Pkt. 5c. 
-dark pink. Pkt. 5c. 
-crimson. Pkt. 5c. 
-mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Cosmos Klondyke, Annual 2 to 3 feet. Deep orange- 
colored flowers, 2 to 2% inches in diameter, bloom¬ 
ing in the fall. Pkt. 10c. 
Cucumber, Wild (Echinocystis lobata). A quick 
growing annual vine for covering trellises, etc. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Cyclamen persicum. Perennial 8 to 10 inches. Charm¬ 
ing plants with rich colored fragrant flowers. 
Blooming in winter and spring. Generally grown 
as a pot plant. The seed may be sown in the 
spring or early in the fall in seed pans of rich 
soil mixed with leaf-mold and sand and potted on 
when large enough. 
- persicum, fine mixed, Pkt. 15c. 
- giganteum, fine mixed. Pkt. 25c. 
Cypress Vine. A popular, annual, climbing vine 
with delicate fern-like foliage and masses of small 
star-shaped flowers. Sow early in spring; soak 
the seed in warm water a few hours before sow¬ 
ing. 
- scarlet. Pkt. 5c. 
- white. Pkt. 5c. 
-mixed. Pkt.. 5c. 
Daisy, see Beilis. 
Dahlia. Perennial 4 to 6 feet, flowering the first 
season from seed. Well known plants with large 
showy flowers useful for beds and masses. Sow 
the seed early in Sring in seed boxes and after¬ 
wards transplant to the open ground. Dahlias 
like a rich soil with plenty of well rotted manure 
and should be watered freely. In raising Dahlias 
from seed many of them will come semi-double 
although the seed is saved from the very best 
double varieties. The best varieties should be 
marked when in flower and at the end of the 
season the poor ones discarded and the better 
ones can be taken up and divided and again re¬ 
planted. 
-Cactus. Double with long pointed petals, seeds 
saved from one of the finest collection, mixed 
colors, Pkt. 15c. 
-Double. Large flowers, the best strain pro¬ 
curable, mixed colors, Pkt. 15c. 
-Single. All colors, splendid mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Delphinium. “Perennial Larkspur.” Perennial 3 to 
5 feet high, beautiful summer flowering plants 
with long spikes of showy flowers. Sow the seed 
in spring or early fall in seed boxes and after¬ 
wards transplant to open ground. 
-formosum. Rich blue, with white centers. Pkt. 
10c. 
-elatum hybridum. Rich shades of blue and 
purple. Pkt. 10c. 
- hybridum. Double fine mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
- cardinale. “Scarlet Larkspur.” A native Cali¬ 
fornia species, with long spikes of bright scarlet 
flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Dianthus chinensis. Biennial, but generally treated 
as an annual; 1 foot high. Charming free-flower¬ 
ing plants with flowers of the most brilliant colors. 
Very effective for planting thickly in beds. 
- chinensis. Fine mixed, Pkt. 10c. 
- - Heddewigi. Single fine mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
-albus. Queen of Holland, single white 
Pkt. 10c. 
- Crimson Belle. Single crimson. Pkt. 
10c. 
-- Eastern Queen. Single, marbled car¬ 
mine-rose mauve and lilac. Pkt. 10c. 
- hybridus. Double mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
