James Vick’s Sons, Seedsmen, Rochester, N. Y. 
. Flower Seeds 53 
CAMPANULA (BELL FLOWER) 
The well-known popular, large bell-shaped flower , known everywhere as 
Canterbury Bell, is a biennial Campanula. There are double varieties of every 
color, but, though curious, they are not really as beautiful as the old single bell; 
they lose that light transparent grace that is so attractive in a flower. 
Medium (Canterbury Bell). Flowers large. Plants two feet high. 
Biennial. 
Single varieties mixed. 5 
Double varieties mixed. 5 
Calycanthema (Cup and Saucer.) Beautiful flowers,.three inches 
long, saucer three inches across. Plants form pyramids of bloom about 
two feet high, and frequently bear 150 blossoms for weeks during the 
early summer. 5 
Carpatica. Hardy perennial, six inches high, blooming the whole season. 
White and blue, mixed. 5 
Pyramidalis. A grand hardy'perennial species, known as the Chimney 
Bellflower. Plants three feet high, of pyramidal form, bearing hundreds 
of beautiful cup-shaped flowers. Suitable for the garden or pots. Blue 
and white, mixed. 5 
Grandiflora (Platycodon). Hardy perennial, producing large broad bell¬ 
shaped, showy, deep blue flowers, during the whole season. Very 
desirable for planting in permanent borders or among shrubbery. ... 10 
CANDYTUFT 
Candytufts have long been among the most highly prized of garden annuals. 
The best effect is produced by raising the plants in masses, the seeds being 
sown where the plants are to bloom. Sow in rows six to eight inches apart, 
and thin out the plants so that those remaining will have plenty of room. The 
soil should be rich and when blooming time comes keep the plants well 
watered, especially if it be a dry time. 
Purple, White Rocket, Sweet-scented, Flesh, Extra Dark Crim¬ 
son, each, ounce, 30 cents. 5 
New Carmine. True to color.10 
One packet each of the above six varieties for 25 cents. 
Mixed colors of above six varieties, ounce, 20 cents ........ 5 
Empress. A pure white variety, of large size, and the finest in cultiva¬ 
tion. Strong, free grower, producing large trusses of flowers, on candel- 
abra-formed branches; individual flowers of large size. After devoting 
several years to selecting and saving seed from only the most perfect 
flowers, we have succeeded in procuring an extra fine strain of this 
grand variety. Ounce, 50 cents.10 
Dwarf Hybrids. Six inches high, bloom the entire season, fine for 
edgings. Mixed colors.10 
CANDYTUFT, HARDY 
Handsome, hardy perennial plants, well adapted for permanent borders or 
clumps. Valuable for early decorating. 
Iberis sempefvirens. White, one foot.10 
Gibraltarica. Large, showy flowers; lilac, shading to white. One to 
two feet in height.10 
COCKSCOMB ( celosia j 
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, but the bright reds are the 
best. These combs are often 'grown a foot or more across the top. 
COCKSCOMB. 
Crimson Giant. One of the largest and brightest Cockscombs.10 
Glasgow Prize. Fine dwarf. Dark leaves and crimson comb.10 
All-a-Glow. A magnificent large-headed dwarf Cockscomb. Ruffled 
combs, scarlet edged, with depths of glowing orange-scarlet.25 
Dwarf varieties mixed . . 10 
Tall varieties mixed. 5 
FEATHERED CELOSIA 
The Feathercd Celosias have feathery plumes of great size and beauty. The 
following arc the best of this class in cultivation, and come true from seed. 
Superba plumosa. Superb feathered, bright crimson. 5 
Thompson’s Superb Feathered. Splendid. One of the best of the 
late introductions. 10 
Golden Plume. Bright golden yellow. Habit pyramidal. 5 
Mixed colors ... 5 
CATCHFLY. Silene Armeria. A bright-colored, free-flowering an¬ 
nual. grown largely for spring flower-gardening. Suitable for rock-work or 
open border. Succeeds in a light,loamy soil. Red, white, and rose, mixed . 5 
NOTICE THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 
OF FLOWER SEEDS ON PAGE 44 
NEW GIANT-FLOWERING COSMOS LADY LENOX 
COSMOS 
A strong grower, having elegant foliage, and for fall blooming has no supe¬ 
rior. Seed sown in the house or hotbed in March or early in April, and the 
young seedlings transplanted to the open ground as soon as the weather is 
warm, will produce plants three to five feet high by September, which there¬ 
after, and until November, will yield hundreds of blossoms three inches across. 
The flowers arc of various shades from pure white to purplish crimsop. Both 
foliage and flowers are unsurpassed for bouquets and vases. Annual. 
Mammoth Perfection. A vast improvement over the old sort; flowers 
double the size, the petals being broader and over-lapping, forming a per¬ 
fectly round flower. Fine for cutting for bouquets and vases, keeping 
several days in water, and lasting out doors until cut down by frosts. 
The foliage is one mass of feathery emerald green. If grown in pots and 
housed by the end of September, they will flower all winter. Pure White, 
Pink, Crimson, each.10 
Mammoth Perfection Mixed. . 10 Fine Mixed. 5 
Dawn, Early Dwarf, Large - Flowering. More bushy and compact 
than the other varieties, and grows only about four feet, while all 
others attain a height of six to seven feet. The*flowers are fully as large 
as those of the old sort, pure white, with a tinge of rose. They commence 
to bloom in July and last until frost.10 
Giant-Flowering! Lady Lenox. This gigantic Cosmos is six to seven 
inches in diameter. Color shell pink, lighting up beautifully at night. 
When cut and placed in water it lasts a long time. Plants strong and 
vigorous, growing six to seven feet high.10 
COBOEA SCANDENS 
One of the most beautiful annual climbers, of rapid growth, with fine foliage ; 
flow'ers bell-shaped, almost r x /> inches across and two inches long. In good soil 
the stems often grow twenty or thirty feet long and cover a iarge surface. 
Plants begin flowering when quite young. Put the seed in barely moist earth 
edge down , and merely cover with light soil. Do not water until the plants 
appear, unless the soil is very^dry. 
Purple.10 White.10 
CYPRESS VINE 
Ipomcea Quamoclit. This delicate and symmetrical climber, with its dark 
green feathery foliage, is one of the most graceful and beautiful of garden vines. 
For training upon a light trellis it is unexcelled. Its scarlet or white flowers 
are produced in profusion, and its finely-cut foliage is well adapted to ornamental 
work. When plant* arc set in rich soil, where they arc to grow, they will 
reach a height of ten feet; or, if planted thick, they will soon make a screen of 
the most exquisite foliage and flowers. Soak the seeds over night in warm 
| water before sowing. Scarlet, White, or mixed, each, per ounce, 25 cents. 5 
