VICK'S FLORAL GUIDE. 
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CASSIA. 
CENTAUREA. 
Cassia chamtccrista is a very good annual indeed, 
with pretty, light green foliage, like the Sensitive Plant, 
and plenty of bright, golden yellow flowers. It is of 
dwarf, compact habit, about eighteen inches in height, 
has the appearance of a little hard-wooded shrub, and 
makes a very pretty border. 11 is a native of this country, 
and entirely worthy of culture. We judge from the de¬ 
mand made upon us for seeds by European seedsmen 
that it attracts considerable attention there. 
Cassia chamaecrista,. 10 
CELOSIA, (Cockscomb.) 
There are two desirable forms of the Celosia, the 
Cockscomb and the Feathery. Seed of the Cockscomb 
can now be obtained that, with good culture, in a rich 
soil, will give heads from six inches to a foot across. 
Vick's Japan Cockscomb far excels eveiy variety in 
brilliance of color and beauty 
of comb. Our new Feather¬ 
ed Celosia, Celosia superba 
p/umosa, also, is the most 
beautiful variety in cultiva¬ 
tion, and. comes true from 
seed. The three little en¬ 
gravings show the three most 
desirable species, the com¬ 
mon Cockscomb on the left, 
our new Japan in the center, 
and our New Feathered on 
the right. The lower en¬ 
graving shows r form the 
plant often assumes, the 
comb clustering around the 
main stem. In other cases its branches grow near the 
ground. 
Celosia cristata. Cockscomb, > Crimson Giant, jo 
Dwarf varieties mixed,. io > 
Tall varieties mixed,. io 
Vick’s Japan Cockscomb, an entirely new and 
distinct and a very beautiful variety,. io 
■Celosia superba plumosa, a new and really su¬ 
perb feathered Celosia; bright crimson in color, 
a bed of this in the autumn is a beautiful sight, io 
The Centaureas are a very large family, are perfectly 
hardy, and some of the best varieties are really fine, t 
Americana is often called Basket Flower, because the 
involucre has the appearance of a basket filled and over¬ 
flowing with the hair-like petals. 
Centaurea Cyanus, known as Bachelor's Button 
and Corn Bottle, various colors mixed, .... 5 
Sweet Sultan, mixed varieties,. 5 
Americana, very large flowers; lilac purple; 
strong plant, . 10 
Americana alba, clear white ; very large ; new, 10 
Americana, white, lilac and purple, mixed, 10 
All above kinds mixed . 5 
COLLINSIA. 
The Collmsia is a very pretty, free-blooming, hardy 
annual. The marbled or many-colored flowers are in 
whorls of five or six blossoms, and three or more whorls 
on each stem. 
Collinsia multicolor marmorata, white and rose, 5 
bicolor, purple and white, . 5 
CONVOLVULUS. 
Convolvulus minor is a dwarfish plant, of trailing 
habit, each plant covering a circle two feet in diameter, 
or more. The flowers are about two-thirds the size of 
those of the Morning Glory, and a bed of the Dwarf 
Convolvulus (or Morning Glory,) forms a beautiful mass. 
Flowers close in the afternoon. 
Convolvulus minor, mixed colors . 5 
Mauritanicus, desirable for hanging baskets, 
bearing many lavender blue flowers . 10 
