Ribsam's Manual 
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Martin C. Ribsam & Sons Co. 
Cosmos, Klondyke Orange Flare 
CONVOLVULUS 
DAHLIAS (From Seed) 
There is no more fascinating flower to raise from seed than 
the Dahlia, for the result is a series of surprises. 
Double Choice Selection. Pkt. 10c. 
Unwin’s Dwarf Hybrids. These are the best of the ever in¬ 
creasing popular dwarf Dahlias, require no stakes. Plant 
18 inches apart; average 18 to 24 in. in height. Easier to raise 
than Asters or Stocks, blooming in four months from seed, 
they embrace a most charming and wide range of color. 
Mainly semi-double flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
Coltness Mignon Strain, Single Mixed. 2J4 ft., excellent 
color range. Pkt. 10c. 
DELPHINIUM ( Perennial Larkspur) 
Belladonna Improved (Cliveden Beauty). Turquoise blue. 
Pkt. 20c. 
Bellamosum Improved. Rich deep blue. Pkt. 20c. 
Chinensis Mixed. Feathered foliage; 2 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Special Wrexham Strain (English Hybrids). Choice colors. 
Pkt. 50c. 
Gold Medal Hybrids Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
DIANTHUS (Pink) 
*Laciniatus splendens. Perennial. Special Mention of All- 
American Committee. Most striking we have ever seen. Bril¬ 
liant crimson with white eye. Pkt. 15c. 
Chinese Double Mixed. Annual. Colors varying from rich, 
velvety crimson to most delicate rose. Pkt. 5 c. 
Japanese (Heddewigi Double). Annual. Beautifully colored, 
single pink, free bloomer. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Plumarius semperflorens, or Clove Pinks. Perennial. 12-14 
in. Best for borders. Pkt. 10c. 
DIDISCUS 
Coeruleus {Blue Lace flower). Pretty annual; blooms profusely. 
Exquisite lavender blossoms are excellent for cutting. 
Pkt. 10c. 
See MORNING-GLORY, page 8. 
COREOPSIS 
Lanceolata grandiflora (California Sunbeam). Peren¬ 
nial. 1 Vi to 2 ft. high. Large. Daisylike yellow flowers, 
excellent for cutting; graceful habit. The more it is cut, 
the more it blooms. Pkt. 10c. 
-A-Double Sunburst. Beautiful double flowers, 2 in. across. 
This is a welcome change from the familiar single type. 
Pkt. 20c. 
COSMOS 
Annual. One of the finest Autumn blooming plants with at¬ 
tractive, feathery foliage and bright Daisylike flowers. It is most 
effective when planted in broad masses along background bor¬ 
ders against evergreens or fences. The flowers are borne in great 
profusion. 
EXTRA EARLY MAMMOTH FLOWERING. Plants 4 ft. 
high; blooms from July until cut down by frost. 
White, Crimson, Pink. Each, pkt. 10c. 
Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
EXTRA EARLY DOUBLE CRESTED. The flowers are 
large, with full, double centers and an outer row of 
broad ray petals. The best for cut flowers, blooming 
from July until frost. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
LATE MAMMOTH FLOWERING TALL. 
Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
A-Klondyke Orange Flare. Large, golden yellow flow¬ 
ers, 2 ji to 3)4 in. in diameter. These plants must be 
started very early to get them to bloom before frost. 
Pkt. 10c. 
CYNOGLOSSUM 
Amabile {Chinese Forgel-me-not). An annual of easy culture 
producing sprays of intense blue Forget-me-not flowers 
which are very fragrant. Pkt. 10c. 
CYPRESSVINE ( Ipomoea quamoclit) 
Qyamoclit Mixed. This vine grows rapidly, having a fern¬ 
like foliage and bears a mass of beautiful, star-shaped 
flowers. Pkt. 5c. 
DIGITALIS (Foxglove) 
Perennial. Flowers produced on long stems, making a very 
beautiful plant in the garden. 
GIANT SHIRLEY. The finest strain of Foxgloves. Pkt. 10c. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
GLOXINIAEFLORA 
Purple, Rose, White, Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 
DIMORPHOTHECA (AJricanGolden Daisy) 
Aurantiaca Hybrids Mixed. Annual. Plants 12 to 15 in. high; 
flowers 2J4 in. across; orange gold. Pkt. 10c. 
DOLICHOS (Hyacinth-bean) 
Climber; grows 10 feet; flowers freely in erect racemes and 
produces ornamental seed pods. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Delphinium Hybrid—Special Wrexham Strains 
