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FLOWER SEEDS 
C.pntAnr^A flowering 
v^eniaurea, varieties 
Cyanus (Ragged Sailor, or Cornflower). A very old favorite garden 
annual, flowering freely in almost any situation, height 2 to 3 feet; 
largely used for cut flowers. 
Cyanus Blue . Pkt. 5c. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5c. 
Collection of 6 Ccntaurea Cyanus, separate colors, 25c. 
Cyanus Double, Mixed Colors. Produces large, globular heads of 
flowers filled up to the centre with florets. Pkl. 5c. 
Americana Hallii. Bushy garden annual. 30 inches high; large ball¬ 
like flowers 6 inches across, of lavender-blue; fragrant. . Pkt. 10c. 
For Sweet Sultan varieties of Centaurca, see page 106. 
WHITE FOLIAGE 
VARIETIES 
are extensively used for ribbon bedding, 
We Deliver Free in the U. S., 
These “Dusty Millers 
edgings, vases, etc. 
Candidissima. White-leaved plant; 1 foot. Pkt. 10c. 
Gymnocarpa. Grows \ x / 2 feet high; white leaves.10c. 
or Freight Station, aLu X r P optio° ffice all Vegetable, Flower and Lawn Grass Seeds, XTwiA 
_ where 
otherwise noted. 
CARNATIONS 
Chabaud’s Giant Fancy-=Perpetual-Flowering 
T~HESE creations of a French “Carnationist,” surpass 
1 all the race in richness and variety of coloring, the 
combinations of which are surprisingly beautiful. Here¬ 
tofore this grand type of Carnations only flowered once 
a year—15 to IX months after sowing—but now we 
have Fancy Pinks, with all of the qualities of the old 
Perpetual Carnation flowering continuously after 6 
months from sowing. Plants thick-set and bushy; 
stalks stiff and upright, bearing immense double 
blossoms of perfect regularity, some with fringed 
edges, some smooth, some with rich solid colors, 
others tinted and blended, and others with feather¬ 
ings and picotee markings, and all perfuming the 
air with their sweetness; of incontestable merit for 
winter flowering and hardy enough for garden 
culture. 
Cbabaud’s Fancy, Mixed Colors. Pkt. 15c. 
Marie Chabaud. Pure canary-yellow.20c. 
Maria Immaculata. Pure white flowers.20c. 
President McKinley. Brilliant scarlet.20c. 
Franklin. Violet-purple; a new color.20c. 
Chamois-rose. A charming tone.20c 
Collection of above 5 varieties, 85c. 
American 
Perpetual-Flowering Carnation 
A MERICA has led the world the last few years in dcvel- 
** oping the Carnation. Our improved kinds such as the 
florists grow for cut flowers, produce immense flowers of perfect 
form and doubleness and on strong, long stems. Then the 
colors are so varied and beautiful. Is it to be wondered at 
that they arc the envy of the floral world ? (See cut.) 
Pure White. Pkt.lSc. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 25c. 
Flardy Garden Carnation 
’"pHIS is a very fine strain, particularly adapted for garden planting. 
1 Seed sown in the spring will produce large, thrifty clumps that 
will stand out over winter and bloom throughout the following summer 
and fall. All colors, shades and markings are represented in the mixture, 
and most oi them will come double. 
Finest Double Mixed. Extra fine strain. Per 1,000 seeds, 75c. .Pkt. 10c, 
Celosia Plumosa, 
SEED 
GIANT'FLOWERING MARGUERITE 
Carnation 
These Flower Profusely Summer 
and Autumn from Seeds 
Sown in the Spring 
HE flowers of this wonderful 
strain often measure 3 in¬ 
ches across, and are usually 
as double as double can be. 
The variety of color in¬ 
cludes white, blush, deep 
pink, salmon, carmine, 
scarlet, dark crimson, ma¬ 
roon and many beautiful 
variegated flowers. Most 
of them have lovely 
fringed petals, and are 
delightfully fragrant. One 
great merit of these Car¬ 
nations is that they com¬ 
mence to flower in about 
twelve weeks’ time from 
seed. Seeds sown in the 
spring,will produce luxuriant 
plants that will be continually 
full of bloom from August until 
killed by severe frosts, or seeds 
may be sown during the summer 
for the winter-flowering plants. 
Pink ..Pkt. 15c. White ..Pkt. 15c. 
Scarlet.15c. Yellow.15c. 
Striped.. 15c. Mixed Colors 10c. 
The Collection of above 5 separate 
Giant Marguerites, 60c. 
OR PLUMED 
COCKSCOMB 
. Pkt. 
10c. 
10c. 
A VER^ superior type of Celosia plumosa, forming pyramidal, branching 
,. Plants 3*^ feet high and bearing large conical, plumed heads of either 
golden-yellow, fiery-scarlet, purple, salmon, blood-red, etc. The plants are 
annuals, growing easily and ouickly from seed, and present a very showy 
appearance in the summer garden, lasting in bloom until frost. They are also 
very handsome grown in pots. 
Golden Plumed. 
Crimson “ ..... . 
Mixed “ (Thompson’s Magnifica.)... 10 c 
Dwarf " A compact dwarf-growing type, the plants attaining a height* of only' i foot’, 
including their liberal decoration of feathery yellow and red plumes. A showv garden 
annual. (See cut.) . .Pkt. 15c. 
Celosia Cristata, cockscomb 
\/ERY popular annuals of easy culture, producing large, ornamental, comb-like heads 1 thev 
are prized for summer flower beds, and make fine pot plants; height about 1 foot. 
All-a-Glow. A splendid dwarf Cockscomb, with immense ruffled combs, like scarlet chenille- 
the depths are glowing orange-scarlet. pkt io c ’ 
Glasgow Prize. Very dwarf; immense crimson combs.. . . ..in ' 
Golden Beauty. Golden-yellow combs. .in’ 
Sulphurea. Canary-yellow.. 1n * 
Violacea. Reddish-purple.. . . 
Dwarf Mixed. Many colors.^ 1....! i ..’.!!!!!!.!.*! ’ 5c 
Collection of 6 Dwarf Cockscombs, separate colors, 50c. 
New Striped. This new type produces ornamental combs, streaked and striped in lively color¬ 
ings of red, yellow, pink, violet, etc.; 8 to 10 inches. Pkt. 15 C . 
