16 Annual Flower Seeds 
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Cosmos 
Cosmos are one of the most popular tall growing annuals used for backgrounds 
and screens. The plant formation and the foliage is pretty—and the flowers in 
Red, Pink, Rose and White make excellent mass bouquets. For earliest results 
start seed indoors, though the plants will flower in late summer and fall from 
sowings made outdoors. They grow 3 to 6 ft. tall, and may be spaced 3 to 4 ft. 
apart. Culture D or E—Page 4 
Dahlia Grown from Seed African Daisy 
Orchid Flowering Dahlia 
Dusty Miller 
Didlscus Queen Anne’s 
Blue Lace Flower 
Large Early Flowering Cosmos 
ASO rv_Ll:_ Orchid Flowering. A new Type 
L/QnllQ 0 f Dahlia. Flowers are of a dis¬ 
tinctive character, the petals being curled and twisted 
in graceful form, the stems are good for cut-flowers and 
the wide range of colors includes everything from white 
through all the shades and tones known to the Dahlia 
family. Pkt. lOc; ^ oz. 3©c. 
656 DOUBLE MIXED. Seed taken from the finest 
double flowers of Cactus, Decorative and Peony types. 
The seed should grow some wonderfully colored varie¬ 
ties for you. Pkt. lOc; 58 oz. 4©c. 
660 SUPERFINE SELECTED. This seed has been hand- 
selected from cross-pollenized blooms of the best 
named varieties of Decorative and Cactus types, the 
highest quality possible to secure. Pkt. 25c; Large 
Pkt. 50c. 
657 Dwarf Mignon. A beautiful class of Dahlia with 
sturdy compact little plants only 12 to 15 inches tall. 
They bloom from seed much more quickly than the 
large types, and bear large single flowers in a great 
variety of colors. Pkt. 8 c; 58 oz. 25c. 
658 Templin-Bradley's Dwarf Hybrids. The bushy 
plants are 18 to 24 inches high and are remarkably 
free flowering, in a wide and most charming color 
range. The flowers are good sized and semi-double. 
They are early blooming, producing flowers in four 
months after the seed is started. Pkt. lOc; 58 oz. 35c. 
591 Cleome 
A vigorous plant 3 to 4 feet tall and bearing clusters 
of rose colored flowers of a curiously attractive ap¬ 
pearance. The flower stamens resemble spider legs. 
Cleome is much used as bee pasture. Culture D or E 
—See Page 4. Pkt. 8 c; 54 oz. 25c. 
^ I _ Culture A or B 
Cynoglossum -seepage 4 
Summer Forget-Me-Not. A very desirable annual 
that blooms in a few weeks from seed. The bushy little 
plants about 18 inches high are covered with a mass of 
dainty deep blue flowers, similar to the spring Forget- 
Me-Nots. Blooms profusely from June through Sep¬ 
tember. It thrives in hot, dry locations where few 
flowers grow. Makes choice cut-flowers for dainty 
bouquets. 
650 Amabilc Blue, Pkt. 5c; 54 oz. 20c. 
©51 Amabile Pink, Pkt. lOc; 58 oz. 3©c. 
^ ■ 4 I Culture D or E 
Diantnus —s ee page4 
687 Laciniatus Splendens 
The most striking Dianthus ever 
offered. The flowers are very large, 
over 2 inches across, in a brilliant 
crimson, with a large, bold white 
eye. Free flowering and easily grown. 
Pkt. lOc; ^ oz. 20c. 
697 Tom Thumb Brilliant LK br ® 
double flower, that will make a brilliant display. Grows 
5 to 6 inches tall. Pkt. lOc; 58 oz. 30c. 
Early Express Cosmos 
African Daisy 
Dimorphoteca Auranfiaca 
Culture D or E—See Page 4 
716 r~Z _ I J_Ci _Rare showy annual from 
\JOlu6F1 DlOr South Africa and yet a 
flower easily grown in any fairly good soil. The little 
plants make a fine, low border, almost hugging the 
ground, and spreading out to a width of 8 to 10 inches. 
The large daisy-like salmon orange flowers glisten in 
the sun like molten gold. Pkt. 5c; 58 oz. 30c. 
721 Dl.D; __A beautiful, new 
rluvialis Kinjcns form of the Dimor¬ 
photeca or African Daisies. Compact plants 8 to 10 
inches high, bearing daisies of a most attractive color 
combination. The petals are pure glistening white, 
the center bluish brown, and right around the center 
at the base of the petals is a zone of bright blue. 
Pkt. l©c; oz. 25c. 
717 Mixed Hybrids ,1 X«TSS.*S 
produced by these new Hybrids. Shades of golden 
yellow, orange, salmon, pink, white and others run 
riot in a bed of this variety. Produces an abundance 
of most excellent cut flowers. Pkt. 8 c; 58 oz. 3©c. 
706 Queen Anne’s 
L/iaiSCUS Blue Lace Flower 
Coeruleus. This is a shade of heavenly blue that 
has decided value in the cut flower bouquet or in the 
open garden. Flower is almost ball-shaped, a compact 
mass of dainty individual florets, the whole charming 
and graceful. Plant the seed early in a cool rather moist 
part of the garden. Pkt. 8 c; 54 oz. 30c. Culture — 
A or B. 
538 Dusty Miller 
Centaurea Gymnocarpa. Used for edgings and 
borders for taller plants, especially Cannas, Salvias 
and Geraniums. The leaves are silvery white and fern¬ 
like. Dusty Miller is also very desirable for hanging 
baskets and porch boxes. The plants grow 12 to 15 
inches tall. Culture D—See Page 4. Pkt. 5c; 54 
oz. 25c. 
Cosmos, Double Crested 
Dahlia Culture D 
or E—See Page 4 
All-America Cosmos ''Sensation 
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In Color 
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Early Mammoth Single 
Large flowering. The best type for 
the North as it blooms earlier than 
the late Giants. The flowers are large, 
in shades of crimson, pink and white. 
There is no other of the tall annuals 
that serve their purpose as well as 
the Cosmos. They are graceful and 
attractive during all stages of their 
growth. 
609 Crimson 608 Pink 607 White 
Price Separate Colors Above. 
Pkt. 8c ; 58 oz. 25c 
606 Early Mammoth Single Cosmos— 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 5c; 54 oz. 20c. 
626 Orange Flare 
Orange Flare 
Cosmos is one of 
the most start¬ 
lingly beautiful 
novelties of today. The color is a 
vivid orange and the foliage a light 
green, making an unusually attrac¬ 
tive flower for show. The stems are 
long and wiry and the flowers so 
brilliant that it is especially de¬ 
sirable for cut-flowers. It grows 3 to 
4 feet tall and blooms from late 
July to frost. Pkt. lOc; 58 oz. 25c. 
See Orange Flare page26 
618 Double Crested Cosmos 
The flowers are unique and exceedingly pretty. 
Center double with a row of broad outer petals. 
We have the earlier flowering strains of doubles, 
the best strain obtainable. In this the flowers 
are frequently entirely double or else the disk- 
florets become tufted or crested. The foliage of 
this type is less finely divided. The seed of the 
Double Crested should be started indoors early. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. lOc; 58 oz. 30c. 
Orange Flare Cosmos 
Early Express Cosmos 
In Early Express Cosmos, we have a variety that 
will bloom in from 45 to 50 days after the sowing 
of the seed and will bloom continuously from then 
until frost. The flowers are of medium size and 
the colors good. Plants 2to 3 feet tall. 
611 Express Pink 613 Express Crimson 
612 Express Mixed 614 Express White 
Price on separate colors (or mixed. Pkt. 10c; 
58 oz. 20c. 
624 Miniature Yellow Cosmos 
Bidens Humulus. Quite different from 
the ordinary Cosmos in that plants are 
only 18 to 24 inches tall. The foliage is fernlike and the flowers bright yellow, 1 to 1 53 inches 
in diameter. A nice novelty for you. Pkt. 5c; 54 oz. 2©c. 
Grow Dahlias from Seed 
Dahlias are easily grown from seed and although they 
do not come true to color of the parent many new and 
fine varieties are seedlings. Seed started early in the 
house will bloom the same season. 
The Templin-Bradley Co., Nationwide Seedsmen and Nurseymen, Cleveland, Ohio 
