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ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
Showy, hardy plants, many having beautiful 
silver foliage, good for ribbon bordering. Sow 
early in house and transplant out doors in May. 
Half hardy annuals. 
Imperials Mixed .f c n ente e d XC viriety, SW aiso 
called Sweet Sultan. The flowers are finely 
laciniated and are about the size of a carna¬ 
tion. They have long stems and keep well after 
cutting. Colors range through white, rose, 
lilac, purple and yellow. Hardy annuals; about 
eighteen inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
Cyanus (Bachelor’s Button) £Jixed. 
oz. 30c. 
Candidissima f^Y er white, deep cut 
foliage, fine for bedding. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Gymnocarpa WTife 
Cosmos—New Mammoth 
Cosmos 
Plants four to six feet high, literally covered in autumn 
with large single flowers. Colors range through shades 
of rose, purple, flesh and white. 
Mammoth Hybridus yfL“i 5 c d ' Pkt ‘ Sc ’ 
Early Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 5c, Vi oz. 20c. 
Double Early Flowering , These grow to a 
...... * height of about 
three feet, forming a perfect bush, massed with bloom, 
oearing beautiful double flowers of good size, on long 
stems. They come about 65 per cent double from 
seed. Pkt. 10c, Vi oz. 50c. 
COSMOS (New Golden-Yellow) 
Early Orange Flare Gold Medal winner, 
,. , t-. i . • ,, All-America Selec¬ 
tions, 1935. Early strain, blooming in 4 months from 
sowing seed. Blooms are a deep, vivid orange with 
foliage of light green. Plants 
are 2 to 3 feet tall with long, 
wiry stems. Pkt. 10c. 
X 
Double Cosmos 
CELOSIA 
(Cockscomb.) 
Celosia (Pride of Castle 
This new ostrich plume 
' celosia is an entirely 
distinct type. The plant grows 
pyramidal and compact about 2 Vi 
feet high, with immense, extra fine 
feathered heads, giving the plant 
a most striking appearance. Can 
be grown in the open ground or as 
a pot plant. Its quick growing 
habit and bright and intense colors 
of plumes, with beautiful foliage 
are greatly admired by all where 
ever shown. Pkt. 10c. 
Celosia Cristata (Cocks¬ 
comb) Magnificent free flower- 
* ing, graceful growing 
plants, very showy and fine. Sow 
seed in house in April; transplant 
outdoors in May in a sunny place. 
Half hardy annuals. Finest mixed. 
Pkt. 5c, Vi ox. 35c. 
Clematis 
Chrysanthemum Mixed 
Jackmani Very large flowers (4 
to 6 inches); blue, 
white, purple, etc. The popular hardy 
climber, an old favorite. Pkt. ,10c. 
Paniculata Grows easily from 
seed; glossy, green 
leaves, never troubled by insects; 
bears a dense mass of blossoms, 
thrives in sunshine or shade. Small 
star-like white, fragrant flowers; 
grows to a height of 20 to 30 feet. 
Pkt. 5c. 
Cyclamen 
One of the choicest of all the 
greenhouse or window plants. 
Root bulbous in shape; foliage 
rich and beautiful; flowers 
bird-like and fragrant. Colors, 
white, pink, crimson, etc. 
Should be sown in light soil, 
containing leaf mold. Choice 
mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Cyclamen 
Chinese Woolflower 
Chinese Woolflower 
(Celosia. Childsii). The flowers 
are ball-shaped and resemble a 
ball of wool. Sow outdoors the 
latter part of April. Mixed. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Clarkia An old favorite plant, with pretty looking flowers, 
grows very freely. Sow seeds early in spring in 
open ground. Hardy annuals. Mixed. Pkt. 5c. 
Cacalia (Tassel Flower) A fine and profuse flowering 
' plant, producing scarlet and ■ 
yellow tassel shaped flowers, treat as asters. Hardy annuals. 
Mixed Pkt. 5c. 
Chrysanthemums 
Annual Varieties Mixed 
me colors nave the appearance of be¬ 
ing laid on with a brush; for this 
reason they are sometimes called 
"Painted Daisies.” Mixed annual va¬ 
rieties, easily grown. Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c. 
Golden Feather bea p. iful 
large, daisy¬ 
like flowers are from 2 Vi to 3 inches 
across. The dark velvety disk in the 
center is surrounded by a circle of 
bright, golden-yellow, followed by an¬ 
other clear cut circle of rich crimson. 
Pkt. 5c. 
