PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 
17 
German Show Strains of Carnation 
CARNATION (Dianthus Caryophyllus). Per. 
Pink, rose, red, white, yellow; 1% feet; sow No¬ 
vember to April. Germination period 10 days. 
Marguerite Mixed, blooms in 5 months from seed. 
Chabaud’s Giant Pink, Rose, Scarlet, Yellow, 
White, and Mixed, bloom in 6 months from seed. 
Pkts., 10c. 
German Show strains, Picotees, Stripes, Bizarres, 
Selfs, separate or mixed. Pkts., 25c. 
CASTOR OIL BEAN (Ricinus). Per. 
Very rapid-growing foliage plant; sow January 
to April. Germination period 2 weeks. Sanguineus 
(6 feet), green, red-veined leaves, red stalks and 
fruit; Zanzibariensis (12 feet), green and bronze 
leaves. Pkts., 10c. 
CATANANCHE coerulea. Per. 
Lavender-blue, cornflower-like flowers, on long, 
slender stems for borders and cutting; sow March 
to August. Pkt., 10c. 
CELOSIA (Cockscomb). 
Crimson, rose, and yellow dense heads and 
plumes; sow March to May. Germination period 
8 to 10 days. 
Cockscomb type: Tall (3 feet). Crimson. 
Plumosa (Feathered Type; 2 y 2 feet): Crimson; 
Yellow; Pride of Castle Gould Mixed. 
Childsii (Chinese Woolflower; 2 feet): Mixed. 
Pkts., 10c. 
CENTAUREA cyanus (Cornflower) (Bachelor’s Button). 
Blue, rose, plum, and white flowers for beds and 
bouquets; sow January to June. Germination 
period 10 to 15 days. New, very double, re¬ 
selected Florist Strains (3 feet): 
Blue Boy, pure deep blue. 
Pinkie, rose pink. 
Snow Man, white. 
Mixed. Pkts., 10c. 
Dwarf bedding type (1 foot): 
Jubilee Gem, deep blue. New. Very useful for 
bedding and cutting. Pkt., 15c. 
CENTAUREA Imperialis (Sweet Sultan). 
Pink, lavender, purple, white, and yellow fragrant 
flowers like large, soft thistles; 2 y 2 feet; sow 
January to June. Germination period 2 weeks. 
Amaranth Red, Purple, Lavender, Pink, and 
Mixed; Suaveolens, yellow. Pkts., 10c. 
