Annual Flower Seeds 
Centaurea Imperialis 
Chrysanthemum segetum Yellowstone 
Cosmos Orange Flare 
Centaurea Imperialis 
Sweet-sultan 
Prepare the soil by adding a small 
quantity of manure or commercial fer¬ 
tilizer and spading about 8 inches deep. 
Full sun is necessary. Flowers are 
large, soft, and fragrant. 
Amaranth Purple 
Brilliant Rose White 
Deep Lavender Yellow 
Collection: 
One each above six colors, $1.00 
Separately, pkt. 25c. Mixture, pkt. 20c. 
Centaurea gymnocarpa (Dusty-mil- 
ler). Silvery leaves, used for borders 
and edging. Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 50c. 
Chrysanthemum 
Carinatum 
Annual Summer 
Plants produce masses of bloom and 
are excellent for cutting. Start the seed 
early and plant into sunny spots when 
the ground warms. 
Dark Copper. Yellow Zone. 
Golden Chamois. Scarlet Zone. 
White. Scarlet Zone. 
Deep Purple. Yellow Zone. 
Collection: 
One each above four colors, 75c. 
Separately or Mixed Colors; Pkt. 25c. 
Golden Crown. Flowers with finely 
quilled petals of bright golden yellow. 
Unusually free-flowering, growing to 
a height of 234 to 3 ft. Seed must 
be started very early. Pkt. .50c., 
5 pkts. $2.00. 
Chrysanthemum segetum, Yellow¬ 
stone. Full double, light yellow 
flowers on strong, erect stems. Love¬ 
ly in the garden and excellent for 
cutting. Height 18 in. Pkt. 50c., 
5 pkts. $2.00. 
Clarkia Elegans 
Double 
Beautiful double flowers appear at 
each leaf joint, giving the spray effect 
of fruit blossoms. Give plants a rich 
soil and full sun and stake as soon as 
plants are about a foot high. 
Appleblossom Salmon Rose 
Orange King Chamois Queen 
Copper Scarlet 
Collection: 
One each above five varieties, 50c. 
Separately, pkt. 15c. 
Cleome Pungens 
Spiderplant 
Long stems bearing a mass of flowers 
at the top end. The pistil and stamens 
protrude beyond the flower, hence its 
common name. Grows in any soil and 
blooms quickly. 
Rose Queen. Pkt. 25c. 
Cobea Scandens 
Seed is large and flat and should be 
planted on end to prevent rotting in the 
soil. Start seed in pots in March for 
best results. Vines grow to 20 ft. 
Blue. Pkt. 20c. White. Pkt. 20c. 
Cosmos 
Much has been done to spread the 
season of bloom of this popular garden 
flower as well as breeding double and 
semi-double strains. The early strains 
are more dwarf and have less foliage 
than later blooming varieties. From 
seed sown in late April, you will have 
blooms from July until frost if both 
early and late types are planted. 
Sensation. Mammoth flowers, often 
4 to 5 in. across on long, strong stems. 
The plants grow 4 ft. high. The flow¬ 
er petals are very wide with good 
keeping quality, making this type 
the best cutting Cosmos. 
Pink White Mixed 
Pkt. 25c., 5 pkts. $1.00 
Orange Flare. Large, deep orange 
flowers borne in profusion. Plants 
spreading with long flower stems. 
Pkt. 25c., 34 oz. $1.00. 
Extra Early Express. 234 ft. Single. 
Crimson White 
Pink Mixed 
Collection: One pkt. each of above 
three varieties, 50c. 
Pkt. 20c., 34 oz. 75c., oz. $2.00 
Extra Early Double Crested. 234 ft. 
Crimson White Peachblossom 
Collection: One pkt. each of above 
three varieties, $1.25 
Pkt. 50c. each 
Early Flowering. 3 ft. Single. 
Crimson White 
Pink Mixed 
Collection: One pkt. each of above 
three varieties, 35c. 
Each: Pkt. 15c., J4 oz. 30c., oz. 75c. 
Late Giant Single. 5 ft. 
Pink Crimson 
White Mixed 
Collection: One pkt. each of above 
three varieties, 35c. 
Each: Pkt. 15c., 34 oz. 25c., oz. 50c. 
Late Double Crested. 4 ft. 
Crimson King White Queen 
Pink Beauty 
Collection: One each above three 
varieties, $1.25 
Separately, pkt. .50c. 
Cuphea 
Small, delicately formed flowers of 
fiery cerise red are freely produced on 
compact plants 10 in. high. Excellent 
as a border or edging plant and for color 
all Summer in the rock garden. Bloom 
in 12 weeks from seeding. 
Firefly. Pkt. 35c , 3 pkts. $1.00. 
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CARL GIESSLER, INC. 
