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CARNATION 
Annual Canterbury Bells 
500 ENFANT DE NICE MIXTURE. These are the result of a cross between Carnation Cha- 
baud’s Giant Improved and Carnation Perpetual. The plants are of robust, upright habit, 
with long, strong stalks bearing flowers 2% to 3 inches in diameter. This strain is magnifi¬ 
cent. About 90% of the plants come double. Pkt., 15c. 
501 MARGUERITE. A very early blooming sort which sometimes blooms in four months 
from sowing. Flowers are large, double, deeply fringed, very fragrant. Plants semi-dwarf, 
good for bedding and desirable for cutting. Annual. Finest mixed colors. V4 oz., 25c; pkt., 10 c. 
Celosia Cristata Nana - Cockscomb 
A free bloomer growing best in rather light, not too rich soil. Sow seed indoors in early 
spring and plant outdoors in May, or sow seed outdoors in May. 
502 GLASGOW PRIZE. Dwarf crimson. Pkt., 10c. 
503 DWARF GOLDEN YELLOW. Pkt., 10c. 
Celosia Childsi - Chinese Woolflower 
504 MIXTURE. A ditsinct type, with large, roundish head and drooping spikelets of flowers 
which look like an immense ball of wool. All colors. Very showy. Pkt., 10c. 
Centaurea 
Candytuft for Mass Planting 
Showy branching plant line for edg¬ 
ings, bedding, massing, rockeries or for 
cutting. For early blooms, sow seed in¬ 
side in March, making successive sow¬ 
ings outdoors any time from May to July. 
They thrive in rich soil and should be 
watered freely. 
Hyacinth-Flowered Types 
@492 MINIATURE GEM. A dainty, min¬ 
iature hyacinth-flowered annual Candy¬ 
tuft about 3 y 2 inches high, each plant 
producing 4- to 6-inch spikes of pure 
white flowers. A perfect miniature 
gem for the rock garden. Pkt., 15c. 
Sow outdoors in April, thin plants to stand ten 
inches apart, or you may sow seed from September to 
November for early bloom the following spring. 
Centaurea Cyanus - Cornflower 
505 DOUBLE BLUE BOY. V4 oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
506 DOUBLE PINKIE. V4 oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
507 DOUBLE MIXED. V4 oz., 20c; oz., 50c; pkt., 10c. 
508 JUBIDEE GEM. Jubilee Gem is a dwarf variety 
of Cornflower making a compact plant literally cov¬ 
ered with flowers. It has foliage distinct from all 
other Cornflowers, forming a tufted mass of vivid 
green, contrasting well with the dark but vivid 
double blue flowers. The plant is about 12 inches 
in height. Pkt., 15c; Vi oz., 25c. 
Centaurea Imperialis - Royal Sweet Sultan 
509 FINEST MIXED. A wonderful annual for cutting, 
long-stemmed, exquisitely fringed and delightfully 
fragrant. 2 to 3 feet. May until frost. 
V 4 oz., 20 c; pkt., 10 c. 
Chorizanthe - Turkish Rugging 
510 PABMERI. A new subject for the border 
or rock garden. This easily grown annual 
forms a dense mat of statice-like flowers 
of a delicate pink which blends beautifully 
with the dull green foliage. In early fall 
the plant changes to a charming shade of 
autumn brown, which makes a bold show¬ 
ing at a time when Mother Nature is tak¬ 
ing her last bow. It grows about 8 inches 
and has a spread of 12 to 18 inches. 
Pkt., 15c. 
Cosmos, Double or Anemone-Flowered 
Chrysanthemum 
493 GIANT HYACINTH-FLOWERED or 
IMPROVED EMPRESS. A wonderfully 
improved strain of the popular Empress 
Candytuft, forming much branched 
plants about 18 inches high. Make a 
very effective white bed or border and 
is invaluable for cutting. Vi oz., 25c; 
oz., 60c; pkt., 10 c. 
Umbellata Types 
Umbellata sorts grow about one foot 
high, with flowers in umbrella form. 
494 ROSE CARDINAL. Bright carmine- 
rose. V\ oz., 25cj pkt., 10 c. 
495 FLESH-PINK. Light pink. Vi oz., 
25c; pkt., 10c. 
496 CRIMSON. Rich deep shade. Vi oz., 
25c; pkt., 10c. 
497 LAVENDER. Delicate shade of rosy 
lavender. Vi oz., 25c; pkt., 10 c. 
498 FINEST MIXED. Comprising all 
colors and shades. Vi ° z, > 25c; oz., 40c; 
pkt.. 10 c. 
PERENNIAL CANDYTUFT. See Iberis. 
page 48. 
New Annual 
Canterbury Bells 
Bring Spring to the Garden in September 
Annual Canterbury Bells will flower in 
less than six months from seed, will 
grow two and one-half feet tall, produc¬ 
ing six to eight flowering spikes to the 
499 1 MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 15c. 
511 SINGLE GOLDEN GLORY. Large perfectly formed flowers measuring 3 to 4 
inches across, of deep canary-yellow, produced on 2-foot stems. The attractiveness 
of Golden Glory is further increased in that the central disc is the same color as 
the petals. A very free-flowering annual. Height 3 feet. Pkt., 10c. 
512 GOLDEN CROWN. For description see Novelty page 22. Pkt., 25c. 
513 SINGLE MIXED. A splendid mix¬ 
ture, including many fine colors. 
Pkt., 10c. 
514 DOUBLE MIXED. Lovely double 
flowers; shades of yellow and white. 
Pkt., 10c. 
Clarkia 
Chrysanthemum, Single Golden Glory 
This pretty and easily grown annual 
has been much improved in recent 
years, and the mixture offered below is 
now seen as cut flowers in most of the 
large cities of Europe. They do well 
either in sun or shade, growing 2 to 24 
feet high, with leafy racemes of double 
flowers, which all open in water when 
cut. 
515 ELEGANS DOUBLE MIXED. Vi 
oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
Cleome - Spider Plant 
516 PUNGENS. A showy garden an¬ 
nual producing curious heads of flow¬ 
ers of bright rose; easy cultivation, 
blooming until late. Height, 4-5 ft. 
Vi oz., 30c; pkt., 10 c. 
Coleus - Flame Nettle 
A fine colored, tender perennial foli¬ 
age plant for house or garden. Sow in¬ 
doors in March. 
517 FINEST MIXED COLORS. 3 pkts., 
50c; pkt., 200 . 
COLUMBINE. See Aquilegia, perennial, 
page 44. 
