Garden Carnations now equal the florists^ kinds 
Calliopsis, Annual Varieties 
GOLDEN CREST. Award of Merit, All-America Seed Selections. 
This is an excellent improved large-flowering annual Calliopsis. The 
color is a rich orange-yellow or gold, with brown center. Many of the 
flowers have a double row of petals. Very free flowering, with stems 12 
inches long. Excellent for cutting, and has a pleasing fragrance. 
Trade pkt. 25c.; 75c. per oz. Trade pkt. Oz. 
Golden Wave (C. Drummondi). Golden yellow. $0 15 $0 25 
Tinctoria splendens. Golden yellow, brown center; 
extra-large flowers. 15 30 
Dwarf Mixed . 15 30 
Tall Mixed . 15 30 
Campanula * Bellflower 
NEW ANNUAL SINGLE (CANTERBURY BELLS) 
New annual Canterbury Bells which bloom from seed in less than 
six months. The plants grow from 2 to 2)4 feet high and each plant 
produces from 6 to 8 spikes of bloom. Trade pkt. Oz. 
Blue Bell. Another new color in a beautiful Cambridge 
blue shade. The large flowers are borne on long, strong 
spikes.$0 25 $1 00 
Mission Bell. This new variety is a beautiful clear pink 
in color. Fine large spikes of blooms that are most 
attractive. 25 1 00 
Wedding Bells. Pure white blooms in fine large spikes. . 25 1 00 
Choice Mixture. Blue, pink and white shades. 20 75 
Canary-Bird Vine • Tropaeolum 
Canariense. Flowers bright canary-yellow. A fine climber Oz. V41b. 
for shade.$0 25 $0 75 
Cardinal Climber 
Quamoclit Sloteri. Rapid-growing annual climber, bear¬ 
ing a profusion of cardinal-red flowers. In order to have 
good germination, a small notch should be filed or cut 
in each seed. 20 75 
Carnation^ Annual Varieties 
The Chabaud and Marguerite varieties bloom early in summer and 
continue until frost. Excellent for cutting. 
Rasse Teicher. A new annual European variety, producing extraordi¬ 
narily large blooms in a fine range of colors. Excellent for cutting. 
Choice mixture. Trade pkt. 75c.; i^oz. $1.50. 
Chabaud’s Everblooming. Trade pkt. Oz. 
Jeanne Dionis. White.$0 40 $2 00 
Marie Chabaud. Yellow. 40 2 00 
Sparkler. Cardinal-red. 40 2 00 
The Pearl. Rose-pink. 40 2 00 
Choice Mixed. 30 1 25 
Marguerite, Choice Mixed. 25 1 25 
Celosia plumosa 
Candytuft, Michell’s Giant White 
Candytuft • Iberis 
Excellent edging plants and also valuable for cutting. 
MICHELL’S GIANT WHITE. This giant variety, which produces 
immense pure white spikes of bloom, is a very much superior strain. 
Individual bracts are large and the plants of strong, robust habit. 
The best strain for forcing under glass for cutting and for pot-culture. 
Trade pkt. 20c.; 75c. per oz.; $2.25; $4.00 per V 2 lh.; lb. $7.50. 
Trade pkt. Oz. Vilb* Lb. 
.$0 15 $0 40 $1 10 $3 60 
Carmine. 
Crimson. . 
Empress (Hyacinth-flowered). Large 
white.V^lb. $1.75.. 
Lavender. 
Pink. Flesh-color. 
Purple. . 
Rose-Cardinal. Brilliant rosy red. 
Mixed. All colors. 
*Miniature Gem. A dainty miniature va¬ 
riety, 3)4 inches in height, each plant 
producing from 4 to 6 spikes of pure 
white flowers. Perfect “miniature gem” 
for the rock-garden. Originator’s Stock. 
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CRISTATA OR COCKSCOMB 
These are in demand for beds and borders, also for pots. 
Trade pkt. Oz. 
Royal Velvet. Honorable Mention. 1939 All-America 
Winner. Large center heads of rich ruby-red of 
velvety texture, surrounded by numerous erect branches, 
mounted with medium-sized combs. Foliage bronzy 
green with reddish margin. For full description see 
Novelty pages._.)^oz. $1.00 . .$0 50 
Giant Empress. Dwarf. Bright crimson. Dark foliage. . 30 $1 50 
Choice Mixed. Dwarf sorts. 25 1 00 
PLUMOSA OR FEATHERED 
A fine decorative plant for the garden; also excellent for cutting. 
Trade pkt. 
Pyramidalis, Improved Flame of Fire. This new type 
is, without doubt, the finest in the Pyramidalis group. 
Plants perfectly pyramidal in shape, 1 )4 feet high. 
Flowers brilliant crimson. 
Heatherdell. Large trusses of beautifully feathered and 
interlaced plumes in a fine range of red, pink and yellow 
shades, mixed. Especially adapted for pot-culture . . . 
Vioz. $1.00 
Golden Plume. Deep golden yellow. 
Lilliput, Fire Feather. An extra-select dwarf strain; 
color brilliant orange-red.Vioz. $1.00 
Liiiiput, Golden Feather. Same type as alxjve, with 
bright golden yellow flowers. Vioz. $1.00. 
Pride of Castie Gould, Mixed. 
Scarlet. 
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