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CARNATION 
498 ENFANT BE 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 lofig, strong stalks bearing flowers 214 to 3 inches in diameter. This strain is magnifi¬ 
cent. About 90% of the plants come double. Pkt., 15c. 
499 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. 14 oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
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. 
500 GLASGOW PRIZE. Dwarf crimson. Pkt., 10c. 
501 DWARF GOLDEN YELLOW. Pkt., 10c. 
Celosia Childsi - Chinese Woolflower 
502 MIXTURE. A distinct type, with large, roundish head and drooping spikelets of flowers 
which look like an immense ball of wool. All colors. Very showy. Pkt., 10c. 
Celosia Plumosa, Heatherdell 
Celosia Childsi—Chinese Woolflower 
Candytuft for Mass Planting 
Showy branching plant fine 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 JTuly. 
They thrive in rich soil and should be 
watered freely. 
Hyacinth-Flowered Types 
@491 MINIATURE GEM. A dainty, min¬ 
iature hyacinth-flowered annual Candy¬ 
tuft about 3% inches high, each plant 
producing 4- to 6-inch spikes of pure 
white flowers. A perfect miniature 
gem for the rock garden. Pkt., 10c. 
492 GIANT HYACINTH-FLOWERED or 
IMPROVER 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. Ya oz., 25c; 
oz., 60c; pkt., 10c. 
Umbellata Types 
Umbellata sorts grow about one foot 
high, with flowers in umbrella form. 
493 ROSE CARDINAL. Bright carmine- 
rose. Ya oz., 25cj pkt., 10c. 
494 FLESH-FINK. Light pink. % oz., 
25c; pkt., 10c. 
495 CRIMSON. Rich deep shade. Ya oz., 
25c; pkt., 10c. 
496 LAVENDER. Delicate shade of rosy 
lavender. Ya oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
497 FINEST MIXED. Comprising all 
colors and shades. Yz oz., 25c; oz., 40c; 
pkt.. lOo. 
PERENNIAL CANDYTUFT. See Iberis. 
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Chorixanthe SS 
511 PALMERI. 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 showing at a time 
when Mother Nature is taking her last 
bow. It grows about 8 inches and has 
a spread of 12 to 18 inches. Pkt., 15c. 
A splendid early flowering, Dwarf Compact Celosia forming bushy plants 12 to 15 inches 
high. 
503 FIERY FEATHER. Bright fiery scarlet. Pkt., 15c. 
504 GOLDEN FEATHER. Yellow. Pkt., 15c. 
505 EXHIBITION MIXTURE. Many fine new shades. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Centaurea 
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 
506 DOUBLE BLUE BOY. Ya oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
507 DOUBLE PINKIE. *4 oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
508 DOUBLE MIXED. Ya oz., 20c; oz., 50c; pkt., 
509 JUBILEE GEM. Jubilee Gem is a dwarf 
variety of Cornflower making a compact 
plant literally covered with flowers. It 
has foliage distinct from all other Corn¬ 
flowers, 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; 
Ya oz., 25c. 
Centaurea Imperialis - Royal Sweet 
Sultan 
510 FINEST MIXED. A wonderful annual 
for cutting. Long-stemmed, exquisitely 
fringed and delightfully fragrant. 2 to 3 
feet. May until frost. Ya oz., 20c; pkt., 10c. 
Cosmos, Double or Anemone-Flowered 
Chrysanthemum 
512 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. 
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 2^ 
feet high, with leafy racemes of double 
flowers, which all open in water when 
cut. 
515 ELEGANS DOUBLE MIXED. Ya 
oz., 25c; pkt., 10c. 
Cleome - Spider Plant 
516 FUNGENS. A showy garden an¬ 
nual producing curious heads of flow¬ 
ers of bright rose; easy cultivation, 
blooming until late. Height, 4-5 ft. 
Ya oz., 30c; pkt., 10c. 
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., 20c. 
COLUMBINE. See Aquilegia, perennial, 
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