Have you grown the new Feathered Cockscombs ? 
Campanula or Bellflower 
Perennial Varieties 
Well-known, hardy perennials, bearing a 
profusion of beautiful bell-shaped flowers. 
Thrive best in light rich soil. 
^Carpatica, Blue. Carpathian Harebell. 
Flowers clear blue. Fine for edging. 6 in. 
Pkt. 10c.; 30c. per large pkt. 
-ArCarpatica alba. Pure white. Pkt. 10c.; 
30c. per large pkt. 
Latifolia macrantha. Handsome, large, 
purplish blue flowers. 2 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 
50c. per large pkt. 
Persicifolia grandiflora. Peach Bells. 
Spikes 4 feet tall; immense blue bell¬ 
shaped flowers. Pkt. 15c.; 50c. per 
large pkt. 
Persicifolia grandiflora alba. Pure 
white. Pkt. 15c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Persicifolia Moerheimi. Semi-double; 
pure white. 2 ft. Pkt. 25c.; 75c. per 
large pkt. 
Persicifoiia, Telham Beauty. Large, 
china-blue bells. 2J^ ft. Pkt. 35c.; $1.00 
per large pkt. 
Pyramidalis, Mixed. Chimney Bell¬ 
flower. Perfect pyramids, 5 feet high, 
with large bell-shaped flowers. Pkt. 10c.; 
40c. per large pkt. 
Candytuft, Michell’s Giant White 
Candytuft • Iberis 
Dwarf, profuse-flowering garden annuals of 
easy culture and useful for bedding or borders. 
Bloom within eight weeks after sowing. 
'A'Miniature Gem. A dainty miniature va¬ 
riety, 33^ inches in height, each plant 
producing from 4 to 6 spikes of pure 
white flowers. A perfect gem for the rock- 
garden. Pkt. 15c.; 30c. per large pkt. 
Carmine. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz. 60c. 
Crimson. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz. 60c. 
Empress (Hyacinth-flowered). An ex¬ 
cellent variety. Long trusses of white 
flowers. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz. 50c. 
Lavender. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt.; 
oz. 60c. 
Michell’s Giant White. I mmense, pure 
white spikes of bloona. Fine for forcing 
under glass for cutting and for pot- 
culture. Pkt. 10c.; 30c. per large pkt.; 
oz. $1.00. 
Pink. Pkt. 10c.;25c.perlargepkt.;oz.60c. 
Purple. Deep ricn purple. Pkt. 10c.; 
25c. per large pkt.; oz. 60c. 
Candytuft^ continued 
Rose-Cardinal. Rosy red. Pkt. 10c.; 
25c. per large pkt.; oz. 75c. 
Choice Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 10c.; 
25c. per large pkt.; oz. 40c. 
^Gibraitarica. Perennial. Flowers lilac, 
shading to white. Pkt. 10c.; 40c. per 
large pkt. 
-A^Sempervirens. Dwarf spring-flowering 
perennial. Flowers glistening white. 
Fine for rockeries. 1 ft. May. Pkt. 
10c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
;ArTenoreana. Dwarf; lilac and white. 
Pkt. 10c.; 40c. per large pkt. 
Canary-Bird Vine 
Tropaeolum canariense 
One of the most charming annual climbers, 
bearing hundreds of pretty, fringed, bright 
yellow flowers. Good for shade. Pkt. 10c.; 40c. 
per oz. 
Catananche 
Caerulea. Perennial. Blue with dark eye. 
Excellent for cutting. 2}^ ft. Pkt. 10c.; 
50c. per large pkt. 
Carnation 
ANNUAL VARIETIES 
These are general favorites for their rich¬ 
ness of color and delightful fragrance. They 
are desirable for greenhouse culture in winter 
as well as for the garden in summer. 
Rasse Teicher Strain, Mixed. A new 
European variety, producing extraordinary 
large blooms, in a fine range of colors. Ex¬ 
cellent for cutting. Choice mixture. Pkt. 
25c.; $1.00 per large pkt. 
CHABAUD’S GIANT 
Blooms in five months after seed is sown 
and continues to bloom throughout the sum¬ 
mer. Flowers of fine substance and usually 
come 90 per cent double. 
Jeanne Dionis. Pure white. Pkt. 15c.; 60c. 
per large pkt. 
Marie Chabaud. Yellow. Pkt. 15c.; 60c. 
per large pkt. 
Sparkler. Brilliant cardinal-red. Pkt. 15c.; 
60c. per large pkt. 
The Pearl. Beautiful rose-pink. Pkt. 15c.; 
60c. per large pkt. 
Choice Mixed. Pkt. 15c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
MARGUERITE CARNATIONS 
These are the most satisfactory of the 
annual Pinks and will bloom in four months 
after sowing the seed. The flowers are large, 
fragrant, and are produced continuously. If 
slightly protected they will survive an ordi¬ 
nary winter and bloom the following spring. 
Choice Mixed. Pkt. 10c.; 40c. per large pkt.; 
oz. $1.75. 
PERENNIAL CARNATIONS 
Grenadin. The Grenadin Carnation is an 
excellent early-blooming, large-flowering 
type. Fine for cut-flowers. 
6 lack King. A fine dark red. Pkt. 25c.; 
60c. per large pkt. 
Cardinal. Brilliant scarlet. Pkt. 25c.; 60c. 
per large pkt. 
Triumph Pink. Pure rose-pink. Pkt. 
25c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
White. Snow-white. Pkt. 25c.; 60c. per 
large pkt. 
White Gold. Soft yellow. Pkt. 25c.; 60c. 
per large pkt. 
Mixed. Pkt. 25c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Early Vienna, Mixed. Large, double flow¬ 
ers. Pkt. 10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Ask for OUT Cultural Leaflet No. 213 on 
the growing of Carnations 
Cardinal Climber 
Quamoclit hybrida Sloteri 
A rapid grower and free bloomer. Grows 
to a height of 20 to 30 feet. Leayes dark 
green and deeply laclniated. Bears a pro¬ 
fusion of fiery cardinal-red flowers. In order 
to have good germination of the seed, a small 
notch should be filed or cut in each seed. 
Pkt. 10c.; 30c. per large pkt. 
Celosia cristata 
Crested Cockscomb 
Very desirable annuals of easy culture, 
producing large, brilliant, comb-like heads. 
Excellent border plants. 1 to 134 ft. 
ROYAL VELVET. 1939 All-America Hon¬ 
orable Mention. Early-blooming, basal- 
branching Cockscomb type. Numerous 
erect branches mounted with medium-sized 
combs of rich crimson. Plants are about 
2 feet high. The long-stemmed branches 
are excellent for cutting; also for dried 
winter bouquets. Pkt. 25c.; 75c. per large 
pkt. 
Giant Empress. Dwarf. Rich crimson. 
Pkt. 10c.; 50c. per large pkt. 
Choice Mixed. Dwarf varieties. Pkt. 10c.; 
40c. per large pkt.; oz. $1.25. 
Celosia plumosa 
Feathered Cockscomb 
An excellent decorative plant for the gar¬ 
den. The feathery plumes are produced on 
long stems and are fine for cutting. 
Pyramidalis, Improved Flame of Fire. 
All-America winner. This new type is, 
without doubt, the finest in the Pyrami¬ 
dalis group. The flowers are brilliant crim¬ 
son. Plants perfectly pyramidal in shape. 
1^ ft. Pkt. 25c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Lilliput, Fire Feather. An extra-select 
dwarf strain with brilliant orange-red 
blooms. Pkt. 25c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Lilliput, Goiden Feather. Extra-select, 
dwarf strain. Color, bright golden yellow. 
Pkt. 25c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Heatherdell. New Ostrich Plume Cocks¬ 
comb. A fine new variety with great 
trusses of feathered and interlaced 
plumes, in a fine range of red, pink, and 
yellow shades. Specially adapted for pot- 
culture. Pkt. 25c.; 75c. per large pkt. 
Golden Plume. Bright golden yellow 
plumes. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Pride of Castle Gould, Mixed. Immense 
flower-heads that closely resemble ostrich 
plumes. Colors are blood-red, carmine, 
yellow, orange, golden, orange-scarlet, etc. 
Pkt. 15c.; 60c. per large pkt. 
Scarlet. Pkt. 10c.; 25c. per large pkt. 
Choicest Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 10c.; 
25c. per large pkt.; oz. 75c. 
Carnation, Marie Chabaud 
VARIETIES MARKED ★ ARE ESPECIALLY SUITABLE FOR ROCK-GARDENS 
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HENRY F. MICHELL CO 
