ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD. ILL. 
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Centaurea 
Showy, hardy plants, many having beautiful 
silver _ foliage, good for ribbon bordering. Sow 
early in house and transplant out doors in May. 
Half hardy annuals. 
Imperialis Mixed i^cented''" variety ^^Iiso 
called Sweet Sultan. The flowers are finely 
laciniated and are about the size of a carna- 
tion._ They have long stems and keep well after 
cutting. Colors range through white, rose, 
lilac, purple and yellow. Hardy annuals; about 
eighteen inches high. Pkt. 5c. 
Cyanus (Bachelor’s Button) 
Candidissima 
oz. 30c. 
Silver White, deep cut 
foliage, fine for bedding. 
Pkt. 10 c. 
Gymnocarpa 
Silver foliage variety, fine 
for bedding. Pkt. 10c. 
Chrysanthemums 
Baby Golden Glow 
Annual Varieties Mixed colors 
have the 
appearance of being laid on with a brush; for 
this reason they are sometimes called “Painted 
Daisies.” Mixed annual varieties, easily grown. 
Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c. 
Baby Golden Glow (Golden 
Queen) niost charming annual, growing 
about 15 to 18 inches high, bear¬ 
ing scores of bright yellow double flowers. The 
plants begin to bloom almost as soon as set in 
the open ground, affording an almost unlimited 
supply of cut flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Hardy Garden Chrysanthemum 
Japanese Mountain ^ marvelous strain 
with large, single 
and semi-double flowers 3 in. and more in dia¬ 
meter. Blooms profusely during September and 
October. It is perfectly hardy and grows from 
2 to 3 ft. tall. Plant in rich soil. Pkt. 10 c. 
COSMOS 
Beautiful summer and fall blooming annuals, 
4 to 6 ft. tall. They are decorative in the 
garden and furnish masses of artistic cut- 
flowers. Of easiest culture in any well- 
drained soil. 
Double Cosmos 
Double Early Flowering These 
® grow 
to a height of about three feet, forming a per¬ 
fect bush, massed with bloom, bearing beau¬ 
tiful double flowers of good size, on long 
stems. They come about 65 per cent double 
from seed. Pkt. 10c, Vz oz. 50c- 
Celosia, Castle Gould 
CELOSIA 
(Cockscomb.) 
Chinese Forget-Me- 
Not 
CHINESE 
FORGET-ME-NOT 
(Cynoglossum amabile) An 
annual of the easiest culture, 
forming strong, bushy plants 
18 inches high and producing, 
through the summer months, 
sprays of intense blue forget- 
me-not-like flowers. Unsur¬ 
passed for massed blue bou¬ 
quets. Highly desirable as blue 
flowers of this shade are scarce. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Sensation Mammoth Flowering Mix- 
Giant flowers, 4 to 6 in. across, in 
deep and light pink as well as white, 
within 10 weeks from seed. They are borne most 
profusely until frost on strong robust plants, 4 to 6 
ft, high. Pkt. 15c, Vs oz. 40c, 1/4 oz. 70c, Vz oz. $1.25. 
Klondyke Orange Flare 
Well-branched 
plants, 3 ft. 
tall, covered with showy golden orange flowers in 
about 3 months from seed, and continue to bloom 
profusely until frost. Pkt. 10 c, Vs oz. 35c, V 4 oz. 60c. 
Mammoth Hybridus 
Tall mixed. 
Vz oz. 15c. 
Pkt. 5c, 
Coix Lachrymae (Job’s Tears) 
The seed is - frequently used as an old-fashioned 
remedy for sore throat, goiter and teething babies. 
It is strung on a linen thread and worn around the 
neck as a chain. Pkt. 5c. 
Cleome Pungens (Giant Spider Plant) 
The flowers are of a bright rose color. The long 
slender seed-pods are carried upon still longer 
stipules, giving the effect of a many-legged spider, 
with the bright bunch of flowers as the head. It 
grows freely from seed, thrives luxuriantly and 
blooms all summer. It is also one of the very best 
honey-producing plants. Pkt. 5c. 
Celosia (Pride of Castle Gould) 
This new ostrich plume celosia is an entirely distinct 
type. The plant grows pyramidal and compact 
about 2 V^ feet high, with immense, extra fine 
feathered heads, giving the plant a most striking 
appearance. Can be grown, in the open ground or 
as a pot plant. Its quick growing habit and bright 
and intense colors of plumes, with beautiful foliage 
are greatly admired by all where ever shown. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Celosia Cristata (Cockscomb) 
Magnificent free flowering, graceful growing plants, 
very showy and fine. Sow seed in house in April; 
transplant outdoors in May in a sunny place. Half 
hardy annuals. Finest mixed. Pkt. 5c, 1/2 oz. 35c. 
Chinese Woolflower chiidsio. 
The flowers are ball¬ 
shaped and resemble a ball of wool. Sow outdoors 
the latter part of April. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Clarkia flowers have been described as resembling sprays of double flowering almond, 
and the rose and pink tones are especially attractive. They are hardy, germinate 
quickly and flower from July to October. They do well in sandy soil. Pkt. ’ fic. 
Coreopsis 
COREOPSIS 
One of our most popular perennials. The 
attractive flowers are borne in great pro¬ 
fusion and are excellent for cutting. 
Lanceolata Grandiflora 
Single, golden yellow flowers of graceful 
form. Pkt. 5c, oz. 50c. 
Lanceolata Grandiflora il.-pl. 
Double-flowering Coreopsis. Similar in 
habit to the above. Flowers double and 
semi-double. Splendid for cutting. Pkt. !0c. 
oz. $ 1 . 00 . 
Clarkia 
