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Slate's Good Seeds and Prompt Service, South Boston, Virginia 
Cosmos 
Single Dahlia 
Chrysanthemum 
CALLIOPSIS (HO 24 in.) 
1065—Crown of Gold.—A remarkable cutflower and one of 
the easiest to grow. Flowers of pure golden yellow produced 
on long stems all summer. Thrives on almost all soils, and 
seed may be sowed in the open ground. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 20c. 
CANDYTUFT (HO 12 in.) 
Candytuft is one of our most important bedding annuals, and 
is highly prized for cutting. Seed may be started early indoors 
or sowed in the open ground after frost is past. 
Pkt. Oz. 
1066— Unbellata Rose .$ .10 $ .20 
1067— Umbellata Lavender.10 .20 
106S—Hyacinth Flowered White.10 .20 
1069— Umbellata Crimson.10 .20 
1070— Umbellata Mixed .10 .20 
1057—Miniature Gem.—This dainty little hyacinth flowered 
type of candytuft will prove a veritable gem for the rock 
garden, low borders, or ribbon beds. Growing only 3 Vz inches 
tall with erect spikes of dainty flowers in brilliant colors, it is 
a sight to make any flower lover go into raptures. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 45c. 
CANNA (T# 3 to 6 ft.) 
Cannas may be grown from seed started in a window box 
very early in the spring and will bloom the first year. There 
is always a novelty in growing them from seed because new 
varieties may appear in your plantings. Cut a notch in the 
seed and soak for twenty-four hours before planting. 
Pkt. Oz. 
1071— Dwarf Mixed .$ .10 $ .40 
1072— Tall Mixed.10 .30 
CANTERBURY BELLS (HX 30 in.) 
This is one of the most beautiful and showy of garden plants. 
In the South it can be treated as a hardy biennial but in the 
colder climates, it may die out in the winter. Sow the seed 
very early in the spring indoors and transplant after heavy 
frosts are over. Or sow seed in the summer for next spring’s 
blooms. The single flowers are of much neater appearance than 
the doubles. 
Pkt. Oz. 
1073— Single Mixed .$ .10 $ .30 
1074— Double Mixed .10 .40 
1075— New Annual, Mixed.10 .40 
CARNATION (HH# 18 in.) 
The carnation has become one of the most popular flowers 
of America and the wide range of varieties makes them adapt¬ 
able to many different uses. In the following list the Chabaud 
Everblooming are hardy perennials and suitable for bedding or 
border work. The Marguerites are best treated as annuals or 
if protected will live through the winter. 
Pkt. Oz. 
1080— Chabaud Everblooming Mixed.$ .10 $1.00 
1081— Double Marguerites Mixed.10 .90 
CENTAUREA (HO 24 in.) 
The Centaureas come as a great boon to people having but 
little time to devote to flowers. Once sowed they will bloom 
for a long time and take care of themselves. The Cyanus and 
Imperialis make excellent cutflowers. The Gympnocarpa is a 
perennial border plant of great value. 
Pkt. Oz. 
1084—Cyanus Double Mixed, Ragged Robin.... $ .10 $ .20 
1082— Cyanus, Double Blue.10 .25 
1083— Cyanus, Double Rose.10 .25 
1085—Imperialis Mixed, Sweet Sultan.10 .35 
1086—Gympnocarpa, Perennial Dusty Miller.10 .25 
CELOSIA (HO 12 to 36 in.) 
This old garden favorite has been improved until it offers 
some of the most unusual and strikingly beautiful of our an¬ 
nuals. They are easy to grow, vivid in color, and of great 
value both as garden decorations and cutflowers. The Liliput, 
Firebrand will make a most vivid pot or window box plant. 
Start seed early and transplant or sow in open ground in 
early spring. 
Pkt. Oz. 
1087— Lilliput, Firebrand; New Dwarf.$ .15 $ .75 
1088— Plumosa Triumph of Exposition, Mixed. . . .10 .25 
1089— Cristata Dwarf Pres. Thiers, Crimson.10 .60 
CARDINAL CLIMBER (TO 25 ft.) 
1076—Ipomoea Cardinal is.—This is one of the most popular 
of all climbers. Its foliage is fine and fem-like and the vines 
are covered with cardinal red flowers. Seed slow to germinate, 
so should be soaked before planting. Plant outdoors after warm 
weather comes. 
Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM (HO 24 in.) 
The plants grow fast and are covered with dainty flowers in 
many forms and colors. If kept cut, they will bloom all sum¬ 
mer. Seed may be started outdoors after frost is over. 
Pkt. Oz. 
1092— Single Mixed .$ .05 $ .25 
1093— Double Mixed .05 .25 
1094— Double White .05 .25 
1095— Double Yellow.05 .25 
COSMOS (HO 4 to 7 ft.) 
One of the best summer and autumn cutflowers and also 
an excellent plant for all backgrounds or screens. The plants 
are robust and quick growing, with fine foliage. They bloom in 
late summer and autumn and make most desirable cutflowers. 
EARLY GIANT STRAIN 
Pkt. Oz. 
1106— Early Giant White .$ .10 $ .25 
1107— Early Giant Pink.10 .25 
1108— Early Giant Crimson.10 .25 
1109— Early Giant Mixed.10 .20 
LADY LENOX OR LATE FLOWERING 
1110— Lady Lenox White .10 .20 
1111— Lady Lenox Pink.10 .20 
1112— Mammoth Late Crimson.10 .20 
1113— Lady Lenox Mixed.10 .20 
NOVELTIES 
1114— Late Double Crested Mixed.10 .60 
1117—Klondike Orange Flare, Vivid Orange.10 .30 
Columbine. See Aquilegia. 
