SEED CATALOGUE . 1939 
Flower Seeds 23 
CANARY-BIRD VINE (Tropxoium 
- cananense) 
A rapid-growing, climbing annual, producing an abundance of 
pretty, fringed, bright yellow flowers, bearing a fancied resemblance 
to a bird with wings expanded. Pkt. 10 cts.; J^oz. 25 cts.; oz. 40 cts. 
CARDINAL CLIMBER 
A beautiful annual vine of rapid growth. The cardinal-red flowers 
resemble those of the cypress vine, but are much larger, and are 
produced in great quantities continuously through the summer. 
Splendid for covering stumps and trellises. 20 to 30 feet. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
large pkt. 25 cts.; 34 oz - 40 cts. 
CINERARIA HYBRIDA 
Our strains of this showy greenhouse plant are of acknowledged 
superiority, the very choicest from a prize European collection of 
only the best colors. 
Waterer’s Prize Dwarf. Dwarf, compact plants not over a foot 
high, with immense heads of large individual flowers in a great 
range of beautiful colors. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
Waterer’s Prize Tall. Extra-fine colors, with plenty of seifs and 
various shades of rose. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
Matchless. Very fine strain; contains many new colors; vigorous 
and compact growth. Pkt. 75 cts.; large pkt. $1.50. 
Matador. Fine glowing scarlet. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
Multiflora grandiflora maxima nana. The plant attains a height 
of about 12 to 16 inches. Its foliage is produced in rosettes similar 
to C. multiflora nana, but the leaves are far larger and more impos¬ 
ing. The flower-head has a diameter of 12 to 14 inches, and pro¬ 
duces as many as a hundred single blooms, each measuring up to 
3 inches in diameter. 
Cornflower-Blue 'j 
Fiery Crimson > Each > P kt - 50 cts * 
Salmon-Rose / 
Finest Mixture. Colors ranging from palest rose to dark red, and 
several shades of blue. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
Multiflora nana (Berlin Market Strain). This variety is the dwarf- 
est and most compact type; flowers of good size and produced in 
great profusion. Excellent pot-plant. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
Siter’s Rainbow Strain. This new Cineraria carries immense 
flower-heads, is compact in habit, with small round leaves that 
require little room. The medium-large flowers, in colors ranging 
from bright-eyed types to the finer pastel shades, surpass any¬ 
thing previously introduced. Pkt. $2. 
Cremer’s Prize Strain. This fine new strain of Cineraria is the 
result of crossing Multiflora nana, Hybrida grandiflora, and 
Stellata. The flowers are larger than those of Multiflora. Of very 
compact habit, small leaved, with immense heads in a wonderful 
range of the most desirable colors. Pkt. $2. 
Cineraria Stellata 
This variety has delicate, star-like blooms in great profusion on long 
stems. It is excellent for cutting as well as decorative purposes. 
Stellata, Blue Shades. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
Stellata, Pink Shades. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
Stellata, Mixed. Many desirable colors in mixture. Pkt. 50 cts.; 
large pkt. $1. 
Stellata, Feltham Beauty. A great improvement over the old type, 
being dwarfer and of more compact habit. Beautiful mixture of 
many colors. Pkt. 50 cts.; large pkt. $1. 
White-leaved Cineraria (Dusty Miller) 
Maritima candidissima. These, as well as the white-leaved Cen- 
taureas, are called “Dusty Millers.” Fine for bedding, ribbon 
beds and margins; prized for their beautiful, downy, silvery foliage. 
They are half-hardy perennials, but should be treated as annuals. 
2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts.; ^oz. 25 cts. 
CARNATIONS, ANNUAL 
The varieties we list here are best treated as annuals, although 
they will live over winter and flower again next season by giving 
slight protection with leaves or straw. From seeds sown in early 
spring, plants begin blooming in June or July, and continue until frost. 
Chabaud’s Enfant de Nice 
This is the result of a cross between Chabaud’s Giant and Per¬ 
petual. The plants are of robust, upright habit, with long, strong 
stems, bearing flowers 2J^ to 3 inches in diameter. This strain is 
magnificent and is, so far, the last word in annual Carnations. The 
color comes about 75 per cent true from seed, and about 90 per cent 
of the plants come double. 
Red Rose White 
Mauve Salmon Finest Mixed 
Each, pkt. 25 cts.; large pkt. 75 cts. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 5 colors, $1 
Celosia pyramidalis, Flame of Fire 
Chabaud’s Giant Carnations 
Blooms five months from seed and continues throughout the 
summer. The plants are of robust, upright habit, forming ten to 
twenty stalks which bear huge flowers of fine form and highly clove- 
scented. Come about 90 per cent double and quite true. 
Cardinal-Red Salmon-Rose Yellow 
Flesh-Pink White Mixed, all varieties 
Rose-Pink £ ac ) 1) pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of the 6 colors, 75 cts. 
Giant Marguerite 
Remarkable for their large and beautifully formed flowers, many 
of them elegantly fringed and in some instances as large as our best 
greenhouse Carnations. They bloom in four months from seed and 
then continuously until frost. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
CARNATIONS, PERENNIAL 
Double Grenadin 
Excellent early, free-flowering, hardy perennial Carnations that 
are invaluable for cutting. Blooms first year from seed if sown early. 
Height 18 to 20 inches. 
Black King. Crimson-maroon. Triumph Pink. Light rose. 
Cardinal-Red. Scarlet. White Gold. Soft yellow. 
Snow-White. Finest Mixed. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 5 colors, 60 cts. 
Earliest Dwarf Vienna 
Very large, free-flowering, dwarf Carnation, growing only 12 to 14 
inches high. Not as desirable as Grenadin for cutting but valuable 
for the hardy border. 
Double, Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
CELOSIA 
The dwarf Cockscombs are showy in the border, while the feathered 
or plumed varieties are especially attractive in large beds, and are 
useful for cutting. The flowers retain their color, even when dry, 
and can be used in winter bouquets. 
Celosia plumosa (Feathered Celosia) 
Planted in masses, the color effect is magnificent. The handsome 
plants are symmetrical in growth, averaging 2 feet in height, every 
branch bearing a pointed head or plume of richly colored bloom, which, 
when fully developed in the fall, is supremely gorgeous. 
Thompsoni magnifica, Crimson. Bright crimson. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
large pkt. 25 cts. 
Thompsoni magnifica, Yellow. Beautiful yellow. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
large pkt. 25 cts. 
Thompsoni magnifica, Mixed. Colors range from clearest yellow 
to darkest blood-red. Pkt. 10 cts.; large pkt. 25 cts.; \ioz . 40 cts. 
Pride of Castle Gould Mixed. This Ostrich Plume Celosia is an 
entirely distinct type of C. pyramidalis plumosa and surpasses by 
far anything yet placed on the market. The colors range through 
blood-red, carmine, golden yellow, salmon, deep scarlet, orange, 
and wine-red. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Pyramidalis, Flame of Fire. A beautiful new type of attractive 
pyramidal habit, each branch ending in a well-rounded, large, solid 
flower-head of an intense fiery scarlet color. Its 'neat, trim habit 
makes it particularly desirable. Blooms profusely during the fall. 
18 inches high. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Lilliput, Golden’Feather. An early-flowering strain 1J^ feet high; 
graceful golden yellow plumes. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
Lilliput, Fire Feather. Same neat habit as the preceding but with 
brilliant fiery red plumes. Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
