Annual Flower Seeds 1 5 
The Templin-Bradley Co., Nationwide Seedsmen and Nurserymen, Cleveland, Ohio 
Celosla, Flame of Fire, See Novelty Page 
Celosias-Cockscombs 
Give Lasting Color To Your Garden 
The Celosias include some of the finest and show¬ 
iest flowers that can be grown In the outdoor 
garden. Easily raised from seed, either planted 
directly outdoors or started inside for later trans¬ 
planting. Make beautiful bouquets. We offer 
seeds of both the fine feathery type, called Plu- 
mosa, and the broad heavier type called Cocks¬ 
comb. Many like to cut the flowers and keep them 
In vases over winter. Try It this year. CULTURE 
D OR E. 
Chinese Wool Flowers 
501 r COTLDSl CELOSIA. Distinct forms of plumed 
Celosia. Average, 2 feet tall, branching freely, each 
shoot bearing beautiful ball-shaped flower-heads, 
resembling a ball of wool. Mixed. Pkt. lOc; 
^ oz. 30c. 
502 CRIMSON 503 PINK 504 YELLOW 
Price any above, Pkt. lOc; 5$ oz. 30c. 
Cockscombs 
491 CRISTATA. Dwarf Large Flowering. This 
type forms large heavy combs or heads as illus¬ 
trated. Our strain is dwarf, 12 to 15 inches, with 
extra large flowers of crimson, rose or yellow. 
Pkt. lOc; ^ oz. 25c. 
493 MIRACLE TALL. Tall unbranching stems, 24 
to 30 inches tall, bearing immense solid heads or 
combs of unusual size and coloring. Colors range 
from creamy-white thru yellow, orange, pink, red, 
scarlet and purple. Extra fine Mixed. Pkt. 15c; 
A oz. 40c. 
494 ROYAL VELVET COCKSCOMB. See Novelty 
Page 
Celosia Plumosas 
Ostrich Plume Celosias are of pyramidal form, 
bearing many graceful feather-llke plumes of 
brilliant reds and yellows. Easy to grow in any 
garden soil. 
513 PLUMED KNIGHT. One of the most wonderful 
flowers ever grown, the result of over 20 years of 
patient toil. Produces waving plumes in dozens of 
color shades—rose, silvery-pink, salmon, red, 
purple, orange and yellow. Special Packets 
25c. 
508 MANDARIN. Rich Yellow and Gold. 
509 INDIAN CHIEF. Scarlet and Crimson. 
507 THOMPSONII MAGNIFICA. Mixed Color. 
Price on any above 3, Pkt. lOc. 
514 FLAME OF FIRE PYRAMIDALIS CELOSIA. 
All-America. See Cut and Novelty Page 
Dwarf Feather Celosias 
A new dwarf type which grows but 15 to 18 inches 
tall and produces a mass of brilliant colored 
feathery plumes. Excellent for bedding or border¬ 
ing and supplies unlimited quantities of flowers 
for cutting. 
511 DWARF FIERY FEATHER. Brilliant red. 
Pkt. lOc. 
510 DWARF GOLDEN FEATHER. Old Gold. 
Pkt. lOc. 
512 DWARF MIXED COLORS. Pkt. lOc. 
Calliopsis Golden Crown 
Calliopsis 
Calliopsis, or Annual Coreopsis Is one of the finest 
midsummer annuals for mass planting or clus¬ 
ters In the garden or border. So profuse and 
continuous blooming that they will furnish 
much for cutting and still always maintain a 
wonderful display in the garden. CULTURE D 
OR E. 
460 TALL MIXED. Produces flowers in nearly every 
shade of yellow, orange, crimson and brown, on 
long wiry stems, fine for cutting. Pkt. 1 Oc. 
469 DWARF DRUMMONDI MIXED. Includes 
yellow, orange, brown, red, crimson, in many 
shades and color combinations. Pkt. lOc. 
470 GOLD CREST, Semi-Double Drummond). 
A leading novelty in 1937. The color is a rich gold¬ 
en-yellow with a reddish-brown zone and comes 
with a double row of mammoth petals. Pkt. 1 Oc. 
465 GOLDEN CROWN. A greatly enlarged variety 
of the Drummondi type with an extra row of petals 
which produce a semi-double flower of great 
attractiveness. The color is a rich shade of orange- 
yellow or gold enhanced by dark rich colored 
centers. Stems are 12 to 15 inches long and fine for 
cutting. Pkt. 25c. 
Canary Bird Vine 
2372 CANARY BIRD VINE. A pretty and rapid 
growing climbing vine. Little canary-yellow 
flowers, with wings half extended. Appear in 
sprays early and continuously during the season. 
Culture D or E. Pkt. 5c. 
Candytuft 
One of the most useful and popular annuals. 
Completely covered all summer with neat clusters 
of flowers well suited for bouquets; of dwarf 
spreading habit, making it especially desirable as 
a border or edging plant. Prefers sandy loam. 
Blooms profusely and their fragrance especially 
commends them as cut-flowers. CULTURE D OR 
E. 
471 GIANT HYACINTH. Very large bold elongated 
heads of pure white florets. Will grow to 12 or 15 
inches in height. Pkt. lOc; x /\ oz. 25c. 
475 UMBELLATA MIXED. An excellent bedding 
or border variety of Candytuft of dwarf compact 
growth. Free flowering in shades of white, laven¬ 
der, rose or crimson. Pkt. lOc; Vi oz. 25c. 
472 LITTLE PRINCE. Immense flowers of snow- 
white on sturdy dwarf plants only 6 inches high. 
Pkt. lOc. 
Canna 
481 CROZY’S HYBRIDS. Blooms in less than four 
months from the seed, (hard shelled, so file or nick 
the coat and soak in warm water a few hours 
before planting). Start inside, transplanting out 
when weather is warm. Culture D or E. Pkt. 
15c; y 4 oz. 36c. 
Celosia, Thompson!! Magnlfica 
Canterbury Bells 
Annual Canterbury Bells. A new strain of this 
popular biennial flower In which has been de¬ 
veloped the ability to bloom in a few months 
from seed thus making it entirely satisfactory 
to use as an annual subject. 2 to 2% feet tall and 
each plant producing several spikes of bloom. 
CULTURE D OR E. 
486 MIXED COLORS. Blue shades, rose and pink, 
and pure white. Pkt. 1 Oc. 
Perennial Canterbury Bells, See Page 35. 
Cardinal Climber 
2373 CARDINAL CLIMBER VINE. Attractive and 
ornamental; dark green fern-like foliage and clus¬ 
ters of fiery cardinal-red flowers 1inches in 
diameter; rapid grower to 10 to 20 feet; blooms all 
season. Plant on pillars or walls and not as a fence 
covering. Culture A or B. Pkt. lOc; l A oz. 25c. 
Carnation, Marguerite 
Carnations 
681 DOUBLE MARGUERITE. Lovely, fragrant, 
produce fine double flowers from seed sown in the 
garden early in the spring, bloom in four months. 
When well started, transplant to 12 inches apart. 
Flowering until late fall and can be potted for 
winter blooming. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Castor Beans 
Strong, sturdy-growing, troplcal-Hke, ornamental 
greenish-bronze foliage plants, desirable for cent¬ 
ers for Canna beds and to hide unsightly places. 
CULTURE D OR E. 
1694 ZANZIBARIENSIS. The largest and freest 
growing of this family. Foliage from bright green 
to bronze. Pkt. lOc; Oz. 25c. 
1695 RED SPIRE. A very showy variety with large 
bronze leaves and bright crimson seed pods. 
Grows quickly, 6 to 8 feet high. Pkt. lOc; Oz. 
46c. 
