



lower Seeds 
C E NTAU REA CYAN U S (Cornflower) 
Other popular names: Bachelor’s Buttons, Bluets, Ragged Sailor 
Extremely showy in the garden and fine for cutting. They are easy 
to grow, take care of themselves, bloom freely, and even come up 
again the next year from the seed that has dropped in the ground. 
Just sow the seed broadcast wherever you want the plants to grow. 
If the soil is rich, the flowers will be larger and will have longer stems. 
They are lovely if sown together with scarlet Poppies. You should 
make sowings at intervals of 3 weeks, beginning in early May. 
BLUE BOY Pinkie Snow Man 
Black Boy Red Boy Mauve Queen 
20c per pkt., 1% oz., 75c; oz., $2.50. 
COLLECTION: 1 each of the above 6 colors, $1.00. 
Double Cornflower Mixed. 15c per pkt.; %4 oz., 60c; oz., $2.00. 
Single Blue. 15c per pkt.; 4 oz., 60c; oz., $2.00. 
Two Splendid New Cornflowers 
JUBILEE GEM. A dwarf blue Cornflower about | ft. high. The plant 
is a mass of tufted vivid green leaves which is in beautiful contrast 
to the rich dark blue flowers. 35c per pkt.; 5 pkts., $1.50. 
LILAC LADY. A counterpart of Jubilee Gem. Flowers an attractive 
shade of bright lilac-mauve. Splendid for clump planting. 35c per 
pkts; 5 pkts., $1.50: 
CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS (Giant Sweet Sultan). One of the finest 
of our annual flowers for cutting and very simple to grow. Plant 
them ina rich, loose, spongy soil which will hold moisture and you 
will have lovely long-stemmed, large flowers. They need sun. 
Pure White Dark Purple Rose 
Canary- Yellow Light Blue Lavender 
Light Yellow Tinted Rose 
THE COLLECTION OF 7 COLORS, $1.50. Each, pkt., 25c. 
WHITE-LEAVED BEDDING CENTAUREAS (Dusty Miller). For edg- 
ing and border. 
Candidissima. Compact plant, silvery leaves. Pkt., 25c. 
Gymnocarpa. Silvery leaves. | ft. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 50c. 
ANNUAL CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
(Chrysanthemum carinatum).. Fine, gay, long-stemmed flowers, ex- 
cellent for cutting and most decorative in the garden or vase. They 
bloom over a long period and are of the easiest culture. 
Giant White. Light yellow center, black disc. 
Deep Purple. 
White with crimson and yellow. 
Yellow with dark disc. 
Dark Copper. 
Brown and Yellow. May vary slightly. 
Each, 25c per pkt. 
THE COLLECTION OF SIX COLORS: $1.25. 
Morning Star. Primrose, yellow disc and eye. 
Evening Star. Yellow, brown eye. 
North Star. White, yellow disc, brown eye. 
Each, 15c per pkt. 
Chrysanthemum segetum fl. pl., Yellowstone. Its lovely, double flow- 
ers are intense sulphur-yellow and are produced on strong stems 
up to 15 inches long from the middle of June until well into Sep- 
tember. Pkt., 50c; 5 pkts., $2.00. 
CLARKIA 
Lovely annuals, far too little known, for they are truly beautiful: 
Like a spray of apple-blossoms, the tall spikes are covered with hand- 
some double flowers, appearing all around the stem and from every 
leaf-joint. The colors are most delicate and refined. Sow the seed in 
the cold frame in March and make successive sowings outdoors in May 
and June. If planted in very rich soil and supported by stakes, they 
will produce lovely strong spikes. 
Double White Queen Double Copper-Scarlet Double Purple Prince 
Double Chamois Queen Double Salmon Queen Double, Mixed 
Double Orange King 
Each of the above varieties, pkt., 15¢c; 1% oz., $1.00. 
COLLECTION: 1 pkt. each of the above 7 varieties, $1.00. 
CLEOME  ‘Spider-Flower) 
Pungens. This giant Spider-Flower has branching plants 3/2 to 5 
feet tall, each branch terminating in a large head of bright rosy 
flowers. If allowed to ripen, these are followed by long, slender 
seed-pods, so that the plant is attractive all season. A splendid 
background plant. Pkt., 35c. 
COBAEA 
The seed should be started in the frame in 2- or 3-inch pots; insert 
edgewise. 
Blue or White. Pkt., 20c; oz., $1.00. 
COSMOS 
Graceful summer and autumn flowers, fine for cutting, and ex- 
tremely showy in the garden. Our Giant Lady Lenox grows 7 feet 
high, and begins blooming in September. We offer a fine strain of 
Giant Early-Flowering Cosmos which grow but 4 feet high, begin 
blooming in July and continue until frost. 
GIANT EARLY-FLOWERING SENSATION. 
Sensation Cosmos represents the greatest single advance in an annual 
flower that has been made in the past 5 years. They are so far 
superior to the older strains of early Cosmos that we have eliminated 
the old strain from our listing entirely. 
Sensation Single White Crimson 
Pink Mixed 
Any of the above, pkt., 25c; 4 oz., $1.00; oz., $3.00. 
Giant Early Flowering Sensation Double Mixed. As shown in color on 
page 11. One of the most valuable additions to the cut flower group. 
Splendid double crested Cosmos on long stems can be obtained as 
aoe as the 4th of July from seed sown in April. Pkt., 50c; 5 pkts., 
.00. 
GIANT LATE-FLOWERING or LADY LENOX 
Huge flowers, often measuring 5 inches across, on long stems. It is 
best to start seed of the late-flowering Cosmos in the frame in March 
and April. 
Pinks, Pkt» lOc? 4 .0z., 25cm0zs, 1 5c: 
White. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 
Crimson. Pkt., 10c; Y%4 oz., 25c; oz., 75c. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 4 oz., 20c; oz., 50c. 
COSMOS ORANGE FLARE. All-America Gold Medal Winner 1935. 
The blooms of this wonderful annual are flaming orange borne on 
long stems and produced more freely than any other Cosmos. Ex- 
quisite for group planting where early bloom is desired. Pkt., 25c; 
5 pkts., $1.00. 
COLEUS 
New Large-Leaved Hybrids. Large, beautifully colored sorts. When 
grown from seed they have much larger leaves and are more highly 
colored than if grown from cuttings. Pkt., 25c. 
CUPHEA, Firefly. See Novelty page 9. 
CYNOGLOSSUM ‘Shines 
Forget-me-not) 
Heavenly Blue. A rare gem for your blue garden. Forms perfect bushes 
18 inches high and is just one mass of lovely brilliant blue forget- 
me-not-like flowers from May until frost. You can cut with 18-inch 
stems. Pkt., 25c; V4 oz., $1.00. 
Firmament. See Novelties, page 10. 

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