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COSMOS 
Beautiful summer and fall blooming annuals, 
4 to 6 ft. tall. They are decorative in the 
garden and furnish masses of artistic cute 
flowers. Of easiest culture in any well. 
drained soil, 




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Annual Varieties Mixed The 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. 
Centaurea 
é Showy, hardy plants, many having beautiful Baby Golden Glow (Golden 
silver foliage, good for ribbon bordering. Sow 
early in house and transplant out doors in May. 
Half hardy annuals. 
Queen) A most charming annual; growing 
about 15 to 18 inches high, bear- 
' Imperialis Mixed 41 excellent sweet ing scores of bright yellow double flowers. The 
: scented variety, also lants begin to bloo lmo i 
called Sweet Sultan. The flowers are finely a : a = a i ih uapies we wh a 
laciniated and are about the size of a carna- e open ground, affording an almost unlimited 
tion. They have long stems and keep well after supply of cut flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
eutting. Colors range through white, rose, 

ise, Dorple and, yellow, Hardy annuals! about Hardy Garden Chrysanthemum Double Cosmes 
Japanese Mountain 4 ™arvelous strain i 
Double Cornflowers (Centaurea with large, single Double Early Flowering These 
cyanus ff. pl.) Plants grow 2 to 2% ft. tall, and semi-double flowers 3 in. and more in dia- be wd 
and produce continuously to a height of about three feet, forming a per- 
large double blooms on long stems throughout meter. Blooms profusely during September and fect bush, massed with bloom, bearing beau- 
the summer and fall. Fine for beds, borders and October. It is perfectly hardy and grows from tiful double flowers of good size, on long 
cutting. Also called Bluet, Blue Bottle, Ragged 9 to 3 ft. tall. Plant in rich soil. Pkt. 10c. stems. They come about 65_per cent double 
Sailor, Ragged Robin and Bachelor’s Button. from seed. Pkt. 10c, Y2 oz. 50c. 
Mixed Pkt. 5c; oz. 30c. 
Sensation Mammoth Flowering Mix- 
Giant flowers, 4 to 6 in. across, in 
ed Cosmos 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. 10, % oz. 30c. 
' Well-branched 
Klondyke Orange Flare ' Welirbragenea 
tall, covered with showy golden orange flowers in 
about 3 months from seed, and continue to bloom 
profusely until frost. Pkt. 10c; %4 oz. 20c. 
’ Tall mixed. Pkt. 5c 
Mammoth Hybridus [{; ae ibe. , 



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Ny CHINESE 
- FORGET-ME-NOT 
MEGS (Cynoglossum amabile) An~ 
NG annual of the easiest culture, 
forming strong, bushy plants 
18 inches high and producing, 
through the summer months, 5 : : 
sprays of intense blue forget- Cleome Pungens (Giant Spider Plant) 
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. 
RQ 

3 me-not-like flowers. Unsur- The flowers are of a bright rose color. The long 
passed for massed blue bou- slender seed-pods are carried upon still longer 
Chinese Forget-Me- quets. Highly desirable as blue stipules, giving the effect of a many-legged spider, 
Not flowers of this shade are scarce. 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 
; CELOSIA Pkt. 10c. 
















(Cockscomb.) j honey-producing plants. Pkt. 5c. 
os e © ; The flowers have been described as resembling sprays of double flowering almond, 
i Celosia (Pride of Castle Gould) Clarkia and the rose and pink tones are especially attractive. They are hardy, germinate 
This new ostrich plume celosia is an entirely distinct quickly and flower from July to October. They do well in sandy soil. Pkt. 10c. 
type. The plant grows pyramidal and compact 
about 2% feet high, with immense, extra fine 
feathered heads, giving the plant a most striking 
appearance. Can be grown in the open ground or 
s a pot plant. Its quick growing habit and bright 
% d intense colors of plumes, with beautiful foliage 
e greatly admired by all where ever shown. 
Pkt. 10c. 
~ Celosia Cristata (Cockscomb) 
Magnificent free flowering, graceful growing plants, 
ery showy and fine. Sow seed in house in April; 
nsplant outdoors in May in a sunny place. Half 
rdy annuals. Finest mixed. Pkt. 5c, Y% oz. 35c. 
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 fi.-pl. 
Double-flowering Coreopsis. Similar -in 
‘oe The flowers are ball- habit to the above. Flowers double and 
wed and resemble a ball of wool. Sow outdoors semi-double. Splendid for cutting. Pkt. 10c, 
tter part of April. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. - Coreopsis oz. $1.00. Clarkia 

mese Woolflower . (Celosia _ Childsii). 

