



COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA 

Fine for boquets for ribboning or dwarf beds. 
Sow in August and September and give the 
plants slight protection over winter. Fall sown plants will bloom 
from May to July and bear flowers of extra fine quality. Sown 
jearly in spring will bloom from July to September. For Mothers’ 
and Memorial Days sow in the latter part of December and grow 
up in two in pots. Or you can sow in an exhausted lettuce or 
\chrysanthemum bed, space the plants 8 inches apart and you will 
|get an enormous amount of high class bloom, even without pinching 
in a house with carnation temperature. 
To increase the size of flowers for cut flowers some of the branch- 
}es should be removed. For continuous blooming sow every two 
weeks. They are easily forced into bloom during winter. Of the 
erennial varieties Gibraltarica is the finest, blooming from March to 
| June, but never attains more than 2 feet in height. If left undis- 
turbed will form fine bush with dense foliage. 
ANNUAL CANDYTUFT 
EMPRESS IMPROVED—tThis is the finest of all the white 
varieties, producing spikes 6 inches long and 3 inches across. 
Unsurpassed for outdoor bedding and extensively used for 
forcing. Height 15 in. T. pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 30c; 1 Ib. $3.00. 
\GIANT HYACINTH FLOWERED—Pure white, reselected flor- 
ist’s strain, extra. Height 15 in. Blooms in May and June. 
_T. pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; 1b. $3.00. 
CANDYTUFT UMBELLATA 
Very floriferous, furnishing almost unbelievable quantities of 
‘bloom. Fine for cutting, bedding and as a pot plant. Height 12in. 
DEEP PURPLE, CRIMSON, WHITE, SOFT PINK, LAVENDER, 
Sb aptreoy aa MIXED. Any of the above: T. pkt. 5c; oz. 25c; Ib. 
ROSE CARDINAL SELECT—Richer and deeper pink that 
common stock. Our seed comes 99% true and is no mixture 
‘of colors. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; Ib. $4.00. 
| PERENNIAL CANDYTUFT 
CANDYTUFT SEMPERVIRENS SNOWFLAKE—Flowers ex- 
ceptionally large pure white, in great masses in May and 
June. Height 1 ft. T. pkt. 25c. 
SEMPERVIRENS—Completely covered with heads of pure 
'white flowers in April and May. Height 1 ft. Much used for 
cemeteries, rockeries, etc. Hardy perennial. T. pkt. 10c; % 
oz. 20c; oz. $1.00. 
CANDYTUFT GIBRALTARICA HYBRIDA—Large white flow- 
ers shading to lilac, in profusion during May and June. 
Height 1 ft. Of all perennial Candytufts Gibraltarica is the 
‘most striking and showy. Not hardy north of St. Louis. 
‘Winter the plants in a cold frame. They are worth the 
trouble. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 80c. 


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Carnation 
CARNATION GRENADIN—Plants of neat compact growth, 
flowers double, fragrant, produced on long wiry stems from 
May to August. 
Height 20 in. 
CARNATION GRENADIN RED—Bright scarlet red, early 
blooming. WHITE—Beautiful variety for cutting. WHITE 
GOLD—Beautiful soft yellow, excellent for cutting. DARK 
RED—Deepest red, very fine. PSNK—Bright rose-pink. 
MIXED—Contains every variety listed in proper proportions. 
PRICE: Any color: 
SPECIAL CARNATION MIXTURE—This mixture includes 
Giant Margareth, Chabauds, Giant Fancy, Malmaison, Giant 
of Nice, Riviera Market, Dwarf Vienna, etc. Out of these 
seeds anyone can raise flowers as large as the best florist’s 
Carnation. T. pkt. 15c; 1/16 oz. 35c; % oz. 55c; oz. $4.00. 
MARGARETH—No matter at what time of the year the seed 
is sown this carnation comes into bloom in five months and 
it can be had in bloom at any time of the year early in the 
spring, in the winter, etc. The flowers are from 2 to 3 inches 
in diameter. Height 16-20 inches. MIXED: T. pkt. 10c; 
% oz. 20c; oz. $1.20; lb. $16.00. 
CARNATION DWARF VIENNA—Perfectly hardy, plants of 
neat compact growth, flowers very double strongly fragrant 
on good stems 10 in. high, from June to late fall, in red, 
brick red, pink, violet and white. MIXED: 
CARNATION TAUSENDSCHOEN 
New. Hardy perennial carnation of the Dwarf Vienna 
type, flowers large and double, color an enchanting shade of 
light salmon pink. Originated in Germany where it is highly 
prized owing to its long stiff stem and charming color that 
goes well in any flower arrangement. 
CARNATION GIANT CHABAUD 
Flowers fully double and of giant size almost as large as 
the best greenhouse carnations on extra strong and wiry 
stems 16 to 20 inches long from May to frost from seed sown 
in January. They come true from seed. 
JEANNE DIONIS, pure white—RUBIS, ruby red—MARIE 
CHABAUD, pure yellow—LEGION OF HONOR, brick-red— 
QUEEN OF ROSES, rich pinkK—L’ETINCELANT, fiery scarlet 
—PEARL, blush pinkK—MIXED. Any color: T. pkt. 15c; 1/16 
oz. 30c; 1% oz. 50c; oz. $3.20. 
AMERICAN CARNATIONS—100 seeds 80c; 10 seeds 15c. 
CASSIA MARYLANDICA 
Hardy perennial producing a wealth of showy yellow 
flowers in panicles two feet long from June to September. 
Sow the seed where the plants are to stand. Height 5-6 feet. 
T. pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; Ib. $6.00. 
First class for cutting, pots and borders. 
