Centaurea - Bachelor’s Button 
Cornflower, Ragged Sailor, Blue Bottle, Centaurea Cyanus. A new 
strain of Double Cornflowers of brighter, clearer colors with long stems. 
Excellent for both bouquets and garden. Blooms freely until frost. 
Annual. 
1395 Holmes’ Double Mixed. This consists of all the colors in 
equal proportions. Pkt., 10c; 4% 0z., 25c; oz., 75c. 
1390 DOUBLE BLUE BOY 1392 DOUBLE RED BOY 
1391 DOUBLE PINKIE 1393 DOUBLE SNOWMAN 
Any Color: Pkt., 10c; 1% 0oz., 25c. 
1385 JUBILEE GEM. A low growing Bachelor’s Button, with vivid 
blue flower, starts blooming real early. Plants 12 inches in height. 
PEt., 10c; % oz., 40c; oz., $1.15. 
IMPERIALIS (Giant Sweet Sultan). These beautiful flowers have 
deeply fringed petals. They are graceful in form and delicately 
scented. Because they have long stems and keep fresh a long time, 
they are especially desirable for cutting. Height, 2% feet. 
1404 MIXED COLORS. Pkt., 10c; % 0z., 25c; oz., 75c. 
1380 DUSTY MILLER (Gymnocarpa). White-leaved. Used for edging. 
Compact plants with silvery leaves. Bloom during late summer and 
fall. Height 1 ft. BPkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
Clarkia 
1430 DOUBLE PRIZE MIXED. This easily grown annual is not as much 
appreciated as it should be. The colors run from white through to pink 
and deep rose. It is free blooming and makes an excellent cut flower. 
The seed may be sown in the fall or spring. Blooms from July to 
October. Height 2 feet. Pkt., 10c; 44 oz., 25c. 
Cleome 
1440 GIANT PINK QUEEN. All-America Winner. Beautiful plant never 
out of bloom, with large trusses of Salmon-pink flowers. Excellent for 
cut flowers and background. Height 4 feet. Pkt., 15c. 
Cobaea Scandens - Cathedral Bells 
1445 CUP AND SAUCER VINE. This rapid growing vine is most 
attractive, being unusually graceful. Large, bell-shaped white and 
violet flowers, followed by plum-shaped fruits. Annual, Blooms from 
midsummer until frost. Height, 30 feet. PEt., 10c; 4% oz., 25c; oz., 80c. 
Cockscomb - Celosia 
1369 CRISTATA, MIXED COLORS. Has huge, laterally flattened heads 
which suggest the comb of a giant chanticleer, in brilliant colors. 
Annual. Height, 1 ft. Pkt., 10c. 
1375 Thompsoni Magnifica Plumosa, Mixed Colors. (Ostrich 
Plume). The long pyramid-shaped feathery heads are fine to cut with 
other flowers. Annual. Height, 2 ft. Pkt., 10c. 
1360 WOOLFLOWER CHILDSI, MIXED. The heads form globular 
pink, crimson and orange masses resembling balls of woolen yarn or 
silk thread. The plants start to bloom when only several inches tall. 
Branches develop, each tipped with a flower often from 4 to 6 inches 
in diameter, Annual. Height, 2 ft. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 25c. 
OTHER CELOSIAS. See page 40. 
Cosmos 
There is no other tall annual so graceful or so useful as the Cosmos. 
The double and single varieties make beautiful cut flowers. May be 
planted in among the shrubs or back of low-growing plants. Annual. 
3 to 4 feet. 
1470 GIANT SENSATION MIXED. A new Cosmos. The largest flowers 
and the earliest to bloom. Produces very large pink and white flowers 
4 to 6 inches across. Superior to all other early Cosmos. 
PEt., 10c; %4 oz., 50c; oz., $1.75. 
. 1471 Orange Flare. Gold Medal Winner. Early, vivid orange, long 
stem. Pkt., 10c; %4 oz., 45c. 
/1473 YELLOW FLARE. All-America.Winner. The only yellow Cosmos 
in cultivation. Continuous bloomer on long stems, 3 ft. Pkt., 15c. 
1464 EARLY DOUBLE CRESTED MIXED. A new and distinct type of 
large flowering Cosmos, the center being full double and crested. Makes 
a wonderful cut flower. Pkt., 15c; 14 oz., 35c. 
1469 SINGLE EARLY GIANT MIXED. Pkt., 10c; %4 0z., 20c; oz., 50c. 
Cynoglossum - Chinese Forget-Me-Not 
1494 FIRMAMENT. (New.) This is the new, more compact and improved 
strain that won All-America recognition two years ago. It is a very 
satisfactory bright deep blue for your garden. The flowers are in 
sprays, like “Forget-Me-Nots” on plants 18 inches tall. One of the 
easiest flowers to grow from seed sowed outdoors. 
Pkt., 10c; 14% 0z., 25c; Oz., $1.75. 

Costing GIG Saree LP THE HOLMES SEED COMPANY, CANTON, OHIO 
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