


FLOWER GROWING IS AN INTERESTING HOBBY 
CALENDULA, Pot Marigold (a) 
The colorful flowers make a wonderful display in the gar- 
den and are always admired by those who see them. Blooms 
freely in early winter and continues into the spring. Even 
though this plant prefers a sunny location and rather dry 
soil, it does well under widely different conditions, requiring 
little care to grow to perfection. 18 to 24 inches in height. 
Campfire Improved. A very deep strong orange with distinct 
scarlet sheen on upper side of each petal. Blooms flat across 
top and measure 4 inches in diameter. Plants are strong 
growing and even in habit. Exceptionally long heavy cutting 
stems in generous quantity on each plant. Pkt. 10e 
New Sunshine Calendula, Chrysantha. Gold Medal Winner. 
All-America Selections, 1934. A clear, buttercup yellow in 
color with loosely arranged petals, incurved at center and 
reflexed at edges. Flowers mounted on ae wiry stems a 
foot in length; excellent for cutting. Pkt. 
Orange Sunshine, Chrysantha flowered Gaienntae in eblor of 
orange. Pkt. 10c. 
Orange King. Large stiff petaled deep orange flowers with 
dark center. Very popular. Pkt. 10c. 
Lemon Queen. Counterpart in color to Orange King of a good 
yellow shade. 
CALLIPOSIS, Tickseed (a) 
Very showy and splendid subjects for garden decoration 
as well as for cutting. Sow seed where intended to bloom in 
early spring; thin out to 6 inches apart. Cut flowers as soon 
as they open, as this prolongs the blooming season. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
CANDYTUFT (a) 
Excellent in large masses or for borders. Grows quickly. 
Successive plantings should be made about every two weeks to 
assure continuous bloom. 12 inches. 
White Hyacinth. Large spikes of bloom. For border, bedding 
or cutting. 
Umbellata. A splendid color range. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. Pink. Pkt. 10c. 
White. Pkt. 10c. Lavender. Pkt. 10c. 
Red. Pkt. 10c. 
CANNA (hp) 
Soak the seeds in warm water until they show evidence of 
swelling, then sow in sandy soil. Sow from March to July. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10c. See page 42 for Canna Roots. 
CANTERBURY BELLS, Campanula 
Calycanthema (b) (Cup and Saucer). Perhaps the most beauti- 
ful type; distinct in form, with large bell or cup-shaped flow- 
ers surrounded at the base by a large calyx of similar color, 
the whole resembling a cup and saucer. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10c 
Annual Canterbury Bells (a). When planted from seed, loads 
itself with flowers in less than five months, in colors the same 
as the biennial type, including the various shades of blue, 
pink, rose, and white. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
CARNATION, Dianthus Caryophyllus (p) 
Few flowers surpass in beauty of form or delicious fra- 
grance, the richly hued Carnation. The plants are branching 
but compact, and the handsome blossoms are produced on 
blue-green stems that are stiff but slender. The double flow- 
ers with their thick waxy petals are spicily scented. 
Chabaud Giant. 18 inches. This variety blooms six months 
after seeding and continues throughout the summer, The 
plants, robust and erect, supply handsome, double, clove- 
ee flowers of extra large size. Pink, white, Red and 
ellow. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 16c. Rose Pink. Pkt. 10c. 
Yellow. Pkt.10c. Bright Scarlet. Pkt. 10c. White. Pkt. 10c. 
CASTOR BEAN, Ricinus (a) 
Magnificent, tall, large-leaved plants of tropical appearance, 
succeeding in, a warm, sunny, location. Beautiful for large 
foliage groups and background. Height, 10 to 12 feet. 
Mixed Varieties. Pkt. 10c. 
CATCHELY, Silene (a) 
Armeria. A showy, free-flowering plant with bright, dense 
heads of flowers growing well in common garden soil. Height, 
18 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
CENTAUREA, Dusty Miller (hhp) : 
Magnificent foliage plants of silver white and gray foliage, 
indispensable for borders and edges. Plant from January to 
June. One foot in height. 

CANDYTUFT, HYACINTH FLOWERED 
CHRYSANTHEMUM (p) 
TRICOLOR. Also called painted or oxeyed daisy. Planted in 
fall for spring flowers or in summer for Fall. Hardy. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Annual. Produces large quantities of medium sized 
flowers. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
CLARKIA (a) 
An annual, flowering in July, which should be far more 
widely known. It is of easy cultivation, graceful in habit of 
growth, and lends itself as well to bedding as for cutting. 
Flowers in long racemes which open in water when cut. 
Elegans. Double. Choice mixed. Height, 2 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
COCKSCOMB, Celosia (a) 
Very attractive and showy, somewhat tender annual, pro- 
ducing massive heads in rich shades of crimson and yellow 
flowers. 
Dwarf. Crimson. Glasgow prize. Green foliage. Pkt. 10c. 
\ Dwarf. Yellow. Solid color. Pkt. 10c. 
Dwarf. Variegated Yellow and Red. Pkt. 10c. 
Dwarf. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Childsii Type (Chinese Woolflower). Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Pyramidalis, Flame of Fire. Fine dwarf type, fiery red, 18 
to 20 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
COLUMBINE, Aquilegia (p) 
These are among the most beautiful of spring and early 
summer flowers; very effective when grown in the herba- 
ceous border and groups among shrubbery. Graceful spurred 
flowers on stems 2 feet or more above the fern-like foliage. 
Crimson Star. (Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society.) 
Rich dark crimson sepals and spurs, in wonderful contrast to 
the white petals, a combination of colors entirely new in 
Aquilegia. Flowers are large, plants are vigorous; a wonder- 
ful novelty. Pkt. 15c. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Strain. One of the finest tall strains ever 
developed, long-spurred, large flowers, in a splendid mixture 
of colors. Pkt. 10c. 
COLEUS (a) 
An excellent foliage plant that does well indoors, and can be 
transplanted outdoors when warm weather comes. Unexcelled 
for borders and window boxes. Variegated leaves in shades 
of green, red, and yellow. Pkt. 1l5c. 
CONE FLOWER, Rudbeckia (a) 
GOLDEN GLOW, Bicolor Superba (a). Fine free-flowing va- 
riety, growing about two feet high. The flowers are brown, 
the florets golden-yellow, with large velvety-brown spots at 
the base. Useful for cutting. Pkt. 10c. 
COREOPSIS (p) 
One of our most popular perennials; the attractive flowers 
are borne in great profusion and are excellent for cutting. 
Height, 3 feet. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
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