40 ALNEER BROTHERS RELIABLE SEEDS, ROCKFORD, ILL. 
Chrysanthemums | COSMOS 
Sy Beautiful summer and fall blooming annuals, 
TS : 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. 


“Baby Golden Glow 
‘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. 
; Centaurea Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c. 
Showy, hardy plants, many having beautiful 
Silver foliage @tood for ribbon bordering. Sow Baby Golden Glow (Golden 
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- 
tally 1 ¥ An excellent sweet 
Imperialis Mixed scented variety, also ing scores of bright yellow double flowers. The 
called Sweet Sultan. The flowers are finely plants begin to bloom almost as soon as set in 
laciniated and are about the size of a carna- - big 
tion. They have long stems and keep well after the open ground, affording an almost unlimited 
cutting. Colors range through white, rose, supply of cut flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
lilac, purple and yellow. Hardy annuals; about : Double Cosmos 
eighteen inches high. Pkt. 10c. Hardy Garden Chrysanthemum 
Double Cornflowers (Centaurea A marvelous strain with large, single and semi- Pouble Early Flowering These 
cyanus fl. pl.) Plants grow 2 to 2% ft. tall, double flowers 3 in. and more in diameter. poe pe 

and produce continuously : to a height of about three feet, forming a per- 
large double blooms on long stems throughout Blooms profusely during September and October. fect bush, massed with bloom, bearing beau- 
the ae and Sie Le gor beg porders aie It is perfectly hardy and grows from 2 to 8 ft. iets ke flowegs ie Aste slze, a ss 
cutting. so calle uet, ue Bottle, Ragge : . il. 3 , | stems. ey come abou per cen ouble 
Sailor, Ragged Robin and Bachelor’s Button. tall.” Plant ist sob sole For | from seed. Pkt. 10c, Yo oz. $1.25. 

Mixed Pkt. 10c, 4% oz. 30c, oz. 50c. 
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 Wepragenee 
tall, covered with showy golden orange flowers in 
about 8 months from seed, and continue to bloom 
profusely until frost. Pkt. 10c, 4% oz. 50c. 
i, oz. 25c. 


CHINESE 
® | FORGET-ME-NOT 
(Cynoglossum amabile) An 
annual of the easiest culture, 
forming strong, bushy plants 
18 inches high and producing, 
through the summer months, 
sprays of intense blue forget- Cleome Pungens (Giant Spider Plant) 
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 

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. 

CELOSIA Pkt. 10c. grows freely from seed, thrives luxuriantly and 
blooms all summer. It is also one of the very best 
(Cockscomb.) honey-producing plants. Pkt. 5c. 
® © 4 = The flowers have been described as resembling sprays of double flowering almond 
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 
as a pot plant. Its quick growing habit and bright 
and intense colors of plumes, with beautiful foliage 
are greatly admired by all where ever shown. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Celosia Cristata (Cockscomb) 
Magnificent free flowering, graceful growing plants, 
very showy and fine. Sow seed in house in April; 
transplant outdoors in May in a sunny place. Half 
hardy annuals. Finest mixed. Pkt. 5c, 2 oz. 35c. 
inese Iflower (Celosia  Childsii). Double-flowering Coreopsis. Similar in- 
Chinese Woolflo The flowers are ball- fee habit to the above. Flowers double and 
shaped and resemble a ball of wool. Sow outdoors semi-double. Splendid for cutting. Pkt. 10c 
the latter part of April. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. Coreopsis oz. $1.00. Clarkia 
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. 

ear ceclatn Grandiflora fi.-pl. 

