Have you grown the new Feathered Cockscombs? 

Canary Bird Vine 
Tropaeolum canariense 
One of the most charming annual climbers, 
bearing hundreds of pretty, fringed, bright 
ellow flowers. Good for shade. Pkt. 10c.; 
arge pkt. 25c.; oz. $1.00. 
Castor-Oil Bean 
See Ricinus, page 41. 
Cardinal Climber 
Quamoclit hybrida Sloteri 
A rapid grower and free bloomer. Grows to 
a height of 20 to 30 feet. Leaves dark green 
and deeply Iactniated. Bears a profusion of 
fiery cardinal-red flowers. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 40c.; Moz. $1.25. 
Centaurea cyanus 
Cornflower; Bachelor's Button 
Also known as Blue Bottle, Ragged Sailor, 
Bluet, etc. An old favorite garden annual. 
Excellent for cutting. 2 ft. 
MICHELL’S SUPER-GIANT STRAIN. 
This super strain is the last word in giant 
double Cornflowers. 
Blue Boy. Deep cornflower-blue. 
10c.; large pkt. 25c.; oz. 75c. 
Pinkie. Clear deep pink. Pkt. 10c.; large 
DKte25ess'0z—0/ 5c. 
Red Boy. The best deep red. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 25c.; oz. 75c. 
Snowman. Pure white. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 25c:; oz. /5e. 
Choice Mixture. 
25:3 0z. 75c. 
Pkt. 
Pkt. 10c.; Iarge pkt. 
PATRIOTIC COLLECTION 
One pkt. each Blue Boy, Red Boy, and 
Snowman, 25c. Large pkt. of each, 65c. 
JUBILEE GEM. This new dwarf type is 
very free flowering. Fine for pots or borders. 
Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 50c.; oz. $1.75. 

Centaurea, Jubilee Gem 
HENRY F. MICHELL CO., 


CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS 
Giant Cornflower; Sweet Sultan 
The finest of all Sweet Sultans for cut- 
flower purposes. Gigantic, beautiful, sweet- 
scented flowers borne on long stems. 2 to 3 ft. 
Lavender Beauty. Large flowers, 3 to 3% 
Inches across. An easily grown annual, 
green for cutting. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 
ic: 
Brilliant Pink Purple 
Deep Rose White 
Lavender Yellow (C. suaveolens) 
Lilac Choice Mixed 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; oz. $1.00 
WHITE-LEAVED CENTAUREA 
Dusty Miller 
Grown for their silvery foliage and used as 
edging plants and in hanging-basketsy 
Candidissima. Broad cut leaves of silvery 
gray. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Gymnocarpa. Fine cut silvery gray foliage. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c. 
VARIOUS CENTAUREAS 
Americana. Handsome, large, thistle-like 
blooms of rosy lavender. 3 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 25c. 
Americana alba. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 25c. 
Pure white. 
Cerastium +» Snow-in-Summer 
%Tomentosum. Perennial. Dwarf, white- 
leaved edging plant with white flowers. 
1 ft. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 40c. 
Celosia plumosa 
Feathered Cockscomb 
An excellent decorative plant for the gar- 
den. The feathery plumes are produced on 
long stems and are fme for cutting. 
GILBERT’S MAPLE GOLD. A _ new 
variety of Celosia cristata (Cockscomb). 
This new type grows 2 to 3 feet high, of 
good branching habit, each stem  ter- 
minating in a lovely ball-shape cluster 
head that varies in size from small to 10 
inches in diameter. The maple-pink heads 
vary in color from light to dark pink tipped 
with gold. Excellent for cutting and can 
be dried for winter bouquets. Original 
packets only at 25c. small pkt.; 75c. large 
pkt. 
Pyramidalis, Improved Flame of Fire. 
All-America Winner. This new type Is, 
without doubt, the finest in the Pyram1- 
dalis group. The flowers are brilliant crim- 
son. 11% ft. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 60c. 
Golden Plume. Brightgolden yellowplumes. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 40c. 
Heatherdell. New Ostrich Plume Cocks- 
comb. A fine new variety with great trusses 
of feathered and interlaced plumes, In a 
fine range of red, pink, and yellow shades. 
Specially adapted for pot culture. Pkt. 
25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Pride of Castle Gould, Mixed. Immense 
flower-heads that closely resemble ostrich 
plumes. Colors are blood-red, carmine, 
yellow, orange, golden, orange-scarlet, etc. 
Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 60c. : 
Spicata. An easy-to-grow, free-branching 
type, each stem terminating In a round, 
slender, pointed spike of bloom. ‘The 
flowers at first are a soft bright rose, chang- 
ing to silver-white. Pkt. 15c.; large pkt. 
50c. 
Scarlet Plume. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 40c. 
Choicest Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 10c.; large 
pkt. 25c.; oz. $1.00. 
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Celosia, Royal Velvet 
Celosia cristata 
Crested Cockscomb 
Very desirable annuals of easy culture, 
producing large, brilliant, comblike heads. 
Cristata, Miracle. An excellent tall-growing 
selection of choice colors, ranging through 
deep crimson, pinks, bronzes, yellows, mak- 
ing this strain an excellent cut-flower item. 
40 in. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
ROYAL VELVET. All-America Winner. 
New, early-blooming, — basal-branching 
Cockscomb type. Extra-large center head 
of rich ruby-red with velvety texture, sur- 
rounded by numerous erect branches 
mounted with medium-sized combs. Plants 
are 2 feet high, excellent for cutting. Pkt. 
25c.; large pkt. 75c. 
Aurea. Dwarf. Golden yellow. Small pkt. 
10c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Giant Empress. Dwarf. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 50c. 
Choice Mixed. Dwarf varieties. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 40c.; Y40z. 85c. 
Rich crimson. 
Chrysanthemum 
ANNUAL VARIETIES 
Exquisitely colored, daisy-like flowers. 
Burridgeanum. White, zoned scarlet and 
yellow. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; oz. 60c. 
Eastern Star. Primrose, brown eye. Pkt. 
10c.; large pkt. 25c.; oz. 60c. 
Evening Star. Rich golden yellow. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 25c.; oz. 60c. 
Morning Star. Canary-yellow. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 25c.; oz. 60c. 
Northern Star. Giant white, yellow eye. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; oz. 60c. 
Purpureum. Deep purple, yellow zone. 
Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; oz. 60c. 
Single, Mixed. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 25c.; 
oz. 60c. 
PERENNIAL CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Shasta Daisy, Alaska. Extra-large flowers 
of pure glistening white. 2 ft. Pkt. 10c.; 
large pkt. 40c. 
Shasta Daisy, Conqueror. Giant, single, 
pure white flowers. Pkt. 10c.; large pkt. 
40c. 
Shasta Daisy, New Giant Double White. 
Novelty. Fine for cutting. Flowers extra 
large. Pkt. 25c.; large pkt. 75c. 

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