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S BED OL O GY 
KNOX SEED Co. 


with loosely arranged petals, incurved ‘at center and reflexed at 
edges. Flowers mounted on strong, wiry stems a foot in length; 
excellent for cutting. Pkt. 10c. 
Orange King. Very large, deep orange-red with dark center. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Radio. Flowers hemispherical in shape with bristling “quilled 
petals, rich glowing orange. Graceful and attractive. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
CALLIOPSIS, 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 until autumn. Height, % to 2% 
feet. 
Golden Crown. Silver Medal, All-America Selections, 1938. An 
enlarged Drummondi. A rich orange-yellow or gold with maroon 
center. Of pleasing fragrance. Makes a good cut flower with 12- 
inch wiry stems. Pkt. 10c. 
Tall Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
CANDYTUFT (a) 
Valuable for masses and edging, and considered indispensable 
for cutting. Seed sown in April flowers in June; successive sow- 
ing should be made at intervals. Hardy and easy to grow, blooming 
profusely. Height, 1 foot. 
Giant White Hyacinth Flowered. Very fine for cutting. 
PEt 10: 
Umbellata. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
CANTERBURY BELLS, Campanula 
Calycanthema (b) (Cup and Saucers). Perhaps the most beauti- 
ful type; distinct in form, with large bell or cup-shaped flowers 
surrounded at the base by a large calyx of similar color, the 
whole resembling a cup and saucer. In separate colors—pink, blue, 
white and purple. Pkt. 10c. 
CARDINAL CLIMBER (ac) 
Graceful climber with cardinal-scarlet blooms 1 to 1% inches in 
diameter. Rich, glossy, dark green foliage. Grows 15 feet tall and 
is in bloom all summer. 
Ipomoea Cardinalis. Pkt. 25c. 
CARNATION, Dianthus Caryophyllus (p) 
Few flowers surpass in beauty of form or delicious fragrance, 
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 flowers 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-scented flowérs 
of extra large size. Pink, White, Red and Yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
Mixed Colors. 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. 
CLARKIA (a) 
An annual flowering in July, which should be far more widely 
crown. 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. 
CLEOME, PINK QUEEN 
Silver Medal, All-America Selections, 1942 
A tall and attractive border plant with huge heads of delightful 
and refreshing pink without a trace of blue or magenta. It is never 
out of bloom, A grand flower, well branched, airy foliage. Reaches 
over four feet. Pkt. 25c. 

COCKSCOMB, Celosia (a) 
Very attractive and showy, somewhat tender annual, producing 
massive heads in rich shades of crimson and yellow flowers. 
Should be started in hotbeds and transplanted to rich soil after 
warm weather comes. Set plants a foot or more apart. 
Cristata. Choice mixed; height, 9 to 18 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
Plumosa (Improved Feather Type). Choice mixed; height, 8 
feet. Pkt. 10c. 


COLUMBINE, Aquilegia (p) 
These are among the most beautiful of spring and early summer 
flowers; very effective when grown in the herbaceous border and 
groups among shrubbery. Graceful spurred flowers on stems 2 feet 
or more above the fern-like foliage. 
Mrs. Scott Elliott’s Strain. One of the finest tall strains ever 
developed, long-spurred, large flowers, in a splendid mixture of 
colors. 
Blue. Pkt. 15c. Mixture. Pkt. 15c. 
CORAL BELLS, Heuchera (p) 
A low growing hardy perennial plant with heart shaped leaves, 
which form a low clump 6 to 8 inches high and bearing during 
summer, loose graceful sprays of red flowers in great profusion. 
Spitfire. Large, rich scarlet. Pkt. 35c. 
COREOPSIS (p) 
One of our most popular perennials; the attractive flowers are 
borne in great profusion and are excellent for cutting. Height, 
Bipices 
Grandiflora Double Sunburst. Much of the beauty of early 
summer gardens is due to the brilliant golden yellow of Coreopsis 
plantings. The double flowers are large, 114 to 2 inches across, 
deep golden yellow, and are excellent for cutting as well as for 
ear decoration. Fine keepers; plants are easy to grow. Pkt. 
iS: 
COSMOS (a) 
No garden is complete without Cosmos. These old favorites 
supply a gorgeous, colorful effect during late summer and fall. Fine 
for cutting as the flowers last well in water, 
