
cosmos SWEET 
WILLIAM 
CALLIOPSIS (a) 
(Tickseed) 
Culture IV. Cover \%-in. Ht. various. 
Blooms all summer. Bright varied com- 
binations of color. 
Golden Crown—All-America 1938. Im- 
peas rich yellow, maroon center, Pkt. 
Cc. 
Tall, Mixed—Finest large and small- 
flowered varieties. 
CAMPANULA (Canterbury Bells) (a) 
—Culture I. Cover ¥g-in. Ht. 11 ft. 
Blooms 5 to 6 months after seeding. 
Bushy plants, bell-shaped flowers, 
white, pink, blue and lilac. 
Single—All colors. 
Single and Double Mixed—Fine for late 
summer borders. 
CANDYTUFT (Iberis) (a) — AN- 
NUALS: Culture III. Cover 14-in, Ht. 
6 to 12-in. Blooms in 8 weeks. Blooms 
all season if not allowed to seed. Will 
&row in dry, sandy soil. 
CARNATION (a)—Culture I. Cover 
y-in. Ht. 15-in. 
Chaubaud’s Giant—Double, extra large, 
clove-scented. Blooms 5 months after 
seeding. Pkt. 15c. 
CASTOR BEAN (Ricinus) (a)—Cul- 
ture II. Cover seeds 1-in. Broad trop- 
ical leaves and brilliant colored fruits. 
Grows 6 to 15 ft. Needs good soil, ample 
sun and moisture. 
CELOSIA (Cockscomb) (a) 
Culture I. Cover 1%-in. Ht. various. 
Midsummer to frost. 
Childsii Type (Chinese Woolflower) — 
Forms large heads like wool chenille 
balls of a bright, rich red. Ht. 2-ft. 
CENTAUREA—See Bachelor’s Button. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM (a)—Culture II. 
Cover \-in. Ht. 2-ft. Favorite flower 
for fall bloom. Pleasing color range. 
Give plenty of room. 
Single Mixed— 
CLARKIA (a)—Culture IV. Cover 14- 
in. Ht. 2-ft. Graceful, erect, bushy 
plants, many rosette-like flowers set 
along stem. 
CLEOME (Spider Plant), Pink Queen 
(a)—Culture II. Cover %-in. 1942 
All-America. A tall, attractive border 
plant, with huge heads of delightful 
and refreshing pink, without a trace 
of blue or magenta. The bracts turn 
to white before falling. Pkt. 15c. 
CLOVER STRAWFLOWER—See Ever- 
lasting Flowers. 
COCKSCOMB—See Celosia. 
COREOPSIS (hp) —Culture VII. Cover 
seeds 1%4-in. Ht. 2-ft. Long blooming 
season. Daisy-like yellow flowers with 
broad fluted petals. Long stems. 
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CORNFLOWER—See Bachelor’s But- 
ton. 
COSMOS (a) 
Culture IV. Cover seeds 14-in. 
Dazzler—Rich, deep, velvety crimson 
maroon Sensation. Immense flowers, 4 
to 5-in. across, with broad, heavy, fluted 
petals. 1943 All-America. Pkt. 25c. 
Orange Flare—All-America 1935. Early 
flowering. Vivid orange blooms, 2 to 
3-ft. plants.. 
Orange Ruffles — Semi-double, large, 
vivid blossoms. Very free blooming 
over long period, if old flowers are re- 
moved. 10 days earlier than Orange 
Flare. 3 to 4-ft. plants. Pkt. 15c. 
Sensation Mixed—Largest, earliest. 4- 
ft. tall; flowers up to 5-in. across. All- 
America 1936. 
Yellow Flare—All-America 1942. First 
yellow Cosmos ever developed. Single, 
2 to 214-in. flowers, produced in great 
masses on 3-ft. plants. Slightly later 
than Orange Flare. Pkt. 15c. 
CYNOGLOSSUM (Chinese Forget-Me- 
Not) (a)—Culture II. Cover seeds 14- 
in. 
Firmament — New dwarf type, with 
bushy plants and bright blue color. All- 
America 1939. Pkt. 15c. 
DAHLIA (a)—Culture I. Cover seeds 
%4-in. Usually grown from roots, but 
interesting to raise from seed. 
Unwin’s Ideal Bedding — Miniature 
double and semi-double colorful flow- 
ers; dwarf bushy 18 to 24-in. plants. 
Long-lasting cut flower. Pkt. 15c. 
DAISY, AFRICAN—See Arctotis. 
DELPHINIUM (hp) ‘+ 
Culture VII. Cover 1%-in. 
Giant Pacific Hybrids — Very large, 
well-shaped florets, tall, slender spikes. 
Pkt. 50c. 
Wrexham Hybrids — Hollyhock-flow- 
ered strain. Pkt. 35c. 
DIANTHUS (Pinks) (a) 
Culture IV. Cover 1%-in. Ht. 6 to 12- 
in. Blooms all summer. 
Single Mixed— 
Double Mixed— 
DIDISCUS—See Blue Lace. 
DIGITALIS—See Foxglove. 

COBAEA Scandens 
ESCHSCHOLTZIA (California Poppy) 
(a) #+—Culture III. Cover \%-in. Ht. 
1-ft. Midsummer to frost. Prefers sun. 
Large, silky flowers, red, gold, orange, 
scarlet, chestnut, pink. Lacy foliage. 
EUPHORBIA—See Snow-on-the-Moun- 
tain. 
EVERLASTING FLOWER (a) 
(Globe Amaranth, Gomphrena Ever- 
lasting or Clover Strawflower) — Cul- 
ture II. Cover Yg-in. Ht. various. 
Blooms all summer. Retains natural 
colors when cut in bud and dried. A 
true Bachelor’s Button that may be 
dried. 
Strawflower (Helichrysum) — Large 
double flowers. Assorted. 
FOUR O’CLOCK (a) +—Culture III. 
Cover %4-in. Ht. 2-ft. Thrives under 
any conditions. Sweet scented. Red, 
yellow, rose, white, lilac blossoms open 
in mid-afternoon. . 
FOXGLOVE (Digitalis) (b) #— Cul- 
ture VII. Cover seeds 7s-in. Height 3 
to 7-tt. Hardy Biennials for tall bor- 
ders. Tall spikes of bell-shaped blos- 
soms. All colors. 
GAILLARDIA (a) 
(Blanket Flower) 
ANNUALS: Culture II. Cover 1%-in. 
Ht. 114-ft. Blooms all summer. Needs 
full sunshine. 
Single Mixed— 
Double Mixed— 
GAILLARDIA (hp) 
PERENNIALS: Culture VII. Cover 
%-in. Ht. 2-ft. Showy blooms in 
orange, yellow, red and maroon. With- 
stands drought, heat. 
Perennial Monarch Mixed — Large 
range of colors. 
GEUM (hp) —Culture VII. Cover 1%- 
in. Ht. 2-ft. Flowers like tiny double 
roses, long stems, prized for cutting. 
Pkt. 15c. 
GILLIFLOWER—See Stocks. 
GLOBE AMARANTH—See Everlasting 
Flowers. 
GODETIA (Satin Flowers) (a) +— 
Culture II. Cover ¥g-in. Ht. 1-ft. Bushy 
plants with masses of Azalea-like flow- 
ers. Thrives best in moist soil and half- 
shade. 
Double Mixed—Long spikes with pom- 
pom-like blossoms. 

TRITOMA (Red Hot Poker) 


