FLOWER HOLDERS, 


Cosmos, Crested 
Early Dwarf Crested Cosmos 
The Extra-early Double strain of Cosmos 
has been very much improved in this crested 
type. Flowers are unusually large, and they 
come into bloom fully as quickly as the Early 
Single sorts. 
Pink Beauty Crimson Beauty 
White Beauty Mixed Beauty 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, Yyoz. $1.50, oz. $5 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, 3 colors, 60c. 
CLARKIA. Annuals, needing sun, with showy 
flowers in leafy spikes. For the border or 
bed. Useful greenhouse plant also, and 
good for cut-flower purposes. 11% ft. 
The following varieties have double flowers. 
Salmon Queen. Scarlet King. 
Brilliant King. Crimson. White King. 
Purple King. 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50 
Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts., 14oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
CLEOME, Pink Queen (Spider Flower). 
Annual. The bush-like plants are excellent 
for the middle distance of a mixed border 
or to line a driveway. Light, airy flowers 
are a pleasing salmon-pink color changing 
to white as they mature. Stamens look 
like spiders’ legs. 3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 20 cts., 
Yoz. 60 cts., Yoz. $1. 
Golden. 
A new yellow-blooming type. 
3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, oz. $1.50. 

Cuphea, Firefly 



Charming Cosmos 
Annual. Cosmos ts one of the most deco- 
rative of our garden flowers, and is of great 
value for cut-bloom. Sow about May 1, out- 
doors, covering the seed 14 inch, and thin out 
or transplant to not less than 114 feet apart. 
Sow under glass in April or May for earlier 
bloom. 
Early Orange Flare. Orange flowers with 
light green foliage. The stems are long 
and wiry, well adapted for cutting. 3 ft. 
Yellow Klondyke. Lighter in color and a 
fitting companion to Early Orange Flare. 
The butter-yellow of the flowers and their 
exceptionally Jong stems, make them 
highly valuable. Blooms are 134 inches 
AGFOSS. ot ts 
Orange Ruffles. Large, golden, semi- 
double blooms have extra rows of florets. 
Earlier than, and not quite so tall as 
Orange Flare. 21% ft. 
Above 3, each, pkt. 15 cts., Yyoz. 50 cts., 
oz. $1.50 
Sunlight Splendor. Fine mixture of orange 
and yellow hues, Pkt. 25 cts. 
Early Express Type 
A modern quick-growing strain that 
reaches a height of about 214 feet and bears 
fine large flowers on Jong stems within 45 days 
of sowing seed. 
Crimson Express Pink Express 
White Express Mixed Express 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., 4oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above, 3 colors, 
with Early Orange Flare, 50 cts. 
Sensation Type 
A new, early, large Cosmos. Flowers are 
4 to 5 inches across, with wide, fluted florets. 
Flowers in 10 weeks from seed. 4 ft. 
Pinkie (pink) Purity (white) 
Crimson Sensation 
Each, pkt. 15 cts.,1440z. 50 cts., oz. $1.50 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, 3 colors, 35 cts. 
Dazzler. The giant flowers are 4 or more 
inches across; because Dazzler is a member 
of the Sensation group, they appear early, 
when the plants are but 30 inches high, but 
continue as an ultimate 5 to 6 feet is at- 
tained by autumn. Somewhat taller than 
others in the group, but equally quick to 
bloom. The color is a rich deep amaranth- 
crimson. Won a high place in the AII- 
America Seed Trials for 1943. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yyoz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Sensation, Single, Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., 
Voz. 35 cts., oz. $1.25. 
DOUBLE SENSATION. Surprisingly quick 
to bloom. The flowers are 41% inches across, 
appearing in about ten weeks. 
Pink Lady. Two double forms occur in 
this: one fluted and medium pink; the other 
crested, somewhat lighter. 
White Cloud. Soft, velvety white. 
Above 2 varieties, pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25 
Sensation, Double, Mixed. Pkt. 35 cts., 
3 pkts. $1, oz. $1.50, Woz. $2.50. 
CUPHEA, Firefly (Cigar Plant). Treat as an 
Annual. Pretty half-hardy subject for 
beds, baskets and window-boxes. Plants 
are covered with small tubular flowers 
that are cerise-red; each has a darker band 
near Its end and an ash-white tip. They 
appear twelve weeks after seeding. 1 ft. 
Pkt. 20 cts. oz. 50 cts., Yoz. 75 cts. 
Dwarf Hybrids. Various shades of rose, 
pink, scarlet and near purple. Pkt. 25 cts., 
Yyoz. 60 cts., oz. $1. 





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Cosmos, Early Orange Flare 
Late Single Tall Cosmos 
This type of Cosmos, which has mammoth 
flowers, blooms Iate in the summer. 5 ft. 
Pink White Crimson Mixed 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., 140z. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, 3 colors, 25 cts. 
The Lady Lenox varieties have especially 
large blooms, and grow 3 feet high. 
Lady Lenox. Deep rosy pink. 
Lady Lenox, White. Pure white form. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., 40z. 30 cts., oz. $1 
Late Double Tall Type 
_ This strain has been greatly improved in 
size of flower and general vigor. 5 ft. 
Pink White Crimson Mixed 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., “oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 3 colors, 30c. 
CYCLAMEN (Giant-flowering). Greenhouse 
plants. Following developed by one of the 
greatest European specialists. Seed is 
usually sown in the autumn, the young 
plants carried through winter in a cool 
greenhouse, repotted in May and kept 
during summer in a shaded frame. Brought 
into the greenhouse or conservatory in 
October they flower in winter, 15 months 
after sowing. 
Pure White. 
White with Carmine Eye. 
Light Salmon. 
Dark Salmon. 
Dark Red. 
Cherry-Red. 
Bright Fire. Christmas color. 
Mixed. 
Each of the above, pkt. (10 seeds) 75 cts., 
50 seeds $3, 100 seeds $5 
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Cobza scandens is a climber which, perhaps, you have not grown re- 
cently; excellent for speedily covering a fence. It is described on page 22. 
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