
FLOWER SEEDS 

CELOSIA 


WILT RESISTANT ASTERS 
Many growers in the past have experienced great difficulty in 
raising Asters due to Fusarium Wilt. Seed of the following 
varieties are from plants grown in Wilt infected soils yet proved 
immune from the disease. 
BEAUTY ASTERS—This type grows three feet tall of branching 
habit. Flowers large, very double, borne on long stout stems. 
MIXED COLORS—Pkt. 10c. 
CREGO’S IMPROVED GIANTS—A fine variety of this type, with 
long stems and full, fluffy flowers. Midseason. 2% feet. 
Mixed Colors—Pkt. 10c. 
ASTER MIXTURE—We have spared nothing to make this mixture 
perfect, blending in it the best strains produced by Aster special- 
ists in this country. Pkt. 10e; 4, oz. 60c; oz. $2.00. 

Bush Balsam 
Free-flowering double Balsam of bushy growth, flowers appear in 
clusters on the top of stems instead of hidden on side of stems. It 
is a fine border plant. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10ce. 
Balsam-Lady Slippers 
An old timer, growing about eighteen inches tall in the shape of a 
small tree and producing all along the branches showy double 
flowers like small roses. Should be grown in rich soil. Double 
mixed. Pkt. 10e. 
Candytuft 
Very effective in beds, masses and borders, being fairly covered with 
blooms throughout the summer. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Calendula 
A well known old-fashioned annual that has long been in favor. 
They are easy to grow, succeeding in almost any soil and are in 
bloom from early summer till frost. 1%-2 feet. 
MIXED—All varieties. Pkt. 10c. 
Carnation 
MARGUERITE—An everblooming Carnation, blooming in 4 months 
from seed. Large double highly scented flowers. If protected, they 
survive an ordinary winter. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10ce. 
Castor Beans 
Luxuriant rapid-growing with palm-like leaves. Excellent back- 
grounds or center of beds of foliage plants, the effect being espe- 
cially striking after the brilliant colored fruit is formed. 
MIXED VARIETIES—Pkt. 10c; oz. 15ce. 
Celosia—Cockscomb 
CHRISTATA—Has large ornamental comb-like heads of blood-red. 
Foliage brown. Pkt. 10¢. 
EMPRESS (nana)—A most impressive cockscomb which deserves a 
place in every garden; prized for cutting, fresh or dried. The dwarf 
plants, which average 10 in. in height, have dark, bronzy foliage 
and huge combs of deep, velvety crimson- purple. Pkt. 10e. 
TALL MIXED—Extra fine colors in a well-blended mixture. Grow 
13 ft. tal, SPKty 10e, 
GIANT PLUMED OR FINE FEATHERED COCKSCOMB—Colorful 
plants with long, silky plumes. Effective in beds and borders; useful 
for cutting. Very free blooming. 24% to 3 ft. Pkt. 10e. 

Centaurea—Cornflower 
JUBILEE GEM—A dwarf form of blue Bachelor Button. Com- 
pact, tidy and covered with large blue flowers. Jubilee Gem 
is splendid for beds, edgings and for cutting. Pkt. 10c. 
DOUBLE BLUE—Very large flowers, rich deep blue, good stems for 
cutting. Pkt. 160e. 
DOUBLE MIXED—Also called Bachelor’s Button. Very showy for 
the garden and fine for cutting. Easy culture. Blooms from June 
until frost. Pkt. 10c, 
Cosmos 
These tall autumn flowering plants are useful as screens and back- 
rounds. The flowers are borne on graceful stems suitable for 
cutting. 
GIANT SINGLE MIXED—A mixture of pink, white and crimson 
flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
DOUBLE CRESTED MIXED—A new type of Cosmos. Long stems 
good for cutting. Pkt. 10c. 
COSMOS SENSATION, Dazzler—Very rich, deep amaranth crimson. 
Early flowering blooming in about 12 weeks from sowing. The 
flowers are very large, 4 to 5 inches across, with heavy fluted petals. 
Height about 4 feet. By disbudding, enormous flowers can be 
obtained. Pkt. 10c. 

