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ASTERS—Continued 
Crego Asters 
IMPROVED CREGO. Large flowers 4 to 5 
inches across, with long ribbon-like gracefully 
curved and twisted petals, giving them a fluf- 
fy appearance. Long stems fine for cutting. 
The plants are strong growing, branching 
habit, 2 teel tall. 
CRIMSON. Rich velvety, a striking vivid red. 
LAVENDER. An unusual purplish violet 
shade. 
ENCHANTRESS. Charming, 
rose. 
MIXED. Many colors mixed, some of which 
are not listed above. 
Pkt. 10c; 6 for 55c; 12 for $1.00. 
All Varieties, Asters Mixed 
ASTERS. All varieties and colors mixed. This 
mixture contains many fine sorts and colors. 
Pkt. 10c. 
bright salmon 
Aubretia 
(False Wall Cress.) Pretty dwarf- growing 
rock plants forming broad masses of silvery 
green foliage, covered with many showy flow- 
ers. Mixed colors but with shades of lavender 
predominating. Grows well on any soil. Peren- 
nial. Pkt. 15c. 
Bachelor Button 
A hardy annual which everyone can grow in 
any garden soil. If the faded flowers are kept 
cut the plants will bloom continuously all 
summer. 
JUBILEE GEM. A dwarf variety, making a 
compact plant covered with double dark blue 
flowers. The foliage forms a tufted mass of 
bright green. Height about 12 inches. (All 
America Selection, 1937.) Price per pkt. 10c. 
DOUBLE FINEST MIXED. This old-time fa- 
vorite is still a very popular flower for cutting 
purposes. Mixed colors in shades of blue, pink, 
white and lavender. Also called cornflower. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Balsam 
Blooms throughout the summer and early fall. 
An old favorite for beds and borders. Bushy 
plants 2 to 3 feet tall with fine double blooms 
often 2% inches across. Camellia mixed col- 
ors. Pkt. 10c. 
Baby’s Breath 
A feathery perennial bearing a profusion of 
small starlike flowers. It is much used in bou- 
quets with larger flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
Blue Lace Flower 
A pretty annual that blooms nearly all sum- 
mer and fall. The plants are about 18 inches 
to 3 feet tall and bear an abundance of beau- 
tiful flowers. The flowers are lacy. Pkt. 10c. 
Butterfly Flowers or Schizanthus 
A dainty annual with finely cut foliage and 
many colored flowers borne in profusion. It 
is very hardy and of easy culture. The wide 
range of colors and dwarf habit make it very 
fine for window boxes and border plantings. 
Each 10c. 
Cactus 
Good results in growing new varieties of cac- 
tus may be obtained with our seed as fol- 
lows: Sow the seed in flats or pans in soil 
made with even parts of sand and leaf mold. 
Cover seed lightly and keep moist but not wet. 
Cover with a pane of glass. Germination per- 
iod 14 to 40 days. 
Seed contains many varieties including rare 
kinds. Pkt. each 20c. 
Calendulas 
Calendulas are of the easiest culture, suc- 
ceeding in ordinary well drained soil and 
where summers are not too hot, plants will 
bloom from early summer until frost. Sow 
seed in early spring and again in early sum- 
mer to furnish blooms in the cool fall days. 
Plants grow 15 to 24 inches tall. 
ORANGE FANTASY. Winner of All-America 
Award. A new sort with long outer petals, the 
inner petals short, curled and interlaced to 
form a heavy crest which surrounds a large 
mahogany bronze center. Flowers grow over 
3 inches across, of deep but pleasing coppery 
orange, with petals edged deep mahogany- 
red; 15 inches tall. Pkt. 10c. 
MIXED CALENDULA. One of the best and 
showiest of the hardy annuals. It does well 
in almost any soil, producing an abundance 
of bright flowers until the hardest frost in late 
fall. Mixed colors and shades. Pkt. 10c. 


COLUMBINE 
Calliopsis 
One of the easiest and showiest of annuals. 
The flowers are of the daisy type and are 
produced in a pleasing variety of color mark- 
ings. Fine either for flower or for cutting. 
Pkt. 10c. 
Candytuft 
A hardy annual growing about 8 to 10 inches 
high. Flowers very fragrant. It is very easy to 
grow and is much used for borders and mass- 
ing. Mixed colors, Pkt. 10c. 
Canterbury Bells 
There are few flowers in the garden as hardy 
or as easily grown as the Campanulas. They 
will grow in almost any garden soil and when 
once started they will usually reseed them- 
selves. Our seed contains many colors, of two 
varieties. 
Canterbury Bells. Singe mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Cup & Saucer. Calycanthema. Pkt. 10c. 
Cardinal Climber 
This annual is very attractive, strong and 
rapid climber that sometimes attains a growth 
of 25 feet in a single season. The foliage is 
fern-like and dainty. During the flowering 
season the vine is literally a blaze of fiery 
cardinal blossoms, each about 1 inch across. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Carnations 
Carnations do not produce flowers the first 
year unless started very early indoors or in a 
hotbed. Our mixture contains both the double 
and single varieties, and has all shades and 
colors. (See page 19.) Per Pkt. 15c. 
Celosia 
This annual is also known as Cockscomb, and 
is a mixture of the plume and the cockscomb 
type of blooms. A wonderful mixture of shades 
and colors. Will transplant easily, and is suit- 
able for pot culture or for bedding. Pkt. 10c. 

CARNATION, CHARAUD’S GIANT MIXED 
Chrysanthemums 
Annual. This flower is also called Painted 
Daisy because of the bright colors of its 
daisy-like flowers. The plants are about 3 
feet tall and covered with a mass of bloom in 
nearly every shade and color. It is very fine 
for cutting. Pkt. 10c. 
Clarkia 
Showy annual about 2 feet. tall that blooms 
from July until frost. They resemble sprays 
of double flowering almond in various shades 
and colors. The seed germinates quickly and 
does well even on light sandy soil. Choice 
mixed: Pkt. 10c. 
Columbine or Aquilegia 
One of the most beautiful and satisfactory 
of the perennials. The plant grows about 3 
feet tall and produces many long spurred 
flowers: in a wide range of shades and colors. 
Ue Cepnonalls. beautiful in mixed bouquets. 
OCs 
Coreopsis 
One of the hardiest and easiest grown of all 
summer blooming perrennials. Plants 2 feet 
ae ree to bedding or massing effects. 
LOGS 

Cosmos 
Beautiful summer and fall blooming plants, 
decorative in the garden and wonderful for 
cutting, lasting longer if the flowers are 
placed in water immediately after cutting. Do 
well anywhere, but do best in well drained 
soil in the sun. 
EARLY FLOWERING MAMMOTH MIXED. 
A hardy annual growing from 4 to 6 feet tall. 
The flowers, which resemble single dahlias in 
Shae Bre borne profusely on long stems. 
3 Ge 
SENSATION DAZZLER. This is one of the 
beautiful new giant early Sensation strain. 
The flowers are very large, from 4 to 5 inches 
across, with heavy fluted petals. The color is 
dazzling crimson. Pkt. 15c. 
SENSATION MIXED. A fine mixture of the 
Sensation type, which. contains red, pink and 
white colors. Pkt. 15c. 
ORANGE FLARE. This new Cosmos of the 
Klondyke type is among the best of the All- 
America introductions. The flower which is 
of fine substance and borne on long stiff stems 
is of a color new in Cosmos. This is a vivid 
orange of striking hue. Unsurpassed for cut- 
ting. Pkt. 10c. 
DOUBLE CRESTED. This new and improved 
Cosmos is one of the most beautiful of recent 
introduction. The center of the flower has a 
erest or crown which is very attractive. The 
outer or guard petals are similar to the single 
Cosmos. They bloom as early as the Early 
Single Cosmos. Pkt. 15c. 

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