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CANTERBURY BELLS 
Bring Spring to the Garden in September 
Annual Canterbury Bells will flower in 
less than six months from seed, will grow 244 
feet tall, producing six to eight flowering 
spikes to the plant. 
459 MIXED COLORS. 
CANDYTUFT 
FOR MASS PLANTING 
Showy branching plant, fine for edging, 
bedding, massing, rock gardens or cutting. 
For early blooms, sow seed inside in March, 
making successive sowings outdoors any 
time from May to July. They thrive in rich 
soil and should be watered freely. 
460 GIANT HYACINTH-FLOWERED or 
IMPROVED EMPRESS. A wonderfully 
improved strain of the popular Empress 
Candytuft, forming much-branched plants 
about 18 inches high. Makes a_ very 
effective white bed or border and is in- 
valuable for cutting. 
Pkt. 10c; 140z. 25c; oz. 75c 
Umbellata Type 
Umbellata sorts grow about 1 foot high, 
with flowers tin umbrella form. 
461 FINEST MIXED. Comprising all 
colors and shades. 
Pkt. 10c; 140z. 25c; oz. 75c 
PERENNIAL CANDYTUFT. See Iberis, 
page 45. 
CARDINAL CLIMBER 
462 Rapid grower with branching habit; 
cardinal-red flower clusters all summer. 
Height 15 to 25 feet. Pkt. 15c 
CARNATION 
463 ENFANT DE NICE MIXTURE. The 
plants are of robust, upright habit, with 
long, strong stalks bearing flowers 2% to 
3 inches in diameter. About 90 percent 
of the plants come double. Pkt. 25c 
464 MARGUERITE. A very early sort 
which sometimes blooms in four months 
from sowing. Flowers are large, double, 
deeply fringed, very fragrant. Plants 
semi-dwarf. Finest mixed colors. Pkt. 25c 
CELOSIA CRISTATA 
NANA (Cockscomb) 
A free bloomer growing best in rather light 
not too rich soil. Sow seeds indoors in early 
spring and plant outdoors in May, or sow 
seed outdoors in May. 
465 GLASGOW PRIZE. Dwarf crimson. 
Pkt. 10c 
CELOSIA CHILDSI 
(Chinese Woolflower) 
466 MIXTURE. A distinct type with large, 
roundish head and drooping spikelets of 
flowers which look like an immense ball 
of wool. All colors. Very showy. Pkt. 15c 
CELOSIA PLUMOSA, 
Heatherdell 
An early-flowering, dwarf, compact Ce- 
losia forming bushy plants 12 to 15 inches 
high. 
467 EXHIBITION MIXTURE. Many fine 
new shades. Pkt. 15c 
Pkt. 15c 
McCULLOUGH’S SEEDS 
CENTAUREA 
Sow outdoors in April and thin plants to 
stand 10 inches apart, or sow seed from 
September to November for early bloom the 
following spring. 
Double-Flowering Varieties 2 ft. 
468 BLUE BOY. Blue. 
469 BLACK BOY. Blackish maroon. 
470 PINKIE. Deep pink. 
471 RED BOY. Deep red. 
472 SNOW MAN. White. 
Any of the above: Pkt. 10c; 140z. 30c; 
oz. 90c 
473 DOUBLE MIXED. 
Pkt. 10c; 40z. 30c; oz. 80c 
474 JUBILEE GEM. A dwarf variety of 
Cornflower making a compact plant liter- 
ally covered with flowers. It has distinct 
foliage forming a tufted mass of vivid 
green, contrasting well with the dark but 
vivid double blue flowers. Height about 
12 inches. Pkt. 15c; Y%oz. 25c 
475 POLAR GEM. Dwarf double, white. 
Height 1 foot; same habit as Jubilee Gem. 
Pkt. 15c 
476 DWARF ROSE GEM. A pink Jubilee 
Gem with the same dwarf habit. Double 
flowers in a charming shade of carmine- 
rose; very free blooming. Height 12 inches. 
: Pkt. 15c 
Imperialis (Royal Sweet Sultan) 
477 FINEST MIXED. A wonderful annual 
for cutting. Long-stemmed, fringed and 
fragrant. May until frost. Height 2 to 3 
feet. Pkt. 10c; t40z. 40c 
White-Leaved (Dusty Miller) 
470 CANDIDISSIMA. Thick, silvery white 
leaves; sow early. Height 10 inches. 
Pkt. 15c; oz. 50c 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 
479 RAINBOW MIXTURE. Pkt. 15c 
CLARKIA 
This pretty and easily grown annual has 
been much improved in recent years. Plants 
do well in either sun or shade, growing 2 to 
21% feet high, with leafy racemes of double 
flowers, which all open in water when cut. 
480 ELEGANS DOUBLE MIXED. 
Pkt. 15c; Y%40z. 50c 
481 SALMON BOUQUET. Retains erect 
habit throughout its growth. Ideal for the 
open border or pot culture. Pkt. 20c 
482 LADY SATIN ROSE. Double flowers 
in an exquisite shade of deep satin-rose. 
Height 2 feet. Pkt. 20c 
CLADANTHUS ARABICUS 
483 PALM SPRINGS DAISY. Golden yel- 
low, daisy-like flower of easy culture, re- 
quiring a minimum amount of moisture. 
Its habit of growth is especially unique. 
Each flower multiplies itself by producing 
three or four branches terminated by a 
flower, which in turn multiply, etc. Very 
free blooming. Height 24 inches. Pkt. 15c 
CLEOME (Spider-Plant) 
484 PINK QUEEN. Huge trusses of bright 
salmon-pink flowers. About 4 feet tall. 
Easily grown. Pkt. 15c 
COLEUS (Flame Nettle) 
Fine colored, tender perennial foliage plant 
for house or garden. Sow indoors in March. 
485 FINEST MIXED COLORS. Pkt. 35c 
CYPRESS VINE 
A beautiful, rapid-growing climber with 
delicately cut, vivid green foliage and star- 
like flowers, which make a most effective 
contrast with the leaves. About 15 feet high. 
499 MIXED. Scarlet and white. Pkt. 15c 
COLUMBINE. See Aquilegia, page 43. 
COSMOS FOR’ EARLY 
AUTUMN COLOR 
Graceful autumn flowers, fine for cutting 
and extremely showy in the garden. They do 
best in rather poor soil. 
Extra Early Sensation 
The flowers of this strain are mammoth 
in size, 4 to 5 inches in diameter, early bloom- 
ing in ten weeks from the time of seeding. 
486 DAZZLER. Crimson. 
Pkt. 15c; %40z. 35c 
487 PINKIE. Clear rose-pink. 
Pkt. 15c; Y4oz. 35c 
488 PURITY. Pure white, yellow center. 
Pkt. 15c; %40z. 35c 
489 MIXED COLORS. 
Pkt. 15c; %40z. 35c 
490 RADIANCE. Striking deep rose and 
i I 15c 
rich crimson. Pkt. 
Tall Late Mammoth Flowering 
491 GIANT MIXED. Comprises all shades. 
Pkt. 10c; 40z. 30c 
Early Double Sensation Cosmos 
These new Double Cosmos are extra early 
flowering and have the mammoth Sensation 
type of flower, averaging 4 to 5 inches in 
diameter. The plants grow about 38 mches 
tall, with 15-mch stems for cutting. Each 
plant is a heavy producer; thrifty foliage; 
continues blooming over a very long period. 
492 PINK LADY. Pkt. 20c 
493 WHITE CLOUD. A beautiful soft 
white, especially recommended for florists, 
producing approximately 60 percent double 
which is unusually good for Cosmos. 
Pkt. 20c 
494 DOUBLE SENSATION, MIXED 
COLORS. Pkt. 20c 
495 EARLY ORANGE FLARE. Orange 
flowers. The stems are long and wiry, 
well adapted for cutting. Height 21% feet. 
Pkt. 10c; Y%40z. 35c 
496 YELLOW FLARE. Bright clear yellow. 
About 24% inches across, on 3-foot stems. 
Pkt. 10c; 4oz. 35c 
CYNOGLOSSUM 
(Chinese Forget-Me-Not) 
497 FIRMAMENT. As easy to grow as any 
hardy annual. Compact and free flower- 
ing. Flowers resemble forget-me-nots and 
are bright indigo-blue in color. Height 
1 to 1% feet. Pkt. 15c 
498 PINK. Growth and flowering habit like 
Firmament. Most effective when planted 
solid in beds, or as a background for white 
alyssum. Pkt. 20c 
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