AMAZING 
BARGAIN 
£-75—Your choice of any 6 
packets of Flower Seed listed 
on this page (excepting Cine- 
raria). 
ONLY 60cts. 
2158 Job’s Tears—Coix 
Lachryma- - 
Seed dried and used for 
beads. An interesting annual, 
ornamental grass which does 
well on any ordinary soil. 
Grow-2 to 3 feet tall. The 
seeds when dried are a silver 
grey in color, Pkt. 15 cts.; 
oz. 35 cts.; 4 Ib. 80 cts. 
2152 Cineraria. Hybrids—Large Flowering Mixed. 
Tender perennial. 16 to 24 inches. A very decora= 
tive plant for greenhouse and indoor pot culture 
(xeep in a cool place). Large velvety leaves are 
clustered at the base, and over them is massed a 
gorgeous array of large daisy-like flowers in strik- : 
ing color contrasts. I offer all color combinations : 
mixed. Pkt., 60 cts.; 2 Pkts. for $1.00. 
Celosia—Woolflower 
2141 Chinese Woolflower. Crimson, Celosia-Childsii— 
Annual, A charming type of Celosia with large rounded 
woolly flower-heads borne on strong stems from mid- 
summer until frost. The plants grow 2 ft. tall and are 
completely covered with flowers. Splendid for garden 
display and highly valued for cutting. Pkt:, 15 ‘cts.; 4% 
02.) 40 cts.; 14 02, 65 cts. 
2142 Celosia. Cristata Cockscomb — Annual. Choicest 
Mixed. Tremendous showy flower-heads or combs of a 
velvety finish but strawy in texture. The heads often 
measure a foot or more in diameter, Pkt., 10 cts.; VQ Os, 
30 cts.; 14 02., 50 cts. i 
2142 Celosia. Plumosa or Plumed Varieties—Annual. All 
Colors Choicest Mixed. The plumed Celosias grow 3 to 4% 
ft. tall and each one of the many branches is covered by 
a large, pointed, silky flower-head. Pkt., 10 cts.; 4g 02., 
45 cts; 14 oz, 75 cts. ; 
2163 Cynoglossum 
Chinese Forget-Me-Not. Amabile—Annual. Large 
sprays of rich blue, Forget-Me-Not-like flowers borne 
profusely from June until September, It thrives in dry, 
2157, 
Rais 7 Coreopsis 
A Beautiful — 
COSMOS me Ucddine 
of or Cut 
2159 Cosmos—Double Mammeth “ Flower 
2) Vv 2 r} M4 
Fer eon picte ayatnous COREOPSIS 
Cosmos. Showy plants, 3 to 4 ft. 2157—Coreopsis Lanceolata Grandiflora. 
tall, covered with a mass of lovely 
erested flowers. Particularly fine 
for cutting because the flowers 
last a long time. My strain pro- 
duces a large percentage of double 
bigot Pkt., 20 cts.; 14 02, 75 
cts. 
2160 Single Early Flowering Mixed. Seeds 
sown in the open ground April 27th produced 
plants that were covered with bloom July 
20th, two months before the late-flowering 
kinds. Pkt., 10 cts.; 44 0z., 50 cts. 
2542 Cosmos Radiance 
All America Silver Medal Winner for 1948. Radi- 
ance introduces two entirely new colors in Sensa- 
tion Cosmos: Striking deep rose and rich crimson, 
in the first bicolor Cosmos ever to be developed. 
Destined for immediate popularity in the nation’s 
gardens, it is the first big postwar novelty, Pkt. 
25 cts. Illustration on Page 3. 
Double Flowering Hardy Perennial, 2 ft. 
Blooms June to October. Large orange- 
yellow flowers, with broad petals lanced 
and fluted, borne gracefully on long stems, 
Desirable for bedding and border, Pkt., 20 
cts.; 14 0z., 60 cits. : 
hot locations, where few other flowers make such a fine 2141. | 
show. 20in, PKt., 15 cts.; 14 0z., 40 cts. Chinese 2 
Wool- 
flower 
Foxglove cr Digitalis 
Height 2% 
to 3 feet. 
— Perennial. Handsome 
and highly ornamental 
hardy plants of stately 
growth, succeeding under 
almost all conditions, and 
with ‘but little attention 
will give a wealth of flow- 
ers during June and July. 
They are now used exten- 
sively with good effect for 
naturalizing with shrubs, 
or at the edge of. woods or 
other half shady places. 
Gloxiniaefiora. Finest 
strain with handsome 
spotted Gloxinia-like flow- 
ers on long stems. Pkt., 
15 cts.; %4 0z., 75 cts. 
2146 Centaurea 
sweet Sultan), An- 
nual, Allecolors 
mixed, Finest of 
all Sweet Sultans 
for cut flower pur- 
poses. Pkt., 15 
cts.; 44 0z., 40 cts. 
2150 Chrysanthemum Annual 
Coronarium—Shumway’s Supreme Mixed 
The Annual Chrysanthemums do best where the 
weather remains reasonably cool during the summer. 
They are easily grown. The flowers appear within ten 
weeks after the seeds are sown. Blooms continuously 
from June until September. For fall blooming, sow 
during June and thin to stand 12 to 15 inches apart in 
the row. A very fine garden variety including a@ wide 
range of colors such as white, rose, sulphur-yellow, 
golden yellow, orange, red and maroon ; 18 inches tall. 
Pkt., 20 cts.; %4 oz., 40 cts.; i oz., 60 cts. guys 
2180 Didiscus Coeruleus 
Blue hace Flower (Annual). 
8 ft. Charming blue annual, with 
dainty lavender and biue flowers 
which resemble Queen Anne’s Lace 
of our roadsides. Excellent for 
bedding and desirable cut flower. 
Pkt., 10 cts.; %4 0z., 40 cts. 
A 
Beautiful 
Annual 
Flower 
2180 Blue Lace Flower 
( as hes 
2150 Shumway’s Supreme M 
Chrysanthemum 
2144 Centrosema 
(Perennial Climber.) Butterfly Pea. 
10 ft. A hardy vine of rare beauty bear- 
ing in profusion pea-shaped flowers 
which range in color from rosy violet to_ { 
reddish purple, with backs of pure 
white. Pkt., 25 cts. 
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2145 Bachelox’s Button 
Choicest Double Mixed Annual. They 
are easy to grow and bloom continuously. 
Just sow the seed broadcast wherever you 
want the plants to grow. A perfected strain 
producing larger flowers, more double, with 
vivid coloring, long wiry stems, making 
Pkt., 15 cts.; 14 02, i 
excellent cut flowers. 
50 cts.; 02z., 90 cts. 
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2174 Datura (Angel’s Trumpet) 
SSS wy Annual 3 ft. 
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Plenty 
Handsome 
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2148 Dusty Miller 
(Centaurea Gymnocarpa) — Annual. 
ornamental 
All eel EE Ss bed- |; 
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g me i) large trumpet- pinched out. Pkt. 15 cts. 
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iS plants for the 
"house. 
Pkt., 25 cts. 
2165 Cleome (Annual) 
Pungens (Spider Plant). 5 ft. A showy gar- 
den annual producing curious heads of bright 
rose flowers, of easy cultivation, blooming 
until late in the fall, A good bee plant. Pkt., 
20 cts. 
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