Sweet-Scented Carnation 
CARNATIONS 
For Your Garden 
Ideal flowers for cutting and for growing in beds and bor- 
ders where their delicious spicy fragrance and rich colors 
make them universal favorites. All Carnations do best in a 
sweet soil, well drained and in a sunny location. 
Giant Double Sweet Scented 
A new hardy Carnation from the French specialist Chabaud 
that fowers from seed five months after sowing and con- 
tinues to produce splendid double flowers, some of_ solid 
colors, others tinted and blended, year after year. This is 
a sweet scented variety and a splendid addition to the list 
of hardy garden flowers. 
Cardinal-Red Deep Salmon White 
Deep Rose Flesh-Pink Yellow 
Crimson Rose-Pink 
Blend of Colors. All of the above colors blended. 
Any of above: Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 50c. 
Collection: One package each of the above—8 colors 
for $1.75. 
Grenadin Carnations 
Compact growing, hardy plants bearing long-stemmed 
double flowers the first year if the seed is sown early. Cut 
the tops back when they are through blooming. These come 
in a blend of colors, red, white, rose-pink, rose and soft 
yellow. Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 65c 
Jubilee Gem Cornflower 
_ A low, compact growing plant about twelve 
inches high. Liberally covered with dark blue, 
very double flowers. Good for edging plantings 
of taller annuals or perennials, mass planting, 
or for bordering walks and drives. Combines 
Centaurea Cyanus 
Known as Bachelor’s Buttons, Ragged Sailor, 
Blue Bottle. etc. These hardy, easily grown 
bright flowering plants are among the most 
attractive and graceful of old-fashioned flow- 
ers, and bloom all summer. We have discarded 
A recent introduction and 
flower. 
inches high. 
ditions. 
again becoming popular 
very well with Marigolds. Pkg. 15c; Vg oz. 30c. 
Polar Gem Cornflower 
a companion 
plant to the most popular Jubilee Gem Corn- 
Very double, pure white flowers on the 
same low, compact growing plant. 
We feel sure that this will be 
welcomed by gardeners everywhere because. 
like its companion, it has so many uses and 
is adaptable to so many situations and con- 
Pkg. 25c; Vg oz. 45c¢ 
Cardinal 
_ Attractive vine growing 25 ft. in a season. Fernlike foliage and clusters of fiery cardinal-red 
inch diameter flowers from mid-summer until frost. 
Crested Cockscomb is an old garden flower 
the old single-flowering type, the greatly im- 
proved double-flowering kinds offered below 
being much better in every way. 
Black Boy. Rich deep maroon. 
Blue Boy. Extremely large; rich deep blue. 
Pinkie. Large; clear rose-pink. 
Red Boy. Very attractive deep red. 
Snow Man. Pure white; very double. 
Each of above: Pkg. 15c; % oz. 35c; oz. 95c 
Collection: One package each of the fore- 
going 5 colors for 65c. 
Double Mixed. Pkg. 10c; 4 oz. 25c; oz. 85c 
Climber 
About 12 
PkgsalSeneton 25¢ 
Celosia and Cockscomb 
Easily grown, old-fashioned flowers that 
could be used with splendid effect in many 
gardens. The plumed type is especially useful 
as a background for lower growing plants. 
Crested Cockscomb 
(Celosia cristata) 
An easily grown, free-blooming annual, very 
effective in the border and attractive for pots. 
Sow seed under cover in the early spring or 
outdoors in May. Plants grow 1 foot high. 
Dwarf Empress Giant. Brilliant crimson 
combs of giant size. Crimson foliage. 
Pkg. 15¢; Ye oz. 50e7 14 oz. 90c 
Dwarf Mixed. Crimson, scarlet, yellow and 
orange shades mixed together. 
Pkg. 15¢; Ve oz, 506; 14 0z)90c 
Plumed Celosia 
(Celosia plumosa) 
Plumed Celosia is one of the showiest and 
best bedding plants. Grows 2 to 3 feet high. 
Thompson’s Magnificent. Mixed colors; fine 
for outdoor planting. Pkg. 15c; Vg oz 50c 
Chinese Woolflower 
(Celosia Childsii) 
Choice Mixture. Unlike other feathered Ce- 
losia, it bears large, globular heads like balls 
of wool, on stalks 2 to 3 feet high. Branches 
freely, each branch terminating in a bright 
ball. Not only valuable as a very showy gar- 
den flower, but they make a fine flower for 
cutting, as they can be dried and will keep 
their coler for weeks. PKa a Sc; eer ozs 456 
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Low Growing Jubilee Gem Cornflower 
Centaureas, Bachelor Buttons and Double Cornflowers 
Royal Sweet Sultan 
(Centaurea Imperialis) 
This beautiful class is undoubtedly the finest 
of all Sweet Sultans for cutting purposes. The 
deliciously sweet scented flowers are borne 
on long, strong stems, and when cut will keep 
for several days im perfect condition. The 
plants grow 214 feet high, are well branched, 
and make a splendid display in the garden. 
Sow the seed early. 
Choice Mixture. 
Splendid colors. 
Pkg. 
Vier WA tere, 35re 
Royal Sweet Sultan 
The New Celosia 
Giant Pampas Plume 
Pictured in natural color 
on the opposite page. 
Huge feathered plumes on vigorous, 
long-stemmed plants are the trademark 
of this new giant strain of Celosia Plum- 
osa for bedding and for cut flowers. A 
full mixture of colors containing bronze, 
copper, gold and sunset colors very rare 
in Celosia with a minimum of dark reds. 
The plume is huge and dense, gracefully 
pointed. Makes a splendid summer bor- 
der as it thrives in hot weather and 
makes a riot of colors. Very easy to grow. 
Pkg. 25c; large pkg. 65c 
