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New Flowers aud Specialties, coutiaued 
CELOSIA (Cockscomb) 
The popular name is derived from the resemblance of the flower 
heads of the crested type to a cock’s comb, though in texture they 
are like plush or chenille. Do not use commercial fertilizers, for they 
tend to make the combs or flower heads break and grow rank. Cow 
manure is best. 
1541 Gilbert’s Crimson Gold. The flowers are clusters of beautiful 
ruffled crimson velvet 6 to 10 inches across. Each ruffle is tipped 
with pure yellow. Plants are 3 feet high; bronze foliage. Especially 
suitable for cut flowers; also dries for winter arrangements. 
Pkt. (150 seeds) 25c 
1542 Gilbert’s Green Gold. A most unusual color combination 
and lovely in all pastel arrangements. Silver-green, ball-shaped 
flower combs that become fused with light pink and just a touch 
of yellow. Height 2 feet; foliage bright green; flower heads 6 to 10 
inches across. Dries a silvery color and is the only Celosia of any 
type that will take a perfect dye or tinting. Pkt. (100 seeds) 25c 
1543 Gilbert’s Harlequin. Bush type, developing both base and 
side branches until it is a perfect mass of color. Uniform in growth, 
18 inches in height, with bright green foliage. When small it starts 
as a pink tipped with gold that turns to salmon, then to a bright 
shell-pmnk. A wonderful pot plant, and outdoors it will last and 
keep bloomimg till frost. Pkt. (150 seeds) 25c 
1544 Gilbert’s Maple Gold. Starts forming lovely round maple- 
pink heads when quite small and grows increasingly beautiful as 
each ruffled segment becomes tipped with yellow. Plants 2 to 3 feet 
in height, of strong branching type, with each stem terminating In 
a ball-shaped, clustered head. May be cut at any stage and used 
in arrangements or dried for winter. Pkt. (100 seeds) 25c 
1545 Gilbert’s Rose Beauty. Mammoth ball-shaped combs 10 
to 16 inches across. Beautiful deep rose-pink on a silver base. 
Height 3 to 4 feet, with bright green foliage. Plants non-branching 
unless pinched back. Unexcelled as either a cut flower or dried for 
winter bouquets, as it keeps its rich color perfectly. 
Pkt. (100 seeds) 25c 
1552 TITHONIA, Torch 
1549 POLYANTHUS (Bunch Primrose) 
1546 SCABIOSA, Coral Moon 
Member of a new race of Scabiosa, Coral Moon has long, wiry stems 
and large, ball-shaped flowers with broad, frilled petals. Blooms 
range from medium to deep salmon-pink. Plants from 42 to 48 inches 
tall, covered with bloom from summer till frost. Does much better 
under warm conditions than the older types. Annual. Pkt. 20c 
1547 SCABIOSA, Blue Moon 
A deep lavender-blue companion for Coral Moon. Long stems, fine 
for cuttmg. Annual. Pkt. 20c 
1548 SCABIOSA, Parma Violet 
Intense rich parma violet color. Large, solid flowers borne on long 
stems. Annual. Pkt. 25c 
1549 Polyanthus, Blackmore & Langdon Strain 
(Bunch Primrose) 
A choice strain of many brilliant colors of good size and habit. A 
showy, free-flowering perennial, ideal for borders, rock gardens and 
wild gardens. Will thrive in full sun if in moist soil; otherwise they 
must have partial shade. Mixed colors. Pkt. 35c; 3 pkts. $1.00 
1550 GLOBE PHLOX, Mixed 
All-America Selection, 1951 
Dwarf annual, very compact and unique. Globe-shaped plant 
5 to 8 inches high and 12 inches wide makes domes of practically 
solid color. Pkt. 35c; 3 pkts. $1.00 
1551 PETUNIA, Fire Chief 
All-America Gold Medal Winner, 1950 
The reddest Petunia you have ever seen. The large, single red 
blooms are borne in profusion all season, holding their bright color 
without fading. Erect growth about a foot high, freely branched 
but strong and upright. Attractive in beds and borders, as an edging 
or pot plant. Combines well with other garden flowers. Pkt. 25c 
1552 TITHONIA, Torch 
All-America Silver Medal Winner, 1951 
Orange-red, easily grown annual that thrives in hot weather. A 
cut flower that blooms from August to frost. Only waist-high, com- 
pact enough for any garden. Disease-free plants. Pkt. 25c 
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