5 CARDINAL CLIMBER ek 12 ft. Graceful annual 
climber with fine foliage and flowers of brilliant, cardinal 
red. On fence or trellis it drapes in long-blooming beauty, a 
green wall set with ruby brilliance. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
CASSIA GOLD—Three good kinds. FASICULATA—k(3)25. 
Goldcoin Flower. Annual. Graceful fountain plants, each 
pinnate-leafed stem becoming a plume of brilliant yellow 
blossoming. Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. 25e. MARILANDICA—kt (3) 
50. Winter-hardy perennial, loaded through late summer 
with massive racemes of bright yellow bloom. Pkt. 15¢c; 14 
oz. 25e. CORYMBOSA—w. Floribunda Cassia. North, hand- 
some large pot plant, loaded with golden blossoms. Garden- 
hardy, south. Pkt. 25c. 
3 SHOWY CANNAS 
Stately plants with decorative foliage. Trusses of massive, 
brilliant flowers. Illustrated below. Cannas bloom constantly 
from early summer until autumn 
freezes. In late fall, dig roots and 
store in frost-proof place. We supply 
2 to 3 eye divisions. FLORENCE 
VAUGHAN—Big yellow flowers 
with red throat. Green foliage. 
KING HUMBERT—Big clusters of 
scarlet flowers above bronze leaves. 
KING HUMBERT YELLOW—Fine, 
big flowers of golden yellow above 
wide green leaves. HUNGARIA— 
Desirable deep pink. Green foliage. 
WYOMING—Here the leaves are 
bronzy maroon, the flowers large 
and rich orange. UNIFORM PRICE 
—Tuber divisions of any of above, ae 
each 25c; 3 for 70c; 10 for $2.00. - 
CANNA FINE MIXED—10 for $1.90; 25 for $4.50. 
CANNA SEEDS MIXED—Seeds saved from varied named 
kinds should give interesting colors and forms. Usually seed- 
lings bloom first year. Soak or file the rather large seeds 
before sowing. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 70c. 
1 CATANANCHE or CUPID'S DART 
Soundly hardy perennials of considerable beauty of bloom. 
They cut well. Hardy, disease-resistant, long-lived. 25 inches. 
“k’’ culture. 
CATANANCHE COERULEA—Long-stemmed, attractive 
flowers in soft blue. Likes sun, and does well even in 
drought. In bloom late spring into early summer. Pkt. 15c; 
1g oz. 35c; % oz. 60c. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.40. 
CATANANCHE SNOW-WHITE — New, and beautiful, va- 
riety with blossoms of purest white, without trace of blue 
marking or shading. Otherwise like last. Pkt. 25c; 3 pkts. for 
70c. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.40. 
4 AUTUMN WAX-WORK 
4 CELASTRUS SCANDENS—yt 50 ft. Waxwork or Bitter- 
sweet. Showy hardy vine. In autumn, hung with cluster- 
sprays of bright orange-and-red fruits that may be dried 
for winter bouquets. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 30c; 1 oz. $1.00. 
5 CELOSIA (with COCKSCOMB) 
e699 
Attractive flowers, colorful in garden or vase. ‘‘x’’ culture. 
CRISTATA EMPRESS—18 inches. 
Enormous crest-combs of rich, velvety 
maroon. Red foliage. Dwarf, compact. 
Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 30c. 
GIANT PLUMED MIXED—40 inches. 
Great ostrich plumes in widest color 
range, including scarlet, crimson, am- 
aranth, orange and yellow, with rose 
tones. Pkt. 10c; 1% oz. 25c; % oz. 40ce. 
FIRE FEATHER—12 inches. Red fire 
here, dwarf plants with great, pointed, 
f silky plumes. Striking for pot culture 
@ or in the garden. Illustrated opposite. 
‘Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 40c. 
GOLDEN FEATHER—Like last except that plumes are all 
of brightest golden yellow. Fine for edging, bedding, pot cul- 
ture. Pkt. 15c; 6 oz. 40c. 
PAMPAS PLUME — New selection with immense, fluffy 
plumes in unusual and surprising color tones. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 927A—One pkt. each of the 5 for 55c. 
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1 CELMISIA SPECTABILIS—rcbkt (2-3)20. The Showy Wool- 
leaf Daisy of New Zealand. Large white flowers on wool- 
covered stems over rosettes of leaves that are likewise covered 
with silvery wool. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
4 CEDAR OF LEBANON 
This is the true Cedar of Lebanon, CEDRUS LIBANI, a 
handsome, ruggedly formed, coniferous, evergreen tree. Foliage 
varies from bright green to silvery. Grows eventually to about 
80 feet. Winter-hardy at Cleveland and Boston. “kt’’ culture. 
Pkt. 20c; 1% oz. 40c. 
ATLAS SILVER CEDAR—k 120 feet. The majestic Cedar of 
the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, a handsome, pyramidal 
conifer with silvery blue, evergreen foliage. Hardy into 
southern Connecticut. Pkt. 20c; 14 oz. 40c. 
5 CENTAUREA and SWEET SULTAN 
Garden decorative, or splendid cut flowers. “‘k’’ culture. 
GIANT SWEET SULTAN—(2-3)35. Centaurea imperialis. 
Big, delightfully fringed and fragrant double blossoms in 
rose, lilac, wine red, purple, white, often with contrasting 
centers. Long stems. Fine for cutting. Pkt. 15c; 44 oz. 25c. 
GRECIAN SWEET SULTAN—(2-3)35. Centaurea suaveolens. 
Golden, perfumed, double blossoms. Pkt. 15c; 14 oz. 25c. 
CORNFLOWERS DOUBLE MIXED — (2-3)30. Centaurea 
eyanus, called Bachelor Button. Fine double flowers, prettily 
fringed, in bright blue, pink, ruby, cardinal, maroon, rose, 
white, mauve. Pkt. 10c; 14 oz. 30c; 1 oz. $1.00. 
AMERICANA—(2-4)40. Great Basket-flower. The long-rayed 
blossoms of rosy lilac, or sometimes creamy white, often run 
to four inch diameters. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 35c. 
THE DWARF CORNFLOWERS—Low, compact, to about 12 
inches, right for edgings. JUBILEE—A bright blue, like a 
low, dense Blue Boy. Pkt. 15c; 44 oz. 30c. ROSE GEM— 
New variety in soft rose pink. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
5 DUSTY MILLER 
CENTAUREA GYMNOCARPA—Masses of beautiful, silver- 
dust foliage of feathery form. Desirable for edgings. Attrac- 
tive purple flowers. Pkt. 15c; 4% oz. 25e; % oz. 45ce. 
1 CENTAUREA PERENNIAL 
Fully hardy perennials that 
will give quick, robust brilliance. 
They cut well. ‘x’? culture. 
AMARA—(4)25. It blooms in 
late summer and early autumn, fq 
big, lacy, lilac flowers. Pkt. 15c; 
4g oz. 30c. BELLA — (8)16. § 
Beauty of the Caucasus. Fringed, 
starry blossoms of mauve pink 
rise over mats of silvery, feath- 
ery leafage. Splendid rock gar- 
den, edging or bedding peren- 
nial, particularly satisfactory in 
dry, sunny positions. Plants 
only, each 55c; 3 for $1.40; 10 
for $4.00. FRITSCHI—(38-4)60. 
Tall long-bloomer with good 
violet flowers. Pkt. 20c. MACROCEPHALA—(3)45. It can be 
a spectacular beauty, with its big flowers of fullest, fluffy, 
golden doubleness. Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 30c; ™%4 oz. 50c. Plants, 
each 55c; 3 for $1.40; 10 for $4.10. MONTANA—(8)20. Big 
airy flowers that seem to be made of blue lace. Pkt. 15¢; % 
oz. 50c. ORIENTALIS—(8)28. Big blossoms that may be 
either soft yellow or rose-toned maroon. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 30e. 
DEALBATA— (2-3)40. Beauty from Persia. A fully hardy 
perennial. The rounded, branching plants with pinnate foliage 
that is silvered in reverse, are filled with big, double blossoms 
of rosy lilac. Pkt. 20c; Wg oz. 35¢c. Plants, each 60c. 
SCABIOSA SPLENDENS—(2)40. Handsome early bloomer 
with big, fringed blossoms of blueberry-violet. Pkt. 20c; Vg oz. 
35c. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.40. RUTHENICA—(3)36. 
Fairly large, fringed flowers of soft yellow. Pkt. 20c. 
STENOLEPIS—(3)50. Called Summer Bouquet, from its free- 
blooming beauty. Large flowers of fringed, roseate lavender 
come from buds of brown basketry. It cuts well. Pkt. 20c; 
Vg oz. 35c. Plants, each 55c; 3 for $1.40. OFFER 927C—One 
packet each of above as offered in seeds, for $1.25. OFFER 
927DN—One plant each of the five so offered, for $2.50. CEN- 
TAUREA HARDY PERENNIAL BLEND—Seeds of many 
fine, hardy kinds in mixture. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c. 
