Sensation Cosmos. 
OLDS’ COSMOS 
928. Sensation Mixed. H. A. 
blooms measure four to six inches across on 
plants four to five feet tall, To produce the 
large blooms, plant three feet apart and disbud. 
Pkt., 10¢c; 2 pkts., 15¢; 45 oz:, 50c} oz., 90c: 
924, Fiesta. H. A. The All-America Silver 
Medal winner in the 1952 contest, Shown in 
color and described on page 38. Pkt., 15c; 2 
pkts., 25c. 
926. Extra Harly Colossal Mixed. H, A. The 
Cosmos for the northern latitudes. The plant is 
graceful and delicate, the flowers single and as 
large as the late blooming kinds, Plants grow 
4 to 6 feet high. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; % 
0z., 45c; 0z., 75c. 
927. Radiance. H. A. A beautiful two-tone 
Cosmos that should be in every garden. See page 
41 for complete description and color illustra- 
tion, Pkt, L0cs.2) pktsi, 15c% 
925. Extra Harly Double Crested Mixed. H. 
A. Grows about three feet high, forming a per- 
fect bush, massed with blooms. The double 
is edged with a row of single 
Very early, Pkt, ibe; 2 pkts.. 25c¢, 
COBAEA 
The giant 
crested center 
petals. 
920. (Cathedral 
Bells.) H. A. One 
of our finest and 
most rapid growing 
climbers, attaining a 
height of 380 feet 
during the seasqn. 
Will cling to any 
rough surface. In 
sowing, plant the 
seed edgewise, in 
flats in March or 
April. The large 
bell-shaped flowers 
are first green, then 
turn to a _ beautiful 
purple. Pkt., 15c; 2 
pkts., 25c. 
Cobaea Scandens. 
COLLINSIA 
H. A. An easily grown flower 
923. Bicolor. 
which blooms freely in any good garden soil 
from June to October. Flowers are formed on 
wiry stems in tiers of whorled, deep-lipped pet- 
als. Sometimes called Chinese Houses as they 
suggest Chinese Pagodas. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
Firefly Cuphea. 
CUT FLOWER GARDEN 
1351. This mixture is made up ot 
many attractive and easily grown annuals. 
Will please you with a _ succession of 
bloom from early spring until late fall. 
Extra large pkt., 10c; 
Y% 1b., $1.00. 
Yo 02., 20C; 02., 
35¢c; : 
COIX (Job’s Tears) 
929. Coix. T. P. While a perennial it is not 
hardy and must be grown as an annual. The 
leaves are about two feet long and one and one- 
half inches wide. Beads or tears on the axis are 
pearly white to lead color. They are useful orna- 
ments and a curiosity, 
0Z., 
Pkt., 10c;°2 pkts. 15¢; 
30c. 
Sweet Wivelsfield Dianthus. 
DIANTHUS (Pinks) 
954, Sweet Wivelsfield Mixed. H. A. A cross 
between the hardy Pink and the Sweet William. 
Flowers are over three inches in diameter and 
are borne profusely. Colors include pink, rose, 
white and many marked with contrasting shades. 
Some are honey-scented, Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
950. Dianthus. (Pinks. ) Double Chinen- 
sis Mixed. H. A. One of the most loved of all 
annuals. The brilliant, contrasting colors ap- 
pearing in each flower form striped bands and 
markings and are very beautiful. Pkt., 10c; 2 
pkts., 15c. 
952. Gaiety 
Mixed.) Ho Ay 
While winter 
hardy with pro- 
tection it should 
be grown in the 
north as an an- 
nual, The one 
foot plants are 
completely covy- 
ered with a fas- 
cinating display 
of brilliant col- 
ored fringed 
flowers of pink, 
white, red, and 
maroon in a 
wide array of patterns, The blossoms appear in 
single, double, and semi-double forms and will 
cover the plants for a long season. Sweet scented, 
Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
DAHLIA 
935. Dwarf Hybrids, Mixed. H. A. See page 
89 for color illustrations and description. Plant 
in a box in the house in April, and transplant. 
PK Loess 2epkts i 2oc, 
DAHLIA BULB. See page 34. 
CYNOGLOSSUM (Chinese forget-me-not) 
934, Dwarf Firmament. H. A. Better appearing 
and produces more flowers than the taller type. 
Plants are sixteen inches in height, strong and 
erect. A flower that blooms all summer until 
freezing even on poor soils. The Forget-me-not- 
like blooms are a vivid blue and will harmonize 
well with all colors. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c, 
CUPHEA (Firecracker Plant) 
933. Firefly, H. A. The general effect of this 
plant when in full bloom is a ball of fire. It is 
excellent for rock gardens, window boxes, flower 
pots, or as a border plant. This tender annual 
will flower readily from seed in twelve to four- 
teen weeks and bloom profusely throughout the 
summer, The compact plants reach a height of 
about ten inches and are covered with small 
delicate fiery red flowers. A good pot plant. Pkt., 
15¢e; 2 pkts., 25c, 
Dianthus, Gaiety 
4B 
Didiscus Coeruleus. 
DIDISCUS (Blue Lace Flower.) 
959, Coeruleus. H. A. A beautiful blue-flower- 
ing annual growing about 3 feet tall. Very fine 
for cutting. Pkt., 15c; 2 pkts., 25c. 
DOLICHOS (Hyacinth Bean) 
960. Tall Mixed. H. A. A rapid-growing, free- 
flowering annual climber; blossoms and maroon 
pods are very ornamental. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 
15¢. 
. 
DIMORPHOTHECA 
961, Dimorphotheca, Golden Orange 
Daisy. H. A. A showy African Daisy with 
large glossy, orange-red flowers. See _ illustra- 
tion above. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
962. Mixed Hybrids. H. A. Our mixture con- 
tains many beautiful shades of yellow, salmon, 
gold and white. Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c. 
ANNUAL HOLLYHOCK 
1007. Indian Spring. Sow the seed in flats, 
transplant in six weeks to the open ground, It 
will flower in about ten weeks. The semi-double 
five-inch flowers range in color from a pale pink 
to crimson. Height, four to six feet. Pkt., 10c; 
2 pkts., 15c, 
GERANIUM 
987. Zonale Mixed. T. P. The popular house 
and window-box plant. Blooming plants can be 
grown from seed the first year. Pkt. 20c; 2 
pkts., 35c, 
GOURDS 
995, Mixed. Ornamental. H, A. Quickly makes 
a dense growth of vines. Large types make fine 
pied Oe Pkt., 10c; 2 pkts., 15c; 1% oz., 25c; 
oz., 40c. 
Mixed Ornamental Gourds. 
