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Cosmos—Rad 
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Max Schling’s Annual 
CENTAUREA 
Extremely showy in the garden and fine 
for cutting. They are easy to grow, take care 
of themselves, bloom freely, and even come 
up again. the next year from seed that has 
dropped in the ground. Just sow the seed 
broadcast wherever you want the plants to 
grow. If the soil is rich, the flowers will be 
larger and will have longer stems. They are 
lovely if sown together with scarlet Poppies. 
You should make sowings at intervals of 3 
weeks, beginning in early May. 
BLUE BOY Black Boy 
Red Boy Snow Man 
25c per pkt.; 14 02., 75c; 02., $2.50. 
e 1 pkt. each of the above 5 colors, $1.00. 
Double Cornflower Mixed. 25c per pkt.; % 
0z., 60c; 0z., $2.00. 
DWARF COMPACT CORNFLOWERS. For 
bedding and cutting. 1 ft. high. 
Jubilee Gem. Rich dark blue. 
Lilac Lady. Lovely pale lilac. 
Polar Gem. Pure white. 
Rose Gem. Rich rose. 
Each, 35c per pkt.; 5 pkts., $1.50. 
CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS (Giant Sweet 
Sultan). One of the finest of our annual 
flowers for cutting and very simple to 
grow. Plant them in a rich, loose, spongy 
soil which will hold moisture and you 
will have lovely long-stemmed, large flow- 
ers. They need sun. Mixed colors. Pkt., 
25c; 5 pkts., $1.00. 
ANNUAL 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Merry Mixed. Fine, gay, long-stemmed flow- 
ers excellent for cutting. They bloom over 
a long period and are of the easiest cul- 
ture. Pkt., 35c; 5 pkts., $1.50. 
COLEUS 
Rainbow Strain Mixed 
A beautiful strain of assorted colored 
foliage. Pkt., 50c; 5 pkts., $2.25. 
CLARKIA 
These lovely annuals resemble a spray of 
apple blossoms, flowering from every leaf 
joint. Sow the seeds in cold frame in March 
and transplant early. Especially beautiful 
in cool climates. 
Double Flowering: Mixed 
25c per pkt.; Y oz., 75c. 
CLEOME 
(Spider Flower) 
Pink Queen. All-America Silver Medal Win- 
ner, 1943. A distinctly new color break in 
the old favorite Spider Flower. Giant Pink 
Queen is a clear bright pink and flowers 
are borne in tremendous heads. Average 
3 feet in height. Pkt., 50c; % oz., $1.25. 
CYNOGLOSSUM 
(Chinese Forget-Me-Not) 
A rare gem for your blue garden. Forms 
perfect bushes 18 in. high just one mass of 
lovely brilliant blue Forget-me-not-like flow- 
ers from May until frost. You can cut with 
18-inch stems. 
Firmament. A remarkable Forget-me-not-like 
flower providing blue flowers all summer. 
Hardy annual producing blooms on stems 
10 in. long. Pkt., 50c; 5 pkts., $2.25. 
Heavenly Blue. An old favorite form of 
Chinese Forget-me-not. Very satisfactory. 
Pkt., 35c; 4 0z., $1.00. 
Dwarf Pink. A perfect companion to Firma- 
ment. Pkt., 50c; 5 pkts., $2.25. 
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Pinkie 
COBAEA SCANDENS 
Blue 
A tall growing annual climber with large, 
bell-shaped blue flowers. The seed should 
be started in the cold frame in 2- to 3-in. 
pots; insert seed in soil edegwise. Pkt., 
35c; 5 pkts., $1.50. 
COSMOS 
Graceful summer and autumn flowers, 
fine for cutting, and extremely showy in the 
garden. Our Giant Lady Lenox grows 7 feet 
high, and begins blooming in September. 
We offer a fine strain of Giant Early-Flow- 
ering Cosmos which grow but 4 feet high, 
begin blooming in July and continue until 
frost. 
Sensation Cosmos represents the greatest 
single advance in an annual flower that 
has been made in the past 5 years. They 
are so far superior to the older strains of 
early Cosmos that we have eliminated the 
old strain from our listing entirely. 
Sensation Dazzler. All-America Honorable 
Mention, 1943. A distinct improvement 
over all other red Cosmos. Very early 
blooming, rich deep crimson. 
Radiance. (All-America Silver Medal 1948.) 
The first bicolor Cosmos to be developed. 
A truly fine. novelty, striking deep rose 
with rich crimson zone. Destined for great 
popularity. 
Sensation Single White 
Pink Mixed 
Any of the above, pkt., 35c; 1% oz., $1.25; 
0z., $4.00 
Double Sensation Mixed. One of the most 
valuable additions to the cut flower group. 
Splendid double crested Cosmos on long 
stems can be obtained as early as the 4th 
of July from seed sown in April. Pkt., 50c; 
5 pkts., $2.25. 
Double Sensation Peerless Pink Lady. Fluted 
and double crested flowers of rich pink. 
Pkt., 75c; 3 pkts., $2.25. 
Peerless White Cloud. Double pure white 
form of above. Pkt., 75c; 3 pkts., $2.00. 
Giant Late-Flowering or Lady Lenox. Huge 
flowers, often measuring 5 inches across, 
on long stems. It is best to start seed of 
the late-flowering Cosmos in the frame in 
March and April. 
Mixed. Pkt., 35c; 4 0z., $1.25; oz., $4.00. 
Yellow Flare. All-America Silver Medal 1942. 
A pure golden yellow Cosmos. Early flow- 
ering. Pkt., 50c; 5 pkts., $2.25. 
Cynoglossum, Firmament 
Crimson 
