54 THE FRANK 8. PLATT COMPANY 
Cardinal Climber (See Ipomea) 
Carnation 
Carnations are general favorites for their delicious 
fragrance and richness of colors. The Enfant DeNice 
produce 90% splendid, large, double flowers, but not 
hardy, best treated as annuals, bloom in 5 months from 
seed. 1% feet. 
Enfant DeNice Everblooming Double White. 
Per pkt., 25c.; ze-oz., $1.00. 
Enfant DeNice Everblooming Red. 
25c.; ze-oz., $1.00. 
Giant Mixed Everblooming Enfant DeNice. 
The finest strain in annual carnations. About 90% 
come double. Seed sown in January and February will 
bloom in July and continue to bloom throughout the 
winter if potted and grown cool. Per pkt., 25c. ; 1s-0Z., 
1.00. 
: Chabaud’s Improved Double Mixed. A fine half- 
hardy fragrant sort for the garden. Seed started under 
glass blooms in five months; given some protection this 
variety may be treated as a biennial or cut back and 
potted for winter bloom indoors. Per pkt., 20c.; %-oz., 
90c. 
Per pkt., 
Carnation Enfant DeNice Giant Mixed 
Castor Oil Bean (See Ricinus) 
Celosia or Cockscomb 
A very desirable and showy plant, producing large‘ 
combs or plumes of crimson or yellow flowers. The 
“Cristata” sorts are the well-known Cockscombs. 
Cristata, the True Cockscomb 
Royal Velvet. New type for cutting and garden . 
use; numerous rich crimson combs erect on 1% to 2 
ft. stems. Per pkt., 15c.; %4-0z., $1.00. 
Golden Beauty. Dwarf Golden Yellow. Per pkt., 
15c.; %4-oz., $1.00. 
President Thiers. One of the most dwarf of all 
the Cockscombs, bearing large crimson combs. Per 
pkt., 15c.; %4-oz., $1.00. 
Centaurea Cyanus 
Bright Rose Dwarf. Per pkt., 15c.; %4-oz., $1.00. 
Mixed Cristata. Choice dwarf stock. Including 
many colors. Per pkt., 15c.; ™%4-oz., $1.00 
Plumosa or Feathered Cockscomb 
Plants surmounted with long feathery plumes; 
exceedingly handsome; height, 2% to 3 feet. 
Thompsoni Crimson. Producing graceful feathery 
flower spikes, which resemble ostrich plumes. 
Splendid crimson; foliage bronze green. Per pkt., 
15c. ; %4-0z., 90c. 
Golden Fleece. New, Giant Pampas Plume. Huge 
feathered plumes on long stems, many to each plant. 
Thrives in hot weather. A riot of color. Pkt., 25c.; 
lg-oz., 85c. 
Childsii or Chinese Wool Flower. Different from 
the ordinary plumosa in that plume is more like a 
tuft of wool, geranium red, the size of a goose egg. 
Very ormanental and fine for bedding. Height, 2 feet. 
Per pkt., 15c. ; %4-0z., 90c. 
Cornflower Centaurea Cyranus 
Under this heading we have the well-known Corn- 
flower Blue Bottle, Ragged Sailor or Bachelor’s 
Buttons. 
Jubilee Gem. The new dwarf variety received 
Award of Merit for 1937. We believe it will be very 
‘popular and valuable in the border and for cut flowers, 
growing only 12 inches tall and literally covered with 
vivid blue double flowers. May be sown in fall for 
spring flowering, in spring for summer flowering, or 
at intervals for a continuous supply. Per pkt., 15c.; 
Y-oz., 75c. 
Blue Boy. The finest stock of this favorite dark 
blue sort so much in demand for Pkt. ‘%-oz. 
CULT as s:2.5 cate n ns One dee nee ee 15¢e vot: 
Pinkie. New, very double (deep pink) 15c. 75c. 
Red Boy. New, very double (deep red) 15c. 75c. 
Maroon. (Black Boy)_.5..7..o8e. eee Ifafomety 451 2 
Snow Man. Improved white.......... Sc eue. 
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