COXCOM2—Celosia, C, B. 
Mrs. J. D. Gilbert nas been at work developing 
this delightful family for many years. Varieties 
listed below were originated and grown by her 
and represent the finest Celosias in the world. 
4964—Gilbert's Crimson Gold. Pkt. 25c. 
505—Gilbert's Harlequin. 18 in. pink tipped gold 
turning to salmon, then bright pink. Pkt. 25c. 
504—Gilbert's Rose Beauty. 2 ft. Extra large 
flower heads of deep bright rose to bring striking 
new color to this fine group. Dries perfectly for 
winter bouquets. Pkt. 25c. 
503A—Gilbert's Gold Dust. 212 ft. Ruffled balls rich 
yellow, silvery sheen turn deep gold. 25c. 
503—Gilbert's Green Gold. 2 ft. A new color com- 
bination. Sparkling silver tipped with light rose. 
touched with gold. Dries and dyes well. Pkt. 25c. 
496—Gilbertia Maple Gold. 2 ft. Heads of delight- 
ful maple-pink, the ruffled segments tipped with 
gold. Pkt. 25c. 
499—Gilbert's Varieties Mixed. Pkt. 25c; 3 for 65c. 
493—Cristata, Coxcomb. hha, 18 in. Huge broad 
combs in many showy colors. Pkt. 10c; 25¢. 
502—Semi-Dwarf Cristata Toreador. 2 ft. Large 
combs of brightest red. All America. Pkt. 25c. 
497 A—Semi-Dwarf Cristata Red and Gold 15” Large 
comb golden yellow striped bright crimson. 25c¢. 
508A—Gladiator. Dwarf Cristata. Combs of gold 
and yellow over light green leaves. Pkt. 25c. 
491—Empress, hha. 1 ft. Huge, bright crimson 
combs, bronze foliage, beds; fine display till frost. 
491—Chinese Wool Flower Mixed. 2-3 ft. Each 
perch terminates in a ball of brightly colored 
wool, 
491A—Childsii Deep Rose. A new lovely color. 
497—Dwarf White. Most unusual. 
495—Fiery Feather. Dwarf, 15 in. Brilliant red. 
493A—ROYAL VELVET. 2 ft. Plumy heads of rich 
crimson. Foliage bronzy with red margin. 25¢. 
492—Giant Pampas Plume Golden Fleece. 21, ft. 
Huge plumes of golden yellow. Pkt. 25c. 
495A—Purple Plume. 212 ft. Large feathery plumes 
of rich purple. Pkt. 25c. 
494A—Torchlight Pampas. 3 ft. Fiery Red. Pkt. 25c. 
498A—Pampas Plume. Mix. Picture—pgl2A. 25c. 
498—Plumosa, Parrot's Feather (Pride of Castle 
Gould). hha. 2 ft. Big feathery plumes; beautiful; 
scarlet and orange mixed. Pkt. 10¢; 25c. 
500—Celosia Complete Mixture. Pkt. 10¢; 25c; 
Ye ox. 50c: Ya oz. 85c; Y2 oz. $1.50 
508—Dwarf Cristata Liliput Rainbow Mixture. 1 ft. 
Uniform, dwarf growth, large ruffled balis of beau- 
tiful varied colors, green foliage. Pkt. 25c. 
CORAL FLOWER 
593—CORAL FLOWER. 30 in. Loose clusters of 
little five-pointed blossom stars of luminous pink 
rosiness, then come hundreds of long-hanging 
capsules, each like a bead of polished coral. 
DOUBLE CLARKIA, Ha, C, B. 
ROCKY MOUNTAIN GARLAND 
Blooms from July until Frost. 
Easily grown, sow in spring or fall. Showy beds, 
and fine cut flowers. For best results, Clarkias 
should be kept on the dry side. 
65%7—Clarkia Elegans Double Mixed. ha. 2 ft. A 
blend of all Clarkia colors. Our finest mixture. 
561—NOVELTY CLARKIA MIXTURE. All the newer 
and finer varieties direct from the trial grounds, 
Pkt. 25¢; 4 oz. 45c; Vx oz. 75c. 
559—La France Pink. 18 in. Most attractive of 
the Clarkias. Silvery pink, very double. 
Geo. W. Park Seed Company, Greenwood, S. C. 
570A—Cleome Helen Campbell. 
Pkt. 25¢ 
SPIDER FLOWER, Ha, C. 
On every stem, each new afternoon a whorl of 
airy, orchid-like blooms open. Sow in May where 
they are to bloom. Full sun, sandy soil. They’l 
bloom from June until frost. Self sows. 
571—CLEOME, Pink Queen. 3-4 ft. Distinct and 
new, this beautiful Spider plant bears its huge 
trusses of bright salmon pink from summer until 
late fall. Immune to disease and insect pests. Fine 
for tall borders Pkt. 10¢; 25¢; 4 oz. 60c. 
5%70—Golden Cleome. New, rich gold. Pkt. 25c. 
570A—Helen Campbell Snow Crown. A lovely new 
pure white Orchid flowering Cleome with even 
larger fuller heads than Pink Queen. Pkt. 25c. 
556—Rese Giant. Immense, ever-extending flower 
whorls of deep rose, rich and vivid. Pkt. 25¢. 
572—Mixed colors. 
WALLFLOWER Cheiranthus, R 
52%7—Allioni. hb. 18 in. The brightest of orange- 
colored flowers, and very free-blooming; easily 
grown and when sown in spring will bloom from 
July until November. Flowers fragrant clusters. 
529— C. Kewensis, hhp. 2 ft. (The Winter-Bloom- 
ing Wallflower.) Golden and purple violet. 
530—Linifolius. hp, 9 in. Lilac, sweet-scented. 
524— Cheiranthus Complete Mixture. 
GOLDEN YELLOW SWEET PEA 
620— CROTALARIA Retusa. hha, 2 ft. Great ra- 
cemes of gold and brown pea shaped flowers. 25c. 
Rohevsaathemun Korean Hyb. 
Hardy Chrysanthemums 
Bloom in 5 months and last for years 
536—KOREAN HYBRIDS. hp. Semi-double and 
single. Blooms trom seed in 5 months. Magnifi- 
cent color range. Hardy and long lasting. 
543—INDICUM DOUBLE HYBRIDS. hp. Double and 
semi-doubie flowers in splendid colors. Mixed. 
This is the hardy fall blooming Chrysanthemum 
and is one of the parents of the Florist type. 
542—INDICUM Sif.GLE HYBRIDS. hp. 
544—GLORY MIXTU&L. np. Our finest mixture of 
hardy Chrysanthe.nums with an exceedingly wide 
range of brillian; colors. Contains seeds of Ko- 
rean and Arcticum Hybrids as well as Azalea- 
mums. Indicums and Morifoliums. Pkt. 25¢; 3 
pkts. 65c. 
Annual Chrysanthemums—Late Summer Bloom 
53%—Tricolor Merry Mixture. Hundreds of cheer- 
ful single flowers brilliant vari-colored rings. 
539—Double Monarch Mixed. From England, this 
strain produces a high percentage of fully double 
flowers in a glorious blend of rich colors. A 
most showy garden annual. Pkt. 25c. 
540—Complete Mixture Annuals. Single and double. 
POT OF GOLD, C, B 
Coreopsis will furnish your home with bright 
golden flowers for 5 months. Blooms June-frost. 
595—Double New Geld. The flowers are large and 
fluffy, rich golden yellow, 100% double, fine, 
594—Coreopsis Double Mixture. 
Tiny Tufts and Brass Buttons 
A New Dwarf Ribbon Border Plant is 
597—COTULA Barbata. hha. 3 in. Compact tufts of 
silken foliage frame the host of small button-like 
lemon yellow flowers it produces in reckless 
abandon. Rare and attractive. Pkt. 25c. 
Serving Gardening America for over 80 years. 
Radiance. 
American Cosmos 
GIANT COSMOS Hha, C 
FROM JULY UNTIL FROST 
So easily grown they seem to thrive on neglect, 
these fine annuals are one of the most useful of 
garden flowers vust drop a bouquet of them into 
a vase and watch them arrange themselves. 
LARGEST OF ALL COSMOS 
Early sensation, 4-6 inch flowers. 4 ft. tall. 
616—Radiance. A A. Silver Medal 1948. First bi- 
color—deep rose, rich crimson. Pkt. 25c. 
589—Crimson Scarlet, Introduced in 1949, An en- 
tirely new color in Cosmos. Unvarying crimson- 
scarlet without a trace of purple. Pkt. 25c. 
610—Cardinal, Rich, velvety crimson color. 
612—Pinkie. Delicate and delightful pink. 
613—Purity. Snowy, ocean breaker white. 
614—Mixed. Complete Mixture Cosmos Sensation. 
Pkt. 10¢; 25¢; “4 oz. 60c. 
606—EXTRA EARLY Sensation Mixed. In bloom 
fully two weeks ahead of strain above. A full 
range of all Cosmos Sensation colors. Pkt. 25c¢ 
605—COSMOS HYBRIDS, Earliest Large Flowered, 
hha. 3 ft. Blooms freely from June until frost 
if planted early Fine Mixture. 
609—Mammoth Late Hybrids. 5 ft. Giant flowers, 
strong stems, blooms until frost. Mixed. 
604—Extra Double Peerless Sensation Mixed. White, 
pink, crimson and shades all included. 
601—Extra Early Double Crested (Anemone Flow- 
ered). Not quite as large but with greater per- 
centage of doubles than above varieties. Mixed. 
617—KLONDYKE Cosmos Mixed. 2-3 ft. hha. 
608—Tetra Double Orange Ruffles. Flowers twice the 
size of the ordinary strain. Pkt. 25c. 
607A—Fiesta. Semi-double gold striped scarlet. 
Heat loving, early flowering. easy, prolific. Fine 
to cut. colorful all summer. Pkt. 25¢. 
615—Complete Mixture of all types of Cosmos. 
616—All 
Batchelor’s Button, Centaurea 
A showy and valuable class of annuals of easy 
culture. Those described below bloom first sea- 
son and are showy in the garden, and valuable 
for cutting. Flowers keep well. 
CENTAUREA CYANUS, Ha, C. 
Here is the familiar Bachelor’s Button so im- 
proved that you will hardly recognize it. 
511—Red Boy. 3 ft. Bright deep red. 
509—Blue Boy. 3 ft. Bright blue. 
510—Pinkie. 3 ft. Delightful deep pink. 
512—Snow Man. 3 ft. Glistening white. 
513—Complete Mixture. Above varieties. Pkt. 10c¢; 
25¢; V2 oz. 60c. 
DWARF JUBILEE COLORS 
516—Jubilee Gem. 12 in. Bushy plants smothered 
with deep blue flowers. 
516A—Jubilee Mixture. 18 in. A pocket size bachelor 
button, neat, compact, low growing, bearing a 
succession of fully double blooms. Highly self 
cleaning. Over 9 distinct colors including pink, 
lilac, blue, white. Pkt. 25c¢. 
FLUFFY GIANTS 
515—C. IMPERIALIS (Royal Sweet Sultan). 3 ft. 
ha. Giant and feathery, so delicate and light 
that they seem to float above the foliage. Com- 
plete Mixture. Pkt. 10c; 25¢; Y2 oz. 75c. 
LARGEST 
Americana. hha. 3 ft. In a class by itself. Larg- 
est, most showy of Centaureas, 5 in. across; fine 
for cutting; July and August. 
606—Blue 50%7—Mixed 
518—Complete Mixture of Centaurea, all varieties. 
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