Centaurea 
Cosmos—Radiance 
Dianthus, Schling’s Giant Single Mixed 
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 Pop- 
pies. You should make sowings at intervals 
of 3 weeks, beginning in early May. 
Blue Boy Black Boy Pinkie 
Red Boy Snow Man 
Pkt., 25c; 14 02., 75c; 02., $2.50. 
e 1 pkt. each of the above 5 colors, $1.00. 
Double Cornflower Mixed. 25c per pkt., 
\4 oz., 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. 
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., 35c; 4 0z., 
$1.50. 
HELEN CAMPBELL. AT LAST a pure 
white companion to Pink Queen. This 
free flowering, vigorous grower will be 
welcomed by everyone. Excellent for mass 
planting. Pkt., 35c; 5 pkts., $1.50. 
CYNOGLOSSUM 
(Chinese Forget-Me-Nots) 
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-in. stems. 
Firmament. A remarkable Forget-me-not- 
like flower providing blue flowers all sum- 
mer. Hardy annual producing blooms on 
stems 10 in. long. Pkt., 50c; 5 pkts., $2.25. 
Heavenly Blue. An old favorite form of 
Pink Chinese Forget-me-not. Very satisfac- 
tory. Pkt., 35c; %4 oz., $1.00. 
Dwarf Pink. A perfect companion to Firma- 
ment. Pkt., 50c; 5 pkts., $2.25. 
DIANTHUS - Chinese and 
Japanese Pinks 
Easily raised from seed. Pinks flower 
abundantly and continuously until frost, 
are very effective in the garden and splendid 
for cutting. With slight protection the 
plants will live over winter. Start seed in 
the hotbed in March. 
Double Japanese Pinks, Schling’s Superb 
New Hybrids. Large, beautifully fringed 
very double flowers, measuring nearly 
3 inches across, in greatest variety of 
colors. Pkt., 50c; 14 0z., $1.50. 
Schling’s Giant Single Mixed. A fine strain 
of single garden Pinks with very large 
flowers; beautifully fringed and laciniated 
at edges in wonderful range of colors. 
Pkt., 35c; Ye oz., $1.00. 
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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 Sep- 
tember. We offer a fine strain of Giant 
Early-Flowering 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 Purity. White. 
Sensation Mixed. 
Any of the above: Pkt., 35c; 14 0z., $1.25; 
oz., $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. Flut- 
ed 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. 
Fiesta. Brilliant scarlet-orange flowers, 
striped yellow, borne in profusion on 
neat, compact plants. Pkt., 35c; 5 pkts., 
$1.50. 
DAHLIAS 
Dahlias are easily and quickly raised from 
seed. Sown in the hotbed or cold frame in 
March and April, and transplanted in May, 
they will begin to bloom in August. The 
seed we offer has been saved from choicest 
and newest varieties, roots of which would 
cost $1.00 to $5.00 each. 
Giant Decorative Exhibition Dahlias. A spe- 
cial strain selected by one of the leading 
Dahlia hybridizers. Giant exhibition 
blooms in all colors. Pkt., $1.00. 
Dwarf Mignon Bedding Dahlia. In full 
bloom in less than 3 months after sowing 
and it continues until frost. Flowers of 
the same size as the single Dahlia, this 
new dwarf race is even more floriferous. 
The plant in full bloom does not exceed 
2 feet in height, thus making it ideal for 
bedding.. Salmon-Pink, Cream, White, 
Yellow, etc. Pkt., 50c; 5 pkts., $2.25. 
Giant Cactus-Flowered Mixture. A gorgeous 
yin of fine types and colors. Pkt., 
.00. 
Unwin’s Semi-Double Hybrids, Bedding. 
(See page 25.) Like the popular Mignon 
Dahlia, the plants of these new hybrids 
grow about 2 feet high and produce a 
great abundance of lovely semi-double 
flowers on long stems well above the foli- 
age In a great variety of colors. Pkt., 50c; 
5 pkts.; $2.25. 
Coltness Hybrid Dahlias. Compact plants 
only about 14% feet tall but as broad, 
bearing numerous flowers in a wide range 
of beautiful colors. Mixed. Pkt., 50c; 
5 pkts., $2.25. 
