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New Floral Guide— Spring, 1901
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Cobea Scandens.
COBEA SCANDENS
A choice, slender-growing Climbing Vine, very desirable for
porch or veranda, and also for window culture; has hand-
some foliage, begins to bloom quickly, and continues loaded
with beautiful bell-shaped flowers the whole season. The
flowers are green at first, but quickly change to a beautiful
deep violet blue. A well-established plant will run 30 to 40
feet in a season. In planting place the seed edgewise, cover
lightly, and water sparingly until the plants are out of the
seed leaf. Pkt. 12 seeds, 4 cts.
CENTROCEMA GRANDIFLORA : BUTTERFLY PEA— An entirely
new climbing vine of great beauty ; begins to bloom quickly and
bears large cluster? of pea-shaped flowers from early June till cut
down by frost. The flowers are quite large, very fragrant, and borne
in profusion from June until October ; the color is rosy purple and
creamy white, very handsome and attractive, six to eight feet high.
Seed shovild be soaked in water over night and planted early in
Spring where it is to remain. Pkt. 4 cts.
CANARY BIRD FLOWER— A very pretty climbing vine belonging
to the Nasturtium family. It is a quick, handsome grower of grace-
ful habit, has finely-cut leaves, and bears a profusion of lovely golden
yellow, fragrant flowers, bearing a fancied resemblance to little ca-
nary birds. Will grow ten or twelve feet high and blooms all the
time. Very nice for window, garden, porch or trellis. Pkt. 5 cts. ;
.^ oz. 35 cts.
CYPRESS VINE— A well-known and very beautiful vine, with delicate,
fern-like foliage, and lovely star-shaped flowers, rose, scarlet and
white ; plant when weather is warm. Pkt. 3 cts. ; oz. 20 cts.
GYPSOPHILA, or ANGEL'S BREATH— This is a very pretty annual
that should be in almost every garden, for it thrives everywhere and
makes lovely sprays to go with all kinds of flowers, whether RoseS,
Carnations, Dahlias or anything else. Its tiny, little flowers are borne
in great profusion on long, graceful branching stems, very beautiful
for cutting, and a great favorite wherever seen. Pkt. 5 cts. ; J^ oz.
10 cts.
GYSOPHILA PANICULATA, or BABY'S BREATH— Entirely dif-
ferent from the above, and very pretty, a hardy perennial, maybe left
in ground over Winter and will come up again in the Spring. Pkt. 5 cts.
NEW CELOSiA, Ostrich Plumed.
Makes nicely branched plants two feet high, each stem
crowned with a large, fiery-red feathery plume, very showy
and handsome. Pkt. 4 cts.
COCKSCOMB, QUEEN OF DWARFS— This is the finest dwarf
Cockscomb in cultivation ; grows only eight or ten inches high, and
bears immense heads of bloom ten to twelve inches across ; deep,
rich, velvety crimson, exceedingly brilliant and handsome. Pkt.
4 cts.
COCKSCOMB— Finest varieties mixed. Pkt. 3 cts.
BACHELOR'S BUTTON, Double— Nearly all the flowers from the
seeds we offer are double or semi-double, much larger and finer than
the old kinds, and of many new and bright colors. Finest mixed.
Pkt. 4 cts. ; oz. 20 cts.
CALENDULA— The following improved varieties of the old pot mari-
gold are very brilliant and handsome and highly valuabled for beds
and borders. Seeds sown in the open ground comes quickly into
bloom, and continues covered with bright handsome flowers till
killed by frost.
ORIOLE or Large-Flowering Bright Yellow— Extra large, very double
flowers, bright glowing yellow, very rich and beautiful. Pkt. 6 cts.
METEOR— Large double flowers, deep canary yellow, elegantly
striped with orange, Pkt. 4 cts.
CALENDULA— Fine double mixed, pkt. 4 cts., "%, oz. 8 cts.
New Fragrant Candytaft, Empreia.
Neiv Celosia, Ostiicli Plumed.
NEW FRAGRANT CANDYTUFT, EMPRESS— The Candy-
tuft is well known as one of the prettiest and most useful an-
nuals. The Empress is the newest and best variety ; bears
large heads of pure white, fragrant flowers all through the
season. Pkt. 6 cts.
CANDYTUFT, White— Pkt. 4 cts.; oz. 20 cts.
CANDYTUFT, HARDY— A handsome, compact-growing,
hardy perennial. Blooms quickly, and is excellent for beds
and borders. Pkt. 6 cts.
CANDYTUFT, White, Purple and Crimson Mixed— Pkt. 4 cts.;