. Wm. Elliott & Sons : 1893. CASTOR OIL BEAN. (See Ricinus.) ?^ta— — CELOSiA. Very singular, attractive and showy plants, producingmagnificent spikes of beautiful feathery-lookingflowers. They succeed well in the garden, if plantedout in June. Graceful and beautiful half-hardy an-nuals. Celosia Argentea. Long spikes of silvery-white, shaded with flesh color; splendid 10 Auerea Pyramidalis. Bright golden spikes in pyramidal form; exceedingly beautiful 10 New Crimson Feathered. Crimson spikes; beau- tiful ....10 Pyramidalis Plumosa. Beautiful long plumes, pyramidal in form, of red, yellow, viole
. Wm. Elliott & Sons : 1893. CASTOR OIL BEAN. (See Ricinus.) ?^ta— — CELOSiA. Very singular, attractive and showy plants, producingmagnificent spikes of beautiful feathery-lookingflowers. They succeed well in the garden, if plantedout in June. Graceful and beautiful half-hardy an-nuals. Celosia Argentea. Long spikes of silvery-white, shaded with flesh color; splendid 10 Auerea Pyramidalis. Bright golden spikes in pyramidal form; exceedingly beautiful 10 New Crimson Feathered. Crimson spikes; beau- tiful ....10 Pyramidalis Plumosa. Beautiful long plumes, pyramidal in form, of red, yellow, violet, etc.; very striking. 10 ? Huttoni. Bushy habit, pyramidal form, profusely branched,each leading branch being tipped with a small spike of bright crimson flowers 10 Cristata. (See Cockscomb.) WM. ELLIOTT & SOILS GENERAL CATALOGUE FOR CENTAUREA. An exceedingly interesting genus of plants, embracingannuals, biennials and perennials. Some of the var-ieties are magnificent foliage plants, while others arenoted for their beautiful flowers. All the kindsnamed below are worthy of cultivation. Per Pkt. Centaurea Cyanus, R. pi. (Double flowered Cornflower.)Highly recommended for its exquisite shadesof color, valuable as an ornamental plant .. ..15 —— Gymnocarpa. Silvery-gray foliage ; drooping habit, very graceful. Per oz., $ 10 ? Candidissima. Fine ornamental plant of great beauty. Silvery-white, deeply cut foliage 15 Clementei. Foliage white, deeply cut and alto-gether very beautiful 10 Americana. Hardy annual, 2 ft. in height, and of strong, robust growth; flowers deep red; verypretty 5 Cyanus. Cornflower, mixed, hardy annual 5 Moschatus. (See Sweet Sultan) 5 CHRYSANTHEMUM. The annual varieties are exceedingly pretty, but arenot so well known or cultivated as they are bright, cheerful and free blo
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