. Vick's illustrated catalogue and floral guide, 1871 . 5 Mixed varieties, 10 Good roots, each, 50 CATCHFLY, (Silene,) Nat. Ord. hardy annuals, growing over a foot in height. Should be grown so as toform a clump or mass. Set the plants six or eight inches apart. Silene Armeria, i Lobels Catchfly,) red, white, and rose, either separate or mixed, . 5 CELOSIA, Nat. Ord. singular, attractive, and showy annuals; when well grown, unsurpassed; succeedbest started in the house or hot-bed, and transplanted into a rich, warm soil. They make finepot plants for
. Vick's illustrated catalogue and floral guide, 1871 . 5 Mixed varieties, 10 Good roots, each, 50 CATCHFLY, (Silene,) Nat. Ord. hardy annuals, growing over a foot in height. Should be grown so as toform a clump or mass. Set the plants six or eight inches apart. Silene Armeria, i Lobels Catchfly,) red, white, and rose, either separate or mixed, . 5 CELOSIA, Nat. Ord. singular, attractive, and showy annuals; when well grown, unsurpassed; succeedbest started in the house or hot-bed, and transplanted into a rich, warm soil. They make finepot plants for exhibition, and deserve to be classed among our best annuals. We recommendthem to all who give their plants good care, and such will not blame us for the advice. is the singular and beautiful Cockscomb. (Engraving, p. 22.) Celosia cristata, (Cockscomb,) Crimson Dwarf, ]0 Rose Dwarf, . 10 Yellow Dwarf, ]0 Violet Dwarf, 10 Scarlet Giant, : 10 Tall Violet, 10 Tall Rose, 10 Tall Sulphur, 10 Dwarf varieties mixed, 10 Tall varieties mixed, . 10. —Continued. pkt. cts. Celosia pyramidalis coccinea, spikes very large, showy, scarlet; 3 feet, 10 pyramidalis aurantiaca, spikes scarlet, tipped with orange; 3 feet, 10 pyramidalis nana aurantiaca, bright, fawn-colored panicles, and fine foliage, . 25 pyramidalis versicolor, lieht crimson flowers, verging on crimson-violet; new, . 25pyramidalis versicolor foliis atrobruneis, foliage reddish-brown, panicles golden orange; new, 25 spicata rosea, a very pretty plant, with spikes of rose-colored flowers that keep well for winter ornaments, if picked early. Free bloomer all summer, 10 CENTAUREA, Nat. Ord. Composite?.Free-flowering, hardy annuals, showy, but not delicate, having a somewhat weedy appear-ance, though much prized by some; and when grown in a mass, the bright colors are blue, yellow, and pink. Centaurea depressa, blue, red center; 1 foot, 5 depressa rosea, pretty; rose, pink center, 5 Cyanus, (Bachelor
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