. E. Fred Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower & kitchen garden for 1880 . 1^ % PRICP. tcHc^ represents a side shoot of Aurea Pyramidalis). Celosia Argentea, however, pro- duces its flowers in spikes, like a Gomphrena ( Globe Amaranthvs), but much longer,* and, if gatiiered when young, they are valuable for winter bouquets. Grown in pots, they are the most elegant. Half-hardy annuals, 695 Celosia Argentea. Silvery white, shaded with bright rose; very handsome. 3 ft 89G 897 898 899 10 Aurea Pyramidalis. Magnificent golden-feathered plant. 3 feet . 10 Coccinea Pyramidalis. Cri
. E. Fred Washburn's amateur cultivator's guide to the flower & kitchen garden for 1880 . 1^ % PRICP. tcHc^ represents a side shoot of Aurea Pyramidalis). Celosia Argentea, however, pro- duces its flowers in spikes, like a Gomphrena ( Globe Amaranthvs), but much longer,* and, if gatiiered when young, they are valuable for winter bouquets. Grown in pots, they are the most elegant. Half-hardy annuals, 695 Celosia Argentea. Silvery white, shaded with bright rose; very handsome. 3 ft 89G 897 898 899 10 Aurea Pyramidalis. Magnificent golden-feathered plant. 3 feet . 10 Coccinea Pyramidalis. Crimson, same as the preceding, differing only in color. 3 teet 10 Pyramidalis Nana Aurantica. Erect, from fifteen to eighteen inches; leaves oval, acuminated, bright green; trasses of flower-spikes pyramidal, of a brilliant buS" yellow 25 Pyramidalis versicolor. Oval acuminated leaves of red brown; all the spikes terminated by bright carmine trusses before opening, passing grad- ually to violet carmine. 3 feet 15 C0CKSC03IB. Nat. Oed., Amarantacece. Highly ornamental, curious-looking flowers, for decoration of the flower-house, drawing-room and garden; all the varieties are remarkably atti-active, producing a fine etfect when grown in pots and mixed w'ith other plants, either on the stage of a greenhouse, or planted in some warm situation out of doors. The following sorts have been saved from combs remarkable for their size and symmetry. Half- hardy annuals. 900 Cockscombs, Mixed Varieties 901 Dwarf Crimson. Brilliant and large; from a prize collection. | foot 902 Yellow. Same as above, except color 903 New Giant. Very large, brilliant-red rose; beautiful rose-dwarf. | foot New Giant. Very large, brilliant-red rose; beautiful rose-dwarf. GLOBE AMARANTHUS. Nat. Oed., Amarantacece. known, and much .05 .10 .10 .10 The Globes are well known, and much admired for their ornamental effect in the , and are highly prized for their heads of flowers, which, if gathered before th
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