Vaughan's seed store . oduce immense flower heads, resemb-ling willow plumes in many remarkable shades 15 1028 The Chinese Woolflower (Celosia Childsi). Plants grow two to three feet high, the bloom starting earlywith a central head, round and globular, which oftenreaches the immense size of two feet in circum-ference. Scores of branches are thrown out, each bearinga ball of scarlet wool. All these branches support numer-ous laterals with small heads of bloom mixed with freshgreen foliage, so that a plant looks like an immensebouquet splendidly arranged and set in the of the blooms
Vaughan's seed store . oduce immense flower heads, resemb-ling willow plumes in many remarkable shades 15 1028 The Chinese Woolflower (Celosia Childsi). Plants grow two to three feet high, the bloom starting earlywith a central head, round and globular, which oftenreaches the immense size of two feet in circum-ference. Scores of branches are thrown out, each bearinga ball of scarlet wool. All these branches support numer-ous laterals with small heads of bloom mixed with freshgreen foliage, so that a plant looks like an immensebouquet splendidly arranged and set in the of the blooms fade in any way until hit by frost;but all continue to expand and glow with a deepeningrichness of color, a dark crimson-scarlet 15 1029 Spicata. Flowers pink shaded to silvery white 05 1032 Dwarf Plumosa Mixed 10 1037 CELSIA Arcturus. A splendid half hardy green-house plant with long spikes of bright yellow flowers. It is easily raised from seed, and if sown in spring theplants will bloom the same season 25.
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