. Burpee's novelties for 1890. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. Dwarf Golden Rose. A particularly striking combina- tion of colors; the large, full combs are of a bright rose, distinctly marked with a center stripe of clear golden yelloit). Per pkt. 15 cts. New Giant Empress. A grand variety, with mam- moth, bright purple combs and dark bronze foliage. Per pkt. ID cts. Glasgow Prize or Tom Thumb. A very fine dwarf variety, with dark leaves and crimson combs. 10 cts. New Japan, of grea
. Burpee's novelties for 1890. Nursery stock Pennsylvania Philadelphia Catalogs; Flowers Pennsylvania Catalogs; Vegetables Pennsylvania Catalogs; Seeds Pennsylvania Catalogs. Dwarf Golden Rose. A particularly striking combina- tion of colors; the large, full combs are of a bright rose, distinctly marked with a center stripe of clear golden yelloit). Per pkt. 15 cts. New Giant Empress. A grand variety, with mam- moth, bright purple combs and dark bronze foliage. Per pkt. ID cts. Glasgow Prize or Tom Thumb. A very fine dwarf variety, with dark leaves and crimson combs. 10 cts. New Japan, of great beauty; the combs are almost as delicately cut as ruffled lace. Per pkt. 5 cts. Variegated, bright yellow and rich crimson. Dwarf Mixed, the finest varieties. CELOSIA—Feathered Varieties. Fire-Feathered. The plant grows three feet high, and the main stem puts forth thirty to thirty- five branches, each crowned with a magnifi- cent feathery-flower head five inches long by three inches through. The en- tire plant is of perfect pyramidal form if given room for development, while a grand effect can also be had by planting them in rows or circular beds. The flower heads are of an intense orange- scarlet or fire color; stalks and leaves are also veined ^ ^ with crimson. Per pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. for 25 cts. Gold-Feathered. This is in all respects like The Fire- Feathered Celosia, except that the feathered flower heads are of a bright golden-orange color. It makes a most pleasing contrast. Per pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. for 25 cts. Feathered Varieties Mixed. 5 cts.; per oz. 50 cts. CENTAUREA. (Blue Bottle, Corn Cockle or Bachelor's Button.) A common wild flower throughout England and the Con- tinent of Europe, and yet so highly esteemed that there are but few gardens, especially in Germany, where it is not grown. It is a hardy annual of the easiest growth, and flowers freely and continuously; height, two to three feet; flowers excellent for cutting. Cyanus, Mixed,—including dark and
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