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but is a dwarfer 

 irdy herbaceous, 

 indeed, anything 



Centaorea continued. 



^ vST*?* * ^ Kn P*. 1596, Hardy 

 .77.) There are also white-flowered (o/*a) and ros 

 rarieties, both of which are well worth growing. 



flower-stems erect, 

 ^^? 

 C. 



FIG. 397. CEJITA0REA BABTUJMCA. 



JL-head* canary-yellow, large, terminal; 

 ' from the base. L large, handsome, 

 radicaL A. 4ft Armenia, 1868. 



FIG. 396. FIJOWKR IAD BUD Of CK.VTALI 



. moschata (musky). Sweet Sultan. &.-headi purple ; inrolucre 

 roundish, smooth ;' scales egg-shaped. July. 1 lyrate-toothed. 

 A. 2ft Persia, 1621 Hardy annual. 



IBtfrtH 



in a short sharp point 

 the flower. A. t 

 Fig. 400. (B.H.124&) 



C. montan* (mountain).* jL-keadt blue, large, handsome ; florets 

 deeply cut into four or fire segments. Early summer. L lanceo- 

 late, entire, decurrent, cottony. Stem 



hollow, and thickened 



Hardy perennial. See 



FIG. 393. CKXTAl'RF-A 



