CENTAUREA 



(From thf Greek kentauros, a centaur, the herb being said to have cured a wounded centaur) 

 Composilir 



45. Centaurea macrocephala 

 English Names: Centaury, Hardheads, Great golden knapweed, Star thistle. 



ARMENIA 



JULY AND AUGUST 



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ERY large globular bright-yellow flowers, often three to four inches 

 in diameter, carried on unbranching, erect, leafy stems from two and 



one half to three feet high, 

 narrow, and smaller at 

 the top than at the bot- 

 tom of the plant. The 

 most showy Centaury and 

 probably the best. Ex- 

 cellent for the herbaceous 

 border or for planting in 

 front of shrubbery, and 

 especially good for cut- 

 ting, the flowers preserv- 

 ing their freshness for a 

 long time. 



A hardy perennial of 

 easy culture in any good 

 garden soil. Prefers sun. 



Propagate by seed. 



Foliage handsome, leaves pointed-oval, rather 



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