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the petals to the center in a single night. Hand picking in the morning 

 when the beetles are sluggish, and dropping them into a mixture of 

 water and kerosene is the only sure way of getting rid of them. Look 

 for this beetle also on the Michaelmas Daisy. As the Aster transplants 

 easily, it is well to have a small bed of young plants to fill in any bare 

 spaces made by cutting down early perennials. It comes in every color 

 except yellow. July to October. 



BALSAM (Impatiens Balsamina, var. Perfection). i-i ft. A plant 

 of leafy, bushy growth with many showy short-stemmed flowers. Its 

 chief value is in furnishing amusement to children who love to snap 

 the seed-vessels, which burst with a touch when ripe; hence its common 

 name, Touch-me-not. Give plenty of room, sun and moisture. Care- 

 ful growers never use seed until three years old. Other varieties in pink, 

 red and purple. July to September. 



CATCHFLY, SWEET-WILLIAM (Silene Armeria). i ft. The flowers 

 resembling a Pink are borne in flat-topped clusters and open only in the 

 sunshine. Give any good soil and full sun. Also a bright pink variety. 

 July to September. 



CENTRANTHUS, var. alba (?). i ft. A low branching plant with 

 smooth glossy leaves and numerous terminal clusters of slender tubular 

 fragrant white flowers; very hardy; blooming until heavy frosts. Give 

 a moist loam and sun. Is self -sowing. 



CLARKIA (C. puchella). i ft. A graceful plant bearing several curv- 

 ing racemes of deeply lobed flowers that remain in bloom a long time. 

 It is slightly self-sowing and does well in a moist, partly shaded loca- 

 tion. Also a lilac variety. July to October. 



CLEOME, SPIDER PLANT (C. pungens). 2 ft. A curious plant bearing 

 large heads of white flowers with conspicuous orange stamens on long 

 filaments, which give it its name, Spider Plant. It has a strong pun- 

 gent unpleasant odor. It requires a rich light soil and full sun; self- 

 sowing. July to October. Also a pink variety. 



CORN-FLOWER, BACHELOR'S BUTTON (Centaurea Cyanus, var. Mar- 

 garita). 2 ft. A very beautiful variety of this common favorite, with 

 large sweet-scented fringed flowers; thrives in any good soil and blooms 

 for two months if the seed-vessels are picked off as they form. Also 

 pink, lilac and deep blue varieties. 



COSMOS, EARLY (C. bipinnatus, var. Early Hybrid). 3 ft. Unless 

 one lives in a southern latitude, it is well to depend upon this early 

 variety, which begins to bloom when only a few inches high and con- 



