Pink Flowers 267 



eties in flesh pink, pale and deep rose, shell pink and cerise tones. For 

 culture see Aster, White An., July. 



AUSTRALIAN STAR FLOWER (Cephalipterum Drummondii), i ft. A 

 hardy annual recently brought to notice by Luther Burbank ; bears clus- 

 ters of fragrant star-shaped flowers ranging from light pink to crimson 

 that retain form and color when cut; an everlasting. Give any good rich 

 soil and sunny location. 



BALSAM (Impatiens balsaminea, var. Perfection pink}, i-ij ft. A 

 very double pink variety resembling small roses. For culture see B. 

 White An., July. 



BUTTERFLY FLOWER, see Schizanthus. 



CATCHFLY (Silene pendula). i ft. A plant of prostrate habit with 

 reddish stems and calyx, with rose-pink flowers borne in the greatest pro- 

 fusion during the entire season. Self-sowing. Give any good soil and sun. 



CATCHFLY (Silene, var. Double}. 6 in. A more dwarf variety with 

 double pink flowers. 



CATCHFLY (S. compacta, pi. ft.) makes a very low bushy green growth 

 from which rise close heads of double pale pink flowers of great beauty. 

 It is very hardy and I believe, in a sheltered warm spot, might prove a 

 perennial. 



CELOSIA, FEATHERED COCKSCOMB ( C. spicata). 2 ft. Bears pyr- 

 amidal spikes of rosy bloom, the lower part turning a silvery white. For 

 culture see Celosia, White An., Aug. 



CEPHALIPTERUM, see Australian Star Flower. 



CENTAUREA, see Corn-flower. 



CENTRANTHUS. A shell pink annual variety with clusters of slender 

 tubular flowers. For culture see Centranthus, White An., July. 



COCKSCOMB, see Celosia. 



CORN-FLOWER (Centaurea cyanus, var. roseus). 2 ft. A variety bear- 

 ing rose-pink flowers as beautiful in their way as the blue Corn-flower. 

 For culture see Corn-flower, White An., July. 



COSMOS (C. bipinnatus, var. Early Hybrid Pink). 3 ft. A variety 

 with light rose-pink flowers that proves very useful in pink beds during 

 the summer when so many pink perennials have ceased to bloom. See 

 Cosmos, White An., July. 



DELPHINIUM, see Larkspur. 



ESCHSCHOLTZIA (E. Calij arnica, var. carminea). i ft. A dwarf va- 

 riety of soft yellowish pink of great delicacy and beauty. For culture see 

 Eschscholtzia, White An., July. 



