CENTAURY 55 



CENTAUR'EA continued. 



C. suave* 'olens continued. 



mauve flowers. The Bride is pure white. 

 Bridesmaid, white with yellow centre. 

 Honeymoon, rich yellow. Syn., Amberbo'a 

 suave' olens, C. odora'ta, and C.fla'va. 



Propagate by seeds sown \ in. deep where they 

 are to grow in September or April. Those plants 

 that are sown the previous September are, however, 

 the most robust, and being hardy stand the winter 

 well. They resent root disturbance, though it is 

 possible to transplant them if moved with a ball of 

 earth when young. The Sweet Sultan group are 

 partial to a chalky soil, which should be added in 

 the form of lime rubble if possible, where there is 

 a deficiency of it. 



CENTAURI'DIUM Nat. Ord. Composite. 



C. Drummond'ii. Height 3 ft. A bright, half- 

 hardy annual from Texas, introduced in 1877. 

 The flowers are large, somewhat similar to 

 Centaurea, of a lemon yellow, and bloom 

 during the warm months of the year. Syn., 

 Xanthi f sma texa'num. 



Sow seeds J in. deep in pans of light soil 

 plunged in a moderate hotbed in March or April, 

 and planted out in May, or in the open at the end 

 of April in mild weather. 



CENTAURY. See CENTAUREA. Also ERYTHR.EA. 



