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Centaurea imperialis (Sweet Sultan) is one of the most beautiful 

 of annuals, bearing, until frost, long-stemmed, fragrant flowers, in 

 shades of mauve, purple, and white unrivalled for cutting. They 

 grow about two feet tall and love a sunny situation. They resent 

 disturbance and so should be sown where they are to flower, and 

 well thinned to insure perfect development. 



C. americana (American Basket Flower) is less well known, but 

 is an extremely handsome plant with large, beautiful lavender 

 flowers. 

 CheiranthuSy h. a., eighteen inches. Wallflower. 



Sweet and homely is the yellow wallflower "stained with iron- 

 brown." The annual variety known as "Parisian extra early," h* 

 sown under glass in March, will bloom all summer and autumn and 

 provide many a nosegay of deliciously scented flowers. There 

 are all shades of yellow, red, and russet. 

 Chrysanthemum, h. a. 



Among Annual Chrysanthemums those known as the "star- 

 group" are the finest: Morning Star, Evening Star,Eastern Star,and 

 Northern Star. They make bushy plants about eighteen inches 

 high, and bear many large daisylike flowers in shades of yellow 

 and orange. They are long stemmed, and good for cutting and last 

 well in water. Another good sort is C. inodorum plenissimum. var. 

 Bridal Robe, which grows eighteen inches tall and is covered 

 with snowy bloom. Lord Beaconsfield and Chamelion, which 

 bear handsome crimson and gold flowers, are also useful. The 

 Chrysanthemums are easy of culture, asking only full sunshine and 

 a good rich soil. 

 Clarkia elegans, h. a., two and a half feet. 



Attractive, branching plants, carrying well-clothed flower spikes 

 of scarlet, salmon-pink, or white. These flowers are very beautiful, 

 and in good soil and sunshine will bloom all summer if not allowed 

 to seed. 

 Convolvulus minor, eight inches, h. a., Dwarf Morning Glory. 



It is impossible to imagine anything much prettier than the wide, 

 blue-eyed C. tricolour with white throat and yellow decorations. 

 These baby Morning Glories stay wide open all day and make nice 

 little spreading bushes, very pretty and useful along the front 



