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PB ACTIO AL GUIDE TO GARDEN PLANTS cbntaueea 



arranged on the sliems for a distance of 

 li-2 ft. 



Culture (tc. as above. Increased by 

 seeds or division. 



C. Cineraria {C. candiddssima). — A 

 hftlf-hardy perennial, l-lj ft. high, native 

 of Italy, remarkable for its beautiful 

 white appearance. Leaves once or twice 

 pinnately cut. Flowers in July and 

 August, purple or yellow, with ciliated 

 involucres. 



Culture and Propagation. — This 

 species may be increased by cuttings 

 taken in July, August or September, and 

 inserted in close cold frames, in sharp, 

 sandy, loamy soil, gently watering them 

 in. In three or four weeks they will be 

 well rooted, and may be potted up singly, 

 and kept in a frame or greenhouse until 

 the end of May, when they may be 

 planted out. Seeds may also be sown at 

 the same period, and the young plants 

 treated like the rooted cuttings. The 

 dense tufted habit of this plant renders it 

 useful for making edgiugs and borders, or 

 for white downy carpets beneath taller 

 plants. The flower-heads are not par- 

 ticularly valued, and indeed they rarely 

 appear, but should they do so, it is best to 

 pick them off, as they detract from the 

 ornamental effect of the foliage. 



C. Clementei. — A pretty Spanish 

 pereflnial 9-12 in. high, with fine rosettes 

 of silvery-white foliage. The individual 

 leaves are 6-8 in. long, pinnately cut into 

 3 or 4 strongly toothed lobes. From a 

 garden point of view the purple flowers 

 are of little use, and are best picked off 

 so as not to detract from the beauty of 

 the foliage. 



Culture dc. as above. This species is 

 excellent for edging borders or beds, and 

 may be raised from seeds or cuttings in 

 the same way as C. Cineraria. 



C. Cyanus {Blue-Bottle ; Bluet ; 

 Cornflower). — A charming native annual 

 or biennial, 2-3 ft. high, with linear, 

 entire, downy leaves ; the lower ones 

 often toothed. Flowers from June to 

 September, bright blue, in heads ^-1 in. 

 across, with a purplish centre. Flore 

 ■pleno is a form with double flowers. C. 

 depressa, about 1 ft. high, with deeper 

 blue flowers, is very near C. Cyanus. It 

 has rose and purple forms. 



Culture a.nd Propagation. — Seeds of 

 ■the Cornflower are best sown when ripe, 



so that the seedlings will be strong 

 and sturdy for the winter, and make 

 better flowering, plants the following year 

 than if sown in April. They grow in 

 ordinary soil, and in any fairly lightsome 

 or fully exposed situation. They are 

 useful for borders or groups, and the 

 flowers are excellent for cutting. "When 

 grown in broad patches they look very 

 charming when in blossom. 



C. dealbata. — A graceful Caucasian 

 perennial l-l^ ft. high, with pinnate 

 leaves, having coarsely toothed, obovate, 

 or lance-shaped lobes, all covered with 

 white hairs beneath. Flowers in summer, 

 rosy. 



Culture Ac. as above. Increased by 

 seeds or division. 



C. Fenzli. — A pretty Armenian 

 biennial about 4 ft. high, with beautiful 

 large heart-shaped ovate glaucous leaves. 

 Flowers in summer, canarj'-yellow, in 

 large heads. 



Culture Sc. as above. Increased by 

 seeds sown in spring or autumn in the 

 open air, or in cold frames. 



C. glastifolia. — A handsome Caucasian 

 species, 4^6 ft. high, with lance-shaped 

 leaves, and Thistle-like heads of yeUow 

 flowers in summer. 



CiiUure dc. as above. Increased by 

 division or seed. 



C. g^mnocarpa. — A bushy plant, about 

 2 ft. high, native of S. Europe. Leaves 

 twice pinnate, prettily cut and divided, 

 and deijsely covered with a white silky 

 down. Flowers in small heads, rose, 

 violet, or purple, in panicles, often hidden 

 by the foliage. They are best suppressed. 

 The variety plumosa differs from the 

 type in having less white and more 

 deeply cvit leaves. It is useful for edging, 

 and beautiful when grown as large single 

 specimens. 



Culture dc. the same as for C. 

 Cineraria above. 



C. macrocephala. — A vigorous Cau- 

 casian perennial 3-5 ft. high, with simple, 

 roughish, oblong lance-shaped, pointed 

 leaves, somewhat deourrent, serrated. 

 Flowers in July, yellow, large, with 

 jagged involucre bracts. 



Culture dc. as above. Increased by 

 division or seed. 



C. montana, — A handsome P_'iTenean 

 perennial, 1-3 ft. high, with "slightly 

 cottony, lance-shaped, entire, decurrent 



