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blooms several weeks later than the other variety. For culture, see 
Liatris, Blue Per., July. 
Leapwort, PLumpaco (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides—trade name 
Plumbago Larpente). 1 ft. A half-shrubby perennial with zigzag stem 
and close terminal heads of deep blue flowers changing to violet. It 
requires a light rich soil and is propagated by seed or division of root. 
Give a warm sheltered situation, and mulch in winter. 
JUNE 
BLUE ANNUALS 
ASPERULA (A. azurea setosa). 1 ft. A tender perennial treated as 
an annual, bearing terminal clusters of small tubular lavender-blue 
flowers. It thrives in any good soil and is self-sowing. June to 
September. 
BACHELOR’s BuTron, CoRN-FLOWER (Centaurea cyanus, var. Em- 
peror William). 2-3 ft. Bears deep-blue flowers in the greatest pro- 
fusion if the seed-vessels are picked off as they form; self-sowing. 
Autumn-sown seed produce the strongest plants and bloom in June, 
while spring-sown seed come a month later. For culture, see Bachelor’s 
Button, White An., July. 
CrarxiA (C. puchella). 1 ft. A low-growing variety bearing single 
_deeply-lobed lilac flowers of great beauty; also a semi-double variety, and 
one in pink; self-sowing. Autumn-sown seed bloom in June; spring- 
sown seed in July. Allow from 6-9 in. to each plant. Give a rich moist 
soil. June to September. 
Convotvutus. Dwarf (C. tricolor, also called C. minor). 1 ft. A 
dwarf variety with ascending branching stems and large showy flowers 
with rich blue corolla and white throat and yellow tube. Closely re- 
sembles Nolana. Opens only in sunshine. Culture the same as Morn- 
ing-Glory. 
Cynoctossum (Omphaloides linifolia, var. celestina, commonly 
called C. celestinum). 1 ft. A sky-blue variety bearing flowers that 
resemble Forget-me-nots. See Cynoglossum, White An., June. 
Eutoca (E. viscida, known also as Phacelia viscida). 8in. A rather 
coarse variety of Phacelia, clammy all over, bearing terminal racemes 
of deep-blue flowers less than an inch across, similar in flower but not 
so handsome as Phacelia. For culture, see Phacelia, White An., June. 
