J. fiARQUHAR & CO.'S SEED CATALOGUE. 



39 



CENfTAUKEA 1M I'EKI ALIS. 



No. 



Pkt. 



CENTAUREA, Flowering Annuals. Imperialis. 

 (Giant Corn=Flower.) The flowers are of enormous 

 size ; fragrant, and of the most charming colors, 

 including white, pink, lilac, rose and purple. They 

 are among our best summer flowers for cutting. 



2575 Finest Mixed. All colors 10 



2576 — Lilac 15 



2577 — Pink, with White Centre 15 



2578 — Rose 15 



2579 — Purple 15 



2581 — White 15 



No. 

 2582 



2583 



2584 



2585 

 2590 

 2595 

 2600 

 2610 

 2615 

 2620 



CENTAUREA MARGARITAE. 



Pkt. 

 Margaritae. Giant White Corn-flower; blossoms 

 two to four inches across; pure white; fragrant. . . .10 

 Odorata. Fragrant ; purplish crimson ; very large 

 blossoms 10 



— Chamceleon. Large flowers, pale sulphur-yellow, 

 changing to rosy-lilac 10 



Cyanus. (Bachelor's Button, or Corn-Flower.) 

 Fine, free-flowering hardy annuals ; easily grown and 

 excellent for cutting. Height, two feet. 



— Finest Mixed. Allcolors Ounce, .20 .05 



— Emperor William. Deep blue . . . " .25 .05 



— Lilac " .25 .05 



— Purple ' .25 .05 



— Rose " .25 .05 



— White " .25 .05 



— Double, Finest Mixed. Producing double and 

 semi-double flowers ; all colors Ounce, .40 .05 



No. Pkt. 



CENTAUREA — Continued. 



Moschatus. (Sweet Sultan.) Fragrant and showy 

 hardy annuals ; useful for cutting. 

 2625 — Finest nixed. Allcolors Ounce, .30 .05 



2627 — Blue " .30 .05 



2628 — White " .30 .05 



2630 Suaveolens. (Yellow Sweet Sultan.) " .40 .05 



2635 Americana. Lilac-purple flowers, often four inches 



in diameter; magnificent 10 



2636 — Alba. White; lovely flower ; new 15 



CENTAUREA, Hardy Perennial Varieties. 

 2638 Babylonica. Yellow ; very showy. Three feet . . .10 

 2640 Macrocephala. Large, deep yellow flowers. Three ft. .10 



2642 flontana. Very showy; deep purple. Two feet. . .10 



2643 — Alba. White 10 



Showy hardy 

 thriving in dry 



2645 CENTRANTHUS, Finest Mixed. 



annuals, with Verbena-like blossoms : 



or sandy soils. One foot 05 



2647 Cephalaria Alpina. Hardy perennial, with showy 



light blue flowers. Height, two-and-a-half feet . . . .10 



2650 CERASTIUM Boissieri. Dwarf hardy perennial, 

 with silvery white foliage ; useful for edgings. Four 

 inches 25 



2655 Tomentosum. Hardy, silvery-leaved perennial. 



Four inches 25 



2660 CHAM/EPEUCE Casabonse. (Fish - Bone 



Thistle.) Very decorative dark green leaves, with 

 large, white spines ; half-hardy biennial. One foot . . .05 

 2665 Diacantha. Large, Thistle-like leaves, white, 

 margined with green, and covered with large white 

 spines. Height, one foot 05 



2670 CHELONE Barbata Torreyi. Fine perennial, with 

 scarlet flowers like the Pentstemon ; height, two feet ; 

 fine for summer display and cutting 05 



2675 Hybrida. The colors vary from flesh-pink to deep 



red and violet ; beautiful as cut flowers for vases . . . .05 



CHRYSANTHEMUM Annual Varieties. Showy, 

 hardy annuals of easiest cultivation and blooming early 

 in summer. They are most desirable for seashore and 

 mountain gardens. Height, two feet. 



2680 Sing-le Varieties, nixed. Many gorgeous colors. 



• • • Ounce, .20 .05 



2685 Double Varieties, Mixed. Including white, yellow. 



rose, scarlet and maroon Ounce, .40 .05 



2695 Tricolor Atrococcineum. (The Sultan.) Deep 



crimson Ounce, .30 .05 



2700 — Burridgeanum. (Lord Beaconsfield.) White, 



crimson and yellow Ounce, .30 .05 



2702 — Chamaeleon. Crimson, bronze and yellow . . . .10 



2703 — Dunnett's Double Crimson 10 



2705 White Ounce, .40 .05 



2707 Yellow " .40 .05 



2708 — Eclipse. Golden yellow with scarlet 



ring and brown disc " .30 .05 



2710 Tricolor Luteum. Yellow Ounce, .30 .05 



2715 — Nanum Coccineum. Scarlet. One foot 05 



2720 — Purpureum. (W. E. Gladstone.) Rich 



crimson Ounce, .40 .05 



2725 — Venustum. Rose, centre yellow . . " .40 .05 

 2750 — Lorenz's Double=Fringed Hybrids. The 

 flowers vary from white to yellow and maroon, tinged 

 with crimson or rose ; others have rich crimson centres 



with the ray petals yellow. Finest mixed 10 



2755 Coronarium, Double White Ounce, .40 .05 



2760 Golden Yellow. . " .40 .05 



2762 Lemon Yellow " .40 05 



2765 Inodorum Plenissimum. Free-flowering variety 

 of spreading habit, with pure white flowers, resembling 



Asters. Height, one foot 10 



2770 nulticaule. _ Pretty, single yellow flowers; fine 



bedder. Four inches 05 



2775 Segetum Grandiflorum. Bright golden yellow. 



Two feet 05 



CHRYSANTHEMUM, Perennial Varieties. 



2780 Chinese, Finest nixed. Splendid autumn-flowering 

 plants for conservatory or house decoration. Seed 

 saved from a splendid collection 10 



2785 — Pompon, Finest nixed 10 



2790 Japanese Hybrids. Splendid colors and interesting 

 forms ; the petals usually being twisted, claw-shaped or 



quilled 10 



- Delaux Early-Flowering. Splendid for autumn 

 blooming in the open garden 15 



2805 Frutescens. (White narguerite, or Paris 

 Daisy.) Large, white, Daisy-like flowers with yellow 

 centres ; charming pot plant for house or conservatory. 

 One-and-a-halt feet • 10 



2810 Comtesse de Chambord. (Golden Paris Daisy.) .10 



2815 Maximum. Hardy perennial ; the largest-flowered 



white daisy. Three feet 05 



2817 Uliginosum. Large, single, white flowers; hardy 



perennial. Two feet 10 



