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BKOWALLIA. 



BRYONOPals. 



OENTAUREA CANDIDI8SIMA. 



Perpkt. 



Calandrinia grandiflora. Very beautiful dwarf -grow- 

 ing annual for the flower garden ; in the sunshine the 

 large rose-colored flowers expand into a perfect blaze 

 of beauty, 1 ft 6c. 



Canary Bird Vine. A rapid growing summer climbing 

 annual, growing 10 to 16 feet high. It will cover trellis 

 work in the most graceful manner, producing hundreds 

 of its pretty fringed bright yellow flowers, which re- 

 semble a canary bird with expanded wings. (See cut.).. 6c. 



Catchfly, mixed. Showy, early-flowering garden an- 

 nuals, l>a ft 6C. 



Centaureas, white leaved ("Dusty Miller"). Valu- 

 able plants for ribbon bedding, the silvery whiteness 

 of the leaves being very effective with other colored 

 leaved plants. Although perennials they are usually 

 grown as annuals. 



candidissima. Hound compact plants, silvery white, 

 lft. (Seecut.) 10c. 



Clementei. Arching white, fringed leaves, \)i ft 10c. 



gymnocarpa. One of the best, white foliage, 1}4 ft... 10c. 

 Centauridium Ommmondii. Showy, robust, garden 

 annual, with large saucer-shaped single yellow flowers, 



2 ft 5c. 



Centraiithus macrosiphon, mixed. Bushy garden 

 annuals, with large heads of red, pink or white flow- 

 ers, 1 ft 5c. 



Cerastium tomentosum ("Snow in Summer"). Hardy 

 trailing plants, with silvery foliage. Used as edgings 

 for flowerbeds and as ground-work for carpet bedding. 



White flowers, Hit 10c. 



Chrysanthemum Frutescens. These are the " French 

 Marguerites " or " French Daisies" so much grown for 

 cut flowers. They make elegant bushy pot plants for 

 winter flowering and bloom all summer in the garden. 



Frutescens grandiflora. White 10c. 



Frutescens Comtesse de Chambord. Yellow 10c. 



Latifolium or Maximum. The great white "Moon 

 Penny Daisy." One of our finest hardy perennials, 

 forming bushy plants literally covered in late summer 

 with white flowers three inches across. Highly prized 

 for cutting, and lasting in water fully a week. Very 



effective for garden 10c. 



Clarkia. Charming annuals for flower beds. The flow- 

 ers of rose, white, red, purple, etc., borne in profusion 

 during the summer. 



Single, mixed. Many sorts, 1 to 2 ft 6c. 



Double, mixed. Including many sorts, 1 to 2 ft 6c. 



Clematis paniculata. One of the finest species. Of 

 robust habit, and covered from the ground to the sum- 

 mit with pure white, fragrant flowers, freely produced, 

 completely hiding the foliage. The flowers are fol- 

 lowed by pretty seed pods of bronzy red, 12 ft 15c. 



targe flowering, mixed (Jackman's). Flowers 3 

 to 4 inches across, of charming shades of blue, white, 

 purple, etc., 10 to 12 ft 15c. 



coccinea. Tubular flowers of waxy vermilion, interior 

 yellow, 1 ft 10c. 



crispa. Bell-like flowers of exquisite pale blue and 

 white; very fragrant, 10 to 12 ft 10c. 



flammula. Fragrant white feathery flowers, in clus- 

 ters ; admired for its grace, 25 to 30 ft 5c. 



Clianthus Dampieri ("Australian Glory Pea"). One 

 of the most beautiful plants grown for either the 

 greenhouse or border ; the flowers of scarlet, blotched 

 with black, are borne in gorgeous clusters ; tender 

 shrubby trailer ; succeeds best when treated as an 

 annual ; must not be transplanted 10c. 



Coccinea Indica. A remarkably pretty annual climber ; 

 foliage ivy-like, bright and luxuriant ; never troubled 

 with insects ; small flowers followed by numerous 

 fruits 2 inches long, which turn to brilliant scarlet, 

 spotted with white, 10 ft. (See cut.) 10c. 



Collinsia, mixed colors. Free flowering, summer 

 blooming annuals of great beauty, for massing and 

 mixed flower borders ; great variety of color — white, 

 purple and crimson predominating, 1 to 2 ft 5c. 



Cosmidium Burridgeanum. Showy annual, full of 

 bloom summer and autumn ; flowers maroon, edged 

 golden yellow, \y x ft 5c. 



Per pkt. 



Cuphea miniata. A pretty annual for pots or garden ; 



scarlet, lft 10c. 



Cucumis flexuosus (" Snake Cucumber "). Rapid grow- 

 ing annual climber, with curious fruits 3 feet long, 

 which, when allowed to fully ripen, can be kept as 

 curiosities, 6 ft 5c. 



Cyperus alternifolius ("Umbrella Plant"). A very 

 decorative foliage plant of graceful habit, very useful 

 for vases, etc., l)i ft. (Seecut.) 10c. 



Delphinium ("Hardy Larkspurs"). Handsome and well- 

 known perennials, with splendid flowers and curiously 

 cut leaves ; for permanent beds and borders they are 

 indispensable. 



Delphinium Brunonianum (' 'New Musk-scented Lark- 

 spur "). Flowers 1 to 2 inches across ; light blue and 

 purple, with a black centre emitting a powerful musky 



odor. Plant bUBhy, 6 to 12 inches high 25c. 



grandiflorum flore pleno. Flowers in long spikes, 

 very double, and of rare beauty for cutting. Charming 

 colors, ranging through shades of blue from porcelain 



and white to violet 15c. 



Zalil ("Hardy Yellow Larkspur"). Sulphur yellow, 

 plant of branching habit, bearing spikes of 40 to 60 

 blossoms, each one inch in diameter, flowering from 



June until August, 3 to 4 ft 15c. 



Cashmerianum. Large, pale blue flowers, 2 ft. (See 



cut.) 10c. 



lie Mastodonte (" Giant Bee Larkspur"). Large blue 



flowers, 3 to 6 ft 15c. 



formosum. Blue, white centre, 2 to 3 ft 5c. 



Pillar of Beauty (D. formosum coelestinum). An un- 

 usually pretty color — a delicate azure or sky blue, so 

 bright and pretty a shade that it has to be seen to 



be appreciated 10c. 



nudicaule. Large scarlet flowers, 1>£ ft 10c. 



Finest mixed single hybrids 5c. 



For annual varieties, see Larkspurs, page 81. 



Dictamnus Fraxinella ("Burning Bush" or "Gas 

 Plant"). Dense bushes with lemon-scented foliage. 

 The flowers are borne in long spikes during June and 

 July, and are also fragrant. An interesting feature of 

 the plant is that the vapor given off on a warm evening, 

 if ignited, produces a bright flash, 2}£ ft. 

 Bed flowering 10c. White flowering 10c. 



Didiscus coeruleus. A handsome annual for either 

 garden decoration or pot culture ; pale blue flowers, 

 IK ft 10c. 



Dodecatheon Clevelandi (" Giant American Cowslip "). 

 Stems 1 foot high, surmounted with from 6 to 10 large, 

 beautiful. Cyclamen-like flowers of violet blue, with 

 yellow and black centre ; hardy, and desirable for 

 partially shaded situations 25c. 



Dolichos. The Egyptian or Hyacinth Bean ; annual 

 climbing plants of rapid growth, bearing large clusters 

 of showy flowers, 10 ft. (See cut.) 

 Purple 5c. White 5c. Mixed colors.. 5c. 



Dracaena indivisa. A foliage plant, extensively used 

 for the centres of vases and for pot culture ; thin arch- 

 ing leaves, 2 to 3 ft 10c. 



Echeveria metallica. Large pinky fleshy leaves, use- 

 ful for ribboning or pots, flowers yellow and red, 1 ft. . 25c. 

 secunda glauca. Small bluish white fleshy leaved 

 plant for ribboning and pots, flowers yellow and red, 

 Jilt 25c. 



Echinocystis lohata ("Climbing Wild Cucumber"). 

 A rapid, luxuriant-growing climber, very useful for 

 quick effects, 30 to 50 ft 10c. 



Erysimum peroffskianum. Exceedingly showy yellow 



flowering garden annual, 1 % f t 6c. 



Eucalyptus globulus (" Fever and Ague Tree"). A 

 rapid-growing foliage plant, of interest in sub-tropical 



gardening, 3 to 6 ft 10c. 



citriodora. Deliciously lemon-scented foliage ; fine 

 for cutting 25c. 



Euphorbia heterophylla ("Annual Poinsettia," "Mexi- 

 can Fire Plant," or "Fire on the Mountain"). An 

 annual bushy plant, with highly ornamental leaves, 

 which in summer and autumn become blazed with a 

 darker fiery red scarlet, so that only a tip of green is 

 left. Also valuable as a pot plant, 3 to 4 ft. 10c. 



CANAR.Y. BIHD VINE. 



