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CERASTIMI. 



(Snow in Summer.) per 



1911 Tomentosum. A very pretty dwarf, white-leaved edg- 

 ing plant, bearing small white flowers; hardy perennial... . 



CINERARIA. 



Beautiful flowering plants for the house or conservatory during the 

 spring months. 



Seed should be sown from May to September for succession. 

 Where only one sowing is made, July should be preferred. Cinera- 

 rias grow so freely that the seedlings may go straight from the seed- 

 pans to thumb-pots. After transplanting, place in a cold frame facing 

 north, if possible. When the pots become full of roots, shift into 

 larger ones till the flowering size is reached. Our prize strain is justly 

 celebrated for all good qualities, being especially noted for size, coloring 

 and texture. 



1963 Dreer's Prize Dwarf. Extra fine 35 



1964 Dreer's Prize Tall. Very large flowers 35 



1961 Matador. The new, large flowering scarlet, which adds 



considerable life and brilliancy to a collection 



1966 Stellata (Star Cineraria). A charming variety, with 

 large spreading panicles of starry flowers in the same variety 

 of colors as the ordinary Cineraria; the extreme grace and 

 elegance of the plant and flowers make them wonderfully 

 effective for the decoration of the house and conservatory 

 and especially so for church decoration; also useful for cut- 

 ting 



WHITE-LEAYED 

 CINERARIA. 



(Dusty Millers. 



1971 riaritima Candidissima. These, 

 as well as the white-leaved Cen- 

 taureas offered on page 77, are called 

 "Dusty Millers." Fine for bed- 

 ding, ribbon-beds and margins; 

 prized f o r their beautiful downy, 

 silvery foliage; half hardy peren- 

 nials; 2 feet. \ oz., 2") cts 5 





Cleome Gigantea 



CLARKIA. 



This pretty and easily grown an- 

 M nual has been much improved in 

 £ recent years, and the varieties of- 

 fered below are now seen as cut 

 flowers in most of the large cities 

 Oneraria Maritima of Europe; they do wtll either in 

 sun or shade growing 2 to 2} feet 

 high, with leafy racemes of double flowers, which all open 

 in water when cut. (See cut.) 



PER PKT. 



1981 Alba Fl. PI. Very double, pure white 10 



1984 Brilliant. Rich crimson scarlet; very double .... 10 



1982 Salmon Queen. Extra double, salmon-pir.k 10 



1983 Scat let Queen. A brilFant orange-scarlet; a rare 

 shade 10 



A pkt. each of the 4 sorts, 30 cts. 



CLEOME (Giant Spider Flower). 



Gigantea. In our trial grounds this proved to be the 

 fintst Cleome we had ever seen. The plant attains a 

 height of 3i> feet, well branched, each branch terminated 

 by a large head of bright rosy-crimson flowers. It makes 

 a striking subject for large beds or for interspersing in 

 the shrubbery border, and is used extensively in many 

 of the public parks. : Seed should be sown, in the open 

 ground as soon as the weather i? warm and settled, and 

 the plants given sufficient room to develop their full 



beauty. J oz. , 25 cts 10 



2003 Qigantea Alba. A splendid pure while variety... 10 



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