HENRTADREER-PHILADEIiPHIA-M 



Yellow Sweet Sultan. 



ROYAI. SWBET SULIAN. 



CENTAUREA. 



Under this name is included such pop- 

 ular annuals as the Cornflowers, Bluebottle 

 or Ragged Sailor, Sweet Sultans, etc. 

 They are favorites in all sections of the 

 country, and are much in demand as cut 

 flowers. The ornamental white-leaved 

 sorts, or Dusty Millers, are largely used 

 for bedding, vases, etc. 



ROYAI. SWEET 



SUETANS. 



(Centaurea Iiaperialis.) 



This beautiful class are undoubtedly 

 the finest of all Sweel Sultans for cut 

 flower purposes. The beautiful sweet- 

 scented, artistic-shaped flowers are borne 

 on long, strong stems, and when cut will 

 stand for several days in good condition. The plant itself is much stronger 

 than any other Sweet Sultan; of easy culture, but it is best, south of the 

 New England States, to sow very early in the spring, so that they may per- 

 fect their flowers before very hot weather comes. (See cut.) We offer 

 the following distinct colors: 



PER PKT. I PER PKT. 



1875 Pure White 10 | 1878 Deep Lavender 10 



1876 Delicate Lilac 10 I 1879 Dark Rose 10 



1877 Brilliant Rose 10 | 1880 Deep Purple 10 



1899 Collection containing a packet each of the 6 colors 40 



1893 Finest Mixed Colors. Per oz., 60 cts 5 



CORNFLOWERS. 



(Centaurea Cyamis.) 



1886 Cyanus Blue. {Kaiser Blume, Ragged Sailor, Cornflower or 

 Bluebottle.) The favorite dark blue sort so much in demand for 

 cutting. Per oz., 25 cts 5 



1887 — White. Per oz., 25 cts 5 



1 888 — Rose. Per oz., 25 cis 5 



1890— nixed. Blue, white, rose, etc. Per oz., 20 cts 5 



1889 — Double-flowered. Mixed colors. (See cut.) Per oz., 30c. 5 



WHITE-EEAVED 



CENXAUREAS. 



(l>usty Millers.) 



Fine for bedding, vases, han'^ing- 

 baskets and pots; also extensively 

 used for margins. As an edging to a 

 bed of dark-leaved Cannas these are 

 particularly effective. Sow the seed 

 from December to April. per p^T. 



1882 Qymnocarpa. Fine- cut 

 silvery foliage; 1^ feet. Per 

 1000 seeds, ^30 cts . .... 10 



1881 Candidissima. Silvery 

 white; leaves broadly cut. 

 Per 1000 seeds, 50 cts 10 



1883 Rutifolia Purpurea. Like the above 

 this silver-leaved plant is peculiailv 

 adapted for beds, groups, filling vases, 

 etc. Itisof more compact growth than 

 either and more readily kept in shape, 

 and, in addition, bears freely very 



pretty purple flowers, 

 which contrast beautiiully 

 with the silvery folinge, 1.5c 



YARIOLIS 



CENTAUREAS. 



1873 Americana. A splendid na- 

 tive variety, growing 3 feet high 

 and bearing immense thistle- 

 like blooms of a heliotrope color. 

 Very showy in the mixed bor- 

 der and splendid for cutting. ... 5 



1874 Suaveolens {Yellow Sweet 

 Sultan, or Grecian Cornflower), 

 Very showy, large bright-yellow 

 flowers, sweetly scented. (See 

 cut.) 5 



HOW TO 



GROW FLOWERS 



A splendid book 

 for beginneis. 50c. 



Centrosema. 



CENTROSEMA. 



per PKT 



CeKA3TIU1V 



(Butterfly Pea. 



1901 Grandiflora. A hardy perennial vine of rare 

 beauty, which blooms in July from seed sown in 

 April, and bears in great profusion inverted pea- 

 shaped flowers, ranging in color from a rosy vio- 

 let to a reddish purple, with a broad, feathery 

 white marking through the centre. (See cut.). . . 



CERASTIUItt. 



(Snow in Summer.) 



1911 Tomentosum. A very pretty dwarf, white- 

 leaved edging plant, bearing small white flow- 



ers ; hardy perennial. (See cut) 10 



Centaurea CvanOs Double 



The Gl.int Snap.lra^ons shown in colors on the back cover of this book are splendid for cutting. See page 13. 



