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Centaurea - Cornflowers 



Cornflowers are among the most popular of all garden flowers. They are easy to grow, flowering freely, 

 making a showy display, and yielding an abundance of cut flowers. Besides the well-known annual 

 varieties there also are a number of perennial kinds which are very desirable. The white-leaved kinds or 

 Dusty miller are splendid for beds, vases, hanging baskets, etc. 



Centaurea Americana 



1865 Americana (Basket Flower). ® A splendid hardy annual, 

 growing 3 feet high and bearing immense thistle-like blooms 

 of a rosy lavender color. The blooms measure 5 inches across. 

 Very showy in the mixed border and splendid for cutting. 

 Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 25c. 



1901 Suaveolens {Yellow Sweet Sultan, Grecian Cornflower). ® 

 A very showy annual variety with large, bright yellow, sweetly 

 scented flowers. A popular sort for cutting; lasting well; 2 feet. 

 Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 25c. 



Centaurea imperialis 



Royal Sweet Sultans ® 



Centaurea imperialis 



This beautiful class is undoubtedly the finest of all Sweet 

 Sultans for garden display and cutting. The charming, sweet- 

 scented flowers are borne on long, strong stems and when cut 

 will stand for several days in good condition. Seed may be sown 

 early outdoors for flowering during the summer and a later sowing 

 will produce magnificent blooms during the autumn. The plants 

 grow 2j feet high and give an abundance of flowers. 



1891 Amaranth Red. . . . | 



1892 Brilliant Rose / ^ ofthese- 



1893 Deep Lavender \ pkt 10c- ' 



lilt S^f-^ ^.""'f^' ( special pkt. 25c. 



1895 Delicate Lilac \ *^ 



1896 Pure White / 



4796 Royal Sweet Sultan Collection. One packet 



each of the above six fine colors, value 60c, for 45c. 



1900 Finest Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c; i oz. 25c; oz. 7Sc. 



Dreer's Ultra-Double Cornflowers 



Dreer's Ultra-Double Cornflowers 



Centaurea cyanus 



This superb new strain is the last word in Cornflowers. The 

 flowers not only are considerablj' more double but also larger, 

 each bloom forming a lovely large fluffy ball. 

 1871 Black Boy. A rich and appealing deep maroon. 

 1873 Blue Boy. Exquisite Cornflower blue. 

 1875 Pinkie. Glorious blooms of bright rose. 

 1877 Red Boy. The finest of the red shades. 

 1879 Snow Man. Graceful large white blooms. 



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Any of the above: Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 25c; J oz. 50c. 



IDOTH nnniVERSRRY OFFER 



Collection of Five Ultra-Double Cornflowers 



4790 One packet each, value 75c, for 50c. 



4792 One special packet each, value $1.25, for. . . .85c. 

 4794 i oz. each of the 5 colors, value $2.50, for $1.75. 



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1880 Finest Mixed. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 25c; i oz. 50c. 



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1867 Jubilee Gem. Charming compact plants about 12 inches 

 high covered completely with double dark blue flowers. Splen- 

 did for dwarf beds and a very showy subject for growing in 

 pots. Pkt. 20c; special pkt. 50c. 



White-Leaved Centaurea— Dus^y Miller 



Fine for bedding, vases, hanging baskets, and pots; also exten- 

 sively used for margins. The white-leaved Cinerarias are also 

 known as Dusty Millers. See page 26. 

 1861 Candidissima. ® Silvery white leaves with elegantly cut 



margins. Very showy. Pkt. 15c; special pkt. 50c. 

 1863 Gymnocarpa. ® Finely cut silvery foliage; IJ feet high. 



This is a great favorite. Pkt. 10c; special pkt. 25c. 



Hardy Centaurea H 



1902 Dealb&ta, {Persian Centaurea). Bright rose-colored flowers; 

 July to September; IJ to 2 feet. Pkt. lOc; special pkt. 40c. 



1903 Maucrocephsila, {Globe Centaurea). Large thistle-like golden 

 yellow flowers; useful for cutting and showy in the border; 

 July and August. 3J feet. Pkt. 15c special pkt. 40c. 



1904 monta.naj{PerennialCornflower, Mountain Bluet). A showy 

 variety, 2 feet high, bearing large violet-blue flowers from July 

 to September. Pkt. lOc; special pkt. 25c. 



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