60 CENT A UREA CHEIRANTHUS CHEIRI. 



CENTAUREA. 



(DUSTY MILLER.) 



With one of these plants it is said the centaur 

 Chiron cured the wound made in his foot by the 

 arrow of Hercules, and hence the name. They are 

 from South Europe and Asia. Most of the species 

 are ornamental-foliage plants growing from six 

 inches to five feet in height. One of the kinds of 

 the " Dusty Miller " is a Centaurea. 



CULTIVATION AND VARIETIES. 



The Centaurea require merely a good garden 

 soil and the ordinary care as to watering and tem- 

 perature. They are slow to root from cuttings, 

 which can be started in water, but plants are easily 

 raised from seeds. 



Cautanrea Candida, a valuable plant, as a contrast with Coleus 

 or Achyranthes, Leaves white, forming a neat compact bush. 



C. Clemeiiteii, a robust growing variety, forming a rounded mass 

 of silvery-white leaves, deeply cut and fringed, six inches in height. 



C. Gymmcarpa, attains a diameter of two feet, forming a grace- 

 ful rounded bush of silveiy gray, which contrasts admirably with 

 dark foliaged plants. Its drooping, fern-like leaves are effective 

 for hanging baskets. 



CHEIRANTHUS CHEIRI. 



(WALL FLOWER.) 



The Wall Flower came into cultivation three cen- 

 turies ago from Southern Europe, and the word 

 Cheiranthus, is derived from its Arabic name and 



