GARDEN MANUAL 
FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 
Centaurea Suavolens. 
Centaurea Suavolens. Yellow, Sweet 
Sultan. December till April. 
Correopsis. (Calleopsis.) Bright Eye 
Daisy. Hansome free blooming plants, 
of the easiest culture; two or three feet 
high, with yellow and brown daisy-like 
flowers. December to March. 
Cosmos Bipinnata Hybrida. 
showy annual similar in shape to the 
Bright-Eye Daisy or Correopsis, but 
taller and more brilliant in color. 
Cyclamen Persicum. Alpine Violet. A 
green-house plant with tuberous or rather 
bulbous roots, blooming abundantly, be- 
ing possessed of very ornamental foliage 
and of easy culture, it should not be 
missing in any collection of greenhouse 
plants. Sow in August and September in 
pots, transplant in small pots when large 
enough, and keep either in green-house or 
a room near the window, and give plenty 
of light and air. Keep bulbs dry during 
summer. Price, per packet, 25 cents. 
Dianthus Barbatus. Sweet William. 
A well known plant, which has been 
much improved. Their beautiful colors 
make them very showy. Should be sown 
early otherwise they will not flower the 
first spring; one and a half feet high. 
October till April. 
Dianthus Chinensis. Chinese Pink. A 
beautiful class of annuals of various 
colors, which flower very profusely in 
early spring and summer, one foot high; 
from October to April. 
Dianthus Caryophyllus. Carnation Pink. 
This is a well known and highly esteemed 
class of flowers. They are double, of 
different colors, and very fragrant; can 
be sown either in fall or spring; should 
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be shaded during midsummer and pro- | 
tected from hard rains; three to four feet 
high. November till April. 
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Cosmos Bipinnata Hybrida. 
Dianthus Pilumaris. Border Pink. A 
fragrant pink used for edging. The flow- 
ers are tinged, generally pink or white 
with a dark eye. Does not flower the 
first year; two feet high. Sow from 
January till April. 
Dianthus WHeddewiggii. Japan Pink. 
This is the most showy of any of the 
annual pinks. The flowers are very large 
and of brilliant colors; one foot high. 
Sow from October till April. 
Dianthus Caryophyllus. 
Dianthus Caryophyllus Margaritae Ro- 
bustus, fil. pl. Semi-high double Margaret 
Carnations. This beautiful pink origin- 
ated in Italy. It is of a dwarfish habit, 
grows from 12 to 15 inches high; the 
stalks are exceedingly strong, and there- 
fore need no support. The flowers are 
much variegated, occasionally producing 
yellow ones. What makes this variety 
remarkable is that it flowers after four 
| months from the time of sowing the seed, 
and produces about 80 per cent. of double 
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