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Centaurea 



Centaureas are an exceed- 

 ingly interesting genus of 

 plants, embracing annuals, 

 biennials and perennials 

 which though botanically alike are very different in appear- 

 ance. The following varieties are easily grown from seed. 



Varieties Cultivated for Their Foliage 



Candidissima. Ornamental plants of great beauty; foliage 

 deeply cut, silvery white and densely covered with white 

 hairs. Half hardy perennial Pkt. 10c. 



Gymnocarpa. Sometimes called Dusty Miller. Valuable 

 because of its silvery foliage and graceful drooping habit 

 of growth. Half hardy perennial; one-half to two feet high. 

 Oz. 65c Pkt. 10c. 



Varieties Cultivated for Their Flowers 



Cyanus. {Bachelor' 1 s Button, Corn Flower) This is the flower 

 seen in such great abundance in the fields of Europe. If 

 seed is sown as soon as the ground is fit in the spring and the 

 flowers picked so as to prevent the plant exhausting itself 

 by seeding, it will furnish a profusion of bright blue, purple, 

 white or pink flowers from July until late in the autumn. 

 One to two feet high. Mixed. Oz. 20c Pkt. 5c. 



Double Mixed (Bachelor's Button) Produces larger^ more 

 globular flowers than the common variety. Oz. 20c. Pkt. 5c. 



Odorata (Sweet Sultan) An old fashioned hardy annual 

 about eighteen inches high, with long-stemmed, sweet 

 scented, light blue or purple flowers Pkt. 10c. 



Marguerite. A sweet scented, white Centaurea, about as 

 large as a medium sized carnation. It is a sport from Cen- 

 taurea Odorata and the plants are about eighteen inches 

 high. The flowers are beautifully laciniated and produced 

 on long stems and their lasting quality after being cut is 

 remarkable. Hardy annual. Oz. $1.00 Pkt. 5c. 



Imperialis Mixed. An excellent sweet scented variety. The 

 flowers are finely laciniated and are about the size of a car- 

 nation. They have long stems and keep well after cutting. 

 Colors range through white, rose, lilac, purple and yellow. 

 Hardy annual; about eighteen inches high. Oz. 80c. .Pkt. 10c. 



Chrysanthemum 

 Morning Star 



Centaurea Marguerite 



Chrysanthemum 



These common " summer Chrysanthemums " 

 are showy and effective in the garden and desir- 

 able for cut flowers. Our list affords a fine range 

 for selection. These annuals are not the winter 

 flowering sorts sold by florists and which are 

 propagated only by division of roots. 



Early Blooming Garden Sorts 



Morning Star. Very handsome, large, single 

 flowers, bright yellow with deeper center; ex- 

 cellent for cutting and popular with florists 

 for both spring and fall markets Pkt. 10c. 



Carinatum Eclipse. Pure golden yellow, with a 

 bright purplish scarlet ring or center on the 

 ray florets, the disc being dark brown; very 

 striking Pkt. 5c. 



Coronarium, double white. Plants usually about 

 two feet high Pkt. 5c. 



Coronarium, double yellow. Very attractive, 

 rich golden yellow flowers, abundantly pro- 

 duced Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. The choicest Carinatum and Coronarium 

 varieties, both single and double Pkt. 5c. 



Later and Taller Fall Blooming Sorts 



Japonicum, fl. pi. Japanese variety. Flowers 

 of peculiar form and much beauty, combining 

 numerous shades of color. Half hardy per- 

 ennial Pkt. 25c. 



Indicum, fl. pi. Half hardy perennial; desirable 

 as pot plant but sown more generally out- 

 doors; very double, mixed colors Pkt. 25c. 



Superb Mixed. Seed from the finest Chinese 

 and Japanese double varieties Pkt. 25c. 



CHEIRANTHUS CHEIRI— (See Wallflower) 



CHEIRANTHUS MARITIMUS — ( See Virginian 

 Stock ) 



