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Centaurea 



ically alike are very different i 

 grown from seed. 



The Centaureas are an exceed" 

 iugly interesting genus of plants^ 

 embracing annuals, biennials and 

 perennials which though botan- 

 n appearance. They are easily 



Chrysanthemum 



Varieties Cultivated for their Foliage 

 Candidissima. Ornamental plants of great beauty; foliage deeply 

 cut, silvery white and densely covered with white hairs. Halt" 

 hardy perennial Pkt. 15c. 



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 Pkt. 10c. 



Varieties Cultivated for their Flowers 



Cyanus. {Bachelor's Button,^'orn 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 till late in autumn. One to two feet high. 

 Mixed Pkt. 5c. 



Double Mixed. {Bachelor's Button). Produces larger, more 

 globular flowers than the common variety 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 Centaurea Odorata 

 and the plants are about eighteen inches high. The flowers are 

 beautifully laciniated and produced on long stems; their lasting 

 quality after being cut is remarkable. Hardy annual Pkt. 5c. 



Imperialis Mixed. An excellent sweet scented variety. The flow- 

 ers are finely laciniated and are about the size of a carnation. 

 They have long stems and keep well after cutting. The colors 

 range through white, rose, lilac, purple and yellow. Hardy an- 

 nual; about eighteen inches high Pkt. 10c. 



Chrysanthemums are 

 showy and efllective in 

 the garden, and desira- 

 ble for cut flowers. Our list affords a fine range for selection. 

 These annuals are not the winter flowering sorts sold by florists. 



Early Blooming Garden Sorts 



Carinatum Eclipse, pure golden yellow, with a bright purplish- 

 scarlet ring or center on the i^ay florets, the disc being dark brown; 

 very strilcing Pkt. 5c. 



Coronarium, double white " 5c. 



Coronarium, double yellow, very attractive, rich golden yellow 

 flowers abimdantly produced Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed, Cari7iatum and Coronarium varieties " 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 perennial ■ Pkt. 35c. 



indicum fl. pi., half hardy perennial; very double, mixed colors " 35c., 



Superb mixed double, see'd from the finest Chinese and Japanese varieties *' 35c. 



CHIERANTHUS C\-\E\R\— (See Wallfloiver'). CHEIRANTHUS MARITIMUS— (-See Virginian Stock). 



^^¥TkTr'"^% jk f^ T A Cinerarias are easily grown from seed, require little heat, are free blooming and give 



V^ll^ ll^t^^/^Mvl.^^^ brilliant flowers in a variety of colors. Greenhouse perennials which can be planted 



X«/AA ^ a-A^ "^.ft^A ^A^ & Q^j^ jjj summer. They thrive best in a mixture of loam and peat. One to two feet high. 



Maritima candidissima {sometimes called Dusty Miller). Cultivated for its handsome, silvery white foliage; very orna- 

 mental as a decorative pot plant, or for bedding purposes Pkt. 10c. 



Hybrida, choicest mixed, from best large flowering sorts Pkt. 25c. 



Hybrida, fiore pleno, mixed. The flowers are perfectly and evenly double and in great variety of colors Pkt, 35c, 



Hybrida, very dwarf, large flowered, growing only eight inches 

 high. Blooms profusely; many colors; desirable Pkt. 35c. 



Hybrida, single dwarf white. This is perhaps the finest sort among 

 Cinerarias. The plant is about one and one-half feet high and 

 covered with large, beautiful white flowers having purplish cen- 

 ters. An abundant bloomer in early spring and excellent for 

 Easter decoration Pkt. 35c. 



C*\ Al^K"! A Beautiful, hardy annuals from California, with 



^•*-'''^'^^*^*-^^ rose-colored, white and purple flowers, in deli- 

 cate but very brilliant shades. The plants are about eighteen 

 inches high and profuse bloomers. Mixed Double Pkt. 5c. 



C*\ Pl\^ Anrm WeH known and universally admired climbers, 



^^•*-'^"*'^ * *»^ some of the varieties being remarkable for the 

 size and beauty of their blossoms and others for their graceful- 

 ness. Fine for covering arbors, verandas, etc., as they cling 

 readily to almost any object. Most of the kinds are hardy, herba- 

 ceous perennials, but some little protection in northern latitudes 

 through winter is advised. 



Virginiana. (Virgin''s Boiver). A rapid climber, growing twenty 

 feet in a single season. The blossoms are small, white and in 

 large clusters Pkt. 10c. 



Flammula. A slender but vigorous climber, from ten to fifteen feet 

 high, with clusters of small, white, fragrant flowers in August and 

 September. Known as Sweet Virgin's Bower Pkt. 5c. 



Mixed. Extra choice, large flowering varieties with beautiful clus- 

 ters of purple and white flowers Pkt. 10c. 



^liai-ifK-aie F^aiYiv^i av>i iCrlory Pea). A greenhouse plant 

 V^iianinUS JL^ainpieri bearing clusters of very curiously 



shaped and intensely brilliantly colored flowers, scarlet with black 



center. Plants do not bear transplanting and should be kept 



rather dry Pkt. 30c. C r erark Hybrida 



Centaurea Marguerite 



