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- These well known flowers are among the most attractive and graceful of the old fashioned garden 



nT^lipAO annuals. They are of easj- culture but will amply repay any care or attention given them. 

 ********* ^^** Sow seed in early spring and transplant to open jrround or sow in open ground as soon as the 



weather is warm and settled. Cover seed about one-fourth inch deep; thin to three or four inches apart. Fine for bedding or 

 borders. The young plants are very sensitive t-o wet, and care should be taken to prevent water standing on the leaves. 



Cyanus { Bachelor's Button, Corn Flower) 

 Also known as "blue bottle" and "ragged sailor." If seed is sown as early in the spring as the ground is fit they will produce 

 a profusion of flowers of attractive colors from July until late in the fall. The flowers should be kept picked so as to prevent 

 the plants exhausting themselves by seeding. 



Cyanus Single Mhced. Oz. 30c Pkt. 10c. Cyanus Double White Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed. Oz. 30c " 10c. 



Double Blue. 

 Rose 



10c. 

 10c. 



Imperialis {Sweet Sultan) 

 This class produces large, very double, finely laciniated flowers of graceful form and delicious fragrance. They are very 

 desirable for cut flowers and will often last for over a week when placed in water. They should be cut before the blossoms are 

 fullj- opened. 



Imperialis Lavender Pkt. 10c. Imperialis White Pkt. 10c. 



[[ Purple " 10c. " Mixed. Oz. 75c •* 10c. 



Rose " 10c. Suaveolens i,Yellow Sweet Sultan) " 10c. 



Variety Cultivated for Foliage 



Seed should be sown under glass and the young plants grown in pots or boxes until settled warm weather, when they may 



be set about one foot apart where wanted for borders or bedding. In southern latitudes seed may also be sown outdoors in fall. 



Gymnocarpa. This is also caUed Dusty Miller. Valuable because of its finely cut silvery gray foliage and graceful drooping 



habit of growth. Half hardy perennial: one and one-half to two feet high " Pkt. 10c. 



These outdoor "summer Chrj'santhemums'" are showy and effective for bedding or 



borders in the garden and desirable for cut flowers. Plants become more bushy 



and shapely if pinched back in early gro'n'th and the practice of disbudding will 



These annuals are not the winter flowering sorts sold by florists and which are propagated 



Chrysanthemum 



result in much larger flowers. 

 only by division of roots. 



Early Blooming Garden Sorts 



Seed may be sown in the open ground after danger of frost is over and the seedlings thinned eight or ten inches apart, but 

 the best results come from sowing under cover early in May, and transplanting the young plants to open border. Height one 

 and one-half to two feet. 



Morning Star. Handsome, large, single flowers, bright yellow with deeper center; excellent for cutting Pkt. 10c. 



Carinatum Eclipse ( Tricolor) Large single flowers of golden yellow with a dark brown disc " . 10c. 



Carinatum Mixed Colors range from deep yellow to creamy white. Petals ringed or centered with striking markings of 



scarlet or maroon Pkt. 10c. 



Coronarium, double white. Very double white flowers, with petals reflexed and imbricated " 10c. 



Coronarium, double yellow. Very attractive, rich golden yellow 



double flowers, about one inch across: abundantly produced. Pkt. 10c. 



Coronarium Mixed. A choice mixtiu*e of several shades and colors. 



Pkt. 10c. 



Mixed. The choicest Carinatum and Coronarium varieties, both 



single and double Pkt. 10c. 



CHEIRANTHUS CHEIRI— (See Wallflower) 



Cinerarias are easily grown from seed 



in the greenhouse. The large heads of 



brilliant daisy-like flowers of many 



colors, usually sharply margined and 



with dark eye, are very desirable in pots. Tlie plants are often as 



broad as high and the velvety leaves are shaded on the under side. 



Sow preferably early in fall. They thrive best in a mixture of 



loam and peat. Perennial, usuallj' one 'to two feet high. 



Hybrida, choicest mixed. Large flowering Pkt. 25c. 



(Blue^ A rapid growing climber 



with handsome dark green foliage. 

 bearing on graceful stems large, bell-shaped flowers, green at first but 

 rapidly changing to a beautiful deep violet-blue. A wire netting rrellis 

 or support for the many green tendrils to fasten upon is pi-eferable 

 to cords or smooth wire. A. well established plant will run about 

 thirty feet in a season. 



For best results start indoors early in spring in rather dry soil and 

 set out the young plants after danger of frost is past. Tender peren- 

 nial. Oz. 50c Pkt. 10c. 



COCKSCOMB— (See Celosia) 



COIX LACHRYM A— (See Job's Tears) 



Cineraria 



Cobaea Scandens 



Coleus 



Columbine 



Magnificent ornamental foliage plants for house 

 or garden culture. The leaves are of many 

 shapes, and the shades and colors are of re- 

 markable beauty. 

 Sow in shallow pots in rich light soil. Cover the seed lightly with 

 earth and keep the plants in an even moist temperature. Transplant 

 to the open ground in bed or border as soon as danger of frost is over. 

 and in a shady sheltered situation. For house plants seed mav be so\\-n 

 indoors in fall. Tender perennial: plants about one to two feet high. 

 Large Leaved Mixed. Rich, velvety leaves of large size. Plants of 

 exceeding beauty Pkt. 25c. 



(Aquilegia) Very desirable, easily grown, 

 old fashioned perennials for borders, form- 

 ing large, permanent clumps. Blooms pro- 

 fusely early in the season and remains in bloom for a considerable 

 period. 



Sow the seed which is of rather slow germination, in open ground 

 early in spring in any rich, well drained garden soil. In permanent 

 bed plants should have at least one foot each way. Keep clear of 

 weeds and give each year a dressing of well rott-ed manure. Seed may 

 also be sown outdoors in fall. Hardy herbaceous perennials; two to 

 three feet high. 

 Ccerulea hybrida. Vigorous growing, very handsome, with dehcate 



blue and white flowers; spurs very long Pkt. lOc. 



Califomica hybrida. Hardy, free blooming, with single orange 



red and yellow flowers. Oz. $2.50 Pkt. lOc 



Double Mixed. Best and finest colors, including white, shades of blue 

 and brownish purple. Oz. 30c Plrt. lOc 



Cobaea Scandens 



