10 FLOWERS FOR AMERICAN GARDENS 



CALANDRINA GRANDIFLORA. 



Very beautiful dwarf-growing bushy annual for the flower garden, 

 having fleshy leaves and umbels of large rose-colored flowers which 

 expand into a perfect blaze of beauty if grown in a sunny situation; 

 1 foot. Sow in the open ground after danger from frost is over, in 

 beds of well-pulverized soil. The plants should remain where sown, 

 as they will not stand transplanting unless done with extraordinary 

 care. Thin out carefully so as to disturb the remaining plants as 

 little as possible. For sucession of bloom, two or three sowings 

 can be made at intervals during the summer. 

 CANARY-BIRD VINE. 



A rapid-growing, summer-climbing annual, growing 10 to 15 feet 

 high. It will cover trellis work in the most graceful manner, pro- 

 ducing hundreds of its pretty fringed bright yellow flowers, which 

 resemble a canary bird with expanded wings. Cultivate same as 

 Calandrina on this page. 



CAMPANULAS or Bell-Flowers 



The favorite "Chimney Bell-Flower," so pr'-'ed in old fashioned 

 gardens and also often grown in pots for graeiiliouse and piazza 

 decoration. It is a hardy perenniai, producing spikes 4 to 5 feet 

 high, encircled about half of their length with large hell-flowers 

 of white or shades of blue. It thrives in any good soil and is very 

 ornamental. Grown in pots the plants should frequently be re- 

 potted; they will then attain a very large size. 



Sow out of doors after danger from frost is over, in beds of finely 

 pulverized soil, covering the seeds to a depth of not over four times 

 their size, with light soil; press down with a board; thin out as it 

 becomes necessary. Transplant into permanent position as soon 

 as the seedlings are large enough so that they can become thor- 

 oughly rooted or established before cold weather, or sow in the early 

 fall, carry the plants over in a coldframe, and transplant to perman- 

 ent positions in the spring. 



CANTERBURY BELLS. 



Very ornamental garden plants of easiest culture, flowering the 

 second season from seed; hardy biennial (requiring to be sown every 

 year for flowering the next year), 2}4 feet high, producing large bell- 

 , shaped flowers of exquisite colors. Culture same as preceding. 

 CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS or Imperial Sweet Sultan. 



These beautiful giant-flowering "Sultans" produce long-stemmed, 

 exquisitely fringed blossoms 3 to 4 inches across, of graceful effect 

 and are delightfully fragrant The colors vary , some having centers 

 of a different color, as violet with white center, etc. For bouquets 

 and vases they are exceptionally beautiful. If cut scarcely opened 

 they will last for ten days in water. The plants are of the easiest 

 culture. They are of strong, bushy form, 2 to 3 feet high. 



For early flowering, sow in greenhouse, hotbed or some window of 

 the house facing south or southeast, in shallow boxes (2 inches in 

 depth is ample) in an average temperature of 60 degrees; transplant • 

 the seedlings into similar boxes when 2 or 3 leaves have developed, 

 and plant in the open ground after danger from frost is past. Also, 

 sow in the garden in May, in light soil, cover not deeper than four 

 times the size of seed, press firmly with a board, and water with a 

 fine spray; do not allow the seedlings to dry out when small. 

 . CENTAUREA. Cyanus. 



(Ragged Sailor, or Cornflower.) A very old favorite garden 

 annual, flowering freely in almost any situation, height 2 to 3 feet; 

 largely used for cut flowers. Culture same as preceding. 



WHITE-LEAVED CENTAURSAS (Dusty Miller.) 



Extensively used for ribbon beds, edgings, vases, etc.; the foliage 

 is silvery -gray. To get good sized plants for planting out in the 

 spring sow and cultivate same as Centaurea Imperealis. 



