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CALLIOPSIS 



One of the showiest and most easily grown of garden annuals. 

 These new large-flowering sorts are great improvements; the plants 

 form perfect little bushes about 10 inches high by 1 foot across, 

 and are a perfect mass of bloom from early summer until cut down 

 by frost. The flowers average nearly 2 inches across, and range 

 through yellow, golden and crimson colors, usually with a garnet 

 eye. Culture same as Calendula, page 8. 



CARNATIONS. 



The principal varieties are "Chabands," "Marguerite" and 

 "Hardy Garden." The "Marguerite" variety will flower 12 weeks 

 after sowing seed. "Chabands" flower in 6 months from sowing 

 "Hardy Garden" flower the following year from seed sown in 

 spring. 



The Chabuads and Marguerite varieties are sown and cultivated 

 same as Browallia on page 8. Culture of the Hardy Garden 

 Carnation, same as Bellis. 



CANDYTUFT. 



Well-known dwarf, profuse flowering garden annuals of easy 

 culture, forming bushy plants, 12 inches high, freely carrying large 

 umbels of flowers. Cultivate same as Calandrina on page 10, 



Candytuft Hardy. Handsome, compact-growing, hardy peren- 

 nial plants, admirably adapted foi permanent front rows of borders 

 or for low clumps or beds; very valuable for early decoration. 



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 per- 

 manent positions in the spring. 



CARDINAL CLIMBER or Scarlet Queen Cypress Vine 

 This new hybrid Cypress Vine is one of the most beautiful climb- 

 ing annuals that we know of and deserves to be grown in every 

 garden. The foliage of rich glossy green is palm-leaf like, with 

 laciniated or fringed edges against which the brilliant scarlet tubular 

 flowers, 1 to 1 M inches across, contrast most vividly. In a warm, 

 sunny location, in good soil, it grows about 20 feet in height 

 It is a beautiful vine for trellis, piazza or pergola being literally 

 bespangled with flowers from July until late fall. The seed is 

 very hard-shelled and germinates quicker when started under glass, 

 but if sown in the open ground the seeds should first be soaked for a 

 few hours in warm water. Culture same as Calendula. 



CROZY'S CANNA. 



Crozy's Cannas are famous for their luxuriant, dwarf growth and 

 immense Gladiolus-like flowers of brilliant colors. Their pro- 

 fusion and continuity of bloom under all climes and conditions 

 render them easily the most useful .showy and popular garden plants 

 grown. The seed, sown in the house or hotbed from January to 

 March, will produce flowering plants by July. In the fall the roots 

 should be taken up and kept in sand in a cool, dry place, such as a 

 cellar. 



CELOSIA or Cockscomb. 



Very popular annuals of easy culture, producing large, ornamental 

 comb-like heads resembling ruffled chenille; they are prized for 

 summer flower beds, and make fine pot plants; height, 12 inches to 

 3 ^ feet according to variety. Culture same asBrowailiaon page 7. 



