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BARR & SUGDEN'S SPRING SEED CATALOGUE, 



ClSVARTSk— continued. ^"^^d. 

 drooping in bunches, or, as London has it, " like a long head of hair or a horse's tail." An 

 ornamental conservatory tree, succeeding in sandy loam and peat. 



439 Casuarina equisetifolia, 10 ft., from South Sea Islands 1 0 



440 „ Indica, 10 ft., from India 1 o 



441 „ tenuifolia, 10 ft., from India 1 0 



CATALPA (Tulip Tree), Nat. Ord. BignoJiiacecp. 

 An exceedingly handsome ornamental hardy tree, very etfective for lawns and pleasure 

 grounds ; succeeds best in rich loamy soil. 



442 Catalpa syringifolia, 20 ft., firom N. America 0 4 



CAT.iAAXCHE, Nat. Ord. Composita-. 

 Exceedingly showy free-flowering hardy perennials, succeeding in any garden soil. 



443 Catananche cajrulea, blue with purple centre, 2 ft., from S. Europe 0 3 



444 „ „ bicolor, white with violet centre, 2 ft., from S. Europe 0 3 



CATCHFLY, Nat. Ord. Caryophyllacece. 

 A showy free-flowering plant, for beds, borders, or ribbons ; succeeds in any common soil. 



445 Catchfly, Lobel's red, hardy annual, 1 1 ft., of England 0 2 



CEANOTHUS, Nat, Ord. Ramnacece. 

 An extremely handsome, free-flowering genus of highly ornamental shrubs, suitable 

 either for conservatory decoration, or covering fronts of villas, walls, or trellis work ; succeeds 

 best in peat and loam. Hardy shrubs. 



446 Ceanothus American us, while, 4 ft., from New Jersey 0 6 



447 „ azurens grandiflorus, ski/ blue, flowers in bunches, 4 ft., from Mexico 0 6 



448 „ Baumannii '. 1 o 



449 „ Californicus, blue, tinyed with lilac, 4 ft., from California 0 6 



450 „ cffiruleus microphyllus blue, small leaves, very pretty, 5 ft., from N. America . 1 0 



451 „ Delilianus, white, shaded pale blue, beautiful, 5 ft., from N. America 0 6 



452 „ Fontanesianus, blue, shaded red, 4 ft, from N. America 1 0 



453 „ gi-andiflorus roseus, reddish blue, handsome, 4 ft., from N. America 0 (> 



454 „ Hartwegii, Wi/e, 6 ft., from Mexico 1 0 



455 „ ovatus, wAite, elegant, 6 ft., from N. America 1 0 



CEDRUS, Nat. Ord. Conifer (e. 

 A splendid ornamental hardy evergreen tree from the Atlas Mountains. 



456 Cedrus argenteus, 50 ft., from Mount Atlas 0 C 



CELOSIA, Nat. Ord. Amarantacece. 



Magnificent, frec-flowcring, graceful-growing jilauts, producing in the greatest profusion 

 spikes of the most beautiful feathery-looking flowers (see Engraving, which represents a small 

 side-shoot of coccinea aurantiaca). C. argentea, however, produces its flowers in spikes like a 

 Gomphrena, but much longer, and if gathered when young they are valuable tor winter bouquets. 

 Plants of the Celosia flower freely if planted out in June in a warm, sheltered situation ; grown 

 in pots, they are the mo.st elegant of greenhouse and conservatory plants, where, with a little 

 management, they may be had in flower the whole winter, growing freely in rich loamy soiL 



Half-hardy annuals. 



457 Celosia argentea, silvery white shaded with bright rose, very handsome, 3 ft 0 G 



458 „ pyramidalis atrosanguinea, darh red, very handsome, 3 ft 1 0 



459 „ ,, aurea, orange, exceedingly beautiful, 3 ft 1 0 



460 „ „ coccinea aurantiaca, scarlet and orange, very handsome, 3 ft 1 0 



461 „ „ rosea, bright rose, very handsome, 3 ft 1 0 



CELSIA, Nat. Ord. Solanace<c. 

 A very pretty ornamental greenhouse plant. 



462 Celsia interrupta, very showy, 3 ft 0 6 



CEKTAIIREA, Nat. Ord. Composita;. 

 Very showy, free-flowering border plants, sii . ceeding in any common garden soil. Hardy 

 annuals. 



463 Centaurea depressa, bright blue with deep red centre, 1 ft., from the Caucasus 0 2 



464 „ „ rosea, rose with pink centre, pretty 0 2 



465 „ gynmocarpa, rose, flowers in panicles, with beautiful silvery foliage 1 0 



466 „ inontana, blue with purple centre, veiy showy and free flowering, 1 ft,, from 



Austria 0 8 



467 „ Phrygia, purju/c ia//, fine, 1 i ft., from Switzerland 0 3 



CENTAURIDIIIM, Nat. Ord. Compositce. 

 A very beautiful, frec-flowcring plant, succeeding in any light rich soil. 



468 Centauridium Drummondii, orange, showy, hardy annual, 2 ft., from Texas 0 3 



