The whites, rich yellows and deep maroon flowers of the Hardy Chrysanthemum give cheer until the 
heavy frosts come 
Centaurea dealbata 
Has silvery graceful foliage and showy rose-colored flowers in early summer. June. 
18 inches. 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
Centaurea montana. mountain knapweed 
A perennial very like the Blue Cornflower, but with a larger flower of deep purple. 
June. 2 feet. 20 cts. each, $1.75 for 10. 
Cerastium tomentosum. mouse-ear chickweed 
A low-growing rock or border plant, with pleasing, silver-gray foliage, and abundant 
white bloom, which makes a carpet of white in the first weeks of summer. June. 4 to 6 
inches. 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
Chrysanthemums, Hardy 
A class of small-flowered chrysanthemums that are invaluable to the fall garden, for 
they are not only perfectly hardy, but even continue to bloom after light frosts have 
killed most other flowers. They have a large range of color and there are two distinct 
types, — one the pompons and the other more like the feather-flowered class of greenhouse 
varieties. Easily cultivated in any good garden loam, requiring for absolute success a 
light winter covering of manure. September until late frosts. 2 to 2^ feet. 20 cts each, 
$1 75 for 10, $12 per 100. 
Chrysanthemum maximum, shasta daisy 
A tall, large, white daisy with yellow center, blooming profusely all summer ; excel- 
lent for cutting. June to Ssptember. 2 feet. 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
Chrysanthemum uliginosum 
A tall-growing species with a large, white daisy-like flower. September and October. 
2)4 to 4 feet. 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100. 
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