THE CORNFLOWER. 
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feet high, and has white-veined, toothed and spiny 
leaves. The flowers appear in July and August, and 
are remarkable for their brilliant orange-red colour. 
The plants may be raised from seeds sown about 
March in a greenhouse, the young plants being 
picked out in due course, and hardened off so as to be 
ready for the open ground by the end of May. 
CATANACHE ccerulea. — A handsome perennial, 
2 to 3 feet high, with whitish narrow leaves and light 
blue flowers in June and July. In the variety called 
alba or bicolor the white strap-shaped florets are 
marked with blue or rose at the base. When grown 
in bold clumps C. cserulea is an attractive plant. It 
flourishes in any good garden soil that is not too wet, 
and may be increased by division or seeds. 
CENTAUREA. — There are 400 distinct kinds of 
Centaury, but the best known are the Cornflower (C. 
Cyanus), the Sweet Sultan (C. moschata or Amberboa 
moschata), the Yellow Sweet Sultan (C. suaveolens ), and 
C. canclidissima, the last-named being remarkable for 
its beautiful silvery-white leaves. 
The Cornflower (C. Cyanus ) grows 2 to 3 feet 
high, and flourishes in ordinary garden soil. It is 
highly prized for the bright blue of its blossoms, which 
appear from June to September, and are excellent for 
cutting. There is a double-flowered form called flore 
joleno, and also a dwarf-growing variety called depressa, 
the blossoms of which have a deeper shade of blue than 
the type. Cornflowers are best raised from seeds 
sown one year, to flower the following, or they may be 
raised in heat early in spring if desired to bloom the 
same season. 
