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CROSMAX BROTHERS' CATALOGUE. 
CENTAUREA, OR BACHELOR’S BUTTON. 
CONVOLVULUS MINOR. 
CENTAUREA. 
Showy, free-flowering, hardy annuals; grow freely in any common garden soil; 
seed may be sown in the open ground early in spring. ' Pkt. Cts- 
Emperor William, fine dark blue.5 
Cyan US (Bachelor’s Button), mixed colors.5 
CLARKIA. 
An interesting class of free-flowering hardy annuals; grow freely in any com¬ 
mon garden soil, and very desirable for beds and masses. Sow in the fall or early 
in the spring, and thin to one foot apart. 
Diegans, double varieties mixed. 5 
“ single varieties mixed..5 
CONVOLVULUS MINOR. 
A very showy and beautiful hardy annual for beds, of a trailing habit, of easy 
culture, and succeeds well in any garden soil. Sow seeds early in spring in the open 
ground, and thin to 20 inches apart. C. major is the well-known “Morning Glory,” 
a description of which will be found in the proper place among the climbers. 
[See Illustration]. 
Convolvulus minor, dwarf, mixed colors..5 
COXCOMB. See Celosia. 
LARKSPUR. 
DATURA. 
Ornamental and very attractive. Half hardy an¬ 
nual, producing trumpet-shaped flowers from 7 to 9 
inches long. Roots may be preserved over winter in 
sand in the cellar. Seed should be sown early under 
glass ; transplant to 20 inches apart. 
Wrightii, color white, faintly tinged with lilac ; 
sweet-scented.5 
DELPHINIUM. (Larkspur.) 
One of the handsomest and most decorative plants 
for the flower garden; foliage finely fringed. The flowers 
are produced in long spikes. Sow seed early where the 
plants are designed to bloom ; the tall varieties should 
stand 18 inches apart, and the dwarfs about 8 inches. 
Double Dwarf Rocket, mixed colors. 5 
Double Tall Rocket, mixed colors. 5 
Double Stock-flowered* tall, branching ; mixed 
colors. 5 
