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Bachelor’s Button 
(Centaurea Cyanus). 
The national flower of 
Germany, where they 
call it' the “Corn Flow¬ 
er” or “Kaiser Blumen,” 
also known as “Blue 
Bottle,” and “Ragged 
Sailor.” This old-fash¬ 
ioned flower has come 
again into great popular 
favor; artists paint it, 
ladies use it for the cor¬ 
sage and it is prized for 
cutting. 
Emperor William, 
A rich deep blue color 
Pkt., 4 cts. v 
New Double. Mixed, 
Flowers of many beau¬ 
tiful colors, generally 
coming double, Pkt. 3c. 
Three Rivers, Mich., 1899. 
“The Asters from your seed 
last year were the finest 
grown in our vicinity.” 
Mbs. J. Bkigham. 
LITTLE GEM ALYSSUM. 
Splendid for cemetery planting or for edgings. 
The plants are dwarf and compact, a single plant 
covering a space from 15 to 20 inches in diameter. 
The single florets are larger and more closely crowd¬ 
ed on the flower spike than in the common Alyssum, 
making a showier blossom and converting the plant 
into a mass of white, which remains in full bloom 
throughout the season. Pkt., 4 cts.; % oz., 15 cts. 
SWEET ALYSSUM 
(Benthami). 
If desired for cutting this, the common Sweet 
Alyssum, is the variety to sow. The long spikes of 
delicate white touch off a bouquet of Nasturtiums, 
Pansies or other coarser flowers, giving a finish 
and delicateness they do not have when massed 
alone. Pkt., 3 cts.; % oz., 10 els. 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON. 
Asparagus Sprengeri. 
There is nothing handsomer for a 
hanging basket, with its drooping 
feathery sprays of emerald green, 
growing to a length of from two to 
eight feet, and for bouquets, wreaths 
or other decorating it far surpasses 
any other Asparagus. It keeps for 
weeks after cutting. In a single year, 
its growth is so rapid, the long beauti¬ 
ful sprays will number close upon a hun¬ 
dred. Greenhouse perennial. Pkt., 10 
seeds, 9 cts. 
