LETHERMAN'S SEED HOUSE, Canton, Ohio 
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CENTAUREA (Cornflower) 
(A. Culture 1 ) 
These summer blooming sorts are easy to 
grow, make a fine display in the garden and 
are very suitable for cutting. 
270 Single Mixed. Showy flowers of many colors. 
Pkt. 10c, i / 4 oz. 20c. 
271 Coronarium. Double Mixed. Yellow and white. 
Pkt. 10c, 1/4 oz. 20c. 
LETHERMAN’S 
Are always dependable 
Clarkia—Double 
Centaurea Imperialis (Sweet Sultan) 
This class is made up of a number of distinct 
types. The double Cornflower and Sweet Sultan 
types make splendid cut flowers. All are easy to 
grow. 
I 257 Jubilee Gem (Award of Merit 1937). 
This new dwarf type cornflower grows about 
" 12 inches high and is covered with large double 
blue flowers. Makes an ideal border plant and is 
fine for the rock garden. Blooms all summer. Pkt. 
25c. 
Cyanus. Bachelor’s Button. (2 feet.) An old well- 
known favorite very much improved and double 
flowers. 
253 Double Blue. Pkt. 10c, 1/4 oz. 20c. 
258 Double Mixed. All colors. Pkt. 10c, 1/4 oz. 20c. 
Imperialis. (Giant Sweet Sultan.) 2Vi feet. These 
deeply cut and fringed flowers have a very artistic 
effect when used for decorations, have long stems 
and delicate perfume. Keep for several days after 
cutting. 
240 White 241 Purple 242 Lilac 
243 Rose 244 Mixed 
Pkts. 10c each, 1/j oz. 25c, oz. 65c. 
VARIOUS CENTAUREAS 
CASTOR OIL BEAN (See Ricinus) 
CELOSIA (Cockscomb) 
(A. Culture 2) 
An odd class of plants, some are crested and 
others are feathered or plume type. 
230 Cristata Nana. Empress. (1 Vi feet.) Dark foli¬ 
age with enormous crimson heads, resembling a 
cock’s comb. Pkt. 10c, l/s oz. 30c. 
231 Cristata Mixed. Pkt. 10c, Vs oz. 25c. 
235 Plumosa. Thompson’s Magnifica. (3 feet.) A 
mixture of improved varieties and splendid colors. 
Pkt. 10c. 
238 Chinese Wool Flower. (2 to 3 feet.) This is a 
unique type of Celosia plumosa instead of forming 
pyramidal panicles of bloom it forms large globular 
heads, like balls of wool or chenile of rich bright 
colors. Pkt. 10c, l/s 25c. 
CERASTIUM (Snow in Summer) 
(P. R. Culture 1 3) 
177 Tomentosum. (4 inches.) Low growing plant 
with silvery white woolly leaves and white flowers. 
Pkt. 10c, Vs °z. 35c. 
CHEIRANTHUS (Wallflower) 
(B. R. Culture 13) 
180 Allioni (Siberian Wallflower). (1 foot.) Dazzling 
fiery orange flowers. Fine rock plant. Pkt. 10c. 
181 Linifolius (Alpine Wallflower). (9 inches.) 
Beautiful lilac blossoms. Splendid rock plant. Pkt. 
10 c. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 
(A. Culture 2) 
245 Suaveolens. (Yellow Sweet Sultan or Grecian 
Cornflower.) Very showy large bright yellow flow¬ 
ers, sweet scented. Good cut flower, lasts well. Pkt. 
10c, 1/4 oz- 30c. 
246 Montana. (P. Culture 13.) 2 feet. Large violet 
blue flowers, July to September. Pkt. 10c, 1/4 oz. 
30c. 
248 Cymnocarpa. (Dusty Miller.) Finely cut leaves 
of silvery white for borders and edges. Pkt. 10c, 
1/4 oz. 20 c. 
250 Candidissima. ( Dusty Miller.) Thick silvery white 
leaves, for bedding and borders. Pkt. 10c, l/s °*- 25c. 
CLARKIA (A. Culture 1) 
Graceful plants with double flowers resem¬ 
bling Carnations. Blooms from July to October; 
does well in light sandy soil, and makes a splen¬ 
did cut flower. 
93 Double Finest Mixed. (2 feet.) Pkt. 10c, 1/4 oz. 
25c. 
