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GENTRANTHUS. 
The Centranthus has a light green, hollow, almost 
transparent stem, delicate branches, with light, glaucous 
leaves. Sow either in open ground or under glass. 
■Centranthus, mixed varieties,. 5 
CHiENO STOMA. 
CHAM/EPEUCE. 
The Chamaepeuce is a very singular and rather ele¬ 
gant Thistle-like plant, with variegated and sharpspined 
leaves. It is perennial, living some years. 
Chamaepeuce dia^antha, hardy ; yellow flowers, 10 
Cassabonae, Fish-bone Thistle. 10 
The Chajnostoma fastigiata is a pretty, dwarf, compact 
plant; treat as a half-hardy annual. Flowers pure white ; 
fine for edgings or baskets. 
Chaenostoma fastigiata,. 5 
CREPIS. 
The Crepis are pretty, hardy annuals. There are 
■several varieties—yellow, pink, purple and white, about 
•one foot in height, and bearing delicate, pretty flowers. 
Planls should be set about eight or ten inches apart in 
the flower bed. Seed will germinate in the open ground. 
•Crepis, all the best varieties mixed,. 5 
CLARKIA. 
The Clarkia suffers with us in hot, dry weather. Seed 
•sown in autumn will give good early spring flowers. 
•Clarkia, Double varieties mixed,. 5 
Single varieties mixed,. 5 
CLEOME. 
The Cleomes are very good half-hardy annuals, and 
well worthy of culture. They have very singular flowers, 
the stamens looking like Spider’s legs. Plants should 
be set about a foot apart. 
Cleome speciosissima, rosy,. 10 
DATURA. 
Datura is a large, strong growing plant, with trumpet¬ 
shaped flowers, the best bearing blooms six inches in 
length, mostly white, sometimes tinted with a deli¬ 
cate blue. The Datura seems to double in almost every 
style, but some prefer the single. The roots can be pre¬ 
served in a cellar, like Dahlia roots. Plants three feet 
in height; set the plants three feet apart. 
Datura Wrightii, is one of the best, with trumpet¬ 
shaped flowers from seven to nine inches long, 
white, faintly tintefl with lilac, sweet-scented, . 10 
humilis flava flore-pleno, a splendid plant, 
with large, yellow, double flowers,. 10 
atroviolacea plenissima, flowers dark, usually 
shades of violet,. 10 
fastuosa alba plena, fine, double white, ... 10 
fastuosa Huberiana, flowers large and double, 
inside white, outside generally colored, .... to 
