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CENTAUREA. 
10 
Cyanus. (Blurt, Ragged Sailor, Corn Flower, Blue Bottle.) A very old 
favorite garden annual, flowering freely in almost any situation; 
height, 2 to 3 feet; they are largely used for cut flowers. 
Cyanus. Blue. Pkt. 5 1 Cyanus. White. Pkt. 5 
- Bose . 5 I - Mixed Colors .5 
Imported collection of 6 separate colors, Centaurea Cyanus, 25 cts. 
Cyanus Double. Produces double globular heads of flowers of largo 
size and filled up to the centre with florets; the mixture we offer con¬ 
tains many novel new colors, some prettily striped..... 10 
Cyanus “ Victoria. ” This charming diminutive variety forms little 
bushes only 8 inches high ; very pretty for edgings or pots. 
Victoria. Dark Blue.. .Pkt. 10 i Victoria. Light Blue. Pkt. 10 
- White, rose centre.10 | - Blue, white centre.10 
-Mixed Colors.•.•• 10 
Centaurea Americana “Hallii.” A branching, bushy plant. 
30 inches high. Large ball-like heads of flowers, G inches across, re¬ 
sembling finely cut tissue-paper ; color, lavender and dark heliotrope, 
fragrant. 
WHITE-LEAVED CERTAlJREAS. 
C. candidissima. Round, compact plants, silvery white, leaves 
valuable for ribbon-bedding. 1 foot.. Pkt. 10 
C. gymnocarpa. One of the best ribbon plants, white foliage. 1^ ft. 10 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
ANNUAL* VARIETIES. 
Summor-bloomingannual plants of compact growth and thrifty 
habit, 12 to 18 inches high, producing quantities of large 
single flowers, 2 inches across. Colors, crimson, gold, 
maroon, white, etc.; very effective for flower beds, pot 
culture and for cut flowers. 
Single Annual, Mixed. Pkt. 
Imported collection of 6 annual sorts , 25 cts. 
4 ‘ CRIMSON CROWN.” Grows intoacom- 
pact bush not over 8 inches high. The 
leaves are of a beautiful yellow. The flowers 
are crimson scarlet, zoned with yellow 
around the centre. ( See cut.) . Pkt. 10 
Double Annual, Mixed Colors. 
(Coronarium Jl.pl.) . Pkt. 5 
Lorenz's Double Fringed. (C. cari- 
naturn hybridum fimbriatum fi.pl.) The 
petals lio, scale-like, one upon the 
other, and are exquisitely fringed. The 
colors aro beautiful and diversified, 
including numberless hues of rose, 
fiery scarlet, blood-red, purple, yellow, 
white, etc., the dark colors predominat¬ 
ing.10 
Inodorum Plenissimum. Double 
white flowers borne throughout the 
season in profusion. Fine for vases and 
cutting..5 
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SINGLE PEREJ^rll ALt 
Chrysanthemums. 
Frutescens grandiflora. “French Mar¬ 
guerites.” Largely grown for cut flowers. 
They make elegant bushy pot plants for 
winter flowering, and bloom all summer 
in the garden. White. Pkt. 10 
Comtesse de Chambord. Large; yel¬ 
low . .10 
Latifoliuni or Maximum. The great 
white "Moon Penny Daisy.” One of our 
finest hardy perennials, forming bushy 
plants literally covered in late summer 
with white flowers three inches across. 
Highly prized for cutting, and lasting in 
water fully a week. Very effective for 
garden.10 
Maximum Perfection. Magnificent, large 
white flowers of splendid substance, 4 to G 
inches across. A compact, bushy plant, 18 
inches high; very tloriferous. Flowers in a 
few weeks from seed.15 
f Chrysanthemums. 
^ DOUBUE PEf^eNriHLl VARIETIES. 
c* s Will produce blooming plants the first season if sown early. 
Chinese Double, Choicest Mixed Colors. Largo 
double flowers with incurved petals. Pkt. 25 
Japanese Double, Choicest Mixed. Immense double 
flowers with long twisted petals.25 
'* Ostrich Plumed,” Choicest Double Mixed. Petals covered with hairs. 25 
Pompone Flowered, Choicest Mixed. Medium-sized flowers compactly double.. 25 
Delaux’s Early Flowering, Choicest Mixed. New class, that bloom several weeks 
earlier; they aro mostly of the Japanese type, but of dwarf and branching habit and 
very abundant bloomers. (See cut.) .25 
The collection of above five Perennial Chrysanthemums, 1 packet each, $1.00. 
CE^TROSEIVIA, OR BUTTERFLY PEA. 
A hardy perennial vine of exquisite beauty. The plants grow 7 to 8 feet in a season, and 
the first season from seed will produce graceful clusters of 6 to 8 inverted pea-shaped 
flowers, 1^ to 2£ inches across. 
Centrosema." Purple, feathered white .. Pkt. 1 o 
- Pure white, new.25 
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CINERARIA, 
LARGE-FLOWERING. 
Magnificent and indispensable flowering plants for spring decoration for the conservatory 
or window garden. The flowers measure 2 to 3 inches across, are of white, blue, violet and 
crimson shades, covering the plant with a sheet of bloom. 
Large-flowering, Choicest Mixed. From prize varieties. (See cut ) . Pkt. 25 
New Pyramidal. Plants of a beautiful pyramidal form; flowers borne in immense 
heads and run all through the usual combinations of color. .50 
Double Large-flowering, Mixed. 50 
Cineraria Maritima. ("Dusty Miller.”) Extensively used for ribbon-planting, vases, 
hanging baskets, etc.; leaves silvery gray; although perennial it is usually grown as an 
annual. 1 foot. 5 
CINERARIA. 
