GROW BLUE GENTAUREA FOR BOUTONNIERES 
Centaurea Jubilee Gem 
(Note Entirely New Habit of Growth) 
GENTAUREA □ 
BACHELOR’S BUTTON 
Culture 1 or 2. Normal germination, 8-10 days 
The Centaurea is particularly well adapted for border work* 
and is also of value for cutting. Sow where wanted to bloom, 
as seedlings do not transplant readily. Very easy to grow and 
will self-sow freelv. 2 feet. Our strain of Double Blue, is 
superb. These are prevailingly Old World plants. 
(New) Jubilee Gem —“All-America” Award of Merit for 1937. 
Superb English dwarf bushy type, not over 12 inches tall and 
excellent for border use. Large deep blue flowers.pkt. 15 
Cyanus, Double Blue (Cornflower) .34 oz. 20 pkt. 10 
•Cyanus, Double Crimson .34 oz. 20 pkt. 10 
•Cyanus, Double Rose .34 oz. 20 pkt. 10 
•Cyanus, Double White .34 oz. 20 pkt. 10 
Cyanus, Double Mixed .34 oz. 20 pkt. 5 
Imperialis, Mixed (Sweet Sultan) —Larger than usual 
Centaureas; colors, blue, white, pink and yellow. 18 to 24 
inches.34 oz. 20 pkt 10 
Candidissima (Dusty Miller)' —Foliage finely cut and of 
silvery-gray color. For bedding and borders only. 
34 oz. 30 pkt. 10 
CHRYSANTHEMUM □ O 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 8-20 days 
Carinatum, Single Mixed □—Daisylike flowers, with disk 
of contrasting color. Sometimes called Annual Painted Daisy. 
Is a native of Morocco. 20 inches.34 oz. 25 pkt. io 
Leucanthemum (Shasta Daisy) O— 2 feet. .34 oz. 20 pkt. 10 
PyrethrumO—Single and Double Mixed. Sometimes 
called Perennial Painted Daisy. 3 feet. 34 02 • 65 pkt. 10 
GLARKIA □ 
Culture 1 or 2. Normal germination. 10 days 
Fine Mixed —Does well in poor soil. The flower sprays of 
scarlet, orange, pink, and white somewhat resemble the Flower¬ 
ing Almond. Sprays are long and may need staking. 2 feet. 
Clarkia is improved by starting indoors in boxes or pots. 
These plants are native from British Columbia to California. 
34 oz. 30 pkt. 10 
Columbine —See Aquilegia. 
Convolvulus —See Morning Glory. 
COBAEA SGANDENS (Cathedral Bells) □ 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 15-20 days 
Rapid-growing climber with attractive foliage, producing 
large, bell-shaped flowers, which turn a beautiful deep violet- 
blue. Grows 25-30 feet. Habitat Mexico_M oz. 25 pkt. 10 
Chinese Lantern —See Phvsalis. 
Chinese Forget-Me-Not —See Cynoglossum. 
COREOPSIS O 
Culture 3. Set out Aug. Normal germination, 5-10 days 
Lanceolata California Sunbeam —2-3 feet. Single. 
34 oz. 15 pkt. 5 
•Double Sunburst —Beautiful fully double flowers, 2 inches 
across. Comes 80% true from seed, and is a welcome change 
from the single type. .. 34 oz. 55 pkt. 20 
Corn Flower— See Centaurea. 
COSMOS □ 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 8-10 days 
Every year this flower makes more friends. Growing 4 to 5 
feet high from seed. Valuable for screens. Blooms until killed 
by frost. Cosmos is improved by indoor starting. Excellent 
for cutting. Originally from tropical America. 
(New) Sensation Mixed —“All-America” 1935. 4-5 inches in 
diameter. 4 feet tall. 34 oz. 35 pkt. li) 
Extra Early Mammoth Crimson. 34 oz. 25 pkt. 10 
Extra Early Mammoth Pink .34 oz. 25 pkt. 10 
Extra Early Mammoth White . 34 oz. 25 pkt. 10 
Extra Early Mammoth Mixed . 34 oz. 20 pkt. 5 
Late Mammoth Mixed . 34 oz. 20 pkt. 5 
Extra Early Double Crested Mixed. 50% double. 
34 oz. 35 pkt. 10 
(New) Early Klondyke “Orange Flare” —“All-America” 
Gold Medal for 1935. Flowers from seed in less than 4 months, 
thus making it possible to flower this variety even as far North 
as Canada. Vivid .orange blooms, with Marigold-like foliage. 
Habit erect, and will not sprawl. 4 feet. Should be planted 
early.34 oz. 35 pkt. 10 
CYNOGLOSSUM (Chinese Forget-Me-Not) □ 
Culture 1 or 2. Normal germination, 10-15 days 
Amabile —Easily grown plants, with sprays of metallic blue 
flowers, over a long season. 2 feet. Valuable for cutting. 
Indoor starting, followed bv transplanting, greatly adds to the 
beauty of this plant, but it does very wall, too, when sown 
directly in its permanent outside position. Grows wild in 
Eastern Asia.34 oz. 29 pkt. 5 
CYPRESS VINE (Ipomoea quamoclit) □ 
Culture 1 or 2. Normal germination, 10-20 days 
Among the most beautiful of annual running and twining 
vines, blooming from midsummer until frost. Star-like flower. 
Native in tropical America, and southern United States. 
Quamoclit Mixed —White and crimson. Lace-like foliage; 
climbing 8 feet. 34 oz. 20 pkt. 5 
Quamoclit Hybrida —See Cardinal Climber. 
DAHLIA (Seeds Only) O 
Culture 1, 4, or 5. Normal germination. 10-20 days 
A favorite for autumn flowering, blooming the first season from 
seed if started early. The flowers are so symmetrical and 
perfect and the range of colors so wide and varied that they 
will always be popular where display is wanted. Will produce 
many choice tubers, which should be dug after flowering, 
buried in dry sand, ashes or peat moss, and stored for the 
winter in a cool place. Seed-grown Dahlias bloom only about 
2 weeks later than those grown from tubers. The Dahlia 
originally grew wild in Mexico. 
Hybrid Show Double Mixed —An exceptional mixture of 
really fine seed, saved from prize-winning plants 34 oz. 65 pkt. 10 
Finest Single Mixed —Will produce brilliant flowers running 
through a wide range of striking colors. Fine for cutting. 
34 oz. 45 pkt. 10 
•Coltness Mignon Strain Single Mixed— Splendid for 
dwarf bedding. 18—24 inches. 34 ° z - pkt. 10 
Unwin’s Semi-Double Dwarf Giant-Flowered Mixed— 
2 feet. Excellent color range, and fine form. .34 oz. 65 pkt. 15 
