sow YOUR NEW LAWN 
with STAIGREEN. The best mixture of grass seed for general home turf. 
One pound sows 200 square feet, and costs 65 cts. 
Dusty Miller used as border 
Centaurea montana 
Centaurea imperialis 
Cornflower, Jubilee Gem 
Cornflower, Jubilee Gem 
Cheiranthus Allioni 
CENTAUREAS 
Popular annuals and perennials which will 
grow anywhere and are excellent cut-flowers. 
Double Cornflowers 
Centaurea Cyanus 
Blue Bottle; Bachelor’s Button; Bluet; 
Ragged Sailor 
Seed may be sown outdoors in April, and 
several sowings will give a succession of 
bloom. Thin plants to stand 8 inches apart. 
These are improved annual varieties. 3 ft. 
Blue Boy. Snow Man. White. 
Black Boy. Maroon. Red Boy. Deep red. 
Pinkie. Rose. Mixed. 
Mauve Queen. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., 14oz. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
COLLECTION No. 27a: Pkt. each, above 
6 colors, 50 cts. 
Cornflower, Jubilee Gem. These double 
flowers of true cornflower-blue literally 
cover the plant. Jubilee Gem is an annual 
of the easiest garden culture. It is suitable 
also for flowering in the greenhouse. 1 ft. 
Pkt. 25 cts., J4oz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Lilac Lady. Described on page 10. Pkt. 
35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, $1.50. 
Various Centaureas 
Americana. Annual. Lilac; 4 ft. Flowers 
4 inches across and of a deep lavender 
color. Excellent for garden decoration or 
cutting. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 30 cts., oz. $1. 
Americana alba. Annual. White form of 
the above. Pkt. 15 cts., Moz. 60 cts. 
Dealbata. Perennial. Pink; 1ft. Center 
of flower is red, margins pink or white. 
Pkt. 10 cts., 34 oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Macrocephala. Perennial. Yellow; 3 ft. 
Large, thistle-like, golden flowers, useful 
for cutting and fine for the hardy border. 
July, Aug. Pkt. 15 cts., J^oz. 75 cts. 
Montana (Mountain Bluet). Perennial. 
Violet; 2 ft. Large flowers. July—Sept. 
Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 30 cts., oz. $1. 
Montana alba. Perennial. White form of 
above. Pkt. 15 cts., \ioz. 60 cts . 
Lavender Beauty. See page 10. Pkt. 25 cts., 
J^oz. 75 cts., J^oz. $1.25. 
Giant Sweet Sultans 
Centaurea hnperialis 
Annuals. Valuable for cutting purposes. 
Beautiful, deliciously sweet-scented fluffy 
flowers are borne on long, strong stems. Sow 
for succession from May until July. 2}/^ ft. 
White Purple Red 
Pink Lilac Yellow 
Mixed. A select mixture of above colors. 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., V4oz. 50 cts. 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 6 colors, 75c. 
Dusty Millers {Centaurea') 
Perennials, _ treated as annuals. Foliage 
plants for edging. The glistening white, con¬ 
trasted with the bright color of coleus, salvia 
or canna, is very striking. 
Candidissima. Foliage lanced and silver 
coated. Pkt. 15 cts., ^oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Gymnocarpa. Fern-like leaves, and taller. 
Pkt. 10 cts., J4oz. 30 cts., Oz. $1. 
CHEIRANTHUS. Biennial and perennial 
sorts, blooming Jirst year. 
Allioni (Siberian Wallflower). Orange; 
\]/2 ft. Early-flowering perennials for the 
rock-garden or as a dwarf border plant. 
Will bloom throughout the summer if seed- 
pods are removed. May be sown in a hot¬ 
bed in March and transplanted outdoors in 
May; or in the open ground in September, 
where required to flower the following 
spring. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 30 cts., oz. $1. 
Allioni, Golden Bedder. Golden; IJ^ ft. 
Deep yellow flowers larger than the type. 
Pkt. 15 cts., J^oz, 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Kewensis (Greenhouse Wallflower). 2J^ft. 
Valuable, half-hardy, hybrid Wallflower 
for growing under glass. The flowers are 
light yellow on opening and change to 
mauve when more mature. Pkt. 25 cts., 
Moz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Linifolius. Mauve; 1 ft. For rock-gar¬ 
dens. Pkt. 15 cts., 3<iOz- 60 cts., oz. $2. 
CHELONE (Turtlehead). Perennial. Deco¬ 
rative plant for the hardy border; the long 
panicles which bear the small two-lipped 
tubular florets are good for cutting. 4 ft. 
Barbata coccinea. Red; 3 ft. 
Barbata Torreyi. Coral-red; 3 ft. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., Vioz. 50 cts. 
Barbata Hybrids, Mixed. Shades of pink, 
rose, carmine, and violet. Pkt. 10 cts., 
J^oz. 30 cts., Oz. $1. 
26 Flower Seeds 
There are some interesting plants among the “Various Centaureas” listed 
above. C. americana, for example, has a ma mm oth flower; easily grown. 
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