CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS “LAVENDER BEAUTY” 
Flowers of a soft feathery tex- 
ture, colored light lavender with a 
creamy white center —that is a fit- 
ting description of Centaurea Laven- 
der Beauty. 
Its flowers are larger than other 
Imperialis type Centaurea and reach 
a size of 3 to 34% inches. Heavy lateral 
branches give Lavender Beauty ex- 
cellent cut flower possibilities and 
this delicately beautiful color will 
soon be a great favorite. 
Lavender Beauty is especially 
useful for the home gardener, as it is 
an easily grown annual that blooms 
over a long period. 

ALYSSUM COMPACTUM “VIOLET QUEEN” 
Violet Queen is a new dwarf compact variety, with flowers tinted a beauti- 
ful bright violet. It is several shades deeper than Lilac Queen — a decidedly 
Stock Santa Maria 

brilliant color and will come very true from seed. 
Violet Queen is especially well suited for borders 
and bedding purposes; as it is a pleasing and 
fragrant alternative to the white variety. 
STOCK GIANTS OF CALIFORNIA 
This comparatively new tall branching group of 
stocks is now rated number one by the Florists for all 
forcing purposes. They are very early flowering, 
produce long branches if planted well apart, and 
have extra long flowering spikes with immense in- 
dividual florets. The doubles percentage is very 
high, averaging approximately 70%. Many growers 
transplant these stocks about 4 inches apart in beds, 
and find that they grow to a height of better than 
three feet, having only a single central spike with a 
15 inch stem of florets. Please refer to page 78 in 
Qunereoiiarn: catcdliogs tor ce complete listing’ of; ten 
colors. 
