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CINERARIA 
Sow the seed from June to August in pans, using half leaf 
mould and half sand. When the plants have two well formed 
leaves and two more just coming on, place them in small pots. 
When ready to repot use again leaf mould, mixing it this time 
with one-eighth part of coarse bone meal. When the plants are 
ready for large pots, use half leaf mould and half compost. 
Keep the plants as near the glass as possible except when 
they are ready to bloom, when they should be kept at a 
greater distance from the glass. Give plenty of air and al- 
ways watch for aphis. Keep the plants cool, 40 at night and 
60 degrees during the day is right. June sown seed produces 
bloom for Christmas. 
HALF DWARF MIXED—Choicest large flowered, prize var- 
ieties, raised by a European specialist, and represents the 
cream of the largest collection of specimens in Europe. Height 
12 in. T. pkt. 25c; 1/64 oz. $1.00; 1/32 oz. $1.95; % oz. $7.50. 
CINERARIA GIGANTHEA—Blue with white ring. 
Our trade packets of Cineraria contains 160 to 180 seeds 
and the seed is the VERY best there is. 
CINERARIA CALIFORNIA SUPER GIANTS—This Cineraria 
has flowers 4-6 inches across. The stems all come from the 
base of the plant bearing flowers in flat topped trusses. Many 
colors. Height 18 in. Superb Mixture. T. pkt. 35c; 1/64 oz. 
$1.20; 1/32 oz. $2.20. 
CINERARIA OLYMPIC GIANTS—Individual flowers of a size 
never before seen in Cineraria, namely 5-6 in. across. Wide 
range of colors both selfs and ringed. Plant compact. 18 in. 
tall. T. pkt. 30c; 1/64 oz. $1.20; 1/32 oz. $2.20. 
CINERARIA CREMER’S—Cremer’s Prize strain of Cineraria 
has individual flowers of medium size borne in immense 
trusses close above the foliage. Due to small and though 
foliage does not require the space to finish that other strains 
require. Practically wiltproof. T. pkt. 30c; 1/64 oz. $1.20; 
1/82 oz. $2.20. 
CINERARIA MULTIFLORA GRFL MAXIMA 
Improved Berlin Market Strain. A strain remarkable 
for vigor, richness and wide range of colors. Plants com- 
pact, 12-15 in. tall, foliage neater than is the rule in Ciner- 
arias. The bloom is a neat, semi-globular bouquet contain- 
ing from 80 to 100 individual flowers, well above the foliage. 
Originator’s seed. T. pkt. 40c; 1/64 oz. 80c. 
CINERARIA CRIMSON KING 
(Cineraria Multiflora Nana Praecox.) Flowers shining 
dark crimson, single, of medium size in immense symmetrical 
heads resembling a huge boquet. Foliage small very dark 
green, forming neat compact cushions. Blooms two weeks 
ahead of other Cineraria. Very strong grower. Height 10 
in. T. pkt. 60c. 
CINNAMON VINE_ Bulblets planted in the spring pro- 
duce tubers 5 to 9 inches long by 
fall. Plant 3 inches apart, cover 1 inch deep. 50 bulblets 20c; 
100 for 35c; 1000 for $2.00, postpaid. 
DE GIORGI BROTHERS CO. 
CINERARIA MULTIFLORA POTSDAM 
Hard to beat by anything in the line of pot plants. In- 
dividual flowers only about one-third the usual size, yet the 
flower-heads are of the same dimensions as seen in the 
choicest of large flowered strains, namely 12 to 15 inches 
across. The effect is wonderful. You see nothing but flowers 
that touch and crowd one another, the great number of in- 
dividual blooms bring out the beauty of the plant so strik- 
ingly that flower lovers actually are “grabbing” the plants at 
sight. The colors are many, clear and decided. Height 10 
in. T. pkt. 30c; 1/64 oz. 65c. 
Dusty Miller Cineraria 
CINERARIA MARITIMA DIAMOND—The foliage is snow 
white, finely laciniated and broad. Nothing finer for bedding. 
Height 15 in. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; lb. $4.50. 
See also Centaurea Gymnocarpa, another “Dusty Miller.” 
Clarkia 
Hardy annual effective either in beds or as a pot plant 
and a first rate cut flower. Does well in sun or shade, re- 
quires POOR soil, soil mixed with sand or sifted ashes. Very 
beautiful when well grown. Where the soil is rocky or sandy 
and in cloudy climates Clarkias develop to perfection, there 
is no flower that will make a finer display in beds large or 
small. Blooms from July to September. Started in August 
and up to January blooms from February to May. Night tem- 
perature 45 degrees. Height 12 in. Cut Clarkia when partly 
open. 
Y We offer the choicest double flowering varieties that pro- 
duce a striking effect and are easy to sell. Height 20 in. 
CLARKIA ILLUMINATION 
Flowers large double, freely produced on symmetrical 
compact plants two feet tall. Of an enchanting color, namely 
orange mingled with rose pink. Many florists that have seen 
Illumination pronounced it the finest and most beautiful of 
all Clarkias. 
ENCHANTRESS—Beautiful shade of salmon-pink. 
BRILLIANT—Brightest carmine. ORANGE KING—Bright 
orange scarlet. SALMON QUEEN—Soft shade of pink. VESU- 
VilUS—Orange scarlet, shaded salmon, the brighest color in 
Clarkias. MIXED. Any color: T. pkt. 10c; oz. 60c; Ib. $4.80. 
Clematis Recta 
Invaluable for cutting as it produces immense quantities 
of highly attractive, creamy-white, fragrant bloom in May and 
June and fills the bill to perfection as material for mixed 
bouquets that sell so well on Memorial Day. Plants of vig- 
orous upright growth needing no support, doing well in any 
soil. Hardy perennial. Height 4 ft. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; 
oz. $1.60. 
CLEMATIS PANICULATA 
One of the best of all hardy climbers, disease free, fast 
growing, forming dense sheets of white fragrant bloom last- 
ing for several weeks. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; Ib. $4.00. 
CLEMATIS DAVIDIANA—Upright growing, non-climbing va- 
riety with large, bright green foliage and tubular bell-shaped 
flowers of deep lavender-blue, during August and September. 
Perfectly hardy, deliciously fragrant. Height 3 ft. Excellent 
for shady places. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; oz. $1.60. 
The seed of Clematis Davidiana and Clematis Recta ger- 
minates easily in from 15-20 days from date of sowing when 
sown either in the spring or fall. The seed of Clematis Pan- 
iculata unless sown as soon as the seed is ripe, which is late 
in September, lays long before it germinates. We supply 
fresh seed from our own growing. 
CHRISTMAS PEPPER 
Sow under glass early in the spring, set out when danger of frost 
is over, 15 inches apart each way. Before frost and not until the 
plants are full of berries, lift the plants and put in 4 inch pots and 
ow them on. Or start the seed in April, place in 214’s and in May 
n 5’s. Place the pots in a frame, pack solid around, keep the soil wet 
but the soil in pots rather dry. To make a better looking plant pinch 
out the end shoots Rene no fruit. Christmas pepper as well as 
Cleveland Cherries sell well from November up to New Year. 
PRINCE OF WALES—The finest of all ornamental peppers. Plants 
of neat compact bushy and uniform growth, loaded with round, 
bright orange fruits. T. pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; oz. $1.60. 

