


CAMPANULA (Canterbury Bells) 
(a)—Culture I. Cover Y-in. Ht. 
1¥2 ft. Blooms 5 to 6 months atter 
seeding. Bushy plants, bell-shaped 
flowers, white, pink, blue and lilac. 
Cup-and-Saucer T ypes—All colors. 
Single—All colors. 
Single and Double Mixed—Fine 
for late summer borders. - 
CANARY BIRD VINE (a) ¢— 
Culture II, Cover Y%4-in. Ht. 10 to 
15-ft. Blooms continuously. Rapid- 
growing vine. Canary yellow flow- 
ers resemble a bird with half 
opened wings. Foliage finely cut, 
light green. Grows in shade. 
CANDYTUFT (a) (hp) —ANNU- 
ALS: Culture III. Cover %-in. Ht. 6 
to 12-in. Blooms in 8 weeks. Blooms 
all season if not allowed to seed. 
PERENNIALS: Culture VII. Cover 
Y-in. Ht. 8 to 10-in, Blooms in early 
spring and summer Will grow in 
dry, sandy soil. 
White Hyacinth (a) —Large heads 
of pure white flowers. 
Umbellata Mixed (a)— Splendid 
range of colors. 
Iberis (Perennial Candytuft) — 
Dwarf plants, a mass of flowers, 
pink, lavender or white. 
CARDINAL CLIMBER (a)—Cul- 
ture II. Cover Y-in. Ht. 25 ft. Needs 
full sun and rich soil. Rapid climber, 
sometimes to 30 feet; fern-like fo- 
liage, cardinal red tubular flowers. 
CARNATION (a) —Culture I. 
Cover %-in. Ht. 15-in. 
Chaubaud’s Giant—Double, extra 
large, clove-scented. Bloom five 
months after seeding. 
Giant Marguerite—Highly scented, 
large, fringed flowers, up to 3-in. 
across. White, crimson, pink and 
striped. 
CASTOR BEAN (Ricinus) (a)— 
Culture II. Cover seeds ¥2-in. Broad 
tropical leaves and brilliant col- 
ored fruits. Grows 6 to 15 ft. Needs 
good soil, ample sun and moisture. 
CELOSIA (Cockscomb) (a) 
Culture I. Cover Y%-in. Ht. various. 
Midsummer to frost. 
Childsii Type (Chinese Wool- 
flower) —Mixed. Ht. 2-ft. 
Flame of Fire—Pyramidal plants, 
branching into candelabra shape, 
each bearing a large, almost round, 
fiery red head. 

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CLEOME, Pink Queen 
Royal Velvet — All-America 1939. 
Large center comb, rich carmine, 
numerous long-stemmed laterals. 
Early. Pkt. 15c. 
Comb Style, Mixed— 
CENTAUREA—See Bachelor's But- 
ton. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM (a) — Cul- 
ture II. Cover Y%-in. Ht. 2-ft. Favor- 
ite flower for fall bloom. Pleasing 
color range. Give plenty of room. 
Single Mixed— 
CLEOME (Spider Plant), Pink 
Queen (a)—See page 6. Culture 
II. Cover Y4-in. 
CLARKIA (a)—Culture IV. Cover 
Y-in. Ht. 2-ft. Graceful, erect, bushy 
plants, many rosette- like flowers, 
set along stem. 
COBAEA SCANDENS (Cup-and- 
Saucer Vine) (hhp) —Culture VIII. 
Cover Y%-in. Press seeds into soil 
edgewise. Ht. 30 ft. Large, violet- 
colored bell-shaped flowers. Rapid 
growing perennial vine best treated 
as an annual. Clings to rough sur- 
faces. 
COLEUS (a) #—Culture V. Cover 
Yg-in. Ht. 1 ¥2-ft. Excellent indoors 
foliage plant; can be transplanted 
outdoors in warm weather. Varie- 
gated leaves, green, red, yellow. 
Pkt. 15c. 
COCKSCOMB—See Celosia. 
COLUMBINE—See Aquilegia. 
CLOVER STRAWFLOWER — See 
Everlasting Flowers. 
COREOPSIS (hp) —Culture VII. 
Cover seeds Y%-in. Ht. 2-ft. Long 
blooming season. Daisy-like yellow 
flowers with broad fluted petals. 
Long stems. 
Mayfield Giant—Tallest, most vig- 
orous. Large, single flowers. 
Sunburst Double—Pkt. l5c. 
CORNFLOWER — See Bachelor’s 
Button. 
COSMOS (a) 
Culture IV. Cover seeds ¥-in. 
Yellow Flare—See pg. 7. 
Dazzler—Rich deep velvety crim- 
son maroon Sensation. Immense 
flowers, 4 to 5-in. across, with broad 
heavy fluted petals. 1943 All Amer- 
ica. Pkt. 25c. 
Orange Ruffles—See pg. 7. 
Orange Flare — All-America 1935. 
Early flowering. Vivid orange 
blooms, 2 to 3 ft. plants. 
Sensation Mixed — Largest, earli- 
est. 4-ft. tall; flowers up to 5-in. 
across. All-America 1936. 
Sensation Pinkie—Bright rose-pink. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Sensation, White—Pkt. l5c. 
Early Giant Singles—Mixed. 
Double, Mixed—Pkt. l5c. 
Blower Seed Cultures 
All flowers listed take one of these eight cultures 
-CULTURE | 
Seeds give best returns if sown in 
flats in early spring, but good re- 
sults may be obtained by sowing 
outdoors after all danger of frost is 
past. Sow seed at depth indicated 
under flower descriptions. Water 
thoroughly with fine spray and 
place in warm room; although little 
water will be necessary, watch flats 
carefully and never let soil become 
dry. When seedlings appear, re- 
move flats to sunny window. Trans- 
plant to other flats as soon as they 
are large enough to handle, keep- 
ing them 2” to: 212" apart both 
ways. Expose gradually to outside 
conditions and, when sufficient 
growth has been made, plant in 
permanent outside locations. For 
sowing outdoors, follow instructions 
given in Culture II, 
CULTURE Il 
May be sown in outside seed-beds 
and later transplanted, or directly 
into their permanent location. Spade 
seed-bed deeply, mix well-rotted 
manure, or peat moss or humus and 
a commercial fertilizer, well into the 
soil; spread an additional half inch 
of peat moss or humus on seed-bed, 
and rake well into top surface. Sow 
seeds at depth indicated, and water 
thoroughly with a fine spray. When 
large enough, transplant or thin 
out, If exceptionally early flowering 
is desired, follow instructions under 
Culture I. 
CULTURE III - 
Seeds do not take kindly to trans- 
planting and should be sown out- 
doors in early spring, as soon as 
danger of frost is over, directly into 
beds they are to occupy. Prepare 
seed-bed same as Culture II. Level 
off and sow seeds thinly at depth 
indicated; water thoroughly with a 
fine spray. After seedlings appear, 
thin out to give individual plants a 
chance to develop. 
CULTURE IV 
Seeds under this culture, being 
quite hardy, may be sown outside 
in very early spring, as frosts do 
not affect their growth to any ex- 
tent. The seed-bed should be spaded 
deeply, and fertilizer mixed thor- 
oughly with the subsoil. Plant at 
depth indicated, and water thor- 
oughly with a fine spray. When 
large enough to handle, thin out 
and transplant, For very early 
plants, sow in fall, leaving plants 
to wynton in their beds. 
CULTURE V 
‘Sow in adediate, in early ‘epung if 
for the garden; or during the sum- 
mer months if you wish to cultivate 
them in pots for house decoration. 
Sow seeds to depth indicated, and 
water thoroughly with a fine spray 
and place in a warm room. As soon 
_ as seedlings appear, remove toa - 
- sunny window. When large enough 
to handle, transplant into other 
flats to stand 2” apart in rows. 
Transplant outdoors when all dan- 
ger of frost is. past, or if for house 
decoration place in larger pots. 
CULTURE VI. 
Plants are purely conservatory or 
hot-house plants. Follow instructions 
for preparation of seed-flat above 
and sow seeds preferably during 
spring months at depth indicated. 
Water thoroughly with a fine spray, 
and place in warm room. As soon 
as seedlings appear, remove to 
sunny window. When large enough 
to handle, transplant into other 
flats to stand 2” apart, Later pot up 
in 2" or 212" pots and change to 
larger pots as often as needed. 
CULTURE VII 
May be sown in early summer in 
flats or coldirames at the depth in- 
dicated. Water thoroughly with a 
fine spray. Although little addi- 
tional watering will be necessary, 
care must be ‘taken never to permit: 
soil to become dry. Place in a warm 
room and as soon as seedlings ap- 
pear remove to a sunny window. 
When large enough to handle, 
transplant into other flats, spacing . 
seedlings 2” to 214" either way: 
Later, when they begin to crowd, 
transplant them a second time, In 
fall, if well developed, they may be 
placed in their permanent locations 
where they are to blossom the fol- 
lowing year, or left in the seed-beds 
for early spring transplanting. Note: 
. Only a few varieties under this cul- 
ture will produce flowers the first 
year, and all will benefit by winter 
mulch or protection at least the first 
season, Seed may be sown in the 
open, after danger of frost is past, 
‘in a seed-bed in which the top soil 
is finely pulverized and mixed with 
peat moss or humus. Select a level 
location and raise seed-bed several 
inches above the rest of the garden 
to prevent seeds being washed out 
by heavy rains. When plants are 
sufficiently large, place them in 
their permanent locations. 
CULTURE VIII 
Best sown indoors in early spring 
directly into small pots. Fill the pots 
with a mixture of good garden soil, 
_composed of two parts soil and one 
“part humus, to within a half inch of 
the edge of the pot. Firm the soil 
and place one or two seeds at the 
depth indicated. Take an ordinary 
‘seed-flat, fill with moist peat moss, 
and plunge the pots into this up to 
within © a half inch of the edge.- 
Water pots thoroughly. Place in a 
warm room and as soon as seed- 
lings appear, remoye to a sunny 
window, gradually exposing them 
_ to outside conditions, When all dan- 
ger of frost is over remove from pots 
without destroying the root-ball and 
plant in their respective places out- 
doors. If advanced blooming is not 
desired, seeds may be sown outside 
as soon as warm weather sets in. 
