BABY’S BREATH, Gypsophila 
Pretty, free-flowering annuals and perennials. Their misty 
white panicles.are largely used for mixing with other cut 
flowers. Height, 1 to 3 feet. 
Elegans Grandiflora. (a) London Market Improved. An im- 
proved annual strain with single large pure white flowers. 
Sow at intervals for a supply of flowers throughout the sum- 
mer. Height, 2 feet. Pkt. 10c. 
Paniculata White. (p) Hardy perennial with ‘sprays of tiny 
rose-shaped blossoms. If cut before the flowers are fully opened, 
sprays can be used in winter bouquets. Height, 3 ft. Pkt. 10c. 
Double White. (p) Each flower double, pure white. Excellent 
for dry bouquets if cut and treated like the single variety. Good 
cut flower. Pkt. 10c. 
BACHELOR'S BUTTON or CORNFLOWER 
Centaurea 
Particularly well adapted for border plantings. The types 
cultivated for their flowers have a bulging calyx from which 
many finely cut petals expand. Easy culture from seed. 
Cornflower, Jubilee Gem. Silver Medal, All America Selections, 
1937. A dwarf variety of Cornflower making a compact plant 
literally covered with flowers. About 12 inches in height. HKasy 
to gcow. Admirable as a border plant. A fine cut flower. It 
may be sown outside in the autumn for spring flowering, or 
in the spring for summer flowering. Pkt. 10c. 
Cyanus Double. (a) (Bachelor Button). This superb class of 
Cornflowers produces handsome, large double blooms, effective 
out-of-doors and in bouquets. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
Blue Boy, Pkt. 10c. Rose, Pkt. 10c. Mixed, Pkt. 10c. 
BALSAM, Lady Slipper (a) 
An old and popular garden flower of easy culture. Gorgeous 
masses of brilliant colored double flowers are produced in the 
greatest profusion. Height, 2 feet. 
Camellia Flowered. Finest mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
BLACK-EYED SUSAN, Thunbergia (ac) 
Beautiful, rapid-growing annual climber, preferring a warm, 
sunny situation; used extensively for hanging baskets, vases, 
low fences, etc. Very pretty flowers in buff, white, orange, 
etc., with dark eyes. Height, 4 feet. 
Alata. Finest mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
BEAN (a) 
A rapid climber, flowering profusely; grows 10 to 15 feet 
high. Edible as well as ornamental. 
Scarlet Runner. Pkt. 10c. 
BLUE FERN FLOWER, Nierembergia 
Purple Robe. Bronze Medal, All-America Selections, 1942. Very 
dwarf, cushion-like plant, surmounted with flowers of deep or 
violet-blue. It stays in bloom over a long period and with a 
colorful blanket of bloom. A grand border and edging subject; 
about six inches tall. Pkt. 25c. 
BUTTERFLY FLOWER, Schizanthus (a) 
One of our finest hardy annuals. Of easy culture in any 
good garden soil. Showy flowers of various colors, closely 
resembling some species of Orchids. Also useful as pot plants 
for late winter and spring; for this purpose sow in autumn. 
Waller Franklin Strain. Giant flowering hybrids, an extra 
select large flowered compact hothouse strain containing a 
perfect blend of many colors. Pkt. 10c. 

CALLIOPSIS, GOLDEN CROWN 


CALENDULA, CAMPFIRE IMPROVED 
CALIFORNIA POPPY—See Poppy 
CALENDULA, Pot Marigold 
Blooms freely in early summer and continues into the fall. 
Even though this plant prefers a sunny location and rather dry 
soil, it does well under widely different conditions, requiring 
little care to grow to perfection. 18 to 24 inches in height. 
Campfire Improved. A very deep strong orange with distinct 
scarlet sheen on upper side of each petal. Blooms flat across 
top and measure 4 inches in diameter. Plants are strong grow- 
ing and even in habit. Exceptionally long heavy cutting stems 
in generous quantity on each plant. Pkt. 10e. 
New Sunshine Calendula, Chrysantha. Gold Medal Winner, 
All-America Selections, 1934. A clear, buttercup yellow in color 
with loosely arranged petals, incurved at center and reflexed 
at edges. Flowers mounted on strong, wiry stems a foot in 
length; excellent for cutting. Pkt. 10c. 
renee King. Very large, deep orange-red with dark center. 
Pkt. 10e. 
Radio. Flowers hemispherical in shape with bristling quilled 
petals, rich glowing orange. Graceful and attractive. Pkt. 10c. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
CALLIOPSIS, Tickseed (a) 
Very showy and splendid subjects for garden decoration as 
well as for cutting. Sow seed where intended to bloom in early 
spring; thin out to 6 inches apart. Cut flowers as soon as they 
open, as this prolongs the blooming season until autumn. 
Height, % to 2% feet. 
Golden Crown. Silver Medal, All-America Selections, 1938. An 
enlarged Drummondi. A rich orange-yellow or gold with ma- 
roon center. Of pleasing fragrance. Makes a good cut flower 
with 12-inch wiry stems. Pkt. 10e. 
Tall Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
CANDYTUFT (a) 
Valuable for masses and edging, and considered indispensa- 
ble for cutting. Seed sown in April flowers in June; successive 
sowing should be made at intervals. Hardy and easy to grow, 
blooming profusely. Height, 1 foot. 
Giant White Hyacinth Flowered. 
Pkt. 10e. 
Umbellata. Mixed. Pkt. 10e. 
CANTERBURY BELLS, Campanula 
Calycanthema (b) (Cup and Saucers). Perhaps the most beauti- 
ful type; distinct in form, with large bell or cup-shaped flowers 
surrounded at the base by a large calyx of similar color, the 
whole resembling a cup and saucer. In separate colors—pink, 
blue, white and purple. Pkt. 10c. 
Single Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Annual Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
CARDINAL CLIMBER (ac) 
Graceful climber with cardinal-scarlet blooms 1 to 1% inches 
in diameter. Rich, glossy, dark green foliage. Grows 15 feet 
tall and is in bloom all summer. 
Ipomoea Cardinalis. Pkt. 25ce. 
CARNATION, Dianthus Caryophyllus (p) 
Few flowers surpass in beauty of form or delicious fra- 
grance, the richly hued Carnation. The plants are branching 
but compact, and the handsome blossoms are produced on 
blue-green stems that are stiff but slender. The double flow- 
ers with their thick waxy petals are spicily scented. 
Chabaud Giant. 18 inches. This variety blooms six months 
Very fine for cutting. 
after seeding and continues throughout the summer. The 
supply handsome, double, clove- 
Pink, White, Red and 
plants, robust and erect, 
scented flowers of extra large size. 
Yellow. Pkt. 10c. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10e. 

CANDYTUFT GIANT 
White Hyacinth Flowered 

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