
1 THE HARDY CENTAUREAS 
Fully hardy perennials that will give quick, robust bril- 
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liance. They cut well. “x culture. Easy germinaters. 
AMARA—(4)28. Latest of the Centaureas, big lacy lilac 
flowers in autumn. Pkt. 10c: oz. 25c. (Plants, each 
30c; 3 for 85c). BABYLONICA—(3)100. The stately 
Cornflower of Babylon. Unique. Silver-leafed pillars set 
with golden tassel-blossoms . Pkt. 15c; zy oz. 25e. BELLA 
—(8)16. Beauty of the Caucasus. Blossoms of lilac pink, 
fringed and starry, one to each of the many slender stems, 
rise over mats of silvery, feathery leafage. Splendid for 
rock garden, edging, bedding or ground cover. Pkt. 20c. 
(Plants, each 30c; 3 for 85c: 10 for $2.50). DEALBATA 
ROSE DELIGHT—(2-3)30. Persian “Cornflower. Rounded, 
branching plants with pinnate foliage, silvery below, are 
long filled with big double flowers of lilac rose, edged with 
pink lace. Pkt. 15¢; s oz. 25c. FRITSCHI—(3-4)60. Tall 
long-bloomer with violet flowers and feathered foliage. Pkt. 
10c; % oz 25e. MACROCEPHALA—(3)45. Enormous 
golden flowers of fullest fluffy doubleness. Exceedingly 
showy. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; % oz. 40c. (Plants, each 35c; 
3 for $1.00). MONTANA—(8)20. Bright blue, lace-edged, 
everblooming. Large flowers. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. (Plants, 
each 30c). ORIENTALIS—(8) 28. Big blossoms that may 
be either lemon yellow or rose-toned maroon. Long in 
bloom. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; 14 oz. 40c. (Plants, each 
35c; 3 for $1.00. Colors not distinguishable at shipping 
season). PULCHERRIMA—(8)20. A beautiful species. 
Very large flowers of rosy lilac. Silvered foliage. Pkt. 20c. 
SCABIOSA—(2)40. Our first to bloom. Big, full-centered 
flowers of crushed blueberry coloring. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c. 
(Plants, each 35c; 3 for $1.00). STENOLEPSIS—(3)50. 
Large blossoms of fringed, roseate lavender from buds of 
brown basketry. Splendid mid-summer flower for cutting. 
Pkt. 15c; 1% oz. 30ce. (Plants, each 35c). TAUSCHERI— 
(3-4)20. Foliage silvery-silky, much cut. Irregular mounds 
of plants, wider than high, are set over profusely with lit- 
tle fringed flower-tassels of lavender. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, 
ey OFFER 41A55—One pkt. each of the above for 
CENTAUREA HARDY BLEND—Splendid mixture, includes 
all above, together with the many fine kinds that are listed 
only in the Treasure Chest. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; 1% oz. 
40c; 1 oz. $1.25. 
| Earth is life; a garden is happiness. | 
1 CEPHALARIA—ecx. Tall, free-blooming perennials, fully 
hardy, with blossoms like big fluffy Scabiosas. TATARICA 
—(3)85. Creamy yellow flowers on long graceful stems. 
Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. for 25e. RADIATA—(3)60. Long bloom- 
ing season. Soft sunlight yellow. Pkt. 10c; 3 pkts. for 25c. 
CORNICULATA — (4) 60. Latest to bloom. Sheafs of. 
creamy yellow. It cuts well. Pkt. 15c. 
* CERATOTHECA TRILOBA — ebk(3-4)60. Foxglove-like 
flowers of pure lavender. Stately plants. Pkt. 5c. 

VEGETABLE SEEDS—Separate special list, on request. 
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1 CERASTIUMS MIXED — ergx(2)9. Snow - in - Summer. 
Myriad flowers of seafoam whiteness above silvery mats. 
Rock garden edging, or ground cover. A blend of garden- 
similar species, including Biebersteini, Tomentosum, Grandi- 
florum. Pkt. 15¢; 3 pkts. for 40c. (Plants, each 35c). 
* CERINTHE MIXED—ex(3)20. Likeable annual. Arching 
crosier sprays of little tube-bells that may be buff-amber 
below, purple above, or all purple with paler spots. Pkt. 20c. 
6 CESTRUM NOCTURNUM—w. Tender shrub for pot or 
tub culture north. Clustered creamy flowers, intensely 
fragrant at night. Pkt. 20c. (C. Aurantiacum, same price). 
2 CHAENOSTOMA GRANDIFLORUM — *ew(8)35. Called 
Purple Glory from the racemes of large Phlox-like flowers 
in the richest of royal purples. Near to everblooming. 
Excellent foliage. A very good pot plant, or by early 
starting, may be grown in the summer garden. Pkt. 20c. 
1 CHAENORRHINUM ORIGANIFOLIUM—*erx(8)8. From 
June till winter, myriad baby Snapdragons in rich purple. 
A delight of the Pyrenees. Pkt. 15c. 
2 CHAMAELAUCIUM CILIATUM — w. Geraldton Wax- 
flower. The five-lobed blossoms seem carved from pink 
wax. Fine foliage. Australia. Pot plant, north. Pkt. 20c. 
* CHARIEIS HETEROPHYLLA — erk(2)10. No Gentian 
could exceed the vivid coerulean intensities of these pretty 
little spring daisies. Pkt. 15c. 
1 CHEIRANTHUS ALLIONI—*erbk (2) 10. 
orange flowers in late spring. Pkt. 10c. 
2 CHIRITA LAVANDULACEA—w. This pretty pot plant 
carries oddly shaped flowers of blue-lavender, the blossom 
tube white. Downy foliage. Pkt. 25c. (C. Thomsoni, same 
price). 
2 CHIRONIA BACCIFERA — w. Lovely South African 
Gentian-cousin for pot culture. Massed starry blossoms of 
deep pink for months on end. Pkt. 20c; 3 pkts. for 50c. 
2 CHLOROPHYTUM ELATUM — Walking Anthericum. 
Decorative pot plant with rosettes of pointed, white-striped 
leaves and sprays of little white flower-stars, the same 
plants bearing also, high in air, baby plants like the par- 
ent. Finally the flower-stems arch over and the new pas- 
senger-plants take root. Plants, each 35c. 
2 CHORIZEMA CORDATA — Brilliant scarlet blossoms in 
loose racemes . From Australia. To be grown north in full 
sun in a cool house. Soak seeds before sowing. 8 seeds 
for 25c. 
1 CERATOSTIGMA 
Mounds of vivid blue brilliance are the diffuse 10-inch 
plants, from mid-summer well into October. Then the 
flowers fall ,and the red calyces take over to give warm 
glow to cooling days. Chinese perennial of proved hardi- 
Sprays of vivid 
ness. Good foliage, always decorative. Ceratostigma 
plumbaginoides (syn. Plumbago Larpentiae). Illustrated 
page 11. (Plants only, each 40c; 3 for $1.10). 
3 CHLIDANTHUS FRAGRANS 
Called Perfumed Fairy Lily, but it is more or less a 
miniature golden Amaryllis for the garden. The slender, 
waxy trumpets, delightfully, richly fragrant, come in early 
spring. Dig and store like Gladiolus. An Andean bulb. 
Bulbs, March to June, 6 for 50c; 27 for $2.00. 
1 GOLDEN ASTER 
Best of the Hardy Golden Asters is beautiful Chrysopsis 
mariana, described in its very name, for Chrysopsis trans- 
lates ‘‘looks like gold.” ecbkt(4)25. Pkt. 15e. 
Who breaks the dam may not control the flood. 
2 CHRYSANTHEMUM MARGUERITE—w. Tender Canary 
Island species to be grown as a pot plant. Gives 24-inch 
bushy specimens, loaded with shining white daisies pretty 
much year around. Chrysanthemum frutescens, variety 
Countess of Chambord. Pkt. 15c. 
“ THE ANNUAL CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Brightness here. All are easy. ‘‘x” culture. GOLD 
WINGS—Quickest sort. Large daisies with long pinion- 
petals of gleaming yellow. C. viscidi-hirtum. Pkt. 10c; & 
oz. 20c. FINE SINGLE MIXED—Big flowers, soft cream 
to deep yellow, usually contrastingly zoned; but some will 
be coppery red or velvety purple, with light bandings. 
Pkt. 10c; 4% oz. 20c. CORONARIUM DOUBLE MIXED— 
Pure white and varied yellows, intensely doubled. Pkt. 10c; 
% oz. 20c. YELLOWSTONE—Soft sulphur yellow, densely 
double. For summer cutting. Pkt. 15c. OFFER 46A15— 
One pkt. each of the four for 35c. 
