BACHELOR’S BUTTON (Corn Flower). 
(hA). This old-fashioned hardy annual is very 
easily grown from seed and is still a great fa- 
vorite for cutting purposes. Sow the seed in 
either autumn or spring. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
Hardy, rather thistle-like flowers, fine for cut- 
ting and border planting. Bloom from early 
summer until hard frost. Varieties: Jubilee 
Gem, splendid for edging, borders, or cutting. 
Tidy compact plant, covered with double, rich 
blue blossoms. Blue Boy, excellent rich blue, 
tall with strong stems. Double Rose, same as 
Blue Boy except in color. Double Mixed. 
Packet, 10c. 
CALENDULA (Pot Marigold). (hA). This is 
one of the easiest annuals to grow; blooms from 
May to frost. Plants are from 1 to 2 feet high. 
Does well under average soil conditions, but 
responds to a moderately rich loam and in either 
full sun or semi-shade. Easily started from 
seed sown in the spring. Grouping—for bedding 
out; in front of shrubbery; for the mixed bor- 
der, combining with Delphinium, Shasta Daisy, 
Salvia or Alyssum. Varieties: Orange Shaggy, 
deep orange shading to lighter center. Balls 
Orange, bright orange shades; Lemon 
Queen; Double Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
CALLIOPSIS (hA). Graceful for border 
plant, supplying throughout the summer an 
abundance of showy flowers of yellow, crimson 
and maroon. Growth from six inches to one 
foot. Seed sown in early spring to summer. 
Grows in any soil, but prefers a rich, light, well 
fertilized loam. Grouping—with Coreopsis, 
Deep-blue Delphiniums, Snapdragons and Sal- 
via. Varieties: Golden Crown, a rich orange- 
yellow with a pleasing fragrance. Nice for cut- 
tings, with 12-inch wiry stems. Drummondi 
(Golden Wave). Yellow with circle of crimson- 
brown around the eye. Tall Semi Double 
Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
CANARY BIRD VINE (Tropaeolum). (hA). 
This vine bears curiously cut yellow flowers 
with curved green spurs, the entire blossoms 
vaguely resembling canary birds in flight. 
Packet, 10c. 
CANDYTUFT (lIberis). (hA). Very showy, 
branching plant, growing 12 to 15 inches. Ex- 
cellent for beds, masses, rock gardens and cut 
flowers. Blooming prolifically in spring, and 
during other seasons by successive sowing of 
seeds. Grows in ordinary soil, in sun and slight 
shade. Varieties: Coronaria, giant white hya- 
cinth flowered; Umbellata Type, crimson, 
rose, white, lavender and mixed. 
Packet, 10c. 
CANTERBURY BELLS (hB). The real bell 
flower. Branching plant heavily loaded with 
large pendant bells. Excellent for flower: bor- 
ders and rockery background. Grown in ordi- 
nary soil, fertilized with complete fertilizer. 
Does well in sun or slight shade. Blooms May 
and June; growth 3 to 4 feet. Grouping with 
Scabiosa, Perennial Aster and Lupine. Seeds 
sown in July to produce flowering clumps next 
year. Varieties: Calycanthema (cup and sau- 
cer), light blue, dark blue, white, rose 
pink, and mixed. Packet, 10c. 
CARDINAL CLIMBER (Lobelia cardinalis). 
(hA). Growth 2 to 4 feet. Erect, smooth, glis- 
tening plant with large, dark-green, lanceolate 
leaves. Racemose spikes of rather large, slen- 
der-tubular, intense cardinal flowers. Blooms 
July to September. Accent plant in rockery, 
near pools, in perennial border. Packet, 10c. 
CARNATION (tP). Grows from 1 to 1% feet. 
Easily winter killed, should be sown in flats 
during March. Transplant to other boxes when 
plants are 1 inch high, transfer to open soil 
when ground becomes warm. Carnations are 
best planted by themselves. Varieties: Cha- 
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baud, Double Giant, cardinal red, deep rose, 
flesh pink, white, mixed. (Annual). Marguer- 
ite, blooms four months from sowing, in mixed 
shades only. Packet, 10c. 
CELOSIA CRISTATA (Cockscomb). (hA). 
Erect plant, with large leaves, curious spikes of 
crested or plumy, brightly colored fascicles, 
the effect extending from July until late in the 
fall. Growth 9 to 18 inches. Requires a moist, 
rich soil and sun. Should be planted by them- 
selves in beds, in flower borders, or in front of 
shrubs with dark-green foliage. Sow seed in 
early spring. Varieties: Cristata Tall Crimson; 
Celosia Plumosa Fine Feathered Mixed. 
Packet, 10c. 
CHINESE WOOL FLOWER (Celosia 
Childsii). Plants grow 2 to 3 feet high, are 
freely branching and bear in profusion elegant 
bell-shaped, wool-like flowers of scarlet and 
purplish crimson. Packet, 10c. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM (hA). Attractive long 
stemmed summer flowering plant, wide varie- 
ties of color. Sow seeds in flats and transplant 
when soil is warm, or sow seeds outdoors after 
all danger of frost has passed. Plant in rich 
soil. Grows 18 to 24 inches in height. Blooms 
profusely throughout the summer months and 
into the late fall. Varieties: Coronarium, tall 
double mixed. Carinatum, single mixed. 
Packet, 10c. 
CLARKIA (hA). Popularly known as the 
Rocky Mountain Garland because in form and 
color it resembles a garland of almond blos- 
soms. Easily cultivated in sunny locations in 
any light garden soil. It produces graceful, 
showy blossoms delicately rose or purple. Ex- 
cellent for mass planting. Plant with Larkspur, 
Pansies, Nicotiana or Virginia Stock. Varieties: 
Scarlet Queen, Salmon Queen, White, 
Single Mixed, Double Mixed. Packet, 10c. 
