6 THESCEARP ERGO: 

FLOWER SEED SELECTION 
CASTOR BEAN Ricinus 
The broad tropical leaves and brilliant 
colored fruit make a splendid, interesting 
background. Grows 6 to 15 feet. Needs good 
soil, ample sun and moisture. Packet 10c. 
CELOSIA Annual 
These make gorgeous beds and are useful 
also for borders where bright colors and mass 
effect are desired. The seed should be started 
indoors in April or sown in well-prepared soil 
outdoors late in May. 
Childsi, Mixed. Chinese Woolflower. A 
profusion of massive, wool-like flowers in 
shades of red and pink. Height 3 feet. Sow 
seed outdoors after danger of frost is past. 
Packet 15c. 
Cristata, Finest Mixed. Cockscomb. 
Showy, comb-like heads in a variety of rich 
colors. Packet 15c. 
CENTAUREA Annual 
A family of very popular and easy-to-grow 
flowers. 
CYANUS. Familiarly known as ‘Corn- 
flower,” “Ragged Sailor,” or ‘‘Bachelor’s 
Button.”’ About 1)% feet tall, thriving in 
almost any situation and blooming freely 
for a long season. 
Double Blue. Deep blue Cornflower. 
Packet 10c. 
Double Maroon. Fine for a mixed bouquet. 
Packet 10c. 
Double Rose-Pink. A lovely shade for 
cutting. Packet 10c. 
Double White. 
Packet 10c. 
Jubilee Gem. Silver Medal. Plants 12 to 
15 inches with double flowers of cornflower- 
blue. Packet 15c. 
IMPERIALIS. The Giant Sweet Sultan, 
one of the largest of the Centaurea family 
and the finest for cut-flowers. The large 
blooms are borne on long stems and are 
very fragrant. 
Mixed. Packet 10c. 
GYMNOCARPA. Dusty Miller. Grows 
but a foot high. Excellent for edging beds 
and borders. Foliage is fern-like and of 
silvery gray color. Packet 25c. 
A pure white Cornflower. 
CERASTIUM Perennial 
Tomentosum. Snow-in-Summer. A per- 
ennial rock-plant with white foliage and 
starry white flowers. Packet 10c. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
Chrysanthemums thrive in rich soil in any 
sunny situation and bloom very freely. They 
require plenty of water. 
Coronarium, Double Annual, Mixed. 
Full-centered flowers in shades of cream, 
lemon, and gold. Packet 10c. 
Leucanthemum. Shasta Daisy. Perennial. 
Hardy plants with lovely white flowers for 
cutting. Packet 10c. 
CHIERANTHUS allioni. Siberian Wall- 
flower. Showy rock and border plant? with 
bright orange flowers, all summer. 1 ft. 
Packet 10c. 
CLARKIA Annual 
Elegans. An‘attractive variety that makes 
loose, shrubby plants 2 to 3 feet high, 
covered with dainty flowers. Nice for 
cutting. 
Double and Single, Mixed. Packet 10c. 
COREOPSIS lanceolata grandiflora. Val- 
uable perennial with large single, golden 
yellow flowers, produced all summer. 3 ft. 
Packet 10c. 
COSMOS 
Feathery foliage and wealth of bloom 
through late summer and autumn. Wonder- 
ful for cutting, and arranging. 
Orange Flare. This outstanding All-Amer- 
ica winner is early flowering and grows 
into a fine busy plant 4 feet high. The 
stems are long and wiry. The petals are 
rich, deep orange, sometimes 2)% inches 
across. Packet 10c. 
Sensation Mixed. Largest, and earliest of 
the mammoth flowering varieties. Four 
feet tall, bearing flowers up to 5 inches 
across. Packet 10c. 
Sensation Pinkie. Bright rose-pink flow- 
ers. Early, vigorous plants. Packet 15c. 
Extra-Early, Double-crested. An improved 
strain of the double-flowering form of 
Cosmos, and while the flowers vary in de- 
Ale of doubleness, all are beautiful. Packet 
C 
CUPHEA (a) 
Firefly. Every modern gardener will delight 
in the discovery of this dwarf, compact, 
showy plant. Small, delicately formed fiery 
red flowers, for border, edging, pots or 
window boxes. Packet 25c. 
