Der Secs 
CENTAUREA CYANUS 
Other popular names: Bachelor's Buttons, Bluets, Ragged Sailor 
Extremely showy in the garden and fine for cutting. They are easy to grow, take care 
of themselves, bloom freely, and even come up again the next year from the seed that has 
dropped in the ground. Just sow the seed broadcast wherever you want the plants to grow. 
If the soil is rich, the flowers will be larger and will have longer stems. They are lovely if 
(Cornflower) 

sown together with scarlet Poppies. 
beginning in early May. 
BLUE BOY Black Boy Pinkie Red Boy 
20c per pkt.; 4 oz., 75c; oz., $2.59. 
COLLECTION: 1 pkt. each of the above 5 colors, 85c. 
Double Cornflower Mixed. 15c per pkt.; %4 oz., 60c; oz., $2.00. 
DWARF COMPACT CORNFLOWERS. For bedding and cutting. 
Jubilee Gem. Rich dark blue. 
Lilac Lady. Lovely pale lilac. 
Polar Gem. Pure white. 
CENTAUREA IMPERIALIS (Giant Sweet Sultan). One of the finest 
of our annual flowers for cutting and very simple to grow. Plant 
them in a.rich, loose, spongy soil which will hold moisture and you 
will have lovely long-stemmed, large flowers. They need sun. 
Pure White Light Blue Lavender 
Dark Purple Rose Yellow 
THE COLLECTION OF 6 COLORS, $1.25. Each, pkt., 25c. 
WHITE-LEAVED BEDDING CENTAUREAS (Dusty Miller). For edg- 
ing and border. 
Gymnocarpa and Candidissima. 
Vaozes, $1.00; 
ANNUAL CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
(Chrysanthemum carinatum). Fine, gay, long-stemmed flowers, 
excellent for cutting and most decorative in the garden or vase. They 
bloom over a long period and are of the easiest culture. 
Morning Star. Primrose, yellow Dark Copper. 
disc and eye. Brown and Yellow. 
Evening Star. Yellow, brown eye. White with Crimson. 
‘North Star. White, yellow disc, Yellow with Dark Disc. 
Silvery leaves. 1 ft. Pkt., 25c; 
brown eye. Mixed. 
Each, 25c per pkt. 
COLLECTION: 1 each of the 7 varieties, $1.25. 
‘Chrysanthemum segetum fl.-pl., Yellowstone. Its lovely, double flow- 
ers are intense sulphur-yellow and are produced on strong stems 
up to 15 inches long from the middle of June until well into Sep- 
tember. Pkt., 50c; 5 pkts., $2.00. 
COLEUS 
Rainbow Strain Mixed. A beautiful strain of assorted colored foliage. 
Pkt 50c: 
CLARKIA 
These lovely annuals resemble a spray of apple blossoms, flowering 
from every leaf joint. Sow the seed in cold frame in March and trans- 
plant early. Especially beautiful in New England. 
Double Flowering: 
White 
Orange Purple Salmon Mixed 
15c per pkt.; Yg oz., 65c. 
CLEOME (Spider-Flower) 
Pink Queen. All-America Silver Medal Winner, 1943. A distinctly 
new color break in the old favorite Spider Flower. Giant Pink Queen 
is a clear bright pink and the flowers are borne in tremendous 
heads. Average 3 feet in height. Pkt., 35c; 1% oz., $1.00. 
COBAEA SCANDENS 
The seed should be started in the frame in 2- or 3-in. pots; insert 
-edgewise. 
- :Blue. Pkt., 25c. 
You should make sowings at intervals of 3 weeks, 
Snow Man 
1] ft. high. 

Centaurea, Jubilee Gem 
COSMOS 
Graceful summer and autumn flowers, fine for cutting, and ex- 
tremely showy in the garden. Our Giant Lady Lenox grows 7 feet 
high, and begins blooming in September. We offer a fine strain of 
Giant Early-Flowering Cosmos which grow but 4 feet high, begin 
blooming in July and continue until frost. 
GIANT EARLY-FLOWERING SENSATION 
Sensation Cosmos represents the greatest single advance in an an- 
nual flower that has been made in the past 5 years. They are so 
far superior to the older’ strains of early Cosmos that we have 
eliminated the old strain from our listing entirely. 
Sensation Dazzler. All-America Honorable Mention, 1943. A dis- 
tinct improvement over all other red Cosmos. Very early blooming, 
rich deep crimson. 50Oc per pkt.; 5 pkts., $2.00. 
Sensation Single White Crimson f 
Pink Mixed 
Any of the above pkt., 25c; V4 oz., $1.00; oz., $3.00. 
Giant Early Flowering Double Varieties 
Double Sensaticn Mixed. One of the most valuable additions to the 
cut flower group. Splendid double crested Cosmos on long stems 
can be obtained as early as the 4th of July from seed sown in 
April; Pkt., 50¢; 5 pkts.,- $2.00. 
Double Sensation Peerless Pink Lady. Fluted and double crested 
flowers of rich pink. Pkt., 75c; 3 pkts., $2.00. 
Peerless White Cloud. Double pure white form of above. Pkt., 75c; 
3 pkts., $2.00. 
GIANT LATE-FLOWERING or LADY LENOX 
Huge flowers, often measuring 5 inches across, on long stems. It is best 
to start seed of the late-flowering Cosmos in the frame in March amd April. 
Pink. Pkt., 15c; % oz., 45c; oz., $1.00. 
White. Pkt., 15c; Y% oz., 45c; oz., $1.00. 
Crimson. Pkt., 15¢c; % oz., 45c; oz., 75c. 
Mixed. Pkt., 15c; WY oz., 35c; oz., 50c. 
COSMOS ORANGE FLARE. All-America Gold Medal Winner, 1935. The blooms 
of this wonderful annual are flaming orange borne on long stems and pro- 
duced more freely than any other Cosmos. Exquisite for group planting 
where early bloom is desired. Pkt., 25c; 5 pkts., $1.00. 
Orange Ruffles. A distinct semi-double type of Orange Flare; outstanding. Pkt., 
506-35) pkis:, p2:25e 
Yelfow Flare. All-America Silver Medal, 1942. A pure golden yellow Cosmos. 
Early flowering. Pkt., 50c; 5 pkts., $2.25. 
CYNOG LOSSU M (Chinese Forget-Me-Not) 
A rare gem for your blue garden. Forms perfect bushes 18 in. high just one 
mass of lovely brilliant blue Forget-me-not-like flowers from May until frost. 
You can cut with 18-inch stems. 
Firmament. A remarkable Forget-me-not. flower providing blue flowers all sum- 
eas Hardy annual producing blooms on stems 10 in. long. Pkt., 50c; 4 pkts., 
(ety te 
Heaveniy Blue. An old favorite form of.Chinese Forget-me-not. Very satis- 
factory. Pkt., 25c; VY oz., $1.00. \ ; 

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Cleome is Splendid for Covering Large Unsightly Areas 
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