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Double Cornflowers or Bachelor’s Buttons 
Centaurea cyanus 
Annual. 2 to 3 ft. May to Frost. A perfected strain of Corn- 
flower having larger, more double flowers with more vivid 
coloring and strong, wiry stems for cutting. Cut these profuse 
bloomers often to prevent the plants from exhausting them- 
selves by seeding. Also called Blue Bottle, Ragged Robin and 


Centaurea Cyanus (Double Cornflowers) 
CELOSIA CRISTATA Cockscomb 
Annual. 1 to 1% ft. July to Frost. Free-blooming, 
graceful plants, producing large ornamental, comb- 
like heads resembling ruffled chenille. 
2987 Giant Empress. Rich crimson. 
3009 Dwarf Mixed. 
CELOSIA PLUMOSA Feathered Cockscomb 
Annual. 2 to 3 ft. July to Frost. Radically different 
from Celosia Cristata. The feathery plumes resem- 
bling ostrich feathers wave gracefully above the 
foliage. 
3010 Chinese Woodflower. Mixed. Ball-shaped flower 
heads. 
3033 Pride of Castle Gould. By far the best strain 
of the large ostrich-plumed Celosias with flower- 
heads in a wide range of brilliant colors—Blood 
red carmine, deep scarlet, wine red, golden yellow, 
salmon and dark orange. 
3044 Plumosa Mixed. 
CHEIRANTHUS Siberian Wallflower 
Biennial. 9 to 12 in. May-June 
3234 Allionii—Siberian Wallflower. A bright and 
showy biennial having flaming orange-yellow. 
flowers. Delightfully sweet-scented. — 
CHRYSANTHEMUM Painted Daisies 
Annual. 1% ft. June-September. Summer blooming 
Chrysanthemums are showy and effective in the 
garden. The plants are easily grown from seed. Sow 
in April in rich soil and they begin flowering in July. 
Pinch back to encourage branching. They bear an 
inexhaustible supply of big painted daisy-like flow- 
ers on good stems and quite distinct from the hardy 
and autumn flowering varieties. 
3203 Single Mixed. 
3204 Double Mixed. 
CHINESE LANTERN PLANT 
Physalis Franchetti 
Hardy Perennial. 2 ft. Fruit in Fall 
3238 This beautiful plant is grown chiefly for the 
orange-scarlet lantern-like fruit, which can be cut 
and dried for Winter bouquets. Native Bitter- 
sweet, artistically arranged with Chinese Lan- 
terns, adds to the Winter decoration and comfort 
of the home. Although a perennial, the pods are 
producea the same year from Spring sown seeds. 
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Ragged Sailor. 
3070 Black Boy. Blackish maroon. 
3072 Blue Boy. Cornflower blue. 
3074 Pinkie. Deep pink. 
3076 Red Boy. Deep red. 
3078 Snow Man. Pure white. 
3109 Double Mixed. 
CLARKIA 
Annual. 2 ft. July-October. 
3313 Double Mixed. In recent years this old-time annual has 
been much improved. The plants are graceful in habit and 
bushy, with leafy racemes of double flowers. 
COBAEA Cup and Saucer Vine 
Annual Climber. 20 ft. July-October 
3343 Scandens Purple. A climber of rapid growth. The flowers 
are quite large, borne on long stems and are of bell shape. In 
sowing, place the seed edgewise and merely cover with light 
soil. To get early results, sow seed indoors in 
March or April; can also be sown outdoors in May. 
COLEUS Flame Nettle 
Tender Perennial 1% ft. June to Frost 
3387 Mixed. The most valuable of all the variegated 
foliage bedding plants. The colors range from 
green to deep crimson, striped and mottled. Novel 
house plants. 
COREOPSIS Tickseed 
Hardy Perennial. 2 ft. June-October 
3410 Lanceolata Grandiflora. One of the finest per- 
ennials, producing in abundance large, single 
golden-yellow flowers on long stems, This is one 
of the best yellow cut flowers. It will flower the 
first year from seed. } 
3412 Double Sunburst. Double with well-rounded 
flowers of a brilliant golden yellow. 

