Centaurea, Americana Lilac 
Centaurea 
To this family belong the well-known annuals, 
Bachelor’s Button and Sweet Sultan, and also the 
plants known as Dusty Millers. 
315 Americana Lilac (Basket Flower). The plant 
grows 3 feet tall and bears immense thistle-like 
blooms of rosy lavender color. 
Pkt., 100; % 02Z., 25c. 
316 Americana Alba (Star Thistle). 3 feet. Large 
heads of double fluffy blooms, almost pure white. 
Pkt., 10c; %4 0z., 25c. 
316A Jubilee Gem. Dwarf compact plants, about 12 
inches high, literally covered with dark but very vivid 
double blue flowers. Pkt., 10c; 4% 0Z., 25c; 44 02z., 40c. 
Cyanus 
317 Double Black Boy. Blackish maroon. 
Pkt., 10c; %4 0z., 30c; %4 oz., 50c. 
318 Double Blue Boy. Rich deep blue. 
Pkt., 100; %4 0z., 30c; % 02z., 50c. 
318A Double Pinkie. Deep pink. 
Pkt., 100; % oz., 300; 4% 02., 50c. 
319 Double Red Boy. Deep red. 
PEt., 10c; %4 02., 30c; 4% 0z., 50c. 
319A Double Snow Man. Pure white. 
Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c; 14 02., 50c. 
320 Cyanus Double Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 02., 30c; 02., 50c. 
Centaurea 
322 Suaveolens (Yellow Sweet Sultan). 
imperialis 
are larger than the common. 
383 Deep Lavender. 
324 White. 
325 Mixed Colors. 
(Sweet Sultan) 
321 Moschata (Common Sweet Sultan). Mixed colors. 
Pkt., 10c; %4 02., 35c. 
Pkt., 10c. 
(Royal Sweet Sultan) 
Improved type of Sweet Sultan. Both plants and flowers 
Pkt., 10c; % oz, 30¢. 
Pkt., 10c; 4% 0z., 30c. 
Pkt., 10c; % 0z., 25¢. 
White-Leaved Centaureas (Dusty Miller) 
Half-hardy perennials which are grown annually from their 
seed for their foliage only. Used with other foliage and flow- 
ering bedding plants. 
326 Candidissima. Yellow, silvery foliage. 1 foot. 
kt., 10c; 4% 02z., 60c. 
327 Gymnocarpa. Lavender, silvery white foliage; of graceful, 
drooping habit. 14 ft. Pkt., 10c; %4 0z., 30c. 
Chrysanthemum 
Free-flowering plants of branching habit, grow freely from 
seed, and are of easy culture, very desirable for cutting. Hardy 
annual. 1 to 11 feet. 
330 Single (Painted Daisies). Mixed colors. Lively bright col- 
ors. Pkt., 10c; %4 02., 20c; 0z., 60c. 
331 Helios, Evening Star. Covered with bright golden yellow 
single flowers. Pkt., 10c; 4% 0z., 20c. 
333 Northern Star. White, with yellow ring, dark eye. 
Pkt., 100; % 0z., 20c. 
Clarkia 
Beautiful hardy annual of easy culture. Blossoms are borne 
in profusion on long graceful sprays. Fine for cutting. 2 feet. 
338 Elegans Double Mixed. Pkt., 10c; % 02., 35c. 
Cleome—“Giant Spider Plant’ 
343 Pink Queen. A showy garden annual producing curious 
heads of flowers of clear soft pink color with long antenna-like 
stamens. 4 to 5 feet. Pkt., 10c; % 02., 400. 
342 Helen Campbell. (New.) Tall, vigorous. Pure white, light 
green stems. Pkt., 15c. 
Cobaea Scandens or 
Cathedral Bells 
345. Rapid growing climbers 
with large purple bell-shaped 
flowers. 20 to 30 feet. 
Pkt., 100; %& 02., 300. 
Coix Lachryma 
(Job’s Tears) 
347. An ornamental grass grow- 
ing from 7 to 9 feet high. Large, 
broad leaves bearing large shiny 
| Tay ed. Pkt., 10c; 0z.-, 250. 
Centaurea, Jubilee Gem peed » 100; 44 OZ, 
Cleome, Pink Queen 
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36 Annual Seeds 
ROSS BROS. CO., Worcester, Mass. 
