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CINERARIA - CLARKIA - CLEMATIS 
Chrysanthemum: Cintinued from page 22. 
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C. MAXIMUM or SHASTA DAISY: Larger flowers than C. Leucanthemum. In the 
newer varieties, the flowers are as large as 4’”’ across, some double, even fringed petals. 
They make the best of cutflowers and where choice single flowers are wanted, such as 
used in the florist shops, the flowering stems should be restricted and not too many 
per plant allowed to grow. Rich soil and full sun best. Perennials flowering second 
year from seed. All white flowers. 
—Alaska.* Pure: -Wihite SOOd' TStemi Sian. ceny cere ae eae ae ret esac atea sates peter asoes eesaetxds CHRY-6A. 15¢ 
—Chigwell Giant. Giant pure white flowers, beautiful Shape... CHRY-6C. 15¢ 
— Conqueror, Large pure iwhite, Stems: 225 ft. TOMB viccctccccssecectescectecssercsccesscsvseeste- CHRY-6Q. 15¢ 
—Diener’s Double White. Giant double flowers.... .CHRY-6DW. 20¢ 
—EXhibition sg MareemSwiSse Sura tei tase ce ccscare eee ee va castamaenin wavesarevassduvisntavanssessees CHRY-6E. 20¢ 
—Mrs. J. Tersteeg. Robust Holland strain........ 
—Fringed Beauty. Fringed and Curled petals... ccceseseesenseneeess 
—May Queen. Medium size, good for garden massing in border. 
—Mont Blanc. Extremely large flowers......... 
—Polar Sea. New German strain......0.0....... 
—The Speaker. Enormous white flowers... .-CHRY-6T. 15¢ 
—White Dame. Choice Holland variety... cece .CHRY-6W. 15¢ 
—Shasta Blend. Contains all the above with NAybrids........ ieee cetseerseseeeeees CHRY-6X. 15¢ 
C. INODORUM: see Matricaria inodora. 
Other Chrysanthemum species: 
—cinerariaefolium. Dalmatian C. 2 ft; HP... 
—Mawii. White ray fis, rose on back; 1’; HA... 
—Nivellei. = White ray fis} 1% acrosss.17)}. FAs... ciiececsccsestsccocesoace . .CHRY-35. 20¢ 
—Korean Hybrids. Saved from the best named varieties..... -CHRY-22K. 20¢ 
—Arctic Hybrids. Arctic Daisies. Single, very hardy; HP... cee CHRY-22A. 20¢ 
CHRYSOPSIS. (kris-OP-sis) Golden Aster. 
Daisy-like yellow heads of ray or disk flowers on 1-3 ft. plants and at home in a dry 
sunny part of the garden. They are hardy perennials. 
—falata. Silky gray fol; pretty yellow fis; RG; 187; HP... cccesseeneceens CHSO-2. 20¢ 
CINERARIA. (sin-ee-RAY-ree-ah) Botanically Senecio Cruentus. 
Listed here are only those varieties grown by the florist for pot plants. Seed may 
be sown from April to Sept., May and June being the main months. They make a 
very easily grown pot plant. 
—Cremer’s Prize Strain. 20’ plants, large flowers, choice strain... cece CIN-1. 50¢ 
..CHRY-6T. 20¢ 
'.CHRY-6F. 20¢ 
.CHRY-6M. 15¢ 
HRY-6MB. 15¢ 
..CHRY-6P. 15¢ 
wun CHRY-14. 20¢ 
..CHRY-29. 20¢ 
—multiflora nana. Dwarf ccmpact platnts; large flowers excellent... ...CIN-2. 50¢ 
——Berlin Market. 15” tall, brilliant strain, large flowers..........000..... -CIN-2B. 50¢ 
—Siter’s Rainbow Strain. Compact plants; brilliant colors; lge fis... ..CIN-4. 50¢ 
—Cineraria Blend. A carefully hand made blend for the GH... _CIN-X. 50¢ 
CIRSINUM. (SUR-si-um) Plumed Thistle. Compositae. 
Rank growing prickly plant with purple, yellow and white flowers in heads; easily 
grown and for bold effect in the wild garden. 
—occidentale. sivery tol ts scarlet: pretty 2) fi UB circ: cjccsscccsessatssaccsestosacossescer- CIRS-13. 20¢ 
—-—cardidissima. White-tomentosa fol; 2-4 ft; HBuo cc ecceeceeeeeeeeees CIRS-13C. 20¢ 
CISTUS. (SIS-tus) Rock Rose. Cistaceae. 
Not hardy in the far North and best in full sun, dry light soil with lime present. 
They are shrubby and flowers much like single roses. Start in pots; do not prune mcuh. 
—ladaniferus. Gum Cistus. Pretty sh with white purple spots; 3 ft; HHSh....CIST-10. 25¢ 
CLARKIA. KLARK-ee-ah) Onagracaea. 
Annual plants, easily grown in a sunny place in light soil. They are very pretty for 
the border, growing 2-3 ft tall, in upright bush form. The flowers are ver pretty. 
Blooms in July and August,space plants 1 foot apart. Start indoors or the seed can 
be planted where the plants are to grow; they are hardy annuals. 
C. ELEGANS: The commonly grown species, coming in many pretty varieties both 
single and double flowers; 2 ft. tall. 
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—Enchantress. Double salmon-pink, large, pretty. ...CLAR-1E. 15¢ 
—Firebrand. Brilliant cCopper-SCarlet........c.c.ccccsesssesessccssess . .CLAR-IF. 15¢ 
—Gloriosa. Distinct break in color, bright crimson. ..CLAR-1G. 15¢ 
—May Blossom. Pure glowing orange, GOuDIE......:....cccccscscsetecsessnscsseces ..CLAR-1M. 15¢ 
—Illumination. Orange mingled with rose; outstanding variety.. ...CLAR-IL. 15¢ 
—Orange King. Bright orange-scarlet; best Orange...........ccccceccsceseess ..CLAR-1K. 15¢ 
—Purple Prince. Very double rich purple flowers..... ...CLAR-IP. 15¢ 
—Salmon Queen. Best double salmon-rose............. ..CLAR-IS. 15¢ 
—White Prince. Best double pure white variety... ..CLAR-1LW. 15¢ 
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C. PULCELLA: Grows 18’ tall comes in different colors and fine for the border; HA 
Seise. TRG! WOR ee ee ee eee ee rece Cone ee ae ee eee eee CLAR-4W. 15¢ 
—Single Mixed. : es 
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CLEMATIS. (KLEM-at-iss) Virgin’s Bower. Ranunculacaea. 
Woody perennial climbers thriving in a rich loamy soil on alkaline side. The seed 
should be stratified. The large flowered hybrids commonly grown, are increased by 
cuttings and these are best in partial shade. Mulch soil at base of plants. 
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—chrysocoma v. sericea. (Spooneri)..Erect or cl to 20’;fls rose... a . 20¢ 
COMM HIATIUM ae LUe Ore DUTDIES SLO Hts CSUN. vcvecccsesccesenarsceeseassvocsvcsseanesee BAY: 
—crispa. Bluish purple, nodding, fragrant; June-Sept; 10’; . 15¢ 
SALI Y PAL OMI eco ette cers pica-c sede entre va stsorssoesn ehee/ekcoronreaneenc Sec o:cobeor coaercacmntceces . 25¢ 
—ligusticifolia. Vigorous cl; inch wide panicles of white fis . 25¢ 
—montana. Cl to 25’;fils white turning pink, yellow stamens; fragrant........ CLEM-86. 25¢ 
—Pitcheri. Fls urn-shape, purplish, 1’ long . 25¢ 
—recta. An erect plant to 5 ft;fls white 1 in. across; fragrant.................... CLEM-98. 25¢ 
—Scottii. Erect plant; fls urn-shape purplish brown; May-June; Wyo.......CLEM-103. 25¢ 
—serratifolia. Cl to 10 ft; fls yellow, purple stamens, Aug-Sept. Korea.......CLEM-104. 20¢ 
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PIONEER SEED COMPANY DIMONDALE MICHIGAN 
IRIS 
By Walter Welch, Indiana. 
It is regretable that more gardeners do not 
grow Intermediate Iris. These fill in a 
space between the blooming of the Dwarf Iris 
and the Tall Bearded. One of the reasons is 
that the hybridizers have neglected to give 
us improved varieties. 
Around 1920 Caparne of England develop- 
ed a good number of varieties, which have 
mostly been lost to commerce, then the Sass 
Brothers worked with them and more recently 
Robert Schreiner. Most of these latter are 
still being grown and several of them are well 
worth having. Ruby Glow and Black Hawk 
are outstanding, while Nymph, Cosette, Susa, 
Red Orchid and Andalusian Blue are among 
the best varieties, 
Field for the Hybridizer 
Here is a field for the hybridizer that of- 
fers fresh possibilities and practically un- 
touched. The main reason that small pro- 
gress has been made with Intermediates is 
the difficulty with fertility. Intermediates 
are the results of crossing Tall Bearded Irir 
with Dwarf Iris. Chamaeiris varieties of 
Dwarfs have been used almost exclusively, 
and these hybrids are notoriously infertile, 
offering difficulties in carrying the breeding 
past the first generation. However persist- 
ence will result in a few seed and fertility in- 
creases in further generations. 
Recently Paul Cook and Geddes Douglas 
have used I. pumila with the Talls with en- 
couraging success. The progeny has shown 
remarkable fertility as well as an entirely new 
and different type of Intermediate. These 
hybrids have wide rounded falls that are al- 
most horizontal; the substance is excellent, 
somewhat earlier than the Chamaeiris type 
and bloom on unbranched stems. with 
terminal buds. Some of them are reminesc- 
ént of the Onco and Regelia class, with bright 
spots of color on the falls and patterns entire- 
ly different than either of the parents. 
The Cook Garden 
Last spring in Cooks garden there were 
blues as pure as the heavens above, nothing 
in the Talls could compare with it. There 
were falls with patterns and central areas as 
green as the leaves, on a background of white. 
Pure yellows and whites were abundant. 
What future generations will bring is a chal- 
lenge to excite the imagination. 
If you are looking for a real gardening 
thrill, try crossing some of your Tall Bearded 
varieties with I. pumila. This first generat- 
ion cross will give you a wide range of the 
more dominant colors and forms. But that 
is only the beginning. By  intercrossing 
these seedlings or selfing individual plants 
you will get those latent or recessive charact- 
ers and forms, bringing out every possible 
combination inherent within the blood of the 
two parents. Here is where you become a 
creator, molding your product through con- 
tinued generations of seedlings until the per- 
fect ideal is realized. Until you have ex- 
perienced this type of gardening, you have 
not begun to taste of the real pleasure it 
offers. 
The seed bed for all acid-demanding plants > 
such as Vicciniums, Rhododentrons, Azalias, | 
the seed medium should be either all peat or 
half sand and half peat. Any other medium 
will only result in failure. 
