CINERARIA 
Sow the seed from June to August in pans, using half leaf 
mould and half sand. When the plants have two well formed 
leaves and two more just coming on, place them in small pots. 
When ready to repot use again leaf mould, mixing it this time 
with one-eighth part of coarse bone meal. When the plants are 
ready for large pots, use half leaf mould and half compost. 
Keep the plants as near the glass as possible except when 
they are ready to bloom, when they should be kept at a 
greater distance from the glass. Give plenty of air and al- 
ways watch for aphis. Keep the plants cool, 40 at night and 
60 degrees during the day is right. June sown seed produces 
bloom for Christmas. 
HALF DWARF MIXED—Choicest large flowered, prize var- 
ieties, raised by a European specialist, and represents the 
Cree of the largest collection of specimens in Europe. Height 
in. 
CINERARIA MATADOR— Plants compact, 14 in. high, flow- 
ers large, brilliant deep scarlet. Very effective. 
Our trade packets of Cineraria contains 160 to 180 seeds 
and the seed is the VERY best there is. 
CINERARIA CREMER’S—Cremer’s Prize strain of Cineraria 
has individual flowers of medium size borne in immense 
trusses close above the foliage. Practically wiltproof. 
SITER’S RAINBOW STRAIN—Flowers bright, light eyed, of 
medium size in very large heads 10 days earlier than those of 
Cremer’s strain. Plants small leaved, very compact, foot tall. 
CINERARIA MULTIFLORA GRFL MAXIMA 
Improved Berlin Market Strain. A strain remarkable 
for vigor, richness and wide range of colors. Plants com- 
pact, 12-15 in. tall, foliage neater than is the rule in Ciner- 
arias. The bloom is a neat, semi-globular bouquet contain- 
ing from 80 to 100 individual flowers, well above the foliage. 
Originator’s seed. 
CINERARIA CRIMSON KING 
Flowers shining dark crimson, single, of medium size in 
immense symmetrical heads resembling a huge boquet. Foli- 
age small very dark green, forming neat compact cushions. 
Height 10 in. Early flowering. 
CINERARIA GOLD CENTER—Flowers of medium size in 
solid colors, the stamens in the center golden yellow, produc- 
ing a contrast that is highly attractive. PRICE FOR ALL 
CINERARIAS listed above: T. pkt. 50c; 1/64 oz. $2.00; 1/32 
oz. $3.25. 
CINERARIA DWARF ERFURT 
ERFURT DWARF—Medium size flowers in dense high vault- 
ed heads 10 to 12 in. across, ideal for small pots. Plants com- 
pact, very uniform, only 8 inches high. Florists in Europe 
call this new cineraria Last Perfection. MIXED. T. pkt. $1.00; 
1/64 oz. $2.50. 
Bulblets planted in the spring produce 
CINNAMON VINE tubers 5 to 9 inches long by fall. Plant 
3 inches apart, cover 1 inch deep. 25 bulblets 25c; 100 for 75c. 
DE GIORGI BROTHERS CO. 
CINERARIA MULTIFLORA POTSDAM 
Hard to beat by anything in the line of pot plants. In- 
dividual flowers only about one-third the usual size, yet the 
flower-heads are of the same dimensions as seen in the 
choicest of large flowered strains, namely 12 to 15 inches 
across. The effect is wonderful. You see nothing but flowers 
that touch and crowd one another, the great number of in- 
dividual blooms bring out the beauty of the plant so strik- 
ingly that flower lovers actually are “grabbing” the plants at 
sight. The colors are many, clear and decided. Height 10 
in. T. pkt. 50c; 1/64 oz. $2.00. 
Dusty Miller Cineraria 
CINERARIA MARITIMA DIAMOND—The foliage is snow 
white, finely laciniated and broad. Nothing finer for bedding. 
Height 15 in. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; Ib. $4.50. 
See also Centaurea Gymnocarpa, another “Dusty Miller.” 
Clarkia 
Hardy annual effective either in beds or as a pot plant 
and a first rate cut flower. Does well in sun or shade, re- 
quires POOR soil, soil mixed with sand or sifted ashes. Very 
beautiful when well grown. Where the soil is rocky or sandy 
and in cloudy climates Clarkias develop to perfection, there 
is no flower that will make a finer display in beds large or 
small. Blooms from July to September. Started in August 
and up to January blooms from February to May. Night tem- 
perature 45 degrees. Cut Clarkia when partly open. All 
Clarkias we offer are large double flowering varieties. Height 
for all, 20 in. 
GLORIOUS—Brilliant crimson. ROSY MORN—Very double 
and beautiful rose-pink. 
ILLUMINATION—Color orange, mingled with rose-pink. 
ENCHANTRESS—Beautiful shade of salmon-pink. : 
BRILLIANT—Brightest carmine. ORANGE KING—Bright 
orange scarlet. SALMON QUEEN—Soft shade of pink. VESU- 
VilUS—Orange scarlet, shaded salmon, the brighest color in 
Clarkias. MIXED. Any color: T. pkt. 15c; oz. $1.00; Ib. $12.00. 
Clematis Recta 
Invaluable for cutting as it produces immense quantities 
of highly attractive, creamy-white, fragrant bloom in May and 
June and fills the bill to perfection as material for mixed 
bouquets that sell so well on Memorial Day. Plants of vig- 
orous upright growth needing no support, doing well in any 
soil. Hardy perennial. Height 4 ft. T. pkt. 10c; 1 oz. 25c; 
oz. $1.60. 
CLEMATIS PANICULATA 
One of the best of all hardy climbers, disease free, fast 
growing, forming dense sheets of white fragrant bloom last- 
ing for several weeks. T. pkt. 10c; oz. 50c; lb. $6.00. 
CLEMATIS DAVIDIANA—Upright growing, non-climbing va- 
riety with large, bright green foliage and tubular bell-shaped 
flowers of deep lavender-blue, during August and September. 
Perfectly hardy, deliciously fragrant. Height 3 ft. Excellent 
for shady places. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 25c; oz. $1.60. 
CLEMATIS COCCINEA—Hardy shrubby perennial of climb- 
ing habit and robust growth with hell shaped deep scarlet 
flowers from July to October. T. pkt. 15c. 
The seed of Clematis Paniculata unless sown as soon as 
the seed is ripe, which is late in September, lays long before 
it germinates. We supply fresh seed from our own growing. 
The seed of all other Clematises offered by us germinates 
promptly (from 15 to 20 days) whether sown in the fall or 
spring. 
CHRISTMAS PEPPER 
Sow under glass early in the spring, set out when danger of frost 
is over, 15 inches apart each way. efore frost and not until the 
plants are full of berries, lift the plants and put in 4 inch pots and 
crow them on. Or start the seed in April, place in 24%4’s and in May 
n b’s. Place the pots in a frame, pack solid around, keep the soil wet 
but the soil in pots rather dry. To make a better looking plant pinch 
out the end shoots peeriar no fruit. Christmas pepper as well as 
Cleveland Cherries sell well from November up to New Year. 
CONSULT the front pages of this catalog. You will find many 
important novelties listed on those pages. 
IN EVERY CASE when price is not quoted for any item in this 
catalog it means that we are unable to supply that seed at the pres- 
ent, owing to war conditions. ef y 
