. Farm and garden annual : spring 1913 . CELOSIA THOMPSONS MAGNIFICA. CHINESE LANTERN ,PLANT. Physalis Francheti. A showy giant variety of WinterCherry, forming dense plantsabout 18 inches high and pro-ducing freely large balloon-like fruits, changing fromgreen to bright crimson as theseason advances 10 WHITE-LEAVEDCENTAUREAS. Dusty Millers. The white-leaved Centaureas orDusty Millers are much used forribboning beds and borders, wherethey make very effective plants. Sowthe Seeds early in spring in a hot-bed or warm sunny house —A very fine sil-ver-leaved plant. 1 ft. H. H. P
. Farm and garden annual : spring 1913 . CELOSIA THOMPSONS MAGNIFICA. CHINESE LANTERN ,PLANT. Physalis Francheti. A showy giant variety of WinterCherry, forming dense plantsabout 18 inches high and pro-ducing freely large balloon-like fruits, changing fromgreen to bright crimson as theseason advances 10 WHITE-LEAVEDCENTAUREAS. Dusty Millers. The white-leaved Centaureas orDusty Millers are much used forribboning beds and borders, wherethey make very effective plants. Sowthe Seeds early in spring in a hot-bed or warm sunny house —A very fine sil-ver-leaved plant. 1 ft. H. H. P. 10Gymnocarpa—The foliage of thisvariety is finely cut and sil-very. It is perhaps the bestvariety for bedding foot. H. H. P 5. CHINESE LANTEKN PLANT. CENTAXJEEA. The well-known corn flowers, CornBottle or Ragged Sailor, are per-fectly hardy and can be sown in theopen ground during April or May; alight gravelly soil is the most suit-able. The Giant Flowering SweetSultans are really gigantic cornflowers, measuring from 3 to 4 inchesacross, but are much more decora-tive and useful for cut flowers, whilemany are sweet scented. They areof the easiest cultivation, floweringfreely from outdoor sown in April or May. The white-leaved or Dusty Millers are muchused for ribboning beds and borders. GIANT SWEETSULTANS. Centaurea Imperialis. This is without doubt the best ofall the Centaureas or Sweet plants are strong and robustgiant sweet sultans. growers and produce noble flowers, borne on long, stout stems, whichare excellent for vases, bouquets, etc. The colors run through white, lilac,rose, purple, dark red and many other tints, and all are deliciously A. White, Pink, Lavender, Golden
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