. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. Double Blue Cornflower. Centaurea Imperialis (Royal Sweet Sultan) Double Cornflowers (Centaurea Cyanus) These are also known as Bachelor's Buttons, Blue Bottle, Ragged Sailor, Bluet and sometimes as Ragged Robin, but it is always best to order by the botanical name. They are well known to every flower lover and always included in old-fashioned gardens. per pkt. 1881 Double Blue. Identical in color to the single blue variety, but being a full, double flower, it takes fewer of them to make a nice bunch, j oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts $0 10
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. Double Blue Cornflower. Centaurea Imperialis (Royal Sweet Sultan) Double Cornflowers (Centaurea Cyanus) These are also known as Bachelor's Buttons, Blue Bottle, Ragged Sailor, Bluet and sometimes as Ragged Robin, but it is always best to order by the botanical name. They are well known to every flower lover and always included in old-fashioned gardens. per pkt. 1881 Double Blue. Identical in color to the single blue variety, but being a full, double flower, it takes fewer of them to make a nice bunch, j oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts $0 10 1882 Double Rose Pink. A splendid variety for cutting; color clear rose-pink. J oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts 1883 Double White. Densely double pure white. J oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts 1884 Double Maroon. Very rich and glossy. I oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts 1885 Double Mauve. A beautiful shade. J oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts 1886 Double Rosy-red. Very attractive. J oz., 25 cts.; oz., 75 cts 1889 Collection of a packet each of above 6 colors, 40 cts. 1888 Collection of J oz. each of above 6 colors, $ 1890 Double-flowered Mixed, i oz., 20 cts.; oz., 50 cts 10 White-leaved Centaureas (Dusty Miller) Fine for bedding, vases, hanging baskets and pots; also exten- sively used for margins. As an edging to a bed of dark-leaved Cannas or Scarlet Sage these are particularly effective. Sow the seed early indoors, and transplant in May. The white learn! Cinerarias are also known as Dusty Millers. See page 69. " per pkt. 1871 Candidissima. Silvery white; leaves broadly cut. Special pkt., 50 cts $0 10 1872 Gymnocarpa. Fine cut silvery foliage; 1$ feet. Special pkt., 25 cts 10 1«) li) 10 10 10 A good book on Horticulture makes a very acceptable gift to a flower loving friend. See list on page 44. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resembl
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