Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1915 . COCKSCOMB, GLASGOW PRIZE. WHITE-LEAVEDCENTAUREAS. Dusty Millers. The white-leaved Centaureas or DustyMillers are much used for ribboning bedsand borders, where they make very effect-ive plants. Sow the Seeds early in springin a hot-bed or warm sunny house —A leaved plant. 1Gymnocarpa—The foiage of this va-riety is finely cut and silvery. It isperhaps the best variety for bedding-purposes, % foot. H. H. P very fine silver-ft. H. H. P 10 CENTAUREA. COKN FLOWER OR BACHELORS BUTTON. The well-known Corn Flower. Corn Bottle or Ragge
Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1915 . COCKSCOMB, GLASGOW PRIZE. WHITE-LEAVEDCENTAUREAS. Dusty Millers. The white-leaved Centaureas or DustyMillers are much used for ribboning bedsand borders, where they make very effect-ive plants. Sow the Seeds early in springin a hot-bed or warm sunny house —A leaved plant. 1Gymnocarpa—The foiage of this va-riety is finely cut and silvery. It isperhaps the best variety for bedding-purposes, % foot. H. H. P very fine silver-ft. H. H. P 10 CENTAUREA. COKN FLOWER OR BACHELORS BUTTON. The well-known Corn Flower. Corn Bottle or RaggedSailor, are perfectly hardy and can be sown in the openground during April or May; a light gravelly soil is themost suitable. The Giant Flowering Sweet Sultans arereally gigantic corn flowers, measuring from 3 to 4 inchesacross, but are much more decorative and useful for cutflowers, while many are sweet scented. They are of theeasiest cultivation, flowering freely from outdoor sownSeed. Sow in April or May. GIANT SWEET SULTANS. Centaurea
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