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CLEMATIS, AROMATIC (Clematis aromatica). Deep violet-blue. July 

 to September. Solitary, fragrant flowers, ij to 2 inches across. 

 Grows 4 feet high, or 6 feet if supported. , BLUE BUSH (C. 



integrifolia). Blue, purple, or white. June to August; 2 feet. 

 Solitary blue flowers | inch long, covering bush 2 feet high. Var. 

 Durandi taller, and has longer flowers with recurved sepals. 

 , DAVID S (C. heraclecefolia, var. Davidiana). Pale blue. 

 August, September; 4 feet, but needs support. Flowers in clustered 

 heads 6 to 15, and also singly. Larger leaves than any other cul 

 tivated clematis. , WHITE BUSH (C. recta). White. June 

 to August. Fragrant flowers I inch across in dense corymbs. 

 Plant 2 to 3 feet long, not climbing. The common bush clematis 

 of Southern Europe. There is also a double form. Give deep, 

 loamy soil, fairly rich. They are susceptible to injury by drought, 

 and need water in summer. A little lime in the soil is an advantage. 

 On dry, hot soils use cow manure, but on heavy soils use leaf-mould. 

 Spray overhead in early summer. 



*COLUMBINE (Aquilegia vulgaris). Violet, blue, white, red. May; 

 2 feet. Heavier, less graceful, but more permanent than the long- 

 spurred kinds; less particular about shade and drainage; excellent 



for rocky ledges. , WILD (A. Canadensis). Red and yellow; 2 



feet. Attracts humming birds. , ROCKY MOUNTAIN (A. caruled). 



Blue and white, i^ feet. Two last best for naturalising. Light, 



sandy soil, moist, with good drainage. Keep seed- bed moist. , 



YELLOW (A. cbrysanthd). 3 to 4 feet. May to August. 



*CoLUMN FLOWER (Lepachys columnaris). Yellow. June to Septem 

 ber; I to 3 feet. A composite, 2 to 3 inches across, the dark disc 

 formed into an elongated thimble-like cone, 2 inches or more long, 

 and borne on long, wiry stalks. Excellent for massing, and good 

 for cut flowers. Sow early indoors and transplant outside for 

 succession the first season. Sometimes treated as an annual. 

 Similar to cone flower. 



CORAL BELLS, ALUM ROOT (Heucbera sanguined). Coral red. July, 

 August; I to 2j feet. Long lily-of-the-valley-like spikes of dainty, 

 coral-red flowers appearing intermittently all summer. Wiry stems. 

 Likes sandy, well-drained, but not necessarily dry soil. Propagate 

 by dividing roots after flowering. 



COREOPSIS. See TICKSEED. 



