THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS — PERENNIALS 275 



Aster Novce-AnglioB var. roseus* — Height, 5 to 7 feet ; fourth week of 

 August ; flowers, bright pink, borne profusely in large terminal clus- 

 ters ; very showy. 

 Boltonia asteroides* — Height, 4 to 5 feet ; September ; flowers, 



smaller than the next, pale pink, borne very profusely in large 



panicles; much later than the next species. 

 Boltonia latisquama* — Height, 4 feet; first week of August; flowers, 



large, white, somewhat resembUng asters, and borne very profusely 



in large panicles. 

 Campanula Carpatica. — Height, 6 to 9 inches ; first week of July ; 



flowers, medium size, deep blue, borne profusely in loose panicles ; 



continues in bloom throughout the summer. A white variety of this 



is also good. 

 Campanula Grossekii. — Height, 3 feet ; first week of July ; flowers, 



large, deep blue, borne on a long spike. 

 Campanula persicifolia. — Height, 3 feet ; flowers, large, blue, borne in 



a raceme with long flower stems. There are also white and double 



varieties which are good. 

 Clematis recta. — Height, 4 feet ; fourth week of June ; flowers, small, 



pure white, borne profusely in dense clusters. This is a very com- 

 pact bushy species and desirable for the rear of the border. Clematis 



Jackmani with large deep purple flowers and Clematis Vitalba with 



small white flowers, are excellent climbing sorts. 

 Convallaria majalis* (Lily-of-the-valley) . — Height, 6 to 9 inches ; latter 



part of May. 

 Coreopsis delphinifolia* — Height, 2 to 3 feet ; first week of July ; 



flowers, large, yellow, with dark centers and borne singly with long 



stems. 

 Coreopsis grandiflora.'^ — Height, 2 to 3 feet ; fourth week of June ; 



flowers, large, deep yellow, borne singly on long stems, blooming pro- 

 fusely throughout the summer. 

 Coreopsis lanceolata.^ — Height, 2 feet ; fourth week of June ; flowers 



large though slightly smaller than the last, and borne on long stems, 



blooming throughout the season, t 

 Delphinium Cashmerianum. — Height, 1| feet; first week of July; 



flowers, pale to bright blue, in large open heads, t 

 Dianthus plumarius flore pleno. — Height, 9 inches ; second week of 



