HARDY FLOWERING PERENNIALS FOR BEDS, BORDERS, &c. 



Hardy a height of five feet, it is of very easy growth and succeeds almost everywhere. 



perennials. C. marginata, a large white margined with blue, and Moerheimi, a semi-double white 



are also excellent. Amongst the dwarf Campanulas the following are all good free 

 growers : C. G. F. Wilson, a fine shade of purple, and a very free bloomer ; C. 

 carpatica alba, white ; C. turbinata, light blue ; and C. t. White Star ; C. bavarica, 

 blue, an exceptionally free grower ; and C. pusilla and C. p. alba, C. pulla, deep 

 purple, C. pulloides and C. Hostii alba, white, should also find a place. 



CENTAUREA, or Knapweed. Amongst the finest c f perennials is C. montana rubra, with 

 numerous large feathery rose-coloured flowers, 2 feet high ; C. ruthenica, a pale 

 yellow variety with fine foliage, and C. macrocephala, a fine plant growing to a 

 height of 5 feet, with large handsome bright yellow flowers ; it is of rather coarse 

 growth, but looks well at the back of a border, where it can have plenty of room. 

 These varieties are particularly useful for cutting for house and table decoration. 



CHEIRANTHUS ALPINUS, or Alpine Wallflower, is an exceedingly pretty plant, bearing a 

 profusion of bright yellow flowers in May and June ; height 6 inches. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM MAXIMUM. C. Duchess of Abercorn, C. Queen Alexandra and C. im- 

 bricatum are all showy, large-flowering varieties of the common field daisy. 



CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA has foliage resembling the Spiraeas and bears feathery spikes of 

 white flowers ; height 3 feet. 



CISTUS, Rock Rose, is effective when planted on dry banks or rockeries. There are 

 several free-flowering varieties of various shades of colour. A few of the best are 

 C. florentinus, a large white-flowering variety, very free ; C. algarvensis, a small-leaved 

 variety with bright yellow flowers and a dark ring round the centre of the flower, 

 and C. formosus, yellow. 



COREOPSIS GRANDIFLORA. A splendid border plant with numerous large yellow flowers, 

 very useful for cutting purposes. It is certainly the best variety in cultivation. 

 It is of very free habit and blooms all the summer ; height 2\ feet. 



CRAMBE CORDIFOLIA, a handsome plant bearing large spikes of white flowers in the same 

 manner as Gypsophila. It should be planted in masses and given plenty of space, 

 as it grows 6 feet high. 



DELPHINIUM, or perennial larkspur, of which there are many varieties of all shades of 

 white, blue and purple, make a splendid display and need very little attention, 

 remaining in flower for about two months ; height 3 to 6 feet. No border of hardy 

 perennials can be complete without them. 



DIANTHUS, the pink. A large family, very useful for walls and rock gardens ; a few of 

 the best are D. alpinus, with large deep rose-coloured flowers ; D. neglectus, a 

 deep rose ; D. integer, pure white deeply fringed, and several other varieties too 

 numerous to mention. D. barbatus is the Sweet William. 



DICTAMNUS FRAXINELLA. A well-known plant that should have a place in every border ; 

 it bears spikes of flowers of a pale rosy pink with rather a curious scent ; is of 

 free habit and likes good rich soil. 3 feet. 



DORONICUM EXCELSUM, or Leopard's Bane, is a plant too well known to need much 

 description, colour bright yellow, and flowers in early Spring and far into the Summer. 

 It should be in every garden ; height 2\ to 3 feet. 



EPIMEDIUM PINNATUM, is a very excellent dwarf yellow-flowering plant, the foliage of which 

 is also very pretty and useful for cutting ; it will grow in shade, flowering about May. 



ERIGERON SPECIOSUS SUPERBUS and E. s. GRANDIFLORUS, bear clusters of large mauve flowers 

 from June to September ; height from 2 to 3 feet. An excellent border plant. 



ERYNGIUM ALPINUM, or Sea Holly, is a well-known plant, and one which should be in- 

 cluded in 'every collection ; it is a strong grower, succeeding in any good garden soil, 

 and flowering from June to September ; height 3 feet. 



