CLEMATIS. Beautiful border plants, delighting in a rich soil and repay- 

 ing any special care that may be given them. 



C. crispa. Leather Flower. 3 to 4 feet; June to September; deep laven- 

 der. Fragrant. 



C. Davidiana. 3 feet; August and September; bright blue. Fragrant. 

 C. recta. 2 to 3 feet; June to August; white. Fragrant. 



CONOCLINIUM. Mist Flower. Excellent little border plants, of special 

 value for their late bloom. 



C. ccelestinum. 18 inches; September and October; deep blue. 



CONVALLARIA. Lily -of - the -valley. A well-known and popular 

 plant, thriving in shady places. 



C. majalis. 6 inches; May and June; pure white. Very fragrant. 



COREOPSIS. Tickseed. Plants thriving in any soil or situation. For 

 cutting it is not surpassed by any perennial, and it blooms constantly through- 

 out the entire summer. 



C. lanceolata. 2 feet; June to October; golden yellow. 



CORONILLA varia. The Crown Vetch. I to 2 feet; June to Octo- 

 ber ; bright pink. A good trailing plant for covering rough banks. 



CUNILA Mariana. Maryland Dittany. I foot ; September ; lilac. 

 Flowers are borne in great profusion. 



DELPHINIUM. Larkspur. Free- flowering border plants, producing 

 showy spikes of flowers from June until frost, though care should be taken to 

 cut out the spikes as soon as they have flowered, and not allow them to seed. 

 They do well in any ordinary garden soil, but thrive best when the soil is rich. 



D. Chinensis. i% feet; July to September; shades from white to blue. 



D. Chinensis, var. grandiflora nana compacta. I foot; July to Septem- 

 ber. One of the newer plants, and a novelty of merit that will give every 

 satisfaction. 



D. elatum. Bee Larkspur. 4 feet; June to August; blue, with dark 

 violet petals. 



D. formosum. 4 feet; June to September; deep blue. Flowers in long, 

 showy spikes. 



DIANTHUS. Sweet William. These are possibly the best known of all 

 hardy plants. We remember them in connection with the hollyhock and other 

 plants of the old-time garden, and there are few flowers among the newer sorts 

 that give more satisfaction either when planted in masses in the border, or 

 when cut. 



D. barbatus. 1 8 inches; May to July; all colors. 



D. barbatus, var. atrococcineus. 18 inches; May to July; bright crimson. 

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