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Campanula 



Campanula carpatica. CARPATHIAN HAREBELL. A charming little 

 plant growing in dense tufts about 6 to 12 inches high. Native of 

 the Carpathian Mountains of Austria. Leaves dark green, ovate or 

 heart-shaped, with coarsely toothed margins. Flowers large, often 

 an inch or more across, varying from white to deep blue. Very 

 free-flowering, producing blossoms almost throughout the summer. 



C. persicifolia. PEACH BELLS. Stems 2 to 3 feet high, bearing 

 numerous narrow dark green leaves. Flowers blue or white, nod- 

 ding, from the axils of the upper leaves, very large and showy. 

 Native of Europe. 



C. persicifolia alba plena. DOUBLE PEACH BKLLS. A form of the 

 preceding species with large double flowers 2 inches or more in 

 diameter. Splendid for cut- flowers. 



C. pyramidalis. CHIMNEY BELLFLOWER. A tall and very floriferous species with clustered 

 stems 4 to 5 feet tall. Native of Austria. Leaves ovate or broadly lanceolate, dark green, 

 gradually diminishing in size up to the inflorescence. Flowers blue, in dense pyramidal 

 racemes. One of the most beautiful and conspicuous of the Campanulas. 



Cerastium 



Cerastium tomentosum. SNOW-IN-SUMMER. An attractive low and creeping plant with 

 silvery leaves much used for edgings and for rockeries. Native of Europe. Flowers white, 

 freely produced in spring and early summer. 



Ceratostigma 



Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago larpentce). LEADWORT. A dainty little herb with 

 wiry stems 6 to 12 inches tall. Native of China. Leaves dark green, with 

 entire ciliate margins. FJowers intense blue, profusely borne in dense 

 clusters above the foliage in late summer and early autumn. The unique 

 color of the flowers gives added interest and value to this handsome plant. 



Chrysanthemum The Hardy 

 Pompon Chrysanthemums 



The lateness of the blossoming period of these hardy 

 plants (which occurs when other subjects of the garden 

 have been destroyed by frost) commends them and C** 8 ' 081 '* 1 " 3 plumbaginoi 

 accounts for their universal popularity. The earliest frosts of autumn do 

 not materially affect the blossoms, and even in late 

 fall or early winter their bright and showy flowers 

 lend a cheerful aspect. They thrive in almost any 

 garden soil, and although quite hardy, are bene- 

 fitted by a light covering of litter or leaves in 

 winter. The following varieties are among the 

 showiest : 

 Burnett. Red. 



Danizula. Soft pink shaded with rose. 

 Dundee. Crimson. 

 Eagle d'Or. Golden yellow. 

 Golden Fleece. Clear yellow. 

 Golden Pheasant. Orange-yellow. 

 Julia la Gravere. Garnet. 

 President. Violet-red. 

 Prince of Wales. Pure white. 

 Queen of Bulgaria. Brilliant rosy crimson. 

 Rhoda. White, shaded with pink. 

 Veuve Cliquot. Terra-cotta, bordered with yellow. 



Chrysanthemum hybridum. SHASTA DAISY. A very 

 free-flowering plant with large and showy daisy-like 

 flowers 3 to 4 inches across, blossoming profusely 

 throughout the summer and autumn. Flowers white, 

 with golden center ; petals in two or more rows. 



Cimicifuga 



Bocconia cordata (see page 113) 



Cimicifuga racemosa. BLACK SNAKEROOT. A tall and 

 very showy plant with long racemes of white feathery 

 flowers. Distributed naturally from Canada, southward 

 to Georgia and Missouri. Leaves compound, with 

 numerous incisely toothed or divided leaflets. Flower- 

 ing racemes often 2 feet long, bearing numerous flowers, 

 all parts of which are white. 



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