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Alliariaefolia. Grows 2 feet 



Carpatica {Carpathian Hare 



lovvei^ clear blue, 1 inch in 



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CamI'ANI'LA l^liKSICIFOLIA BaCKHOUSEI. 



Cmnt^SktlUlst,— Con/im/ed. 

 Rapunculoides. Graceful spikes, 3 feet 



hiLjli, which btar in June showy blue bell- 



sliapeil flowers. 

 S^tiomboidalis. Produces, rluring July and 



August, showy purplish-blue flowers on 



stems 1 foot high. 

 Rotundifolia {Bhie Bells of Scotland). This 



H tlie true hare-bell or blue-bell famed in 



song and slory, with beautiful clear blue 



flowers from June to August ; grows about 



1 foot high. 

 TracheHura {Coventry Bells). Purple 



flowers during July and August, on plants 2 



to 3 feet high. 



Price, any of the above, except where noted, 

 15cts. each; |)1.50 per doz. Set of 22 vari- 

 eties, %2. lb. 



CAMPANULA {Bell-flower). 



high, with noilding white flowers in June and July. 



liell). A pretty species, growing in compact tufts, not exceeding 8 inches high; 



diam ;ter and Ijlooms all summer. 



— alba. The white-flowered form of the preceding. 



CxSTpitosa. { '/'lifted Hare-l/ell). Elegant for the rockery ; 4 to 6 inches high; 



nodding pale-blue flowers from May to July. 

 Olomerata {Clustered Bell-flower). Grows 18 inches high, and produces during 



July and August dense clusters of funnel-shaped violet-blue flowers. 



— alba. A white-flowered variety of the above. 



Qrandis {Great Bell-flcwer). Large saucer-shaped violet-blue flowers in June; 



\\ feet. 

 Orosseki. Produces its dark-blue flowers all summer; 2 feet. 

 Latifolia macrantha. Grows 3 to 4 feet high, and in July and August bears 



large purplish-blue Howers. 

 Media {Canterburv Bells). An old-time favorite, with flowers of various colors 



in July ; 2 to 3 feet. 

 Nobilis {Long-flowered Hare-beW). Reddish violet flowers during the summer 



nionths on stems 18 inches high. 

 Persicifolia {Peach Bells). Grows 1.} to 2 feet high, and produces an abun- 



dnnce of blue salver-shaped flowers during June and July. 



— alba. A pure white form of the above. 



— Backhouse!. A robust variety of the White Peach Bells, with flowers fully 

 three times the size of the type. Grows 3 feet high, with frequently 15 to 20 

 'iMuers ojiun :ii Due tinij ' in a sin':;le stem, (See cut.) 25 cts each ; $2.-50 per doz. 



— Qigantea floerheimi. A grand new 

 sort for description see page 99). 25 

 cts. each ; $2-50 per doz. 



PorteilSChlagiana. A perfect gem, form- 

 ing a dense tuft 4 to 6 inches high, which 

 in spring is sniolhered with showy pale- 

 blue flowers. 



Punctata. A distinct variety with white 

 spotted purplish-rose nodding bell-shaped 

 flowers; May and June; 1 foot. (See 

 cut.) 



Pyramidalis {Chhuncy ' Bell-fluwer). 

 The nidsl conspicuous of all Campanulas, 

 and an attractive plant for the herbaceous 

 border, forming a perfect pyramid 4 to 5 

 feet high, crowded with large salver-like 

 blue flowers in September. (See cut.) 25 

 icli ; Si! .i() per doz. 



Campanula Punctata, 



CAI.IMERIS (Star Wort). 

 Incisa. An attractive plant for the front of the border; grows about 12 to 18 

 inches high, producing fiom July to September light-blue flowers with yellow 

 cenue. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



CALI.HSMOE (Poppy Mallow). 



Involucrata. An elegant trading plant, with finely divided foliage and large 

 saucer-shaped flowers, of deep rosy crimson, with white centres, which are pro- 

 duced during the entire summer months. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



CAETHA (Marsh Marigold). 



Palustris. Large bright yellow flowers early in spring; 1 foot. 15 cts. each ; 



%\M) per doz. 

 Palustris Fl. PI. The double-flowering Marsh Marigold. 25 cts. each ; $2.60 



per doz. 



CARDAMINE (Cuckoo Flower). 



Pratensis Plena. A gem for a shady, damp spot, with dense spikes of double 

 lavender-colored flowers a foot high during May and June. 25 cts. each. 



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