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Campanula Media (Canterbury Bells). 



'Punctata. A distinct variety with wlvte 



spotted purplish-rose nodding bell-shaped 



flowers; May and June ; 1 foot. 

 PyramidaliS [Chimney Bell-flo-wer). The 



most conspicuous of all Campanulas, and an 



atiractive plant for the herbaceous border, 



forming a perfect pyramid 4 (o 5 feet high, 



crowded with large salver-like blue flowers 



in September. (See cut.) 25 cts. each ; 



$2 50 per doz. 

 vRapUilCUloideS. Graceful spikes, 3 feet 



hi^h, which bear in June and July showy 



blue bell -shaped flowers. 

 \/Rhamboidalis. Produces from July to 



.September showy purplish-blue flowers on 



stems 1 foot high. 

 Rotundifolia [^Blue Bells of Scotlanii). Tliis 



is the true hare-bell or blue-bell famed in 



song and story, with beautiful clear l)lue 



flowers from June to August ; grows about 



1 foot high. 

 /Trachelium (Coventry Bells). Purple flow- 

 during June and July, on plants 2 to 3 



'feet high. 



Price, any of the above, except where 

 noted, 15 cts. each; $150 per doz.; $10 00 

 per 100. Set of 21 varieties, $2.50. 



CAREX (Sedge). 



JT f-raseri. A most remarkal)le plant for a mi)ist, shady situation, with stout 1 inch 

 wide foliage, and producing during May and June spikes 15 inches high, terminated 

 with a long, cylindrical head of white flowers. 25 cts. each ; $2 50 per doz. 



CAMPANUI^A (Bell Flower). 



ia. Grows 2 feet high, with nodding white flowers in June and July. 

 (Ciirpaikian Hare-bell). A pretty species, growing in compact tufts, not ex- 

 inches high ; flowers clear blue, 1 inch in diameter and blooms all summer. 

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

 Garganica. Forms a dense clump 6 inches high, which iscovered from June 



to .September with purplish-blue flowers with white eye. 

 Glornerata [Clustered Bell-flower). Grows 18 inches high, and produces 



from June to August dense clusters of funnel-shaped violet-blue flowers. 

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

 ^Qrandis [Great Bell-Jlower). A showy and attractive sort, bearing large 

 saucer-shaped violet-blue flowers in May and June; \\ feet. 

 alba. A handsome white-flowered form of the above. 

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



jr^ctif lora. Large spikes of flowers, white 

 tinted blue; June to August ; 3 feet. 

 Latlfolla macrantha. Grows 3 ft. high, 

 and in May and June bears large pur- 

 , plish-blue flowers. 



^edia [Canterbury Bells). An old-time 

 lavorite. Our stock has been grown from 

 the very finest strain; mixed colors; 2 to 

 3 feet. (See cut.) 



Persicifolia [Peach Bells). Grows IJ to 

 2 feet high, and produces an abundance 

 of blue salver-shaped flowers during June 

 and July. 



— alba. A pure wdiite form of the above. 



— Qigantea floerheimi. A grand new 

 sort with large spikes of pure white 

 double camellia-like flowers, 2 to 2\ 

 inches in diameter; in bloom from the 

 middle of May until late in July. A grand 

 acquisition. (See cut.) 2j cts. each; 

 $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



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Campanula Peksicifolia Gigante- 

 moerheimi. 



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CHAM^PEIICE (Fish-bone Thistle). 



iacantha. A thistle-like plant with dark-green foliage marked with silvery 

 lines and with ivory-white spines; an interesting plant; requires some protection. 

 25 cts. each ; $2 50 per doz. 



Campanula PyramidaliS. 



We can supply seeds of most of the Hardy Perennials. See Flower Seed Department, beginning page 55. 



