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-HEURYADREER PHILADELPHIA fA 1^/ HARDY PEREHniAL PLANTS 





Caky ptehis Mastacanthus. 



CARYOPTERIS. 



Mastacanthus {Blue Spirma). A 



handsome hardy perennial; grows 

 alxnit 3 feet high and produces rich 

 lavender-blue flowers in great pro- 

 fusion the whole length of its branches. 

 A valuable plant either for bedding or 

 pot culture; blooming continuously 

 from early in September until cut by 

 frost. (See cut.) 15 cts. each; $1.50 

 perdoz.; $10.00 per 100. 



CENTAUREA Hardheads, or Knapweed). 



Of easy culture, delighting in an open, sunny position, producing a wealth of bloom, 

 which not only makes a tine display in the border, but furnishes excellent material for 

 cutting. 



Hirta nigra variegata (Variegated Button Weed). Variegated green and gold 



foliage, and during July and August purple flowers; 2 leet. 

 Dealbata. Distinct bright rose-colored flowers; July to September; 18 inches. 

 Macrocephala. Very huge thisile-like golden-yellow flowers; useful for cutting and 



showy in the border; July and August; 'Si feet. 

 Montana (J'< n nnial Corn Flower). Crows 2 feet high, bearing large violet-blue 



flowers from July to September. (See cut.) 

 — alba. Large white variety of the above. 



Orientalis. Pale yellow showy flowers in July and August; 21 feet. 

 Rtlthenica. Straw-colored flowers in July and August; ornamental, fern-like foliage; 



2.'. leet. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. Set of 7 sorts for $1. 00. 



CERASTIUJI (S„ow in Summer*. 



TomentOStim. A desirable low-growing plant with silvery foliage and white flow- 

 ers, suitable for the rockery, or for carpeting dry, sunny S| ots such as covering 

 graves or steep banks; can also be used with good effect in carpet bedding. 15 els. 

 each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



CHAJI^PEUCE .Fish Bone Thistle). 

 Interesting and ornamental thistle-like plants, with spiny, neatly marked foliage. 



Require protection in winter. 

 Casaborue. Foliage dark green, 

 with cream-colored veins and yel- 

 lowish spines. 

 Diacantha. Bright green foliage, 

 ivory-white veins and spines. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



CHELONE (Shell Flower). 



Stately and handsome perennials, 

 growing about 2 feet high, and bear- 

 ing numerous spikes of large flower- 

 heads during the summer and fall. 

 Glabra Alba. Terminal spikes of 



creamy-white flowers. 

 Lyonii. Heads of showy deep red 



flowers. 

 — SpeciOSa. A dwarf light pink 



form of the above. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 

 per 100. 



C .VJ^^I.V (American Senna). 



Marilandica. A plant growing from 3 to 4 feet high, bushy, with large 

 panicles of bright yellow, curiously-shaped flowers in abundant axiliary 

 clusters from July to August. The beautiful pinnate light-green foliage 

 is very pleasing. A very desirable plant. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; 

 $10.00 per 100. 



CATANANCHE (Cupid-. Dart). 



A free-flowering border plant, growing about 2 feet high; June to August, 

 Coerulea. Blue flowers. 

 Bicolor. White margin with blue centre. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



CEDRONELLA (Balm of Gilead). 

 Cana. A shrubby perennial, growing 21 feet high, with aromatic foliage 

 and long spikes of purplish-crimson flowers throughout the summer and 

 fall. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



CEPHALARIA (Roundheads). 

 Alpina. A rare tall-growing plant, which, when fully established, attains 

 a height of 6 feet, bearing in July and August delicate sulphur-yellow 

 flowers, not unlike the flowers of Scabiosa, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



PAEONIES and PHLOXES should be included in every collection of Hardy Plants. Always satisfactory. See pages 229 to 233. 



