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the height of the taller forms. Bamboos should be 

 planted in May in deeply dug and enriched soil, and 

 should be heavily mulched in the autumn. 



Baptisia. — B. australis is a handsome plant, growing 

 to a height of five feet, and bearing spikes of blue, Pea- 

 like flowers. 



Bocconia. — B. cordata forms a feature in open spaces of 

 the woods, and is a particularly striking object with its 

 tall spires of inflorescence, often eight feet in height, 

 ivory white and reddish buff in colour, and its large, 

 deeply-cut foliage blue-green above and silvery white 

 beneath. 



Campanula. — Some of the more robust of the bell 

 flowers will thrive in the wild garden. Chief among 

 these is C. latifolia and its more beautiful white form, 

 C. grandis and its white variety. C. lactiflora and C. 

 rapunculoides should also be planted. Site, open spots 

 clear of rank herbage. 



Centaurea. — C babylonica is a striking silvery-leaved 

 plant, growing to a height of ten feet. C. macrocephala 

 reaches a height of five feet, and bears great, golden- 

 yellow flower-heads. 



Centranthus. — C. ruber, popularly known as Valerian, 

 is a weed in the south-west, growing from every cranny 

 of the cliffs and out of solid masonry walls in many 

 places. The common type is pink flowered, but there 

 is a white-flowered form and also a deep crimson, the 

 last two being very effective when associated to the 

 exclusion of the pink. It grows readily anywhere. 



Chrysanthemum maximum. — A strong-growing plant 

 five feet in height bearing large, white, Daisy-like 

 flowers. A dwarfer variety producing larger and 

 more numerous flowers has been introduced of late 

 years. 



Cimicifuga. — C. racemosa is a distinct and handsome 

 plant, growing to a height of five feet, and bearing long 



