THE ORNAMENTAL PLANTS — PERENNIALS 275 



Aster NovoB- A )i(/lioe var. roseus.^ — Height, 5 to 7 feet; fourth week of 

 August ; flowers, bright pink, borne profusely in large terminal clus- 

 ters ; very showy. 



Boltonia asteroides.^ — Height, 4 to 5 feet; September; flowers, 

 smaller than the next, pale pink, borne very profusely in large 

 panicles; much later than the next species. 



Boltonia latisquama.^ — Height, 4 feet; first week of August; flowers, 

 large, white, somewhat resembling asters, and borne very profusely 

 in large panicles. 



Campanula Carpatica. — Height, 6 to 9 inches ; first week of July ; 

 flowers, medium size, deep blue, borne profusely in loose panicles ; 

 continues in bloom throughout the summer. A white variety of this 

 is also good. 



Campanula Grossekii. — Height, 3 feet ; first v/eek of July ; flowers, 

 large, deep blue, borne on a long spike. 



Campanula persicifolia. — Height, 3 feet ; flowers, large, blue, borne in 

 a raceme with long flower stems. There are also white and double 

 varieties which are good. 



Clematis recta. — Height, 4 feet ; fourth week of June ; flowers, small, 

 pure white, borne profusely in dense clusters. This is a very com- 

 pact bushy species and desirable for the rear of the border. Clematis 

 Jackmani with large deep purple flowers and Clematis Vitalba with 

 small w^hite flowers, are excellent climbing sorts. 



Convallaria majalis^ (Lily-of -the -valley). — Height, 6 to 9 inches ; latter 

 part of May. 



Coreopsis delphinifolia.^ — Height, 2 to 3 feet ; first w^eek of July ; 

 flowers, large, yellow, with dark centers and borne singly with long 

 stems. 



Coreopsis grandiflora.^ — Height, 2 to 3 feet ; fourth week of June ; 

 flow^ers, large, deep yellow, borne singly on long stems, blooming pro- 

 fusely throughout the summer. 



Coreopsis lanceolata.^ — Height, 2 feet ; fourth week of June ; flowers 

 large though shghtly smaller than the last, and borne on long stems, 

 blooming throughout the season, f 



Delphinium Cashmerianum. — Height, 1| feet; first week of July; 

 flowers, pale to bright blue, in large open heads, t 



Dianthus plumarius flore pleno. — Height, 9 inches; second week of 



