PERENNIALS AND CALIFORNIA BULBS 
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BELLFLOWERS. See Campanula, page 10. 
*BALM (Melissa officinalis) is one of the old pot herbs, but next to 
lemon verbena the sweetest thing in the garden. The foliage is green 
20 cts. each. & s * 
BELLIUM minutum is a gem. Its dense basal tuft of leaves is not an 
inch in height while the stems of this miniature plant are 
not over 3 inches high. The little white daisies are borne 
tor some time in summer. Sit., sun. Soil, good, prefer- 
g§M well watered. Prop., divisions in winter or spring 
Jjf. PL, October to April. 25 cts. each. 
In BELLIS perennis, or the English Daisy, I have a 
very attractive small flowered 
form in which the flowers are 
tipped bright red. 15 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz. 
B. perennis, the English Daisy 
A well-loved old flower, known to 
everyone, from childhood's earliest 
days. 50 cts. per doz. 
BITTERSWEET, a freely climb- 
ing vine, growing to 20 feet and 
bearing an abundance of orange- 
yellow fruits which when open 
show their crimson seeds, and 
stay all winter. Strong plants, 50 
cts. each. 
BLACKBERRIES may seem out 
of place in my catalogues, but the 
Oregon Evergreen Blackberry is a 
distinctly ornamental vine of 
great value for certain purposes. 
The pinnate leaves are beautifully 
cut and have the outline of a large 
maple leaf. They color in the fall. 
The fruit has a musk)- flavor and 
is delicious. It is a fine vine to 
cover fences or unsightly spots, to 
fill open ravines, to cover rough, 
moist road banks, or to mask a 
springy spot. It likes moist 
ground yet is most hardy. 25 cts. 
each. 
BLEEDING-HEART. See Di- 
centra spectabilis, page 15. 
BOCCONIA cordata, or the Plume Poppy, is a very large, noble plant, charming in 
every way. The very stout stems bear many large, heart-shaped, deeply lobed leaves, 
making strong masses, and the innumerable small pinkish cream flowers arc borne in 
great plumy clusters, high above the foliage. They flower in midsummer, but the plumes 
remain attractive till cut by frost. For bold groups in lawns, specimens in the hardy 
border, or masses in shrubbery, they are alike attractive. Sit., sun. Soil, any good soil 
but if deep and rich and well worked the results will pay for the trouble. PL, ( >ctob< r 
to April. For grouping in the perennial border, use six or more plants, 18 inches 
apart; while single specimens are attractive, Plume Poppies are most effective in 
masses. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
BOLTONIAS are stout-stemmed, much-branched plants which in late summe r and 
fall produce myriads of pretty aster-like flowers. They make fine mass effects for the 
back of the border. B. asteroides is white and grows from 5 to 7 feet. See illustration 
on page 34. B. latisquama is like it, but soft pink to lavender. B. latisquama nana is 
a dwarf form which branches freely from the base and forms a very line mas-, al 01 1 
2 feet high. Flowers pink. Very attractive. All at 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. Sit,, 
sun or light shade; docs well in hot regions. Soil, any garden soil, but rich, moist, well 
worked soil is better. Prop., divisions. PL, October to April. Perfectly hardy. 
Bocconia cordata 
