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back of the border. B. asteroides is white and grows from 5 to 7 feet. See illustration 
on page 28. 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 fine mass about 2 feet 
high. Flowers pink. Very attractive. All at 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. Sit., sun or 
light shade; does well in hot regions. Soil, any garden soil, but rich, moist, well worked 
sod is better. Prop., divisions. PL, October to April. Perfectly hardy in the East. 
BOYKINIA occidentalis has ivy-shaped leaves of a shining green and dainty flowers. 
It does wonderfully well on wet rocks or near water. They should be planted closely to 
make a complete ground-cover, and are the very best plants to plant in a fern-bed to 
cover the ground under and among the ferns; or for moist places in the rock-garden, 
either shade or sun. If planted 12 inches apart each way they will cover all ground. 
15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz., $6 per 100. 
B. major is a very strong-growing plant, with stems 2 feet high. It forms fine 
colonies in a shady place. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
BOUSSINGAULTIA baselloides is the Madeira Vine. 
CALADIUM esculentum, or Elephant's Ear, is a favorite plant for planting for 
tropical effects in lawns. The immense leaves when at their best are 3 to 4 feet long by 
2 l / 2 feet wide. Sit., sun. Soil, any garden loam but for very large plants a very rich soil, 
kept moist. PL, spring; in California they will winter in the open. 25c. each. 
CALLA aethiopica is the common white Calla Lily. Strong tubers in the fall 
at 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
CALTHA polypetala. The Calthas, or Marsh Marigolds, are water- 
loving plants, with large, single flowers, like giant buttercups. While 
they will live in good garden loam, they are happiest near water. 30c. ea. 
All CAMPANULAS are known as Bellflowers, and they 
are flowers that do well for everyone — hardy, of easy cul- 
ture, and free-blooming. With the exception of the 
Canterbury Bells, which live two years, they are 
long-lived perennials and respond most gratefully to 
good care. Among the many varieties there are species 
most suitable for rockeries and edgings. Splendid plants 
for window-boxes and hanging- 
baskets and the finest of plants 
for the border and garden beds. 
They are so diverse that no gen- 
eral description would be satisfac- 
tory. While generally hardy 
throughout the Northern States, 
as a rule they should there have a 
winter covering of leaves 2 to 3 
inches thick. 
C. carpatica forms a round cush- 
ion a foot or so across, with hand- 
some foliage and fine blue or white 
flowers borne well above the foli- 
age on slender wiry stems. 15 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz. 
C. garganica is a very low, tufted 
species, densely leafy, with many 
stems a few inches high and violet- 
blue flowers. For boxes or rock- 
work. Pot-grown plants, 25 cts. 
each; field-grown plants, 15 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz. 
In C. glomerata we have a 
strong-growing perennial which, 
by underground runners, forms 
dense colonies, with the flowering 
stems a foot or so high, bearing a 
dense head of violet-blue flowers. 
Fine border plant. 15 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz. 
C. glomerata alba. Same as 
Bocconia cordata above, but white. Same price. 
