RTeht, Rare and Beautiful Plants. 
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ASTILBE JAPONICA. 
ASTILBE. Including sevei'al exquisitely beautiful 
Ijlants for the herbaceous border. 
A. japonica {Spircajaponica). One of the finest white 
flowering hardy plants, bearing lovely racemose pan- 
icles of feathery flowers in May ; it is very largely 
forced by florists for its elegant flowers. The foliage 
is also ver.v ornamental SO 25 to $0 50 
A. rivularis. Pine yellowish white flowers; ex- 
cellent for a damp situation 25 
AUBRIETIA. Very dwarf blue flowering evergreen 
plants for rockwork and borders. 
A. deltoidea. Purple flowers in early spring ... SO 25 
A. girsBca. Light purple 25 
BAFTISIA australis. A very fine blue flowering 
plant with peculiar foliage. 50 cents. 
BOLTON lA g^lastifolia. A tall growing, large yellow 
flowering jjlaut, useful in shrubberies. 25 cents. 
BUFHTHALMUM. Showy perennial plants, in habit 
resembling the Boltonia. 
B. cordifolium. Yellow flowers SO 35 
B. salicifolium 25 
CALLIRHOB. Elegant plants of easy culture; of 
creejjing or trailing habit. 
C. involucrata. Crimson flowers, nearly two inches 
across 25 
C. pedata. Cherry red flowers 25 
CALOCHORTUS Ounnisoni, A very showy bulbous 
plant from the Uocky Mountains with flowers like a 
tulip, of a light lilac color. 25 cents. 
CALTHA palustris fl. pi. Large double golden flow- 
ers ; a showy plant, best in a moist place, 35 cts. 
CAMASSIA esculenta. A blue flowering bulbous 
plant, blooming in lumnier; very pretty. 35 cents. 
CAMPANULA. Bell flowers; Canterbury Bells. A 
ver.v large genus of flowering plants of much decora 
tive importance. They are of easy cultui-e and great 
beauty in flower, and deserve more attention than 
they have been receiving of late. 
CAIMPANTTLA carpathica. Blue flowers . . . ?0 25 
C. alba. A fine white form 25 
C. i^lomerata. Bluish violet or white flowers in 
terminal heads: handsome 25 
C. latifolia macrantha. Purplish blue flowers . 25 
C. macrophylla '-5 
C. nobilis. Flowers drooping, reddish violet or 
white -5 
C. persicifolia fl. pi. Fine double flowers, of var- 
ious blue shades 25 
C. albo-pleno. Double white 25 
C. speciosa. Very pretty small flowers 85 
C. tracheUum fl. pi. Slightly drooping flowers . 25 
C. turbinata 25 
C. Van Houttei. Dark blue bell shaped pendu- 
lous flowers ; a splendid sort 25 
CARDASIINi: pratensis fl. pi. The double Cuckoo 
Flower; a fine herbaceous shrub, bearing pale purple 
and white flowers. 25 cents. 
CATANANCHE coerulea. A pretty free-growing 
plant with blue flowers, which are desirable for cut- 
ting. 25 cents. 
CENTAUREA. Very fine flowering and foliage plants ;^ 
for the latter forms, which are superior for summer 
bedding, see page 154. 
C. dealbata. Pine rosy flowers ; dwarf habit . . SO 25 
C. montana. Large and handsome blue flowers 35 
C. rhuthenica. Pale yellow flowers 25 
CERASTIUM. These are creeping plants with fine 
silvtnw^ leaves, and are useful for rock work. 
C. Biebersteinii. White flowers 50 25 
C. tomentosum. White; smaller leaves than pre- 
ceding 
CHELONE. Handsome herbaceous plants, on the order 
of Penstemon, with very showy and decorative flowers. 
C. Lyoni. Fine purple flowers SO 35 
C. Torreyi. Showy scarlet flowering plant ... 26 
CLEMATIS. To this magnificent genus of mostly 
climbing jilants belong some interesting erect growing 
species, of much value for the herbaceous border. 
For the climbing sorts, see page 134. 
C. erecta (recta). Pretty white, sweet-scented flow- 
ers 35 
C. integrifolia. Blue nodding flowers, peculiarly 
arranged with the leaves 25 
CONVALLARIA. Exquisite hardy bulbous plants, 
well known as Lily of the Valley, and needing no 
description. No border is complete without them. 
C. majaUs (Lily of the Valley). The ordinary and 
widely grown German form .... ¥1 per dozen . $0 15 
C. fl. pi. A double form 35 
C. rosea. Rose flowers 35 
C. fol. var. The leaves are striped with 
yellow 35 
COREOPSIS. Very showy herbaceous plants, having 
also some annual species. These here described have 
handsome flowers in summer and are pei'eunials. 
C. auriculata. Yellow and rich brown $0 25 
C. lanceolata. Large bright yellow flowers ... 35 
C. rosea. Rose red petals and yellow disc .... 25 
