Hardy American Herbaceous Perennials, continued 
Chamaelirium luteum. 
Blazing Star. 
. I H to 2}4 ft. A 
wand-like raceme of small white flowers in June. 
A dainty and showy 
plant. 
CHELONE glabra. White 
Tlkilk-Hkad. 1 to 3 
ft. White, tinged witii 
rose. For bog ; also 
grows well in dry 
ground. Elegant plant 
20 cts. each, ^1.50 for 
10, $10 per 100. 
lyoni. Lvo.v's Titrti-e- 
Heai>. I to .3 ft. Red 
or rose-purple. Beau- 
tiful bog plant. 20 cts. 
each. $i.so for lo, $10 
per 100. 
CHKYSAMPHORA (Dar- 
lingtoiiia) californica. 
California Pitcher 
Plant. See cut, page 
27. 6 to 12 in. Nodding 
purple (lowers. A rare bog plant, very interest- 
ing. Mulch with sphagnum moss. 75 cts. each. $6 
lor 10. 
CHROSPERMA muscsetoxicum. Fly-Poison, i }4 
to .( It. White. April. Long grass-like leaves. 
Very conspicuous spikes of flowers. 
CICUTA maeulata. Water Hemlock. 3 to 6 ft. 
While. Finely cut leaves; very large. Wet loca- 
tions. 
Cimicifuga racemosa 
Cimicifuga americana. 
American Bug- 
- hane. 3 to 5 ft. 
Panicled racemes of showy white flowers. August 
and September. Showy divided leaves. A splen- 
did plant for massing and for under trees. 
Eupatorium ageratoides 
Cimicifuga racemosa. ?![o*^fj'^ff^ 
Snakeroot. 
3 to 8 ft. Racemes 
of fruit, sometimes 3 feet long. Large, showy, 
decompound leaves. July. White. 
CLINTONIA borealis. Yellow Clintonia. 6 to 15 
in. (ireenish yellow flowers; showy. An Alpine 
species. Plant with Rhododendrons, 
umbellata. White Clintonia. 8 to i8in. Deli- 
cate white flowers, speckled with green or purplish 
dots. Very fragrant. June. 
COLLINSONIA canadensis. Light yellow flowers. 
CONVALLARIA majalis. Lilv-of-the-V' alley. 
4 to (J in. One-side<l nodding fragrant blossoms in 
early spring. Native American form. 
COREOPSIS lanceolata. Lance-leaved Tickseed. 
I lo 2 ft. Free, showy bloomer. July. Yellow, 
major. Wood Tickseed. 2 lo 3 ft. Divided leaves 
and yellow flowers in July, 
roseus. i to 2 ft. Rose-colored flowers in July and 
Aug. 
verticillata. Whorled Tickseed. i to 2 ft. Very 
finely cut leaves. July and September. Free 
bloomer. 
Dionaea muscipula> 
Venus' Flv-Trap. 4 
to 20 in. A most 
1 
curious and rare 
insecti\'orous plant 
with extraordinary 
irritable leaves, fur- 
nished with sensitive 
hairs, which, when 
touched, induce the 
leaves to close for- 
cibly, holding fast 
any venturesome in- 
sect. Thesmall, white 
flowers are in clus- 
ters on the ends of 
stems 4 to 6 inches 
high. Very interest- 
ing for the winter 
garden and to study. 
Pot in sandy loam or 
swamp moss, keeping 
moist, or plant out- 
side with the Sarra- 
cenias, and mulch 
heavily in winter. 
DIOSCOREA TiUo!^a. 
Wild Yam. 6 to 1 =; 
ft. Pale greenish yel- 
low. Showy clusters 
of three-winged fruit 
in fall. Its large 
leaves turn yellow in 
autumn. 
DIPHYLLEIA cymosa. 
Umhrella Le.\k. I 
to 2 ft. May. Large, 
showy lobed leaves. 
Beautiful white flow- 
ers; later dark purple 
showy fruit. Wet 
ground, but not bog. 
20 cts. e;u'Ii. #1.50 
for lo. Jio jjer 100. 
DISPORUM lanusinosum. Hairv Disporiim. i H 
to ft. May. Greenish on recurving stem, red. 
drooping fruit later. 20 cts. each, ^1.50 for 10, 
^lo per 100. 
EPIG.SA repens. See under Low, Evergreen Ground 
Covers. Fstablislicd clumps, 30 cts. each, $2.50 
for 10, #20 per 100. 
ERYTHRONIUM. There are no more beautiful 
woodland flowers than the Dog-tooth Violets, and 
tliey are easily grown. Summer or fall planting is 
most desirable. 
albidum. White Adder's Tongle. 6 to 12 in. 
Plant in moist ground. April. 
americanum. Yellow Adder's Tongue. 6 to 12 
in. Large, bright lily-like flowers rising from green 
mottled leaves. April, jo cts. each, 75 cts. for 10, 
#4 per 100. 
caiifornlcum. Cream-colored flowers in racemes. 
10 cts. each, 75 cts. for 10, ^4 per 100. 
Dodecatheon media 
Prices. 
Unless otherwise indicated, the prices of all herbaceous perennials are. 15 cts. each. $1 for 10, 
»7 per 100. All offered are strong plants. 
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