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THE CULTURE OF HARDY PERENNIALS. 
heads of handsome, pink, narrow, tubular 
flowers, deeply lobed ; height, four to six 
inches. Flowers in July. 
*Cyclamen repandum, (Eepand Cycla- 
men.) — The root bulbous, the leaves cordate ; 
the flowers red, petals reflexed from near the 
base ; height, three inches. Flowers in April. 
Cyclamen europium, (Common Cycla- 
men.) — The leaves orbicular, crenate ; the 
flowers light red, reflexed ; height, three 
inches. Flowers in April. 
Cyclamen coum, (Round-leaved Cycla- 
men.) — The leaves orbicular ; the flowers 
light red, reflexed; height, two inches. Flowers 
in February and March. The other hardy 
Cyclamens are equally pretty. 
Cynanchum ViNCETOxicuM,(Vincetoxicum 
Cynanchum.) — The stem is erect ; the leaves 
ovate ; the flowers small, white, star-like, in 
umbels ; height, two feet. Flowers in July 
and August. 
Cynanchum roseum, (Rose-flowered Cy- 
nanchum.) — The leaves of this are linear 
lanceolate; the flowers showy, star-like, purple; 
height, one foot and a half. Flowers in 
August. 
*f Cynoglossum coelestinum, (Blue-and- 
white Hound's-tongue.) — The leaves are cor- 
date ovate ; the flowers in foi'ked racemes, 
the points of the racemes recurved ; the 
flowers small, round, blue edged with white ; 
height, two feet. Flowers in August. 
*Cypripedium Calceolus, (Common La- 
dies' Slipper.) — An erect plant, with a leafy 
stem ; the leaves large, oblong, lanceolate, and 
plaited ; the flowers of that character which 
is peculiar to Orchidaceous plants ; in this 
species there is a large yellow pouch, and some 
brown-coloured narrow sepals and petals ; 
height, one foot. Flowers in May and June. 
*Cypripedittm spectabile, (Showy Ladies' 
Slipper.) — This is a stouter plant than the 
last, with pale coloured flowers, and a broader 
pouch ; height, one foot. Flowers in June. 
*Cypripedium humile, (Dwarf Ladies' 
Slipper.) — A dwarfer and smaller plant ; 
the flowers are white and red ; height, six 
inches. Flowers in May. 
* Delphinium cheilanthum, (Doroninsk 
Larkspur. ) — The Larkspurs are among the most 
showy of the larger herbaceous plants, their tall 
stems towering up like spires ; the leaves are 
divided into narrow lobes ; the flowers, with 
a spur behind, dark blue ; height, three feet. 
Flowers in May. 
*Delphinium Barlowii, (Barlow's Lark- 
spur.) — A dwarfer English hybrid, with beau- 
tiful dark lapis-blue double flowers ; height, 
two feet and a half. Flowers in August. 
This is the D. cheilanthum multiplex. 
'-Delphinium grandiflorum floee-pleno, 
(Double Large-flowered Larkspur.) — This is 
truly beautiful. The leaves as before ; the 
flowers double, of a very bright, dazzling lapis 
blue, of intense brilliancy ; height, two and a 
half to three feet. Flowers in July. 
* Delphinium azureum, (Azure-flowered 
Larkspur.) — The leaves are divided into 
narrow lobes ; the flowers of a light azure 
blue, with black stamens in the centre ; height, 
three feet. Flowers in July. 
Dianthus barbatus, (The Sweet William.) 
— These are well-known, and universally ad- 
mired fragrant flowers. The plants raised 
from seed produce an almost endless variety ; 
the most distinct colours are the deep crimson, 
the scarlet, the purple, the rose-coloured, and 
the white banded. 
*Dianthus barbatus, var. — There is a 
very beautiful hybrid, called the Mule Pink, 
supposed to have been raised between this plant 
and the Clove or Carnation ; but, like many of 
the common plants, its origin is obscure. The 
leaves have an intermediate appearance be- 
tween those of a Carnation and Sweet Wil- 
liam ; the flowers numerous, double, rosy purple, 
on a branching upright stem, very fragrant ; 
height, one foot. Flowers in June and July. 
*Dianthus deltoides, (Maiden Dianthus, 
orPink.) — The stem is decumbent, and branch- 
ing ; the leaves small, upper ones narrow and 
acute, lower ones obtuse and oblong ; the 
flowers small, very pretty, light rose-colour, 
with darker marks, in shape like a single Pink; 
height, six inches. Flowers in June. There 
is a white variety. 
Dianthus cesius, (Mountain Dianthus, or 
Pink.) — The leaves are glaucous, linear, and 
obtuse ; the flowers flesh-coloured ; height, 
six inches ; Flowers in July. 
* Dianthus caucasicus, (Caucasican Pink.) 
— The leaves narrow, and glaucous ; the 
flower stem with few branches; flowers purple; 
height, one foot. Flowers in July. 
Dianthus supeebus, (Superb Pink.) — 
This plant has a much branched spreading 
stem, bearing numerous, fringed, light purple 
flowers ; the leaves narrow ; height, one foot 
and a half. Flowers in July and August. 
*Dianthus ferrugineus, (Yellow Pink.) 
— The leaves are linear ; the flowers large, 
yellow, with notched petals, aggregated at the 
top of the slightly-branching stem ; height, 
one foot and a half. Flowers in July and 
August. 
*Dianthus Armeeia, (Deptford Pink.) — 
The leaves are subulate ; the flowers in loose 
heads, red, with a dark band ; height, one 
foot. Flowers in July. There is a white 
variety. 
*Diclytra Formosa, (Handsome Diclytra.) 
— The leaves of this plant are multifid, that 
is, cut up into many lobes ; the flowers are 
borne on one side of a stem, distinct from the 
