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HERBACEOUS GARDEN 
flowered varieties have given us one said to be perfectly hardy, 
preferring a moist and shady spot. Propagated by cuttings taken 
in early autumn, planted in sandy soil in a cold frame. 
C. Golden Queen. Light yellow, flowering in great abundance, 
from 2 to 3 feet high, requiring a moist and shaded spot 
to do it justice. 
CALLIRHOE, “Poppy Mallow.” (N.O. Malvaceae.) 
Hardy herbaceous plants for the open border, in rich light soil. 
C. digitata. Reddish-purple flowers in summer, 3 feet high. 
C. macrorrhiza alba. White flowers with red stems, 2 feet high, 
sometimes mauve and pink. Propagated by seed. 
CALTHA, “Marsh Marigolds.” (N.O. Ranunculacese, 
King Cup.) 
Bright yellow flowers, large, glossy, round leaves ; strong-growing 
plants about a foot high, and succeeding in boggy, moist, or very 
wet soils, in any aspect. Division after flowering (May and June) 
is over. 
C. leptosepala. White, 6 and 12 inches high. 
C. palustris monslrosa plena. Large double yellow, 18 inches 
high. 
C. polypetala. Yellow, 3 feet high. A new and very fine 
variety. 
CAMPANULA, “ Bell Flower.” (N.O. Campanulaceae.) 
A bell-shaped flower varying from 2 inches to several feet in 
height, one of our most useful plants for the border, or for cutting, 
and not particular as to situation or soil. Will thrive in shade. 
Propagation by division or seed. 
C. carpatica. Light blue flowers like harebells, 12 to 15 
inches high, flowering in July and August. Can be 
obtained in white and paler forms. 
C. G. F. Wilson. Deep purple-blue, salver-shaped flowers, 
4 inches high, flowering June to August. 
C. glomerata dahurica. Rich purple, effective in a mass, 18 
inches to 2 feet high, flowering May to July. 
C. gra?tdis. Large, erect spikes of pale blue flowers, 2 to 3 
feet high. 
C. lactiflora. Pale mauve, fine border plant, 3 to 5 feet high, 
with large heads of flowers, June to August 
