CHELTENHAM PERENNIALS 
Bluebells — see Campanula and Mertensia. 
Blue Phlox — see Phlox divaricata. 
Bocconia cordata; white, 8 ft.. Plume Poppy; 
July-Aug.; 55c for 3; $2.00 per doz. 
A handsome, soaring plant, with frothy 
flowers followed by attractive bronzy seed 
pods; it will fill a shady corner beautifully, 
but beware of its spreading propensities. 
Boltonia latisquama; 5 ft.; similar to the 
Asters; single pale pink flowers in Sept.; 
65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Buddleia lie de France; Butterfly Bush; 6-8 
ft.; really a shrub but frequently dies back 
to the ground in severe winters so that it 
may be treated as herbaceous. This is the 
hardiest variety and has brilliant rosy violet 
purple flowers from mid-summer to fall. 
50c each. 
Butterfly Weed — see Asclepias. 
Calimeris incisa; white, 15 in.; June-July; 65c 
for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Neat little bushy plants, bearing white 
daisies all summer. 
Calluna vulgaris; rose, 3 ft.; Heather; Aug.; 
50c each. 
A slow growing evergreen, useful in the 
rock garden and for edging Rhododendrons 
and Azalea plantings. 
Campanula carpatica; blue, 1 ft., Carpathian 
Hare-Bell; June-Aug.; 65c for 3; $2.50 
per doz. 
Round cushions of foliage bearing 2 in., 
cup-like flowers; useful for summer bloom 
in the rock garden; withstands shade. 
—• — White Star; white, 1 ft.; June-Aug.; 
95c for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
— garganica; blue, 6 in., June; 95c for 3; 
$3.50 per doz. 
A trailing mat starred with blue; beautiful 
but requires special handling in the rock 
garden. 
— glomerata; violet, 2 ft.. Clustered Bell 
Flower; 65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Stiff stems, bearing tight clusters of bril¬ 
liant flowers. 
— medium; 4 ft.; Canterbury Bell; June; 
65c for 3; $2.50 per doz.; pink, white. 
These plants are biennial and must be 
planted every year, but the gorgeous show 
which they produce makes it worthwhile. 
As in all Campanulas, pinching off the 
individual flowers will lengthen the bloom¬ 
ing period. 
—■— Calycanthemum; 4 ft.; Cup and Saucer; 
June; 65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Lilac. 
Similar to the Canterbury Bell, but with 
an extra row of petals like a saucer under 
the cup. 
— persicifolia; blue, 3 ft., Peach-Leaved, Bell¬ 
flower; June; 65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Tall, slender stems of large flowers bloom¬ 
ing for a long time. 
— pyramidalis; pale blue, 5 ft.; Chimney 
Bellflower; July; 65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Striking plant, usually treated as biennial. 
— rotundifolia; blue, 15 in.; Harebell; June- 
Oct.; 65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. Very slen¬ 
der and graceful; flowers small but pro¬ 
fuse; easy to grow and worthwile. 
— trachelium; blue, 3 ft., Coventry Bells; 
July-Aug.; 55c for 3; $2.00 per doz. 
Weedy, but valuable where soil is too bad 
or too shady for other things. 
Candytuft—see Iberis. 
Canterbury Bell—see Campanula medium. 
Cardinal Flower—see Lobelia. 
Caryopteris mastacanthus; blue, 5 ft., Blue 
Spirea; Aug.-Oct.; 65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
A shrub in the south, but dies back to the 
ground here; a refined plant for fall 
accent. 
— — superbus blue; larger flowers and leaves 
than the type. 95c for 3; $3.50 per doz. 
Centranthus ruber atrococcineus; 2 ft., Red 
Valerian; June; 65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Large billowy plants with heads of frag¬ 
rant flowers; very showy in the large rock 
garden or border; if the first bloom is cut 
it will continue to bloom all summer. 
—-—albus; white, 2 ft., June; 65c for 3; $2.50 
per doz. 
Cerastium tomentosum; white, 6 in., Snow-ln- 
Summer ; May; 55c for 3; $2.00 per doz. 
Gray, woolly, trailing mat, smothered with 
flowers; invading. 
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Plumbago lar- 
pentae) ; blue, 10 in.; Lead Plant; Aug.- 
Sept.; 65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Very brilliant flowers with bronzy foliage; 
spreading, but one of the best sources of 
color for the summer and fall rock garden. 
Cheiranthus Allionii (Erysimum asperum) ; 
orange, 1-3 ft.; Siberian Wall Flower; May; 
65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Neat little plants literally covered with 
brilliant flowers; blooms the second time 
if cut back; best treated as biennial. 
— — Lemon Queen; a hybrid form of the 
preceding in yellow. 95c for 3; $3.50 per 
doz. 
— Cheiri; 2 ft., English Wall Flower; May; 
65c for 3; $2.50 per doz. 
Hamlet—golden amber, compact grower. 
Orange Bedder. 
Vulcan—crimson. 
Old favorites because of their deep color¬ 
ing and rich fragrance; transplant early 
in spring. 
