CAMPANULA. Bell-flower. A class of hardy, vigorous plants impor¬ 
tant for the hardy border, as they bloom in summer at a time when there is 
little else. Useful for cut-flowers. 
C. Carpatica. 9 inches; June to September; deep blue. An excellent 
plant for edging^ borders or rockery work. 
C. Carpatica, var. alba. 9 inches; June to September; pure white. 
C. Carpatica, var. turbinata. 6 inches ; June to September; purple 
A dwarfer grower than C. Carpatica. 
C. glomerata, var. Dahurica. Clustered Bell-flower. 2 feet; June to 
September; bluish purple. An erect grower, with showy heads of flowers. 
C. persicifolia. Peach-leaved Bell-flower. 18- inches ; June and July- 
blue. Foliage deep green; flowers in tall spikes. 
C. persicifolia, var alba. 18 inches; June and July; white. Very showy 
flowers. One of the best for cutting. 
C. persicifolia, var. alba plena. 18 inches; June and July; white. Very 
showy, double flowers. 
C. pyramidalis. The Chimney Bell-flower. 2 feet; August and Septem¬ 
ber; blue. I he showiest of this class. Foliage broad and handsome, the 
flowers in tall branched spikes. 
C. Trachelium flore pleno ; syn., urticifolia. 3 feet; July and August; 
deep purple. 6 1 
CENTAUREA. Excellent border plants, thriving in ordinary garden soil. 
C. montana. Mountain Bluet. 18 inches; June and July; dark purple. 
C. montana, var. Lady Hastings. 18 inches; June and July; lilac-rose. 
CERASTmM tomcntosum. 6 inches; June and July; white. Foliage 
ig si veiy green. An excellent plant for the rockery, as it is of low creep¬ 
ing habit and makes a good covering. It also thrives in dry sunny places. 
plumbaginoides; syn., Plumbago Larpentse. 
tc wor . inches ; September and October; deep blue. One of the best 
Wh.n P antS 4 fo . r , 'borders or for the rockery. Excellent foliage, 
cn covered with its deep blue flowers the effect is rich and showy. 
^ ^ P a ,^ l . lr ^ e Head. Valuable late-flowered plants, doing best in 
n j rJrt*A ^ P i \ c . es > a ^d being most at home in swampy grounds. When 
planted in the ordinary border they should be mulched. 
C. Lyoni. 2 feet; August and September; rose-purple. 
C. obliqua, var. alba. 2 feet; August and September; white. 
CH ^Tc?r AI ?J^ E n v ar. Triumph. Moonpenny Daisy. 
dhmpf#»r ^ a° ° Ct0b l er ’ w .^ lte - The flowers are very large, 3 to 4 inches in 
] ameter > and Pure white with a golden center. They last well when cut. 
C ’ tnthSovvel^ 611 September; white. A very showy plant, excel- 
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