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Campanula pyramidalis, very elegant, with fine blue flowers; maybe trained to any 
form of growth; suitable for the border or pot-culture. 
Hardy perennial. 3 feet.5 
“ “ alba, white variety of the above.5 
** tradhelium, fi. pi., a fine border-plant, with violet-blue flowers. Hardy 
perennial. .10 
“ “ alba, white variety of the above.10 
** Attica, a charming Grecian annual, forming compact plants about one foot 
in diameter, covered with deep-blue, bell-shaped flowers : well suited to 
sunny exposures.10 
** Leutweini, beautiful azure-blue flowers, size of the Canterbury Bell. 
Hardy perennial. Flowers the first year from seed.10 
“ celtidifolia, a pretty perennial species, with blue flowers; blooming the 
first season from seed.25 
CANARY-BIRD FLOWER. 
CANARY-BIRD FLOWER. Nat. Ord., Tropceolacece. 
The popular name of this pretty climbing annual alludes to the supposed resemblance of 
the flower to a bird with its wings expanded; the spur of the calyx representing the head, 
and the two upper petals the wings; olooms from June to October; from Mexico. 
220 Canary-Bird Flower ( Tropaolum Feregrinum). 20 ft. . .. 
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covered with multitudes of brilliant white 
scented; very valuable for masses or borders 
CANTERBURY BELL. Nat. Ord., Campanulaceas. 
The Canterbury Bells have long been known among our most ornamental garden-plants. 
Their large bell-shaped flowers, which are freely produced throughout the summer, render 
them strikingly effective. As they are strictly biennials, it will be necessary to sow the seed 
year. Hi 
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Canterbi 
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CANDYTUFT. Nat. Ord., Cruciferw. 
All the Candytufts are of the easiest culture, thriving in almost any soil or situation, and 
deserve to be cultivated more extensively in every flower-garden. They grow about one 
foot in height. 8ow the seed where the plants are to remain, and thin them to five or six 
inches apart. They form fine masses of bloom, and are very fine for cut flowers; hardy 
annuals. 
Candytuft, whit© ( Tberis nmarn ), flowers in profusion 
** purple (/. umbellata), fine variety . . 
“ rose {umbellata carnea ), very pretty 
“ Dunnett’s crimson, beautiful dark crimson . 
“ mixed varieties. 
** rocket, pure white, in large long spikes . 
“ fragrant ( pectinata ), white, fine, dense-flowered 
“ dwarf crimson, extra fine, dark, \ ft. 
** dwarf lilac, a dwarf variety, forming interesting small bushy plants 
“ very dwarf white {Tberis ajjlnis), producing broad, compact plants, 
about six inches high, with finely cut leaves, and almost completely 
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flowers, slightly sweet- 
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ardy biennials. 
ry Bell {Campanula medium), single blue, 2 ft. . . , . . . .6 
single white. ...,5 
mixed, single. 5 
double blue ..10 
double white ............ .10 
mixed, blue and white, double.10 
single rose, bright pink flowers, fine.10 
double rose, bright pink or rose-colored double flowers, a beautiful 
novelty. 10 
