Hardy Perennials 
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Campanula, continued. 
in June. Perennials are increased by dividing 
the roots, young cuttings in spring, or by seeds. 
All but one or two of the following are perennial: 
C. Carpatica. Very charming plants, 6 to 8 inches 
high, with many handsome blue dowers an inch 
wide. Summer. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per 
doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. Seeds, 6 
cts. per pkt., 20 cts. per % oz. 
C. —, var. pelviformis. Flowers blue or white, in 
loose panicles. Summer. N., 15 cts. each ; P., 
18 cts. each. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
C. glomerata. Seeds only, 6 cts. per pkt. 
C. Medium. Canterbury Bells. One of the most 
attractive biennials of the garden. Flowers 
purple, white or pale rose. Sometimes double. 
June. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
C. persicifolia. Flowers blue, shading to white. 
June. A very pretty species. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.10 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.35 per doz. 
Seeds, G cts. per pkt. 
C. punctata. A Siberian species, 15 to 18 inches 
high; dowers nearly white, spotted with red. It 
spreads from the roots, though not to become 
troublesome. It is a good border plant. June. 
N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, 
$1.30 per doz. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt. 
C. pyramidalis. Steeple Bells, Chimney Bell- 
flower. Flowers disposed in long-panicled 
racemes and coming in July. Color blue or 
white. 4 to 5 feet. N.; 15 cts. each, $1.40 per 
doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.60 per doz. Seeds, 6 
cts. per pkt. j 
C. Rainerii. Blue dowers. Summer. N., 15 cts. 
each; P., 18 cts. each. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. 
C. rotundifolia. Harebell, Bluebell. This little 
native is one of our attractive wild dowers, and 
is quite suited to almost an} T part of the rockery. 
It also does finely in any good garden soil. 
Summer. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. 
CASSIA Marylandica. American Senna. This grace" 
ful and hard}' perennial attains a height of 3 to 
5 feet, with numerous acacia like leaves and 
many clusters of yellow dowers in August. It 
makes a rather good showing, after becoming 
well established, as a midsummer hedge plant, 
where its foliage shows to good advantage until 
frost. It would make a good showing among 
low shrubbery where it could get full sun part 
of the day. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 
20 cts. each, $1.G0 per doz. Seeds, 8 cts. 
per pkt. 
CATANANCHE caerulea. Blue Succory. A native of 
the south of Europe; attains a height of about 
3 feet, and bears on ample stems for cutting 
good-sized, daisy-shaped dowers of a pale blue 
or white in August. A good plant for the bor¬ 
der, and when once established seems to be a 
permanent one. It does not seem to spread from 
its scattered seed like many of its relative Com¬ 
posite. N., 15 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P. 
18 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. Seeds, 6 cts. per pkt 
W. preceding ihe prices indicates 
CAULOPHYLLUM thalictroides. Papoose-root, Blue 
Cohosh. Flowers small, in early spring; of not 
much account; foliage dark green; fruit a blue 
berry. The plant thrives in shade and wants 
rich soil. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. 
CENTAUREA dealbata. Mealy Centaury. This is 
auotln r member of the Composite, with rose- 
colored flower-heads. It grows about 15 inches 
high. Summer. N., 25 cts. each.; P., 30c. each. 
C. macrocephala. A hardy plant from the Caucasus. 
It lias numerous large, decurrent leaves and 
good-sized yellow dower-heads in July. N., 15 
cts. each, $1.20 per doz.; P.,20 cts. each, $1.70 
per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
C. montana. Handsome blue dowers. N., 25 cts. 
each; P., 30 cts. each. 
C. Pseudo=phrygia. N., 20 cts. each ; P., 25 cts. each. 
C. Ruthenica. Russian Knap-weed. Hardy per¬ 
ennial; about 3 feet high, with pale yellow flower- 
heads in July. N., 25cts. each; P., 27 cts. each. 
CEPHALARIA Tatarica. Tall, 5 to 7 feet high, branch¬ 
ing and bearing flowers at the ends of each 
branch. Rather coarse for the border, but fine 
in the wild garden or among shrubbery. Flowers 
creamy yellow, or nearly white in summer. N., 
