HARDY PERENNIALS. 
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A Bed of Hardy Perennial Larkspurs. (See page 10.) 
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CHAM/ELIRIUM carolinianum. Blazing Star. A smooth herb, with stems Each Doz. 
terminated by a wand-like raceme of small bract-like white flowers in June. 
A very pretty little plant when in bloom, and with half a chance will thrive 
in any good garden soil. The racemes have stems of good length for cut¬ 
ting, and make good additions to bouquets.So 
CHRYSANTHEMUM caucasicum ( Pyrelhrum caucasicinn). Flowers in 
^ reddish purple heads. Showy. 
C. macrophyllum, var. “Cloire de Nancy” ( Pyrelhrum hybridum). Very 
charming, daisy-like flowers; fine for cutting.Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. . 
C. coronopifolium ( Pyre thrum earn cum) . 
C. maximum. Flowers like the common white daisy, but twice as large. Hand¬ 
some when in flower, and the flowers have good stems for cutting. Hardy 
and easily grown in full sun. Summer.Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. . 
CIMICIFUGA americana. Smaller than the next; from Carolina; flowers white. 
C. racemosa. Black Snakeroot, Black Coiiosh, Bug-dank. FourtoSfeet 
high, with white flowers in feathery drooping racemes. There are many 
places for such plants,—the borders of woodland walks, of shrubbery, or iii 
the wild garden. A stately plant, suited to moist and shaded situations, 
though it will do well in any good garden soil in full sun. July and August . 
CLAYTONIA caroliniana. Spring Beauty. A low perennial from a small 
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Each Doz. 
C. vlrglnlca. 
CLEMATIS recta. 
Has almost white flowers ; blooms with the first. 
Two or 3 feet high ; white fragrant flowers in June to August. 
COLLINSONIA canadensis. Richweed, HORSE-BALM. 
CON VALLARIA majalls. Lily-of the-Valley. A plant of the lily family, too 
well known to need detailed description. It likes a little shade and moisture, 
and does finely under shaded walls. Spring. (See illustration, page 8) . . . 
C.— , var. “ Mlellez’s Revelation” —in Lily-of-the-Valley. It is of extraordi¬ 
nary size and vigor, of the most exquisite fragrance, does well under all condi¬ 
tions and in all sorts of soils, growing just as well in full sun as in partial shade ; 
is extremely hardy, and while not increasing quite so fast as the common 
kinds, is still of good increase. It is well to cover it in December with a good 
coat of barnyard manure—cow or horse—green is just as good as old. Leave 
it in the spring to serve as mulch. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society 
awarded this strain a “ First Class Certificate of Merit,” May 22, 1897 .... 
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