Hardy Perennials 
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CAMPANULA. Bellflower. An easy class of plants 
to grow. The largest ones do finely in any good 
garden soil, the Alpines in the rockery. Sow 
ithe seeds of annuals in early spring, biennials 
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. caespitosa. A small plant, 4 to 0 inches high, 
with tufted root-leaves, ovate and short-pctioled 
and nodding pale blue or white flowers. N., 
15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. 
C. Carpatica. Very charming plant, 0 to 8 inches 
high, with many handsome blue flowers an inch 
wide. Summer. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per 
doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. Seeds, G 
cts. per pkt., 20 cts. per % oz. 
C. glomerata. A native of Britain, 1 to 2 feet high, 
the sessile flowers in terminal heads on the 
branches and stems, bluish violet or white. 
May to September. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per 
doz.; P., 17 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. Seeds, 
5 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, 6 cts. per pkt. 
C. punctata. A Siberian species, 15 to 18 inches 
high; flowers 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, G cts. per pkt. 
C. pyramidalis. Steeple Bells, Chimney Belt, 
flower. Flowers disposed in long-panicked 
racemes and coming in July. Color blue or 
white. 4 to 5 feet. N., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per 
doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. Seeds, Gets, 
per pkt. 
C. rotundifolia. Harebell, Bluebell. This little 
native is one of our attractive wild flowers, and 
is quite suited to almost any part of the rockery. 
It also does finely in any good garden soil. 
Summer. N., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz.; P., 
20 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. 
CASSIA Marylandica. American Senna. This grace¬ 
ful and hardy perennial attains a height of 3 to 
5 feet, with numerous acacia-like leaves and 
many clusters of yellow flowers 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, $1.60 per doz. Seeds, 8c. 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 
TV. preceding the prices indicates > 
CATANANCHE caerulea, continued 
good-sized, daisy-shaped flowers 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 
Compositse. N., 15 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; 
P., 18 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. Seeds, 0 cts. 
per pkt. 
Campanula persicifolia 
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, $1.20 per doz.; P., 
18 cts. each, $1.45 per doz. 
T prepaid; P. indicates prepaid. 
