2S HARDY PERENNIALS 
Edward Gillett, Southwick, Mass. 
Claytonia virginica 
CHELONE 
glabra (Snake Head). Native, Flowers 
white to rose-color, in late autumn; 
grows in wet places, i to 2 feet high. 
CHIMAPHILA 
maculata fJS Native. Low-growing plants 
with spotted leaves and rather showy 
white or pink nodding flowers. Found 
usually under evergreen trees. Plant it 
with the partridge berry. 
umbellata (Prince’s Pine). Natii'e. An 
evergreen 6 to 10 indies high witli 
bright shiny leaves; flowers llesli color 
in June. It forms broad patches along 
dry shady banks, making an ideal 
ground-cover for shrubs. 
CIMICIFUGA 
racemosa (Black Snakeroot). gB ^ Na¬ 
tive. Tall plants with white flowers in 
elongated racemes. Desirable for a 
moist, shady corner. 4 to 6 feet high. 
CLAYTONIA 
virginica (Spring Beauty). ag Native. 
I las large, rose-colored flowers in early 
spring. Plant in shady place. 15 cts. 
each, SI for U), $H per 100. 
CLINTONIA 
borealis, s Native. A little, low per¬ 
ennial, with two or three dark green, 
shiny leaves from the gound. The flower- 
stalks are about 6 inches high, bearing , 
at the top a few rather large, greenish 
yellow, lily-like flowers in early spring. 
Plant in a cool, shady place. 15 cts. 
each, SI for 10, S8 per 1()0. 
COPTIS 
trifolia (Gold-Thread), m Native. A little, 
low evergreen, with bright shiny leaves 
and white flowers. Plant in a moist 
shady place. 
COREOPSIS 
lanceolata. ^ Grows 1 to 2 feet high; 
large, showy yellow flowers. Rich, 
damp soil in the open border. 15 cts. 
each, SI for 10. 
CORNUS 
canadensis (Dwarf Cornel), fg Native. 
Plant 6 inches high, with four broad 
leaves at the top. Flowers greenish, 
surrounded by a showy white involucre, 
followed by bright red berries. De¬ 
sirable for a shady corner; fine for 
massing. 
DALIBARDA 
repens, m Native. A little low plant with 
roundish leaves, and small white flowers. 
Delights in a cool, moist shady spot and 
blooms from June until August. 
DENTARIA 
diphylla (Toothwort; Pepper-Root). 
Native. Plants grow 6 to 15 inches high, 
with a single corymb of pretty white 
flowers in May. Rich, snady places. 
15 cts. each, SI for 10, S8 per 100. 
Coreopsis lanceolata 
