Edicard Gillett, Southicick, Mass. — Hardy Perennials 23 
CLINTONIA borealis, m A little, low perennial, with two or three dark green, shiny leaves 
from the ground, the flower-stalks about 6 inches high, bearing at the tops a few, rather 
large, greenish yellow lily-like flowers in early spring; a cool, shady place. 10 cts. each, 
SI.00 per doz. 
CONVALLARIA majalis (Common Lily-of-the-Valley of the garden). # Well known in 
cultivation. Flowers small, white, bell-shaped. 20 cts. in clumps. Sl.oO per doz. 
C., var. “ Miellez’s Revelation ” in Lily-of-the-Valley. ^ It is of extraordinary size and 
vigor, of the most exquisite fragrance and 
does well under all conditions and in all 
sorts of soils growing just as well in 
full sun as in partial shade. 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 Decem¬ 
ber with a good coat of barnyard 
manure; green is just as good as old. 
Leave it in the spring to serve as mulch. 
The Massachusetts Horticultural Society 
awarded it a “First-class Certificate of 
Merit,” May 22, 1897. 2 .t cts. each, 
S2.00 per doz. 
Coreopsis lanccolata 
COPTIS trifolia (Gold-thread), m A little, 
low evergreen, with bright, shiny leaves 
and white flowers. Plant in a moist, 
shady place. 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz. 
COREOPSIS lanceolata. Grows 1 to 2 
feet high; large, showy yellow flowers. 
Rich, damp soil in the open border. 
10 cts. each. 
C. grandiflora. ^ A showy border plant 
about 2 feet high with large handsome Delphinium, (Kelway’a Hybrid) (see page 24) 
orange yellow flowers, blooms through 
the season. 20 cts. each. 
CORNUS Canadensis (Dwarf Cornel). SB Plant 6 inches high, with four broad leaves at 
the top. Flowers greenish, surrounded by a showy white involucre, followed by bright 
red berries. Desirable for a shady corner. Fine for massing. Clumps, 25 cts. each, 
$2.00 per doz. 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
