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CENTAUREA montana (Mountain Bluets). ^ A useful border plant, sometimes 
called Hardy Cornflower, with showy white, cottony leaves and large, bright blue 
flowers in early summer; valuable for cutting. 15 cts. each, SI.50 per doz. 
CERASTIUM Biebersteinii. 4 to 6 inches high; leaves silvery white; masses of pure 
white flowers in early summer; used for edging and mixed borders. 15 cts. each, $1.50 
per doz. 
CHELONE glabra (Snake Head). $ One 
to 2 feet; flowers white to rose-color, in 
late autumn; grows in wet places. 15 
cts. each, SI.25 per doz. 
CHIMAPHILA Maculata ffl Low with 
spotted leaves and rather showy white 
or pink nodding flowers. Found usu¬ 
ally under evergreen trees. Plant it with 
the Partridge Berry. 15 cts. each. 
CHRYSOPSIS (Golden Aster). Eight 
or 10 inches high, with smooth, dark 
green, narrow leaves, and large bright 
yellow flowers in summer. Delights in a 
dry soil, in open sun. Clumps, 15 cts. 
each, SI.50 per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
Chimaphila Maculata 
CIMICIFUGA racemosa (Black Snake- 
root). bb Tall, 4 to 6 feet, with white 
flowers in elongated racemes. Desirable 
for a moist, shady corner. Clumps, 20 
cts. each, $2.00 per doz., $8.00 per 100. 
Seeds 5 cts. 
CLAYTONIA Virginica (Spring Beauty). 
m Has large, rose-colored flowers in early 
spring. Shady place. 10 cts. each, SI.00 
per doz., $5.00 per 100. 
C. Caroliniana. Similar to above but 
with wider leaves. 10 cts. each, $1.00 
per doz. 
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, $1.00 per doz. 
$5.00 per 100. 
Coreopsis lanceolata (see page 24) 
CONVALLARIA majalis (Common Lily- 
of-the-Valley of the garden). Well known in cultivation. Flowers small, white, 
bell-shaped. 15 cts. in clumps, $1.50 per doz. 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
