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119 CLINTONIA borealis, gg 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. 
lOcts. each. Sl.OO per doz. So.00 per 100. 
120 CONVALLARIA majalis (Common Lily-of-the-Valley of the garden). ^ Well known 
in cultivation. Flowers small, white, bell-shaped. 20 cts. in clumps. SI.50 per doz. 
121 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. Extreme¬ 
ly 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; 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. 25 cts. each, 
$2.00 per doz. 
Chimaphila Maculata (see pnge 22) 
122 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. $5.00 per 100. 
123 COREOPSIS lanceolata. Grows 1 
to 2 feet high; large, showy yellow 
flowers. Rich, damp soil in the open 
border. 10 cts. each. 
124 C. grandiflora. # A showy border 
plant about 2 feet high with large hand¬ 
some orange yellow flowers, blooms 
through the season. 15 cts. each. 
125 CORNUS Canadensis (Dwarf Cornel), m 
Plant 6 inches high, with four broad Coreopsis lanceolata 
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. $8.00 per 100. 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
