Herbaceous Perennials 
THE ELM CITY NURSERY COMPANY 
WOODMONT NURSERIES, INC. 
BOCCONIA CORDATA (Tree Celandine). 5 to 8 feet. August and September. 
Spikes of feathery white. Splendid background plant. 
BOLTONIA ASTEROIDES. 6 to 8 feet. August and September. Tall plant, 
producing great masses of aster-like flowers, white with yellow center. 
BOLTONIA LATISQUAMAE. 6 to 8 feet. August to September. 
Similar to above excepting color of bloom, which is light lavender, deep 
yellow center. 
BOLTONIA LATISQUAMAE NANA. 12 to 15 inches. August to September. 
A dwarf form of the above. A new and desirable variety. 
BULBS, see Lilies, pages 68, 69. 
BUTTERCUP DOUBLE “ 
(Ranunculus Acris V&r. FI. PI.). 6 to 12 inches. May 
and June. Of the brightest yellow. Foliage very glossy green. 
BUTTERFLY-WEED (Asclepias Tuberosa). 2 to 3 feet. July and August. 
Orange. A very showy native plant and very desirable. 
CALLIRHOE INVOLUCRATA (Mallow Poppy). 6 inches, June to October. 
Trailing plant with finely cut foliage and rosy purple flowers, flowering all 
summer, a very desirable plant. 
CAMPANULA CARPATICA. J to 1 foot. June to October. Blue. Like the 
other Campanulas, the flowers are bell-shaped. In this species they are pro¬ 
duced singly on delicate wiry stems, and are deep blue. One of the best dwarf 
plants. 
CAMPANULA CARPATICA VAR. ALBA, i to 1 foot. June to October. 
Similar to preceding otherwise than the color of the flowers, which are purest 
white. 
CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA. June to October. 
This species produces its flowers on stems 2 to 3 feet high. The flowers are in 
loose clusters, and are very effective. Color blue. 
CAMPANULA PERSICIFOLIA VAR. ALBA. June to October. Pure white, 
very desirable. 
CANDIDUM LILY, See Madonna Lily, page 69. 
CANDYTUFT HARDY (Iberis Sempervirens). 6 to 12 inches. April and May. 
White; evergreen foliage. Makes a nice foreground border plant. 
CARDINAL FLOWER, see Lobelia Cardinalis. 
CENTAUREA MACROCEPHALA. 4 feet. July and August. Large thistle¬ 
like golden yellow flowers; very attractive. 
CENTAUREA, see Dusty Miller. 
CERASTIUM BIEBERSTEINI (Snow in Summer). May and June. 6 inches. 
Light silvery foliage, masses of white bloom. 
CHAMOMILE, see Anthemis. 
CHRISTMAS ROSE (Helleborus Niger). 6 to 12 inches. October to March. 
This very interesting plant really produces its flowers in the winter, out 
of doors. Daintily colored begonia-like blooms almost hidden in a clump of 
glossy evergreen leaves. It is best to select a place for this plant whicn is 
sheltered from the winds in winter and where it can remain for years undis¬ 
turbed. With a light, temporary frame placed over the plants so as to pro¬ 
tect from the snow and ice, the blooms develop far more freely and perfectly. 
Also the following Chrisima8 Rose Hybrids. 
Alba Otto. White, spotted crimson purple. 
Apotheker Bogren. Rose purple. Very large. 
Atro-rubrum. Reddish-purple flowers. 
Dr. Schleicher. Large. White inside, green outside. 
F. C. Heinemann. Large, deep purple, mottled. 
Frau Irene Hcinbmann. Rose purple outside, greenish white inside. 
Gretchen Heinemann. Rosy-purple, crimson spots. 
Wm. Schmidt. Pure white flowers. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM LEUCANTHEMUM HYBRIDUM, see Daisy. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM MAX. King Edward VII (Moonpenny Daisy). 2 to 3 
feet. June to August. Very large pure white flowers, excellent for cutting, 
a splendid addition to our hardy plants. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM ULIGINOSUM (The Giant Daisy). 4 to 5 feet. July 
to September. Splendid plant for tall effects. 
CLEMATIS RECTA. 2 to 4 feet, June. Pure white. 
COLUMBINE ROCKY MOUNTAIN BLUE (Aquilegia Coerulea). 2 to 3 feet. 
May to June. The beautiful western species with long spurs. 
COLUMBINE ROCKY MOUNTAIN YELLOW (A. Chrysantha). 2 to 3 feet. 
May to June. Similar to preceding other than color. 
COLUMBINE ROCKY MOUNTAIN WHITE (A. Chrysantha Alba). 2 to 3 
feet. May to June. White form of preceding. 
COLUMBINE EUROPEAN WHITE (A. Vulgaris). 2 to 3 feet. May to June. 
A beautiful type of purest white. 
CONE-FLOWER, PURPLE, see Echinacea. 
CONVALLARIA MAJALIS, see Lily-of-the-Valley. 
FOR PRICES OF THE ABOVE HERBACEOUS PLANTS SEE PACE 47. 
FOR SPECIAL DISCOUNTS SEE PAGE ONE. 
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