12 
Plants for Ground-Covers and Borders 
Cheiranthus Allioni (Wallflower) 
CEPHALARIA alpina. Yellow Cephalaria. 4 ft. or 
more. Europe. Leaves pinnate and cut. Flower- 
heads sulphur-yellow, scabiosa-Iike, July, August. 
Suitable for masses and roadside planting. 
Field-plants. .. ..$2 for 10; $15 per 100 
C. tatarica. Tatarian Cephalaria. Asia. A some¬ 
what stronger grower than above, with creamy 
white, showy flowers during midsummer. Masses 
and roadside groups. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $15 per 100 
CERASTIUM tomentosum. Snow-in-Summer. 
■¥ Spreading plant with silvery leaves, covered with 
<§> masses of white flowers in June. Excellent ground- 
cover beneath large, open shade trees, or for 
massing in rockery and border. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
234-in. pot-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
CHEIRANTHUS Allioni. Wallflower. A hybrid 
<§> 1 foot high or less, with bright orange flowers in 
the spring and summer. Often exhausts itself 
with flowering, becoming biennial. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
CHELONE barbata. See Pentstemon barbatus. 
CIMICIFUGA racemosa. Cohosh Bugbane. 2 to 
3 ft. Native. Established in the semi-open wood¬ 
land or the shady garden, the tall, imperial 
racemes of white flowers stand out strikingly in 
July and August. The basal foliage is large 
decompound, elegant. Needs good drainage. 
Prefers rich soil. Masses of specimens in wood¬ 
land or shaded places. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
C. foetida simplex. Kamchatka Bugbane. Very 
rare, and one of the best herbaceous perennials. 
Pure white flowers in large racemes during 
September and October. 
Field-plants.$7.50 for 10 
CHRYSANTHEMUM arcticum. Arctic Chrysanthe- 
<§> mum. Arctic regions. Foliage small, dark gray- 
green, matted, about 2 inches high. Flowers on 
stems 8 to 12 inches high, solitary, white like a 
small field-daisy, during October. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
C. maximum. Pyrenees Chrysanthemum; Shasta 
Daisy. Larger foliage and more spreading than 
the preceding and flowering in midsummer until 
fall. Our stock is from selected plants of named 
garden varieties. Garden masses, banks. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
C. maximum, King Edward. Strong, vigorous 
grower. Blooms freely all summer. Enormous 
white flowers on stems about 2 to 3 feet high. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
CHRYSANTHEMUM. Hartje & Elder Daisy. 
2 ft. An early, large Daisy of excellent garden 
habit. Really a much-improved Oxeye Daisy. 
May, June. Masses. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
CONVALLARIA majalis. Lily-of-the-Valley. Will 
<§> establish well in masses in all shady places in good 
soil, shady hollows, cold corners, etc. Stems 
carry many extremely fragrant, bell-shaped white 
flowers in May. 
For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
1-yr. field-plants.$1 00 $7 50 $60 00 
3-in. pot-plants. 1 80 15 00 120 00 
Clumps. 5 00 40 00 350 00 
COREOPSIS grandiflora. Big Coreopsis. 134 ft. 
A semi-double form of the well-known Coreopsis, 
with large yellow flowers on long stems during 
the summer months. The plants offered are from 
seed and may vary in double character. 
Field-plants.$1.20 for 10; $10 per 100 
CORYDALIS cheilanthifolia. Chinese Corydalis. 
<§> Plentiful fernlike foliage 6 to 10 inches high, 
lasting throughout the season. Spikes of bright 
yellow, dicentra-Iike flowers during April and 
May. Requires shade for best growth. Rare; 
perfectly hardy. Suited for shade, rockery and 
low masses in woodland. 
Field-plants.$2.50 for 10; $20 per 100 
Brief hints for preparing the soil for perennial gar¬ 
dens and rock-gardens are given on pages 3 and 6. 
Thorough spading, adding compost or Peat Moss, are 
essential to garden success. 
Chrysanthemum, King Edward 
