BELLIS PERENNIS - English Daisy 
The double-flowered Daisies have descended from the Wild Daisy of 
lawns. They are favorites for edgings and extensively used in Europe. 
They are most attractive plants for spring bloom, and not difficult to 
grow. 
Culture. Succeed best in a medium, moist soil. They do not thrive in 
dry soils or hot positions. They can be grown as edgings to beds or 
borders, grouped in colonies on the margins of borders, or used for 
carpeting beds of bulbs. Plant in fall or spring, 4 to 6 inches apart, 
cover lightly during winter. 
Perenne, Snowball Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Mammoth white, may also be used for cutting. 
Perenne, Longfellow Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Mammoth pink, good for cut flowers also. 
BETONICA - Betony 
An attractive border perennial, yielding a profusion of flowers, which 
are most valuable for cutting. 
Culture. Will succeed in good, ordinary soil in a sunny border. Best 
grown in groups of three or more. Plant in autumn or spring, 8 to 10 
inches apart. 
Grandiflora Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Close tufty foliage with bright rose-purple flowers on long stems about 
2 to 3 feet tall, produced during June, July and August. A lovely plant 
for a hot, dry place in the border. 
BLEEDING HEART (See Dicentra). 
BOCCONIA - Tree-Celandine or Plume Poppy 
Hailing from China, of handsome, stately growth, have glaucous or 
greyish, lobed leaves, and buff or cream-colored flowers borne in feath¬ 
ery plumes or panicles between June and September. Very effective and 
ornamental plants to grow on the lawn or in the background of borders. 
Culture. A rich, loamy soil is essential for growing these plants really 
well. Plant in autumn or spring, 12 to 18 inches apart. 
Cordata Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
A noble hardy perennial, beautiful in foliage and flower, and adapted 
for planting in the shrubbery borders, and in bold groups in any position, 
attaining 6 to 8 feet in height. Flowers creamy white in terminal 
panicles. Greatly used in China and Japan where its truly ornamental 
beauty is appreciated. 
BOLTONIA - Bolton’s-starwort 
They are similar in foliage and flower to the Aster, are most graceful 
in habit, and well suited for the mixed border or the wild garden. 
Culture. Precisely the same as for Asters. The Boltonias bloom during 
July, August, and September, while the Asters bloom from then on. 
Asteroides Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
White, 5 to 6 feet high. 
Latisquama Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Pink, slightly tinted with lavender. 4 to 6 feet. Really the best of all 
varieties offered. 
BUDDLEIA (See page 77). 
BUPHTHALMUM - Ox-eye 
Showy, hardy herbaceous perennials. Lance- or heart-shaped, smooth 
or hairy leaves, and large, yellow flowers borne singly on long stems. 
Useful for cutting, also for the mixed border or wild garden. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and a sunny position. Plant in autumn or spring, 
8 to 10 inches apart. 
Salicifolium Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Bears large, rich, golden yellow flowers through the summer, 2 feet 
high. Is a very fine plant for the sunny hardy borders. 
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Betonica Grandiflora 
CALAMINTHA - Calamint 
Useful plants for bold effects in the rock garden or rock wall, or in 
masses on the margin of borders. 
Culture. Any good, ordinary soil will suit. Plant 6 to 8 inches apart 
in groups of three or more in wall or rock garden, in full sun or light 
shade, in fall or spring. 
*AIpina Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
A very graceful little rock plant, growing 6 inches high, with rich purple 
flowers. 
CALANDRINIA 
Prostrate plants with brilliant flowers; for the rock garden or on the 
margin of dry borders. 
Culture. Any good soil will do providing it is dry. Plants must be planted 
in full sun, 8 to 10 inches apart, preferably in spring. Fall planting is 
satisfactory if done early and plants are protected during the winter. 
*Umbellata Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Prostrate plant, 4 to 6 inches, with brilliant crimson, saucer-shaped 
flowers; good for hot place in rock garden. 
CALLIRHOE - Poppy Mallow 
Prostrate plants with brilliant flowers; for the rock garden or on the 
margin of dry borders. 
Culture. Any good, sandy soil will do but it must be dry. Plants must 
be planted in full sun, 8 to 10 inches apart, preferably in spring. Fall 
planting is satisfactory if done early and plants are protected for the 
winter. 
:I Tnvolucrata Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Trailing plant, with finely divided foliage and large, saucer-shaped flow¬ 
ers of bright rosy crimson, with white centers, which are produced all 
summer and fall. 
CALTHA - Marsh-Marigold 
A moisture-loving perennial. All have heart-shaped leaves, and single 
or double yellow tlowers. Specially adapted for the waterside, the bog 
garden or moist borders. Flowers useful for cutting; foliage good all 
summer. 
Culture. All require a deep, rich soil, and a moist position such as the 
margins of ponds, etc., or in the dampest part of the garden. Best 
grown in large colonies. Plant in spring or fall. 
Palustris Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Flowers bright yellow in spring, on stems 12 to 18 inches high. A very 
showy plant in wet places, both in sun and shade. Its foliage is always 
clean and attractive. 
CALYSTEGIA 
A member of the Convolvulus or Morning Glory family which came to us 
from Asia. Exceptionally useful for covering bare ground or stumps, or 
for rock garden decoration. 
Culture. Best grown in soil not too rich. Impartial to sandy or heavy 
loam. Perfectlv hardy and easily grown anywhere. Plant in fall or spring 
twelve inches apart. Divide and replant every third year. 
Pubescens fl. pi. Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Double Pink Morning Glory. A very valuable prostrate growing plant of 
neat habit. All summer long it produces double funnel-shaped lilac-pink 
flowers about two inches across, resembling double Morning Glories. It 
is a very fine addition to the garden. It will do splendidly in dry and 
sunny places such as exposed banks or as edgings to dry walks, where 
it is difficult for other plants to survive. Its constant flowering during 
the middle of the summer when there are no flowers in the garden makes 
it very valuable there also. 
Calystegia Pubescens Fl. PL 
