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The Bellflowers The Larkspurs 
This much-varied family of garden flowers The hardy Larkspurs (Delphiniums) are a 
numbers dwarf, medium, and tall types, all dominating feature in any garden . Be leaders 
interesting and useful; some for the rock- in the parade of summer flowers. Their culture 
garden, others for the taller border. presents no difficulties, if given non-acid soil 
of reasonable fertility; and their stately blos- 
som-spikes in all the varying shades of blue 
are abundant reward for any special attention 
you can give them. 
CARPATHIAN BELLFLOWER (C. carpatica). For 
a low edging or for the rock-garden this pretty 
blue Campanula is a great favorite with all 
gardeners. About eight inches high, blooming 
all summer. Paciric Hysrips. Modern Delphiniums for 
: modern gardens, these new hybrids. Their 
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owers range through all shades from pale 
sky-blue to deep aquamarine, some with con- 
trasting centers; their flower-spikes are of 
exceptional length, erect, five feet tall. Light 
GarcGano HareBELL (C. garganica). 
grows in a low, spreading tuft of almost creep- 
ing habit, with starry light blue flowers 
scarcely four inches high. Unsurpassed for the 
wall-garden or rockery. or dark shades, 50c each; $5.00 per doz. 
Mitky BetirLtower (C. lactiflora). Two feet Double White Hybrids, $1.00 each; $10.00 per 
is about the height of this pale blue variety. doz. 
It blooms in midsummer. Wrexuam Hysrips. A famous English strain, 
PEACHLEAF BELLFLOWER (C. persicifolia). The with double, hollyhock-like flowers in very long 
clear blue bell-shaped flowers are borne on a spikes. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
spike 30 inches tall, at their best in June and 
July. Its leaves are long and narrower than 
those of most other tall Campanulas. There 
is also a white form. 
BELLADONNA. Three feet tall, this light blue 
variety holds its own in the favor of flower- 
lovers. It is robust, but graceful; and its color 
combines well with others in the garden or in 
CHIMNEY BELLFLOWER (C. pyramidalis). The bouquets. 
sleet a. ae PRE ear EH BetLtamosa. A fit companion to “Belladonna,” 
eae bl : but dark blue in color. Both these lovel 
The individual florets are large and flatly bell- ; ! y 
Ba ned cinleasepale thiuseeambal imehandsinie varieties bloom from June to September. 
plant for the tall background of the garden. CHINESE Larkspur (Delphinium grandiflorum 
chinense). This, the “Slender Larkspur,” is of 
The Columbines delicate habit with deeply-cut leaves and clear 
blue flowers in branching spikes two feet high, 
making it valuable as a cut-flower. Its white 
variety (D. grfl. chinense album) is equally 
attractive. Blue or white. 
(Aquilegia.) The subtle charm of the wild 
Columbines is not lost in these garden vari- 
eties. They are all as much at home in the 
formal border as in the rock-garden. 
CoLorapO COLUMBINE (Aquilegia caerulea). 
Bright blue, a foot high, blooming in early 
summer. 
GOLDEN CoLUMBINE (A. chrysantha). Two 
feet or more tall, with golden yellow flowers 
from June to August. A great favorite. 
“CRIMSON STAR” CoLuMBINE (A. Crimson 
Star). A new variety, rich crimson, with a 
yellow star in the center of the blossom. 
40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
Hysriw CoLtumBInes, Mrs. Scott Elliott strain. 
Tall, long-spurred blossoms in varying shades 
of blue and pink. 3 feet; June and July. 
Lovely for borders and massing. 

Use Annuals and Bulbs 
as “fillers” in the hardy garden. Tulips 
and other spring-flowering bulbs may be 
planted in the fall; Gladiolus, Dahlias, 
etc., in May. See page 19 for list of 
Annual Bedding Plants. 

Long-spurred 
Columbines 

