Botanical

Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Calycanthus fertilis

1

5

Chocolate-brown

All summer

Similar to above, but with more shiny foliage and less fragrant flowers.

Campanula carpatica

Bluebell

4

9 in.

Blue

All summer

A useful edging or border plant, forming neat, compact tufts. A constant and profuse bloomer. B. H.

Campanula carpatica var. alba

4

9 in.

White

June & July

A variety of the preceding. Very free flowering. B. H.

Campanula glomerata var. Dahurica

4

2

Purple

July & Aug.

Flowers bell-shaped in large heads. One of the best. B. H. I.

Campanula latifolia

4

2

Deep blue

June & July

Foliage broad, deep green. Flowers large on stout spikes. B. H. I.

Campanula latifolia var.

macrantha

4

3-4

Deep purple

June & July

Pyramidal in habit. Flowers large on showy spikes. B. H. I.

Campanula medium

Canterbury Bell

4

2-3

Various

June & July

Beautiful garden plants of easy culture. Flowers bell-shaped, in spreading racemes; colors, shades of pink, purple, and white, sometimes double. B. H. I.

Campanula persicifolia

4

2-3

Dark violet

June & July

Foliage resembling Peach leaves. Flowers cup-shaped about 2 inches in diameter and borne on tall stems. An excellent border plant. B. H. I.

Campanula rotundifolia

Blue Bells of Scotland

4

8 in.

Violet

June to Aug.

Very attractive. Good for borders and rock-gardens. Trailing in growth. Flowers small, bell-shaped. A. H.

Campanula pyramidalis

Chimney Campanula

4

4

Purple-blue

July

Pyramidal in growth. Flowers large, on long spikes. Effective in a border where heavy protection can be given in winter. An excellent plant for forcing. B. H. J.

Caragana arborescens

Pea Tree

1

12

Yellow

May & June

S. A showy dwarf tree or shrub with pretty pea-shaped flowers. A. E.G.

Caragana arborescens var. pendula

1

8

Yellow

May & June

S. A pendulous form of the above, usually grafted on stems 6 to 7 ft. high. Good for small lawns. A.E.G.

Carnation

See Dianthus

Carpinus caroliniana

Hornbeam or Blue Beech

1

30

T. Bushy in growth. Leaves and wood much resembling the Beech. Useful for coarse hedges or screens, also for undergrowth. A. E.G.

Carpinus Betulus

European Hornbeam

1

15

T. More dwarf and finer in growth than the preceding. A. E.G.

Carya

See Hicoria

Caryopteris mastacan-thus

Blue Spiraea

4

2

Lavender

Sept. & Oct.

A showy fall-flowering plant, requiring heavy protection in winter. A pretty plant for the hardy border. Leaves rough and grayish. Flowers in numerous small clusters along the stem. B. H. I.