Botanical

Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Celastrus scandens

Bitter-sweet

1&3

20

Orange-yellow

Flowers in racemes. Showy crimson, capsuled fruit in autumn. A vigorous climber with dense, glossy foliage. Good for covering trellis-work, trees, rocks and walls. A.D.G.

Celtis occidentalis

Nettle-tree or Hackberry

1

40

T. In appearance much like the American Elm. Branches slender and somewhat drooping. Quite pretty in winte with its profusion of brownish black berries, which remain or the tree until spring. A.D.G.

Centaurea macroceph-ala

Knap-weed

4

2

Yellow

July to Sept.

Flowers large and daisy-like. Foliage rough, dull green. Good in the mixed border. A. G. I.

Centaurea montana

Mountain Bluet

4

11/2

Purple

June to Sept.

Flowers large, resembling cornflowers. Foliage hairy. A.G. I.

Centranthus ruber

Red Valerian

4

1

Crimson

June to Aug.

Large spikes of beautiful flowers produced very freely. A good border plant. A.G. I.

Centranthus ruber var. albus

4

1

White

June & July

A form of the preceding, with smaller flowers. A. G.

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Button-bush

1

5

White

July

S. A pretty shrub with good foliage and attractive flowers in dense, globular heads. A. F.

Cerastium arvense

Starry Grasswort

4

6 in.

White

April & May

Excellent for bedding. A. G.

Cerastium Boissierii

Mouse-ear

4

6 in.

White

June

Spreading in growth; good for covering dry banks. Foliage silvery. Flowers small, star-shaped. A. G.

Cerastium Biebersteinii

4

6 in.

White

June

Like C. tomentosum, but with larger leaves.

Cerastium tomentosum

4

4-6 in.

White

June

Foliage silvery and hairy. A pretty plant often used for edging and carpet-bedding. Flowers small but numerous, completely covering the plant. A.G.

Ceratostigma plumbag-inoides or Plumbago larpentae

Leadwort

4

8 in.

Deep blue

September

A good plant for the rockery. Dark green foliage in tufts, covered with numerous snowy flowers. B. C. H.

Cercidiphyllum japoni-cum

1

25

•

T. A remarkably beautiful tree with heart-shaped leaves which are purple in spring. Bushy in growth, with slender, graceful branches. One of the best trees for the lawn. B. C. D. H.

Cercis canadensis

Judas Tree

1

15

Rose-pink

April

T. A low growing, spreading tree with good foliage. Conspicuous in early spring with its profusion of flowers, which appear before the leaves. A. E.G.

Cercis chinensis

0

1

15

Rose-pink

April

S. Flowers and foliage larger than those of the preceding. A very handsome small tree. B. E. G.