SEDUM. Stone Crop. These plants are excellent for the rockery or 

 border and invaluable for covering dry banks where little else will thrive. 

 Their foliage is of particularly beautiful colors, and the flowers are odd and 

 showy. 



S. Rhodiola ; syn., roseum. 12 inches; August; light pink. A very 

 neat-growing plant. 



S. sexangulare. 6 inches; June, July; yellow. 



S. spectabilis. I foot; September and October; rose. Flowers are 

 borne in broad, flat, showy heads. 



S. telephoides. i foot; July and August; pink. The foliage of this 

 variety is purple and it holds its color well. 



SOLIDAGO. Goldenrod. Every one is familiar with the beautiful 

 Goldenrod that brightens our fields and roadsides during the late fall, but it is 

 not generally known that they are excellent plants for the border or wild garden. 

 The dwarfer sorts may be used to advantage in the rockery. They thrive in 

 almost any soil, transplant easily, and either for their effects in masses or for 

 cutting purposes are unexcelled by any fall flower. The following are a few 

 of the best and most distinct varieties. 



S.altissima. 4 feet; September and October; yellow. 



S. bicolor. 2 /^ feet; September and October; white. Known commonly 

 as " Silver-rod." An excellent plant for shady positions. 



S. caesia. 3 feet; September and October; yellow. The stems of this 

 variety are purple. 



S. latifolia. 2 feet; September and October; yellow. Large foliage and 

 very large flowers. 



S. serotina. 3 feet; September; bright golden yellow. 



S. serotina, var. gigantea. 5 to 6 feet; October; yellow. An excep- 

 tionally strong grower. 



SPIR-#A. Goat's Beard, or Meadow Sweet. Plants growing well in 

 ordinary garden soil, but thriving best in a rich loam. Of equal value for the 

 shrubbery border or wild garden, as they form handsome bushes with excellent 

 foliage, and the large heads of showy flowers are carried well above the foliage. 

 They cannot be spoken of too highly, and should be in every collection. 



S. Aruncus. 4 to 5 feet; June and July; white. An excellent plant for 

 moist and shady places, and the flowers are produced in immense branched 

 panicles. 



S. filipendula flore pleno. 2 feet; June and July; clear white. The 

 large showy heads of flowers are carried well above the beautiful fern-like dark 

 green foliage. 



S. palmata. 2 feet; June and July; deep crimson; possibly the finest of 

 this class. 



S. palmata var. elegans. 3 feet; June and July; pure white, with crim- 

 son anthers. A rich and beautiful variety, doing well in moist places. 



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