SPIRAEA Ulmaria. 3 feet; June and July; white. One of the most 

 beautiful and excellent for cutting. 



S. venusta. 3 feet; June and July; deep pink. Fragrant. 



STACHYS Betonica; syn., Betonica rosea. i foot; July and August ; 

 rosy pink. An excellent plant, forming compact clumps, with deep green, 

 pretty foliage, and bearing flowers in small spikes. An excellent plant for the 

 rockery. 



STATICE. Sea Lavender. Useful rockery plants, preferring rich, well- 

 drained soil. The foliage is deep green and leathery ; the flowers, in large- 

 branched panicles, are carried well above the foliage. 



S. Tatarica; syn., incana. 15 inches; June to August; bright red. 

 S. Gmelini. 18 inches; July to September; blue. 



STOKESIA cyanea. Stokes' Aster, i^ to 2 feet; July to October; 

 lavender-blue. One of the very best border and rockery plants, thriving in 

 any soil. The foliage is handsome, and from early July until frost the plants 

 are covered with clusters of broad flowers, often 4 inches in diameter. As it is 

 a low grower, it is very useful for borders. 



THALICTRUM. Meadow Rue. These thrive in any garden soil, and 

 are of equal value for the border or rockery. They have handsome foliage, 

 and the showy flowers on long stems are carried well above it. 



T. adiantifolium. i^feet. May and June; yellow. 



T. aquilegifolium. Feathered Columbine. 2 feet; May and June; white. 



THERMOPSIS Caroliniana. 4 feet; June and July; yellow. A hand- 

 some plant, producing long spikes of showy flowers. 



TRADESCANTIA. Spiderwort. These are very bushy plants, with 

 deep green, attractive foliage, and of equal value for the border or rockery. 

 They thrive in any soil, and produce a constant succession of handsome flowers 

 from early summer until frost. 



T. Virginiana. 2 feet; June to October; bright purple. 



T. Virginiana, var. alba. 2 feet; June to October; pure white. 



TROLLIUS Europaeus. Globe Flower. 2 feet; May to August; bright 

 yellow. This plant has handsome dark green, finely cut foliage, and the brilliant 

 yellow flowers, resembling immense buttercups, are carried well above the foli- 

 age. An excellent variety for the border or rockery. 



VERNONIA. Iron Weed. Strong- growing plants, with pretty foliage, 

 and bearing showy heads of flowers. Excellent for the back rows of borders, 

 and may be used with shrubbery to good effect. 



V, Arkansana. 5 feet; August and September; red. 

 T. Baldwini. 4 feet; August and September; purple. 



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