FLOWERING BLUBS, PLANTS, ETC. 



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PTRE1HRUM ULIGINOSOI. 



PYRETHRUfl, 



FEVERFEW. 



P. Ulfginosum (Giant Ox-Eye Daisy) 4 to 5 feet, 

 September and October. This is indeed a mag- 

 nificent plant and considered by all plant lovers 

 who have seen it one of the very finest for the 

 herbaceous border and pre-eminently the best of 

 its color for supplying cut flowers in the autumn. 

 It forms a stout, upright bush, with light green 

 leaves, bearing innumerable large pure white 

 flowers having bright yellow centers. The in- 

 dividual flowers measure from 2 to 3 inches 

 across and are borne in large flat cymes, each 

 flower having a stiff, wiry stem, admirably adapting 

 it for cutting purposes. Each, 20 cts. ; per doz., 

 $2.00. 



SEDUfi. 



STONE CROP. 



An interesting and very useful family of succu- 

 lent plants which, owing to their peculiar struct- 

 ure, are enabled to withstand a degree of drought 

 that most plants would succumb to. They are 

 therefore useful in dry situations, such as sunny 

 banks and other places where few plants will 

 grow. 



S. Acre— For rock-work, carpet bedding or for 

 shady places where grass will not grow this very 

 dwarf Sedum is excellent. Each, 10 cts: per doz., 

 $1.C0. 



S. Fabarium— V/ % foot, September. Rosy pink. 

 A very desirable plant. Each, 15 cts.; per doz, 

 $1.50. 



S. Sieboldii— 6 inches, September. A hand- 

 some variety of trailing habit. Foliage glaucous, 

 margined with pink, assuming shades of red and 

 purple in autumn; flowers bright pink, very 



pretty and showy. A splendid rock plant. Each' 

 20 cts.; per doz., $2.00. 



TRADESCANTIA. 



SPIDERWORT. 



Handsome and highly decorative plants of very 

 easy culture, thriving in almost any soil, whether 

 wet or dry, and can be depended upon to bloom 

 from early summer till late in fall. 



T. Virginica— 2 feet. Violet purple flowers; 

 a very free bloomer. Each, 20 cts.; per doz., 

 $2.00. 



VERONICA. 



SPEEDWELL. 



A very popular and exceedingly handsome 

 family of perfectly hardy plants, adapted to all 

 soils and situations. The drawf sorts make 

 splendid rock plants, and the tall varieties are 

 very effective in the herbaceous or shubbery 

 border. All are very free bloomers. 



V. Amaethystina— 1 foot, June. Flowers in 

 showy spikes; color a beautiful amethyst blue. 

 Each. 25 cts.; per doz.. $2 50. 



V. Longifolia Subsessilis— 2 feet, August. A 

 splendid variety, and ranks among the foremost 

 of all hardy plants for decorative effects. The 

 flowers are borne on long handsome spikes 4 to 5 

 inches in circumference, and remain in bloom a 

 long time. The color is a deep rich blue. Each, 

 30 cts. ; per doz., $3.C0. 



V. Rupestris — 1 inches, May. An excellent 

 rock plant of creeping habit. Flowers blue in 

 dense spikes. Each, 20 cts. ; per doz., $2.C0. 



V. Spicata— 2 feet, June to August. One of the 

 best, and blooms very profusely; flowers bright 

 blue, borne on longspikes. Each, 20 cts.; per 

 doz , 82.00. 



