AUTUMN CATALOGUE, 1931 



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RANUNCULUS acris fl.-pl 



Buttercup. Double yellow, button-like 

 flowers. May. 2 ft. 

 RUDBECKIA laciniata. Golden Glow. 



Flowers golden yellow. For shrubbery 



clumps and cutting. July, August. 



5 to 6 ft. 

 nitida, Autumn Sun. A showy variety 



with immense bright yellow flowers. 



September, October. 5 to 6 ft. 

 speciosa Newmani. Golden yellow 



blooms, with maroon cone. July to 



October. 2 ft. 

 purpurea {Echinacea purpurea). Rosy 



purple. 21^ ft. 

 SALVIA azurea grandiflora. Blue Sage. 



A hardy, strong-growing, shrub-like 



plant, with slender, showy spikes of 



sky-blue flowers. May be planted most 



effectively in front of the shrubbery 



border. August, September. 3 ft. 

 pratensis. Meadow Sage. Large spikes 



of rich blue flowers. July, August. 



IH ft. 

 *SANGUINARiA canadensis. Blood-root. 



A dwarf, native plant with pure white 



flowers in early spring. Thrives best in 



the shade. 

 *SANTOLINA Chamaecyparissus incana. 



Lavender Cotton. Foliage silvery white. 



A good plant for carpet beds and 



borders. 1 ft. 

 *SAPONARIA ocymoides spiendens. Soapwort. A fine rockery or 



edging plant, producing great masses of rosy crimson flowers. 



June, July. 6 in. 

 officinalis. Flowers reddish purple. June. 2 ft. 

 ^officinalis fl.-pl. Double-flowering Bouncing Bet. Flowers white, 



tinted rose. Blooms all summer. 1 ft. 

 *SAXIFRAGA Macnabiana. Long, graceful sprays of white 



flowers, spotted crimson. 40c. each; $3.50 for 10; $30.00 



per 100. 



FARQUHAR'S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS, continued 



Double 



Dwarf Sedum 



*Saxifraga crassifolia. Leather Saxifrage. A showy, spreading 

 plant with drooping masses of pink flowers high above the large, 

 clustered leaves. Fine rock plant. It blooms luxuriantly through- 

 out the spring months. April to June. 1 ft. 35c. each; $3.00 

 for 10; $25.00 per 100. 



SCABIOSA CaUCasica. PincusUon Flower. Large, 

 lavender-blue flowers, borne on long stems. One of the finest 

 perennials. June. 2 ft. 

 japonica. Flowers lavender-blue. July, August. 



Dwarf Varieties 



SEDUM (Stonecrop) 



These interesting plants are invaluable in the rock-garden. They 

 thrive in full sun or half shade. We offer a number of the finest 

 varieties. 30c. each; $2.S0 for 10; $20.00 per 100 



'"anopetaEum. Fleshy light 

 green foliage ; flowers whit- 

 ish; habit prostrate. 



*acre. Golden Moss. Fleshy 

 bright green foliage; yel- 

 low star-shaped flowers. 

 July. 4 in. 



*acre minor. Miniature 

 form of S. acre, with 

 smooth evergreen ifoliage, 

 forming a mat; flowers 

 bright yellow. July. 3 in. 



''"album. White Stonecrop. 

 Thick, roundish, bluish 

 green foliage. White flow- 

 ers. July. 4 in. 



^alburn murale. Dwarf Se- 

 dum with deep green foli- 

 age and large, white or 

 pink star-shaped flowers. 



^angEicum. Interesting va- 

 riety of compact habit, 

 with pretty rose and 

 white flowers. July. 3 m. 



=<"dasyphyllum. Leafy Stone- 

 crop. Choice, spreading 

 variety with small, glau- 

 cous foliage. Flowers 

 pinkish white. June. 3 in. 



^exifidium. Thick, fleshy glaucous foliage. Flowers bright yellow. 4 in. 

 *glaucum. Interesting, pretty glaucous blue foliage. 3 in. 

 *kamschaticum. Orange Stonecrop. Prostrate habit; fresh green 



foliage, turning yellow in autumn. Flowers orange. 6 in. 

 *lineare variegatum. Charming green and white variegated form, 



with pinkish stems. Flowers bright yellow. 6 in. 

 *montanum. Thick, fleshy dull green foliage. White, starry flowers 



that fairly smother the plant. June, July. 4 in. 

 *moranense. A low, much-branched, evergreen sort. White. 3 in. 

 *oppositifolium. Two-row Stonecrop. Compact plant with densely 



arranged deep green foliage. Flowers white. August. 6 in. 

 *puichellum. Glaucous, rather flat, lanceolate leaves. Pink. 6 in. 

 *reflexum. Jenny Stonecrop. Spreading habit; fleshy light green 



leaves forming a mat. Flowers yellow. June, July. 6 in. 

 'I'-reflexum cristatum. I*retty trailing sort with ornamental foliage. 



Excellent for crevices in the rockery. 

 *rupestre Forsterianum. Choice sort with glaucous green foliage. 



Flowers yellow. July. 4 in. 

 *sarmentosum. Stringy Stonecrop. Spreading habit; slender, light 



green foliage. Flowers yellow. June, July. 3 in. 

 *sexangulare. Hexagon Stonecrop. Choice species with small, deep 



green foliage. Flowers yellow, small. July. 4 in. 

 *sexangulare, IVIauve. More spreading in habit than S. sexangulare. 

 *sieboldi. Sicbold Sedum. Broad, roundish, glaucous leaves, mar- 

 gined pink. Showy pink flowers. August, September. 6 in. 

 *spurium. Resembles closely the well-known S. stoloniferum, but 



with large, bright pink flowers. June, July. 3 in. 

 *tenuifolium,< Interesting sort of more upright habit and more 



round leaves than <S. album. Flowers white. June, July. 4 in. 

 Above Sedums 30c. each; $2.50 for 10; $20.00 per 100 



Salvia azurea. Blue Salvia 



Tail Varieties 



*spectabile. Light green, fleshy leaves and broad heads of rosy pink 



flowers. August to October. If-^ ft. 

 *spectabile, Brilliant. Light crimson. August to October. 13^ ft. 

 SEIVtPERViVUIVI. Houseleek. Interesting plants forming rosettes of fleshy leaves of various colors. 

 Fine plants for rockeries, banks, wall-gardens. 

 *arachnoideum. Cobweb Houseleek. Rosettes of small leaves connected by silvery white threads. 



Flowers red. 6 in. 

 '''assimile. Compact rosettes of glaucous, gray-green leaves. Large light pink flowers. 6 in. 

 *caEifornicum. Curious sort with pretty rosettes of fleshy, glaucous leaves, tipped brown. Flowers 



pale red. 1 ft. 

 ^''Greeni. One of the finest varieties for all purposes. The rosettes of leaves are arranged sym- 

 metrically; glaucous green, tipped red. Flowers light crimson. 6 in. 

 SIDALCEA, Rosy Gem. Prairie Mallow. Graceful spikes of rosy pink flowers. 



'SILENE Schafta. Autumn Campion. Flowers deep rose. Valuable for borders and rockeries; o£ 

 trailing habit and blooms throughout autumn. 6 in. 



Except otherwise priced, all perennial plants are 25c. each; $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 



