84 CURRIE BROTHERS’ FARM AND GARDEN ANNUAL. 
SEDUM. 
STGNE CROP. 
A very useful family of succulent plants which 
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, 10e; per doz., $1.00. 
S. Spectabile (Syn. Fabaria)—14 feet, Sep- 
tember. Rosy pink. A very desirable plant. Each, 
10¢e; per doz., $1.00. - 
S. Sieboldii—6 inches September. A handsome 
variety of trailing habit. Foliage glaucous, mar- 
gined with pink, assuming shades of red and purple 
in autump; flowers bright pink, very pretty and 
showy. Asplendid rock plant. Each, 10c; per doz., = 
$1.00. SEDUM SPECTABILE, 
TRITOMA—Red=-Hot Poker. 
A very stately and exceedingly attractive plant, admirably adapted for mixed borders; but a single 
clump on the lawn makes a magnificent specimen. Itis quite hardy and very easy of cultivation. 9 
T. Uvaria—2 feet. August to October; flowers borne in great dense terminal spikes about a foot long 
on stems from 8 to 4 feet in length; color, orange-red; very striking, not inaptly suggesting the familia; 
name Red-hot Poker. Each 20c; per doz. $2.00 & 
THERMOPSIS. : 
A genus of yery showy, hardy plants, not so well known as they deserve to be. 
T. Caroliniane—3 feet. June and July; an exceedingly showy plant, producing long spikes of yello 
TRIMTOMA UVARIA. flowers; very desirable. Each, 15e; per doz., $1.50. “ 
SPIRAEA. TRADESCANTIA. 
SPIDERWORT. 
GOAT’S BEARD. : 
é Handsome plants of very easy culture, thriving i 
A genus of hardy border plants of the easiest culture, 
; b 2 t cl almost any soil, whether wet or dry, and can be depende 
growing freely in any good soil. The taller varieties are upon to bloom from early summer till late in fall. 
very effective in the shrubbery border. 
S. Fillipendula—3 feet June. Foliage dark green, T. Virginica—2 feet. Violet purple flowers; a very fin 
beautifully cut and fern-like; flowers double, white, some- bloomer. Each lsc: per doz. $1.50. j 
times tinged with pink; very showy. This is a very hand- ; 
some plant. / 
S. Lobata (Queen of the Prairie)—5 feet, July. A hand- VIOLA. | 
some variety. Bears feathery plumes of rose-colored fra- VIOLET. 1 
grant flowers. 
S. Palmata (Crimson Meadow Sweet)—3 feet, June. 
An exceedingly handsome plant, one of the most attractive 
in cultivation. The foliage is beautiful, and the flowers are 
a vivid crimson, borne in great heads or corymbs in almost 
a continuous succession. 
S. Ulmaria fi. pl. (Double Meadow Sweet)—3 feet, June. 
A beautiful and very desirable variety with double white 
flowers, 
V. Pedata—The most attractive of all ournative Violets, 
having large deep blue flowers. 
VY. Pedata Bicolor—A very pretty variety of the preced- . 
ing with large showy flowers, the color of the two upper} 
petals being a royal purple of a velvety texture, the lower! 
ones almost pure white. ( 
Vv. Californian—A single variety with large purple; 
flowers, about the size of a silver half dollar; yery free 
Each. 15c; per doz., $1.50. flowering and deliciously fragrant. 
Y SPIRZA. _V. Marie Louise—Dark blue and very double. This is 
THY [ea U S Th the variety so extensively grown and so yery popular. F 
ae yme. Each 10c; per doz. $1.00. 
T. Vulgaris—Common Thyme. A very popular sweet-scented little plant, 
valuable for culinary purposes. VALERIANA—Garden Hieliotrope. 
T. Vulgaris Variegatus—A pretty variety with silvery variegated foliage, arene 
much need in carpet bedding; sweet scented. e V. Officinalis—3 feet, June. Also known as St. George’s Herb; flowers 
T. Citridorus Aureus—Golden Thyme. A very afomatic, handsome va- blush white, freely produced in large trusses; very showy. Each, 25¢; per 
riety with golden variegated foliage. Each, 10c.; per doz., $1.00. doz., $2.50. 
THALICTRUM—Meadow Rue. -  VEINCA—Perwinkle. 
Y. Minor—A well known evergreen trailing plant, extensively used in the 
Very attractive plants, with graceful, finely cut foliage; perfectly hardy. cemetery for covering grave mounds. It is also very valuable for carpeting 
T. Aquilegifolium—2 feet; May and June. A very profuse bloomer; flow- under trees and in shady places, being an excellent substitute for grass. Each 
ers light purple; very.handsome. Each, 20c; per doz., $2.00. @ 15¢; per doz., $1.50. Large plants or clumps, each, 25ce; per doz., $2.50. 
VERONICA. 
SPEEDWELL. 
A very popular and exceedingly handsome family of perfectly 
hardy plants, adapted to all soils and situations, The dwarf sorts 
make splendid rock plants, and the tall varieties are very effective in 
the. herbaceous or shrubbery border. All are very free bloomers. 
VY. Amaethystina—1 foot, June. Flowers in showy spikes; 
color a beautiful amethyst blue. Each, 15¢; per doz., $1.50. 
VY. Longifolia Subsessilis—2 feet, August. A splendid vari- 
ety. 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, 20e; per doz., $2.00. 
V. Rupestris—4 inches, May. Anexcellent rock plant of creep- 
ing habit. Flowers blue in dense spikes. Each, 15c; per doz., $1.50. * 
V. Spicata—2 feet, June to August. One of the best; blooms 
yery profusely; flowers bright blue, borne on long spikes. Each, 
15¢; per doz., $1.50. 
COLLECTION of 4 Varieties, 50c. 
YUCCA. 
ADAM’S NEEDLE, OR SPANISH BAYONET. 
Y. Filimentosa—4 feet. A very attractive lawn plant; flowers 
VERONICA SPICATA. ereamy white. Each, 25c; per doz., $2.50. 
