AUTUMN CATALOGUE, 1930 



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FARQUHAR'S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS, continued 



RUDBECKIA laciniata, Golden Glow. Flowers golden yellow. For shrubbery clumps and 

 cutting. July, August. 5 to 6 ft. 30c. each; $2.20 for 10; $15.00 per 100. 

 nitida, Autumn Sun. A showy variety with immense bright yellow flowers. September, 



October. 5 to 6 ft. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 

 speciosa Newmani. Golden yellow blooms, with maroon cone. July to October. 2 ft. 35c. each; 



$3.00 for 10. 

 purpurea {Echinacea purpurea). Rosy purple. 2}4 ft. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 

 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. 35c. each; $2.50 for 10; $20.00 per 100. 

 pratensis. Meadow Sage. Large spikes of rich blue flowers. July, August. 1^ ft. 30c. each; 

 $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 

 *SANGUINARIA canadensis. Blood-root. A dwarf, native plant with pure white flowers in early 



spring. Thrives best in the shade. 30c. each; $2.20 for 10; $15.00 per 100. 

 *SANTOLINA Chamaecyparissus incana. Lavender Cotton. Foliage silvery white. A good plant 



for carpet beds and borders. 1 ft. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 

 ; SAPONARIA ocymoides splendens. Soapwort. A fine rockery or edging plant, producing great 

 masses of rosy crimson flowers. June, July. 6 in. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 

 officinalis. Flowers reddish purple. June. 2 ft. 25c. each; $2.20 for 10; $15.00 per 100. 

 'officinalis fl. -pi. Double-flowering Bouncing Bet. Flowers white, tinted rose. Blooms all summer. 

 1 ft. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 

 SAXIFRAGA Macnabiana. Long, graceful sprays of white flowers, spotted crimson. 30c. each; 

 $2.50 for 10. 

 *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 throughout the 

 spring months. April to June. 1 ft. 50c. each; $4.00 for 10. 



SCABIOSA caucasica. Large, 

 lavender-blue flowers, borne 

 on long stems. One of the 

 finest perennials. June. 

 2 ft. 35c. each; $2.50 for 

 10; $20.00 per 100. 

 japonica. Flowers lavender- 

 blue. July, August. 30c. ea.; 

 $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 



Sedum 



Tall Varieties 



'spectabile. Light green, fleshy 

 leaves and broad heads of 

 rosy pink flowers. August to 

 October. 1% ft. 30c. each; 

 $2.20 for 10; $15.00 per 100. 

 spectabile, Brilliant. A very 

 handsome species having 

 large, flat heads of crimson 

 flowers in late summer. 1 ft. 

 35c. each; $2.50 for 10; 

 $20.00 per 100. 



Leafy Stone- 

 white flowers. 



White. 6 in. 



Stringy Stone- 

 variety with 



Salvia azurea. Blue Salvia 



Rudbeckia nitida, Autumn Sun 



Dwarf Sedums 



*album. White Stonecrop. 



*acre. Golden Moss. Green 

 foliage. Yellow flower. 4 in. 



*dasyphyllum. 

 crop. Dwarf; 

 4 in. 



*oppositifolium. 



*sarmentosum. 

 crop. Creeping 

 slender, thread-like foliage. 

 Flowers yellow. 4 in. 



*sexangulare. Dark green 



foliage. Yellow flower. 6 in. 



Siebolcii. Broad bluish gray 



foliage, margined with pink. 



Flowers pink. 6 in. 



*stoloniferum. Running Stone- 

 crop. Fleshy leaves. Pink 

 flowers. 4 in. 



Each of the above Dwarf 

 Sedum spectabile Sedums, 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; 



$18.00 per 100. 



*SEMPERVIVUM. Houseleek. Fine for rockeries or other dry places. In 5 named varieties. 



30c. each; $2.25 for 10; $15.00 per 100. 

 SIDALCEA, Rosy Gem. Graceful spikes of rosy pink flowers. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10. 

 *SILENE Schafta. Autumn Campion. Flowers deep rose. Valuable for borders and rockeries; of 

 trailing habit and blooms throughout autumn. 6 in. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10. 

 SILPHIUM perfoliatum. Tall-growing plant with large foliage and bright yellow flowers. July, 



August. 5 ft. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10. 

 SPIR/EA aruncus. Meadowsweet. Long, feathery panicles of white flowers. June, July. 3 ft. 

 45c. each; $4.00 for 10. 

 filipendula (Filipendula hexapetala). Dropwort. This fine perennial bears 'clusters of rather large, 



creamy white flowers. May, June. iy 2 ft. 35c. each; $3.00 for 10. 

 palmata (Filipendula palmata). Crimson Meadowsweet. Beautiful rosy crimson flowers on erect 

 stems. June, July. 3 ft. 35c. each; $3.00 for 10. 



For other varieties of Spiraea, see Astilbe 

 STATICE latifolia. Sea Lavender. Good rockery or border plant. Large panicles of violet-blue 

 flowers that may be cut and dried, holding their shape and color for a long time. June to August. 

 2 ft. 35c. each; $2.50 for 10; $20.00 per 100. 

 STENANTHIUM robustum. Mountain Fleece. A grand perennial with long spikes of pure white, 



feathery flowers. Thrives best in partial shade. August. 50c. each; $4.00 for 10. 

 STOKES I A cyanea (S. tens). Sky-blue flowers resembling the Chinese aster. A native plant of 

 great value for borders and cutting. July to October. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 

 cyanea alba. Pure white. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10; $18.00 per 100. 

 *THALICTRUM adiantifolium. Meadow Rue. Foliage like the maidenhair fern. Flowers creamy 

 white. May, June. 13^ ft. 35c. each; $3.00 for 10. 

 aquilegifolium atropurpureum. Elegant branching heads of rosy purple flowers with beautiful 

 dark green foliage. 2 to 3 ft. 35c. each; $3.00 for 10. 

 *THYIV1US Serpyllum. White Mountain Thyme. White. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10. 



*Serpyllum lanuginosus. Woolly-leaned Thyme. Trailing variety with grayish foliage. 30c. each; 



$2.40 for 10. 

 *Serpyllum coccineus. Scarlet Thyme. Flowers bright red. Dwarf. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10. 

 Serpyllum splendens. Vivid crimson. 30c. each; $2.40 for 10. 



