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s\\ i I I William. 

 STENANTHICJM (Mountain Feather Fleece). 

 -, Robustum. A lemai'lvable perennial wiili lall, showy panicles 

 ^ of pure white feathery flowers, on stems 4 to 5 leet high. 

 Valuable for naturalising in moist shady corners. 50 cts. 

 each ; $5.00 per doz. 

 - ^WEET WIL,L,IAM (Diantl.us Ba.bat.is). 

 Beautiful old-fashioneil laiorite border plant. The stock 

 we offer has been grown from a select strain ; vaiious colors. 

 (.See cut.) 10 cts each , SI 00 per doz.; .S7 00 per 100. 



SYMPHYANDRA. 



Campanula-like plants; 18 to 24 inches high; flowering \ 

 duiing July and August. 



Hoffmann!. Drooping bell-shaped, white flowers. 

 Pendula, Creamy while flowers ; pendulous m terminal spikes 

 15 cts. each ; $1 50 ner doz. 

 SYMPHYTUM (Comfrey). 



Asperrium aurea variegatum. A pretty golden variegated foliage 

 border plant ; in spring the leaves form rosettes close to the ground, later in 

 the season thestemsand leaves rise and form a taller plant with numerous 

 drooping blue bell-shaped flovers. 25 cts each ; $2. 50 per doz. 



\ TANACETUM 



'i Balsamita [Cnslmmy, or Bible Leaf). An old-time favorite, growing 

 about 4 leet high and bearing small yellow flowers; in bygone days the 

 ladies used the fragrant leaves as bookmarks, hence one of its common 

 names, Bible leaf. 

 Vulgar© (^Tansy). Golden-yellow flowers in midsummer; 3 feet. 

 15 cts. each ; ijil.SO per doz. 



TEUCRIUM. 



Canadense [American Germander). A useful plant for the rockery ; dark 

 green aromatic foliage and spikes of light purple tlowers in midsummer. 

 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 



THERMOPSIS. 



Fabacea. A showy tall-growing plant, attaining a height of 3 feet, pro- 

 ducing long spikes of yellow flowers in June and July. 15 cts. each; 

 $1.50 per doz. 



THYMUS (Thyme). 



LanuginOSUS ( IVooly leaved Thyine). A trailing variety, with greyish 

 foliage. 



Serpyllum {White Monnlain T/iyme). A pretty subject for the rockery, 

 forming dense mats of dark green foliage ami clouds of white flowers. 



— - Coccinea {Scarlet Thyin ■). Dark green foliage and clouds of bright 

 red Howeis. 



— Splendens. Bright juirplish red flowers. 



Citriodora Aureum {Golden Thyme). A pretty golden variegated 

 v.iriety, which is evergreen and showy at all seasons. 



15 cts. each ; $L50 per doz.. $8 OU per 100. Set of 5, 60 cts. 



THALICTRUM (Meadow Kue). 



Very graceful, pretty-flowered plants, with finely-cut foliage ; great 

 i'avorites for planting in the hardy border. (See cut.) 

 Aquilegifolium atropurpureum. Elegant graceful foliage and 



masses of rosy-purpie flowers ; 3 leet. 

 — Album. Pure white flowers. 

 -- Roseum. A light rose-colored form. 



Cornuti. I'anicles of white flowers in June and Jidy ; 4 to 8 feet. 

 Flavum. Large, yellow, flowers in July and August ; 4 feet. 

 -XUaucum. Fine-cut foliage ; bronzy -yellow flowers; in June; 2 feet. 

 Intermedium. Large panicles of yellow flowers, foliage finely cut; 



4 leet. 

 Paniculatum. A dwarf variety with yellow flowers ; 1 foot. 

 Sulphureum. Very graceful foliage and light yellow flowers; July 



and August; 4 feet. 

 15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz.; $10 00 per 100. Set of 9 varieties, $1 00. 



TIARE1L,L.A (Foam Flower) 

 Cordifolia. A pretty low growing native plant, about 8 inches high, 



producing showy spikes of pure white Spirjea-like flowers in May 



and June. 

 Purpurea major. An attractive variety, forming a neat, compact 



clump ; the foliage unusually bright as it expands in the spring ; 



bears long spikes of salmon-red flowers. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



^v_ _ _ TRADESCANTIA (Spuiei-wort), 



^^Irginica, Produces a succession of purple flowers a'l summer. 

 --^Alba. A white-flowered form. 



15 cts. each ; $1 50 per doz. 

 TRICYRTIS (Japanese Toad I.ily). 



Hirta. An mteresting Japanese plant, growing 18 inches high, and 

 producing in the greatest profusion in fall clusters of most 

 peculiar lily-like flowers, which are creamy white, spotted 

 purplish-brown. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 

 Macropoda Striata. Useful on account of its foliage, 

 which is prettily variegated green arid white. 25 cts. each; 

 §2.50 per doz. 



TRIEEIUM (Wood Lily, or Wake Kobiii). 



\ Excellent plants for shady positions in the hardy border, or 

 in a subaqualic position, flowering in early spring. 

 Erectum. This is the purple wood lily, the earliest to flower. 

 Qrandiflorum. The large white; probably the handsomest. 

 10 cts, each ; $1.00 per doz.; $6 00 per 100. 



TUNICA. 



axifraga, A pretty tufted plant with light pink flowers, 

 produced all summer; useful either for the r.ickery or the 

 border. 25 cts. en.h ; $2 50 per do/. 





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