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HARDY PERENNIAL PIANTS 





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STACHYS (Woundwort) 



Betonica Grandiflora (Briony). Large flowers of purplish-rose; 

 June and July; 15 inches. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



STATICE (Great Sea Lavender) 



Latifolia. A most valuable plant either for the border or rockery 

 with tufts of leathery leaves and immense candelabra-like heads, 

 frequenitly IJ feet high and 2 feet across, of purplish-blue minute 

 flowers during July and August; these, if cut and dried, last in perfect 

 condition for months. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



STENANTHIUM (Mountain Feather Fleece) 



Robustum. A rare perennial, with showy panicles of pure white, 

 fleecy flowers in August and September on stems 4 to 5 feet high; 

 requires a moist, semi-shady position. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per do-?. 



STOKES I A (Cornflower Aster) 



A beautiful native plant growing 18 inches high, bearing freely 

 from early in June until September its handsome lavender-blue and 

 white cornflower-like blossoms, which measure from 4 to 5 inches 

 across. It is of the easiest culture, succeeding in any open, sunny 

 position, and not only is it desirable as a single plant in the hardy 

 border, but it can also be used with 

 fine effect in masses or beds of any 

 size. 



Cyanea. Bright lavender-blue. 



— alba. A pretty pure white variety 

 of above 



25 cts each;$2 50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Seeds of 

 Hardy Perennials 



We can supply seeds of 

 many of the sorts. See 

 Flower Seeds, pages 51 

 to 118. 



Statice Latifolia 



Stokesia (Cornflower Aster) 



SWEET WILLIAM 



(Dianthus Barbatus) 



A well-known attractive, free-flower- 

 ing hardy perennial, producing in early 

 summer a splendid effect in beds and 

 borders, with their rich and varied flow- 

 ers. We can supply the following, all 

 grown from our own select strain of seed. 

 Newport Pink. The prettiest color 



among Sweet Williams, a lovely salmon 



or watermelon pink. 

 Pure White. Very large individual 



flowers and trusses. 

 Scarlet Beauty. Rich deep scarlet; 



very effective. 

 Mised. Containing all colors. 



20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 

 per 100. 



Sweet William 



THERMOPSIS 



Caroliniana. A showy, tall growing plant, attaining a height of 

 3 to 4 feet, producing long spikes of yellow flowers in June and July. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



THYMUS (Thyme) 



Citriodorus Aureus. The golden-leaved lemon-scented Thyme. 

 Serpyllum Coccineus (Scarlet Thyme). Dark green foliage and 

 bright red flowers. 



— Splendens. Bright purplish-red flowers. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



TIARELLA CFoam Flower) 



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. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



TRADESCANTIA (SpIder Wort) 



Virginica. Produces a succession of blue flowers all summer; 2 feet. 



— Alba. A white-flowered form. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



