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SISYRINCHIVM (Satin Lily or Blue-eyed Grass) 



Bermudianum. A pretty early spring and fall flowering plant with 

 blue flowers and grass-like foliage. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 



SPIR-^A (Goat's Beard, MeadowSweet) 



Elegant border plants with feathery plumes of flowers and neat, attrac- 

 tive foliage; succeed best in a half-shaded location in rich moist soil. 



Aruncus. A noble variety, 3 to 5 feet high, producing in June and July 

 long, feathery panicles of white flowers. 



Chinensis. A handsome species, with large heads of silvery-pink flow- 

 ers in June and July; 2 feet. 



Filipendula HI. PI {Double-flowered Drop-wort). Numerous corymbs 

 of double white flowers on stems 15 inches high, during June and July, 

 and pretty fern-like foliage. 



Palmata {Crimson Meadow Sweet). One of the most beautiful hardy 

 plants, the deep purple red of the stems and branches passing into the 

 crimson-purple of the broad corymbs of flowers, which are produced very 

 freely during June and July; 3 feet. 



— ■ Elegans. A free-flowering pure white with protruding pink anthers. 



Ulmaria Fl. PI. {Meadow Sweet). Grows about 3 feet high, and pro- 

 duces its double white flowers during June and July. 



Venusta. A showy, red-flowering species; very fragrant; 4 to 5 feet; June. 



Venusta Magnifica. A decided improvement on S. Venusta, with 

 richer and more intensely rosy-red, fragrant flowers, blooming during 

 Tune and July; a splendid plant for low, wet ground; 4 to 5 feet. 35 

 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. : 



Price, except where noted, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 

 One each of the above 8 varieties, $1.75. 



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Erect-growing, more or less branching plants, producing their 

 showy flowers during June and July; they will succeed in any 

 garden soil in a sunny position. (See cut.) 

 Rose Queen. A new variety of strong robust habit growing 



from 5 to 6 feet high, producing showy large flowers of a 



pleasing shade of clear rose, in the greatest profusion. 50 cts. 



each. 

 Candida. Grows 2 to 3 feet high with white flowers about an 



inch in diameter. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Rosy Gem. Pretty bright rose-colored flowers, 2 to 3 feet. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



SILrENE (Catchfly) 



Schafta {Autumn Catchfly). A charming border or rock 

 plant, growing from 4 to 6 inches high, with masses of bright 

 pink flowers from July to October. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per 

 doz; $12.00 per 100. 



(Golden Rod) 



are the most desirable of our 



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The varieties offered below 



native Golden Rods. 



Aitissima. The giant of the family, attaining a height of 10 

 to 12 feet; the large heads of golden-yellow flowers reach per- 

 fection late in October. 



Canadensis. Grows 4 to 5 feet high, with spikes of golden- 

 yellow flowers from the end of July until September. 



Golden Wings. The finest of all; 5 feet high with immense 

 panicles of bright golden-yellow flowers from July to Sep- 

 tember. 



Rigidus. A bold plant with heavy foliage and immense heads 

 of flowers in July and August. 



Shorti. Golden-yellow flowers in July and August; 3 feet. 



Virgaurea Compacta. Grows but 15 inches high; deep yel- 

 low flowers in August and September. 



Price, 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $12.00 per 100. Set of 

 6 sorts for $1.00. 



Spir^a Aruncus 



Hardy Phloxes are a specialty with us. See pases 206 and 207 



