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THALICTRUM DlPTEROCARPUM 



Thalictrum (Meadow Rue) 



Thalictrum 



(Meadow Rue) 



Very graceful, pretty flowered plants, 

 with finely cut foliage; great favorites for 

 planting in the hardy border; the dwarfer 

 varieties also being effective and useful in 

 the rockery. (See cut.) 

 Adiantifoliuttl. A beautiful variety, 



with foliage like the Maiden Hair 



Fern and miniature white flowers in 



June and July; 1£ to 2 feet. 

 Aquilegifolium atropurpureum. Elegant, graceful foli- 

 age and masses of rosy-purple flowers; May to July; 2 to 



3 feet. 

 — Album. Pure white flowers. 

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



feet. 



25 cts. each; $250 per doz. ; $15.00 per 100. 



Rare Thalictrum Dipterocarpum 



A pretty and distinct species, with flowers of a charming shade 

 of lilac mauve, which is brightened by a bunch of lemon-yellow 

 stamens and anthers. The plant is of strong growth, about 4 

 feet high; the dainty flowers are produced in graceful sprays 

 during August and September. (See cut.) 35 cts. each; 

 $3.50 per doz. 



THE MAKING AND CARE OF A 

 HARDY BORDER 



is fully described in our Catalogue of Old-fashioned Hardy 

 Plants. Copies free on request. 



THERMOPSIS 



Caroliniana. A showy, tall-growing plant, attaining a height of 3 feet, producing 

 long spikes of yellow flowers in June and July. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



THYMUS (Thyme) 



CitriodortlS. Lemon-scented foliage, of bushy habit. 



LanugirtOSUS (Woolly-leaved Thyme). A trailing variety, with grayish foliage. 

 Serpylluitl ( Wftite Mountain Thyme). A pretty subject for the rockery, form- 

 ing dense mats of dark green foliage and clouds of white flowers. 

 — Coccinea (Scarlet Thyme). Dark green foliage and clouds of bright red flowers. 

 r\ — Splendens. Bright purplish-red flowers. 



^\^ 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. ; $12.00 per 100. 



TIARELLA (Foam 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. 20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz. 



TRADESCANTIA (Spider w«t) 



Virginica. Produces a succession of blue flowers 



all summer; 1£ to 2 £ feet. 

 — Alba. A white flowered form. 



20 cts. each; $2. 00 per doz. 



TRIEEIUM 



(Wood Lily, or Wake Robin) 



Excellent plants for shady positions in 

 the hardy border, or in a sub-aquatic 

 position, flowering in early spring; 12 to 

 18 inches. 



Erectum. This is the purple Wood Lily; 

 the earliest to flower. 



Grandiflorurtl. The largest white; prob- 

 ably the handsomest. 

 10 cts. each; $1 . 00 per doz. ; $6.00 per 100. 



Dreer's Garden 



Chrysanthemums 



We illustrate in colors and offer on page 

 184 a dozen of the most dependable va- 

 rieties. As cut flowers in the autumn 

 they are invaluable. 



Trillium Grandifloriim 



Do not overlook the beautiful Canterbury Bells offered on page 185 





