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RUDBECKIA (Cone-nowen. 



Indispensable jilants for the hardy border; grow and tlirive 



anywhere, giving a wealth of bloom, which are well suited for 



cutting. 



Fulgida. Brilliant orange-yellow flowers, produced in masses, 

 from July to S p'.ember; 2 feet high. 



*' Golden Glow." We question if any one hardy perennial 

 plant has ever met with greater popularity than this. 

 Produces masses of double golden-yellow Dahlia-like flowers 

 from July to .September. 



JVlaxima. A rare and attractive variety, growing 5 feet high, 

 with large glaucous green leaves and bright yellow flowers 5 to 

 6 inches across, with a cone 2 inches high; flowers from June 

 to September. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Newmanii. Dark orange-yellow flowers, with deep purple 

 cone, borne on slifi", wiry stems, 3 feet high, admirably fitting 

 it for cutting. Flowers from July to Octoljer. 



Nitida, Autumn Sun. A single-flowering sort, an improve- 

 ment on " .'\utunin Glory," its flowers being far more showy. 

 It has longer, broader petals of a bright primrose-yellow; grows 

 S to G feet high, and flowers from August to October. 



Purpurea (Giant Purple Vone-flower). Flowers about 4 

 inches acro-is. of a peculiar reddish-purple, with a remarkably 

 large, cone-shaped centre of brown; forms bushy plants from 

 2 to 3 feet high, and blooms from July to October. 



Rays of Gold. A refined form of the popular Golden Glow, 

 the flowers having the same golden color, but with narrower 

 petals, which forms a perfect globe. 



Sub=TonientOsa. A pyramidal, densely-branched plant, 2i 

 feet high, enveloped throughout the summer in a mass of 

 brilliant lemon-yellow flowers with dark ])urple centres. 

 Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



SCDUM (Stone Crop. 



.Suitable for the rockery, carpet bedding, etc. 



Acre ( J olden Moss). Much used lor covering graves; foliage 

 green; flowers bright yellow. 



Album. Green foliage, white flowers, 



Sexangulare. Dark green foliage, yellow flowers. 



Spurium. Attractive pink flowers; C inches. 



— Coccineum. A beautiful crimson- flowered form of the 

 preceding. 

 Above sorts 10 cts. each; Sl.OO per doz.; $8.CQ per 100. 



Spectabilis Atropurpurea {Brilliunt Stone Crop . One 

 of the prettiest of the erect or tall-growing species, attaining a 

 height of 18 inches, with broad, light green foliage and im- 

 mense heads of deep, rosy-crimson flowers in September and 

 October. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



Spectabilis •• Brilliant." This variety originated with Us 

 as a sport from the above, and is, by far, the richest colored 

 Sedum yet introduced. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



SOLIDAGO (Golden Rod. 



The varieties oftered below are the most desirable of our p)op- 

 ular native Golden Rods. 



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

 lo 12 feet; the large heads of goUlen-ycUow flowers do not 

 reach perfection until late in October. 



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

 yellow flowers from the end of July until September. 



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

 15 cU. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



STATICE (Se« Lavender). 



Most valuable plants either for the border or rockery, with 

 tufts of leathery foliage and immense candelabra-like panicles of 

 minute flowers, producing a remarkable effect; grows from 15 

 to 18 inches high, and blooms from June until September. 

 Gmelini. l^rge panicles of violet-blue flowers. 

 Latifolia (Great Sea Lavender). Immen.se heads, 2 to 3 



feet across, of deep blue flowers, which last for months if lut 



and dried. 



l.') cts. each; .Sl..')l) per <lo7,. 



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