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Silphium (Cup-Plant) 



Perfoliatum. A stately perennial, also known as the Compass Plant, 

 on account of the leaves being arranged at right angles to the stem; 

 grows 5 to 7 feet high, with large single yellow sunflower-like blooms 

 from July to September. 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



StachyS (Woundwort) 



Betonica Grandiflora {Betony). 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, 

 frequently 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. 



— Elegantissima. A new and greatly improved form in which not 

 only the size of the flowers but the heads of bloom are much larger, the 

 entire plant is also more vigorous and floriferous, and the color brighter. 

 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Stokesia 



(Cornflower Aster) 



A beautiful native plant growing 18 

 inches high, bearing freely from early in 

 June until September its handsome 

 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 de- 

 sirable 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. 



— Lutea. Creamy yellow. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 

 One each of the 3 sorts, 65 cts. 



S tenant hium 



(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 jjer doz. 



Statice Latifolia 





Sweet William 



Sweet William (Olanthus Sarbatus) 



A well-known attractive, free-flowering hardy perennial, producing 

 in early summer a splendid effect in beds and borders, with their rich 

 and varied flowers. 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. 

 Mixed. Containing all colors. 



20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



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) 



Valuable trailing plants for the rockery or the edge of the border. 

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

 Lanuginosus (WooUy-Lcavcd Thyme). Greyish foliage and rosy-lilac 



flowers. 

 Serpyllum Album {While Mountain Thyme). Mats of dark green 



foliage and clouds of white flowers. 



— Coccineus (Scarlet Thyme). Dark green foliage and bright red 

 flowers. 



— Splendens. Bright purplish-red flowers. 



Vulgaris (Common Thyme). While grown principally as an herb for 

 culinary purposes it is also a desirable rock and border plant, flowers 

 purplish lilac. 20 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



Price. Except where noted. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 



