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HENRY A. DREER, PHILADELPHIA— HA^dV PERENNIAL PLANTS 31 



STOKESIA (Cornflower Aster) 



STOKESIA (Cornflower Aster) 

 Cyaiiea. A beautiful native plant. Grows from 18 to 24 

 inches high, bearing freely from early in June until Octo- 

 ber its handsome lavender-blue 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 alba. Pure white variety of above. 



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



THALICTRUM (Meadow Eue) 

 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. 



Adiantifolium. A beautiful varietv; with foliage like the 

 Maidenhair Fern and miniature white flowers in June and 

 July. 



Aquilegifolium atropurpureum. Elegant, graceful foli- 

 age and masses of rosy-purple flowers; 3 feet. 



— Album. Pure white flowers. 



Glaucum. Fine-cut foliage; bronzy-yellow flowers in June; 

 2 feet. 



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



THYMUS (Thyme) 

 Citriodorus ( Lemon-seented) . Pretty green foliage, of bushy 

 habit; very fragrant. 



Lanuginosus {Woolly-leaved Thyme). A trailing variety, 



with greyish foliage. 

 Serpyllum ( While 3Iountain Tliyme). A pretty subject for 



the rockery, forming dense mats of dark green foliage and 



clouds of white flowers. 



— Coccinea (Scarlet Thyme). Dark green foliage and clouds 

 of bright red flowers. 



15 cts. each; $1..50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



TROLLIUS (Globe Flower) 

 Desirable free-flowering plants, producing theirgiant But- 

 tercup-like blossoms on stems 2 to 2^ feet hii;h from May 

 until August; succeed admirably in the border in a half- 

 shady position in well-drained, preferably light soil. 



Caucasicus " Orange Globe." A rare variety, with large, 

 deep orange-colored flowers. 



Europseus. Large, bright yellow, globular flowers. 



Japonicus " Excelsior." Very deep orange flowers. 



Lichtball. Large orange-yellow. 



Price. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. Set of 4 sorts for 

 85 cts. 



TKOLLIU9 (Globe Flower) 



VERONICA (Speedwell) 

 Amethystina. Amethyst-blue flowers in July and August; 



2 feet. 



Incana. Bright silvery foliage, with spikes of amethyst- 

 blue flowers; July and August; 1 foot. 



Longifolia Subsessilis. This fine variety grows about 

 three feet high, bearing long spikes of deep blue flowers. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. ; $15,00 per 100. 



Spicata. An elegant border plant, growing aV)out 1i feet 

 high, producing long spikes of bright blue flowers. 



— Alba. A white-flowered form of the above. 



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

 $10.00 per 100. 







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