•H!HRTADRHR-PnilADtLPHIAMlg/ HARDY PEREhHIAL PbANTJ 



241 



N^pw Trollius or Globe Flowers. 



SYMPHYTUM 



(Comhrey). 



-'4sperrlnium aureo variegatum. A pretty golden varie- 

 gated foliage border plant; in spring the leaves form rosettes 

 close to the ground, later in the season the stems and leaves 

 rise and form a taller plant with numerous drooping blue 

 bell-shaped flowers. 2o cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



TANACEXUM. 



Balsamita (Costmary, or Bible Leaf). An old-time favorite, 

 growing about 4 feet high and bearing small yellow flowers; in by-gone 

 days the ladies used the fragrant leaves as bookmarks, hence one of its 

 common names, Bible Leaf. 



k'ulgare (^Tdusi/). Golden-yellow flowers in midsummer; 3 feet. 

 1.5 cts. each; $1,50 per doz. 

 THAL.ICTRUM (Meadow Rue . 

 Very graceful, pretty-flowered plants, with finely-cut foliage; great favor- 



tes for planting in the hardy border; the dwarfer varieties also being 



effective and useful in the rockery. (See cut.) 



Adiantifolium. A beautiful variety; with foliage like the Maidenhair 

 Fern and miniature white flowers in June and July. 



\quilegifoliuin atropurpureum. Elegant graceful foliage and masses 

 of rosy-purple flowers; 3 feet. 



— Album. Pure white flowers. 



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

 Minus. Fine foliage and pale yelJow flowers. 



15 cts, each; $1.,50 per doz. ; $10.00 per 100. Set of 5 varieties, 60 cts. 



THYMUS (Thyme). 



Citriodorus (Leinon-sceiited). Pretty green foliage, of bushy habit; 

 very fragrant. 



Lanuginosus ( Woolly-leaved Thyme). A trailing variety with grey- 

 ish foliage. 



5erpyllum ( White Mountain Thyme). A pretty subject for the rock- 

 ery, forming dense mats of dark green foliage and clouds of white flowers. 



— Coccinea {Srnrlet Thyme). Dark green foliage and clouds of 

 bright red flowers. 



— Splendens. Bright purplish-red flowers. 



15 cts. each; $1..')0 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



THKRMOPSIS. 



Fabacea. A showy, tall-growing plant, attainingaheightofS feet, producing 

 longspikesof yellow flowers in June and July. 15cts. each; $1.50perdoz. 



TIAREL.I4A (Foam Flower). 



Cordifolia. A pretty, low-growing native plant, about 8 inches high, pre- 

 ducing showy spikes of pure white Spiraea-like flowers in May and June 



Purpurea major. An attractive variety, forming a neat, compaaC 

 clump; the foliage unusually bright as it expands in the spring; bean 

 long spikes of salmon-red flowers. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



TR ADESCAISTI A (Spider Wort). 



Virginica. Produces a succession of blue flowers all summer. 



— Alba. A white-flowered form. 



— Flora Plena. .\ double-flowering variety, purple flowers 



1"> cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



TRICYRTIS (Japanese Toad Lily). 

 Hirta, An interesting Japanese plant, growing 18 inches high, and pro 

 ducing in the greatest profusion in late fall clusters of most peculiar lily 

 like flowers, which are creamy white, spotted purplish-brown. Shoul($ 

 be planted in semi-shady situation. 

 Macropoda Striata. Useful for its foliage, which is prettily variegate* 

 green and white. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



TROLLIUS (Globe Flower). 



Desirable free-flowering plants, producing their giant Buttercup-likt 

 blossoms on stems 2 to 2.> feet hign from May until August; succeed ad 

 mirably in the border in a half-shady position in well-drained, preferablj 

 light soil. 



Asiaticus Flore Croceo. Dark orange, of beautiful form. 

 Europaeus. Large, bright yellow, globular flowers, 2 inches in diameter. 

 Fire Qlobe. Large bright orange-red flowers. 

 Japonicus " Excelsior." Very deep orange flowers. 

 CaucasiCUS "Orange Qlobe." A rare variety, with large, deep 

 orange-colored flowers. 



Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 The following are recent introductions, and are great improvements ove? 

 the older sorts : . 



Qoldquelle. Golden-yellow. 

 Qotterfunke. Orange-yellow. 

 Helios. Pure yellow; very free-flowering. 

 Leuchtkugel. One of the finest, deep orange red. 

 Lichtball. Extra large globular orange-yellow flowers. 

 Salamander. Soft orange-colored flowers of fine form. 

 Price, .-^ny of the aljove, 35 els. each; $3.50 per doz, 

 Collection of one each of 11 sorts, $2.50. 



Thalictrum. 



If unable to find what you want, refer to the hidex, pages 2 and 3. 



