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SEDU3I Stone Crop . 



Suitable for the rockery, carpet bedding, etc. 



Acre ( Goldi it Moss). Much used for covering graves; foliage green; 

 flowers bright yellow. 



Album. Green foliage, white flowers. 



Sexangulare. Dark green foliage, yellow flowers. 



Spuritim. Attractive pink flowers 6 inches. 



— Goccineum. A beautiful crimson-flowered form of the preceding. 



Spectabilis. 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. 



Spectabilis "Brilliant." This variety originated with us as a sport 

 from the above, and is, by far, the richest colored Sedum yet intro- 

 duced. 25 c s. each; §2.50 per doz. 



Price, except where noted, 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 

 100. 



SOLID AGO (Golden Rod). 



The varieties offered below are the most desirable of our popular na- 

 tive Golden Rods. 

 Altissima. The giant of the family, attaining a height of 10 to 12 feet; 



the large heads of golden-yellow 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 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Rl'DBECKIA NeWMANII. 



RUDBECKXA (Cone-flower). 



Indispensable plants for the hardy border; grow and thrive 

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

 cutting. 



"Golden Glow." We question if anyone hardy perennial 

 plant has ever met with greater popularity than this. Pro- 

 duces masses of double golden-yellow Dahlia-like flowers 

 from July to September. 



riaxima. 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 stiff", wiry stems, 3 feet high, admirably fitting 

 it for cutting. Flowers from July to October. 



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

 ment on "Autumn Glory," its flowers being far more showy. 

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

 grows 5 to 6 feet high, and flowers from August to October. 



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

 inches across, 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-Tomentosa. A pyramidal, densely-branched plant, 2£ 

 feet high, enveloped throughout the summer in a mass of 

 brilliant lemon-yellow flowers with dark purple centres. 

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



SALVIA (Meadow Sage). 

 Azurea Grandiflora. A Rocky Mountain species, growing 



2 to 3 feet high, producing during August and September 

 pretty sky-blue flowers in the greatest profusion. 15 cts. 

 each; $1.50 per doz. 



SCABIOSA. 



Caucasica (Blue Bonnet). A soft, charming shade of laven- 

 der; 15 to 18 inches; July to September. 

 — Alba. The white-flowering form of above. 

 Japonica. A variety from Japan, forming bushy plants 2i to 



3 feet in height, and bearing on long, wiry stems beautiful 

 artistic lavender-blue flowers, 2 to 2i inches across. The 

 plants are extremely floriferous, producing a continuous crop 

 from the end of June until late in autumn. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



STATICE Sea 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. Large panicles of violet -blue flowers. 



Latifolia ( Great Sett Lavender). Immense heads, 2 to 3 

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

 and dried. 



15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz. 



COLLECTIONS OE 

 HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS. 



Made up of the best and freest growing varieties. 

 12 varieties, our selection $1.50 I 50 varieties, our selection $5.00 

 25 " " " 2.75 100 " " " 9.' 



Sedum Spectabilis. 



For complete list and cultural note* see our Garden Book for 1913. 



