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DREER'S SELECT LIST. 



Veronica Spicata. 



Thalictrum Aquilegifolaum. Beautiful fine 



cut foliage. Similar to that of the Columbine. 

 • Dense heads of cream colored flowers, 



25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 

 Thalictrum Aquilegifolium 



Atropurpureum. Identical with 



the above, but with feathery heads 



of purple flowers. 35 cts. 



each ; §3-50 per doz. 

 Thermopsis Carol3= 



niana. A fine plant for tall 



borders with spikes of yel- 

 low flowers. 15 cts. each ; 



§1.50 per doz. 

 Thymus Montanus 



Albus. ( White Mountain 



Thyme. ) A pretty subj ect for 



the rocker}', forming dense 



mats of dark green foliage and 



clouds of white flowers. 25 



cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Thymus Vulgaris Coccinea. 



( Scarlet Thyme. ) Dark green 



foliage and clouds of bright 



red flowers. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz 



Scabiosa Caucasica. This is one of the handsomest perennials v. e possess, 

 and one which should be grown in every garden, if only for cutting 

 purposes, for which they are particularly adapted, lasting a long time when 

 placed in water ; and their peculiar soft lilac-blue shade is charming. It 

 stands alone in its beauty and character. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 

 Scabiosa Caucasica Alba. A handsome white-flowered variety. 35 cts. each. 

 Sedum Acre. Excellent for cemetery use or growing under trees ; flowers 



yellow. 15 cts. eath ; $1.50 per doz. 

 Sedum Sieboldi. An upright growing variety, 15 to 18 inches high ; 



flowers soft rosy pink. 15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. 

 Spirea Aruncus. A noble variety, growing from 3 to 5 feet high, produc- 

 ing in Summer long feathery panicles, like gigantic plumes, of innumerable 

 w hite flowers. 30 cts. each ; $3. 00 per doz. 

 Spirea Filipendula, Fl. PI. Numerous corymbs of double-white flowers, 



and pretty fern-like foliage. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per dozen. 

 Spirea Palmata. ( Crimson Meadow Sweet ) One of the most beautiful 

 hardy plants in cultivation. The deep purple red of the stems and branches, 

 passing into the crimson purple of the broad corymbs of flower, contrasts 

 most exquisitely with the foliage. 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 

 Spirea Venusta. A showy red flowering species ; very fragrant ; growing 



4 to 5 feet. 20 cts. each ; 2.00 per doz. 

 Spirea Ulmaria. [Meadow Sweet.) White fragrant flowers. 25 cts. each; 



§2.50 per doz. 

 Statice Armeria. ( Sea Pink.) A pretty dwarf species, not exceeding 6 

 inches in height, producing heads of bright rosy flowers from May until frost. 

 15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. 



Statice LatifOlia. ( Great Sea Lavender. ) 



This is recognized as a valuable hardy plant by 



all who have seen it. Forms large heads 2 to 



3 feet across, composed of myriads of 



small dark blue flowers, which 



if cut and dried will last for 



months. 25 cts. each ; §2.50 pei 



doz. 



Stokesia Cyanea. One 

 of the prettiest late flower- 

 ing perennial*, producing 

 quantities of showy deep 

 blue floweys from early in 

 Autumn till hard frost. 

 25 cts. each. 



Sylphium Perfoliatum. 



A native species with large 

 foliage and bright yellow- 

 flowers ; fine for naluraliz- 

 15 cts. each ; §1.50 per doz. 

 Symphytum Asperrimum 

 Aureo Variegatum. A pretty 

 golden variegated foliaged border 

 plant. In Spring the leaves form 

 rosettes close to the ground. Later in the 

 season the stems and leaves rise and form a 

 larger plant with numerous drooping bell 

 flowers over all. 30 cts. each; §31. per doz. 



Thymus Serpyllum Aureum. ( Go/den 



Thyme.) A pretty golden variegated variety 



which is evergreen and showy at all seasons. 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz. 

 Tricyrtis Hirta Nigra. (Japanese Toad Lily.) Peculiar white flowers with purple spots, in 



racemes. 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz. 

 Trftoma Uvaria Grandiflora. I Flame Flower.) A splendid Summer and Autumn flower- 

 ing plant, with stately flower scapes and magnificent terminal dense spikes of rich orange-red 



tubular flowers ; familiarly known from its glowing colors as the " Red-hot Poker 



Plant ; " among effective shrubbery. 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz. 

 Trolius Europaeus. | G.obe Flower. ) A fine Spring flowering plant ; 



large .ale yellow flowers, 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz. 

 Veronica Longi.olia Subsessilis, (Speedwell.) A pretty species with 



blue flowers, produced in spikes a foot long. 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz. 

 Veronica Incana. Bright silvery foliage with spikes of rich amethyst blue 



flowers. 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz. 

 Veronica Spicata. An elegant border, plant, growing about three feet 



high, producing long spikes of bright-blue flowers, the spike-, lengthening 



with age; last for weeks. 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz. 

 Veronica Spicata Alba. A handsome white flowered form of the above. 



25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz. 

 Veronica Rupestris. A fine rock plant, growing 3 or 4 inches high, thickly 



matted deep green foliage, completely hidden in Spring under a cloud of 



bright-blue flowers. 20 Cts. each; §2.00 per doz. 

 Vinca Minor. (Periwinhle.) A fine trailer. 15cts. each; §1.50perdoz. 

 Viola Pedata. Our native bird's foot violet ; foliage deeply cut ; large 



showy blue flowers. II) cts each; $1 .'00 per doz. 

 Violet. (Double Russian.) Perfectl) hardy, deliciously fragrant and very 



free flowering. 10 cts. each; §1 .00 per do/. 

 Yucca Filamentosa. (Adam's Needle. |. A line lawn plant. 25 ctSj 



each ; §2.50 per doz. 



Assortments of Hardy Perennials, strictly our selection, distinct varieties : 

 12 assorted varieties, $1.50; 25 assorted varieties, $3 00 

 50 " " 5.50; 100 " in 50 species, 10.00- 



Tritoma Grandiflora (Red-hot Poker.) 



