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Salvia (Meadow Sage) 



Azurea. Grows 3 to 4 feet high, producing during August and September racemes 

 of pretty sky-blue flowers in the greatest profusion. 



Greggi. Makes a shapely, bushy plant about two feet high, and from July to 

 late October bears masses of rich and luminous brilliant carmine flowers; requires 

 protection in winter. 



Greggi Alba. A pretty white flowered form, which makes a good companion 

 to the red flowered type. 



Pitcheri. Similar in general habit to Azurea, but of more branching habit; of a 

 deeper blue color, blooming during September and lasting well to the end of 

 October, very showy. 



Virgata Nemorosa. A most effective plant for the border growing about 



2 feet high and producing its dark blue flowers during May and June. 

 Price. 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. Set of the 5 varieties, $1.25. 



Saxifraga (Megasea) 



These will thrive in any kind of soil and in any position; grow about 1 foot high 

 and are admirable for the front of the border or shrubbery, forming masses of hand- 

 some, broad, deep green foliage, which alone renders them useful, while the pretty 

 rose-pink flowers, which appear very early in the spring, make them doubly effective. 

 Cordifolia. Light pink. Crassifolia. Rosy-pink. 



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



Scabiosa 



Handsome border plants, succeeding in any ordinary soil if well drained and in 

 a sunny location, and should be grown in every garden where cut flowers are wanted; 

 they last a long time when picked and placed in water. 



Caucasica (Blue Bonnet). A charming soft shade of lavender, commences blooming 

 in June, continuing until September. 18 to 24 inches high. 



Japonica. Lavender-blue flowers, from July to October; 2 feet. 

 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Scabiosa Caucasica 



Salvia Azurea 



Sedum or Stone-Crop, Dwarf Sorts 



Suitable for the rockery, carpet-bedding, covering of graves, etc. 

 Acre (Golden Moss). Much used for covering graves; foliage green; flowers 



bright yellow. 

 Album. Green foliage, white flowers. 

 Lydiurn Bronzy green foilage, pink flowers. 

 Pruinatum Forsterianum. Glaucous bluish-green leaves golden yellow 



flowers. 



Sarmentosum. Strong spreading habit with yellow flowers. 



Sexangulare. Very dark green foliage; yellow flowers. 



Sieboldi. Round succulent glaucous foliage, bright pink flowers; August 



and September. 

 Stolonifera. One of the most desirable; flat succulent leaves; flowers 



purplish-pink; July and August; 6 inches. 

 Spurium Coccineum. A beautiful rosy-crimson-flowered form; July 



and August; 6 inches. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. Set of 9 sorts, $2.00 



Sedum, Erect Growing Varieties 



Useful and pretty plants for the border, producing their interesting flower; 

 during late summer and fall. 



Spectabile. One of the prettiest erect growing species, attaining a height 

 of 18 inches, with broad light green foliage and immense heads of handsome 

 showy rose-colored flowers; indispensable as a late fall-blooming plant. 



— "Brilliant." A rich colored form of the preceding, being a bright 

 amaranth-red. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



We specialize in Roses, see pages 120 to 136 



