GENERAL CATALOGUE. 117 



SILPHIUM. Rosin-Plant. 



S. perfoliatum. Cup-Plant. Tall growing plants with large, showy yellow flowers; suitable for large 

 gardens ; 8 feet. July and August. 25c. 



SOLIDAGO. Golden Rod. 



S. Shorti. Showy panicles of bright yellow flowers ; 5 feet. September. 25c. 



SPIR^A. Meadow-Sweet. 



Among the most ornamental and valuable of Herbaceous Plants, and of easy culture. 

 S. Aruncus. Goat's Beard. Large panicles of creamy-white flowers; one of the best border plants; 



4 feet. June. 25c. 

 S. astilboides. White flowers in panicles; fine; 2 feet. June. 25c. 

 var. floribunda. White flowers ; compact and graceful. 25c. 

 S. Filipendula. Dropwort. Large showy heads of white flowers, tinged with rose ; fine foliage ; i to 2 feet. 

 June. 25c. 

 var. fi. pi. Double Dropwort. Double white flowers; fern-like foliage; 2 to 3 feet. One of the 

 best and most showy perennials. 25c. 

 S, Humboldtii. Greenish flowers. June. 25c. 

 S. lobata. Queen of the Prairie. Flowers deep rose, in large heads ; of a robust habit ; contrasts finely 



^\■ith Ulmariafl. pL; i foot. June. 25c. 

 S. palmata elegans. A choice variety having large corymbs of white flowers \dth red anthers ; 2 feet. 



June. 25c. 

 S. Ulmaria fi. pi. Double White Meadow-sweet. A very desirable hardy plant; 2 feet. June. 25c. 

 var. fol. var. Golden variegated foliage ; a remarkably handsome plant, not appreciated as it should 

 be. 25c. 

 S. venusta. Branching, feathery flowers of soft rose color; one of the finest. 25c. 



STACHYS. Woundwort. 

 S. lanata. Purple spikes with soft and silvery foliage; i foot. July. 25c. 



STATICE. Sea-lavender. 



S. alba. Large, compact, white flowers ; 15 inches. July and August. 50c. 



S. grandiflora. Purplish flowers. 25c. 



S. latifolia. Broad, luxuriant foliage ; large trusses of lilac flowers ; very fine for bouquets when dried ; 



18 inches. July. 25c. 

 S. undulata. Wavy-leaved; large trusses of pale lilac flowers ; 10 inches. August and September. 30c. 



STELLARIA. Stitchwort. 



S. graminea var. aurea. Bright golden yellow foliage forming a dense mat ; small white flowers ; 5 inches. 

 May and June. 25c. 



SYMPHYTUM. Comfrey. 



S. asperrimum. A tall, vigorous species with rough leaves, and covered with prickles; flowers blue in 



terminal racemes ; 2 to 3 feet. May. 25c. 

 S. officinale. Comfrey. A branching, rough-leaved plant, i to 2 feet high ; flowers yellowish white. 



May. 25c. 

 var. fol. var. One of the finest variegated-leaved plants, enduring the hottest suns. 30c. 



TANACETUM. Tansy. 



T. Balsamita. Small, pale yellow flowers in autumn ; foliage pleasantly scented; 2 to 3 feet. 25c. 

 T. vulgaris var. crispum. Crisp-leaved Tansy. 25c. 



THALICTRUM. Meadow Rue. 



T. aquilegifolium. Purple flowers; 2 feet. May to July. 25c. 

 T. glaucum. Yellow flowers; 2 feet. June and July. 25c. 



