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STOKESIA. 



S. cyanea. Flowers blue, showy, resembling somewhat those of an Aster. A 

 A fine, showy, late flowering perennial. 2 feet. September. 



SYMPHYTUM. Comfrey. 



S. asperrimum. A tall, vigorous species with rough leaves, and covered 

 with prickles ; flowers blue, in terminal racemes ; two to three feet. May. 



S. officinale. Comfkey. A branching, rough-leaved plant, one to two feet 

 high ; flowers yellowish white. May. 



var. fol. var. One of the finest variegated- 

 leaved plants, enduring the hottest suns. 30 cents. 



TANACETUM. Tansy. 



T. Balsam ita. Small pale yellow flowers in 

 autumn ; foliage pleasantly scented. 



THYMUS. Thyme. 

 T. citriodorus. Lemon-scented. 



T. vulgaris. Common Thyme. Small lilac 

 flowers, with a robust habit, of exceedingly aromatic 

 flavor and fragrance ; six inches. June and July. 



TRADESCAXTIA, Spiderwort. 



Showy native plants, forming erect bushes eighteen to 

 twenty-f our inches in height; flowers produced in the great- 

 est profusion all summerr 



TUNICA SAXIFEAGA. 



T. Virginica. Blue ; eighteen to twenty- 

 four inches. May. 



var. alba. White ; eighteen to twenty- 

 four inches. May. 



TRICYRTIS. 



T. grandiflora. Flowers resemble those 

 of an orchid; are quite fragrant, and being pro- 

 duced in October and November, make the plant 

 ' valuable. 



TRILLIUM. Wake-Robin. 



Very effective and showy, early flowering native 

 plants, deserving a place in every garden. 



T. erectum. Maroon ; six to nine inches. 

 April. 



TRITOMA. 



T. grandiflorum. White ; six to nine inches. April. 



TRITOMA. (Kniphofta.) Flame-flower. 



Splendid late blooming plants ; flower stems three to five feet in height, with racemes of 

 rich pendent orange red and scarlet tubulous flowers, a foot or more in length. Requires 

 a slight covering in winter. 30 cents each; $3.00 per dozen. See cut. , 



T, U. glauca. 



T. U. glauceseens. 



T. U. grandis. 



T. U. serotina. 



