GENERAL CATALOGUE 



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SILPHIUM. Rosin-Plant 



S. perfoliatum. Ci p Plaxt. Tall growing plants with large, showy yellow flowers; suitable for large 

 gardens ; 8 feet. July and August. 2oc. 



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; 



3 to 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; 2 to 

 3 feet. June. 25c. 



var. fl. pL Double Dropwort. Double white flowers; fern-like foliage; 1 to 2 feet. One of the 

 best and most showy perennials. 25c, 

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



S. Kamtschatica. A tall-growing species with large foliage and panicles of white flowers ; 4 to 5 feet. 

 July. 25c. 



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



finely with Ulmaria fi. pL; 2 to 3 feet. June. 25c. 

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



June. 25c. 



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



STACHYS. Woundwort 



S. lanata. Flowers in purple spikes with soft, woolly foliage; 1 foot. July. 25c. 



STATICE. Sea-lavender 



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

 18 inches. July. 25c. 



STELLARIA. Stitchwort 



S. Holostea. Profuse bloomer ; large white flowers ; 6 inches. May and June. 25c. 



STOKESIA. Stoke's Aster 



S. cyanea. A native species producing beautiful sky-blue flowers like a China-Aster; September 

 until frosts. One of the handsomest native plants ; 12 inches. 25c. 



TANACETUM. Tansy 

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



THERMOPSIS 



T. Caroliniana. Yellow pea-shaped flowers in June and July ; 4 feet. 25c. 



THYMUS. Thyme 



T. vulgaris. Common Thyme. Small lilac flowers, with a robust habit, of exceedingly aromatic flavor 

 and fragrance; 6 inches. June and July. 25c. 



TRADESCANTIA. Spiderwort 



Showy native plants, forming erect bushes 18 to 24 inches in height; flowers produced in the greatest profusion all 

 summer. 



T. Virginica. Blue. 25c. 

 var. alba. White. 25c. 



TRILLIUM. Wake-Robin 



Very effective and showy early flowering native plants, deserving a place in every garden. 

 T. grandiflorum. Large-flowered Wake- Robin. White; 6 to 9 inches. April. 25c. 



TRITOMA. Kniphofia. Flame-flower. Torch Lily. Red Hot-Poker 



Splendid late blooming plants; flower stems 3 to 4 feet in height, with spikes a foot or more in length, of rich, pend- 

 ent, orange red and scarlet tubulous flowers. Require a slight covering in winter. 30c. 



TROLLIUS. Globe Flower 



T. Caucasicus. Orange Globe. Flowers very large, globular, and of a deep orange color; continues 



in bloom all summer. One of the best. 50c. 

 T. Europaeus. Flowers yellow like Buttercups ; very pretty ; 18 inches. June. 25c. 



TUNICA 



T. saxifraga. Rock Tunica. Small rose-colored flowers; blooms all summer; of dwarf, spreading 

 habit; delicate foliage; fine for edging. 25c. 



