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RUDBECKIA. Coneflower 



Laciniata fl. pi. GOLDEN GLOW. — It 

 grows five to six feet, much-branched, the up- 

 per portion being completely covered during 

 Julv and August with large, double, yellow 

 flowers. Each. I5c.; dozen, SI. 50; 100, SIO.OO. 



Nitida hirsuta. 5 to 6 feet. — Produces a 

 great abundance of large, single, bright golden 

 yellow flowers with long petals and yellow 

 centers, during August and September. 



Purpurea. GIAXT PURPLE CONE- 

 FLOWER. A strong bushy plant, two to 



three feet high, literally covered during July to 

 October with reddish-purple flowers about 

 four inches across. 



Sub-Tomentosa. BLACK -EYED SUSAN. 

 3 feet. — The branches are covered with a mass 

 of lemon-3'ellow flowers, having dark purplish 

 centers, in summer and early fall. 



Except as noted, each, 20c.: dozen. $2.00; 100, 

 $12.00. 



SALVIA. Sage 



Azurea. CALIFORNIA BLUE SAGE. 3 

 to 4 feet. — During August and September the 

 plants are entireh- covered with panicles of 

 the most charming celestial blue imaginable. 

 Each. 20c.; dozen, $2.0<'J. 



Pitcheri. — Rich Gentian blue flowers that are 

 larger than those of S. Azurea. Blooms in late 

 -ummer and early autumn. Each, 25c. 



SEDUM. Stonecrop 



Acre. GOLDEN MOSS OR WALL PEP- 

 PER. 4 in. — Prettv light green, evergreen fol- 

 iage with clouds of small bright j-ellow flow- 

 ers in June and July. Each. 15c.; dozen. $1.50. 



Album. 6 to 9 inches. — Clear green foliage 

 and heads of white flowers from June to Au- 

 gust. Each, 15c.; dozen, SI. 50; -100, SIO.OO. 



Sieboldii. 6 to 9 inches. — Semi-trailing habit 

 and evergreen foliage. From August until 

 late October it produces heads of bright rosy- 

 purple flowers very freely and its red stems 

 and round bluish-green frosted leaves, mar- 

 gined with pink, which are tinged with red 

 and purple during winter, render it a remark- 

 ably neat and attractive plant throughout the 

 vear. Each. 20c.: dozen. S2.00. 



Spectabilis. SHOWY SEDUM.— 18 in.— Of 

 erect habit. Large oval, light green, succulent 

 leaves and a profusion of broad heads of 

 showy rosy pink flowers in late summer and 

 autumn. Each. 20c.: dozen, $2.00; 100, $15.00. 



Spectabilis "Brilliant." — An improved va- 

 riety of the popular S. spectabilis, with flowers 

 of a showy red hue. Each. 25c.; dozen, $2.50. 



SPIRAEA. Meadow Sweet 



Aruncus. GOAT'S BEARD. 3 to 5 feet.— 

 Tall stems, surmounted with panicles of 

 creamv-white flowers in July and August. 



Palmata. CRIMSON MEADOW SWEET. 

 3 feet. — Broad corymbs of crimson-purple 

 flowers on purple-red stems, in June and July. 



Palmata Eiegans. — Similar to the preceding 

 but with silverv-pink flowers. 



Ulmaria fi. 'pi. DOUBLE - FLOWERED 

 MK.XDOW SWEET. 2 to 3 feet.— Large, 

 graceful panicles of double white flowers. 



Venusta (Lobata). QUEEN OF THE 

 PRAIRIE. 3 to 5 feet. — Large, showy panicles 

 of sweet-scented deep rosy-carmine flowers on 

 naked stems in June. 



Each, 20c.; dozen, $2.00. 



STATICE 

 LatifoHa. SEA LAVENDER. — Has abun- 

 dant tough, deep green leaves and large heads 

 of small lavender blue flowers in July and Au- 

 gust. Each, •20c.: dozen, Sz.OO. 



STOKESIA. Cornflower Aster 



Cyanea. 18 to 24 inches. — Blooms from 

 July until late into October. Its beautiful 

 Centaurea-like flowers, of a delicate lavender- 

 blue color, are four or five inches in diameter. 

 Each. 20c.; dozen, $2.00; 100, $12.00. 



Cyanea alba. — A counteroart of the species, 

 except the flowers are pure white. Each, 25c.; 

 dozen, S2.50. 



SWEET WILLIAM (London Tufts) 

 Dianthus Barbatus 



Startling improvements have been made 

 during rfecent years in this old-time favorite. 

 The flowers, too, are not only larger, more 

 brilliant and purer in color with an endless 

 variety of shades, but the clusters are larger, 

 of more perfect form and are produced in the 

 greatest profusion imaginable; completely cov- 

 ering the plants during June and July. They 

 are delightfulh' fragrant and invaluable for 

 cutting. Should be treated as biennials. 



Newport Pink. — A pleasing shrimp or water- 

 melon pink: the finest of the Sweet Williams. 



Scarlet Beauty. — Bright scarlet. 



Snow. — Pure white. 



Each, 15c.; dozen, $1.50; 100, $10.00. 



TANACETUM 



Huronense (Eiegans. Balsamita). BIBLE 

 LEAF OR COSTMARY. 3 f eet. — Of erect 

 growth, with many branched stems; and both 

 stems and leaves are silvery white, thickly cov- 

 ered with velvety down. The flowers are 

 citron-yellow. Each, 20c.; dozen, $2.00. 



TRITOMA (Kniphofia) 



Red Hot Poker, or Torch Lily 



Pfitzeri. EVERBLOOMING FLAME 

 FLOWER. — Remarkable for the large size of 

 its flower heads and for its early, free and con- 

 tinuous-blooming habit. It throws up con- 

 stantly, throughout the summer and autumn, 

 stout stems from three to four feet high, 

 crowned with large spikes or heads of rich, 

 vivid orange-scarlet flowers; producing a gor- 

 geous blaze of color when massed in the bor- 

 der. Each, 25c.; dozen, S2.50' 



VALERIANA 



Officinalis. HARDY GARDEN HELIO- 

 TROPE. ST. GEORGE'S HERB. 2 to 3 

 feet. — Has handsome pinnate foliage, and dur- 

 ing June and July bears great numbers of 

 large flower heads of small, light pink flow- 

 ers, having the delicious odor of the Helio- 

 trope. Each, 20c.; dozen, S2.00. 



VERONICA. Speedwell 



Longifolia Subsessilis. BLUE JAY FLOW- 

 ER. 2 to 25^ feet. — Beyond question the most 

 beautiful and best perennial, giving blue flow- 

 ers. From early in May until the middle of 

 September this variety produces a veritable 

 cloud of tall spikes a foot long that com- 

 pletely cover the plant. 



Spicata. 1 to 2 feet. — Produces in summer 

 a wealth of deep blue flowers. 



Each, 20c.; dozen, $2.00; 100, $12.00. 



