LITTLE SILVER, NEW JERSEY 



Hardy Perennials 21 



Spirea Peach Blossom (Astilbe) 



SPEEDWELL • Veronica 



Perfect border gems of blue. 



Amethyst Speedwell (V. ametbystinum). 8 to 10 in. 

 Covered with a^mantle of sky-blue flowers in early 

 Summer. j" (R.) 



Clump^Speedwell^(V. longijolia subsessilis). 2 ft. 

 Long spikes, completely covered in late Summer 

 with deep blue flowers, good for cutting. Attrac- 

 tive foliage. Each 30c., doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00. 



Rock Speedwell (V. rupestris). 3 to 4 in. A cloud 

 of bright blue flowers hides the matted green foli- 

 age in May. ^ {R.) 



Spike Speedwell (V.^ spicata). 13^ to 2 ft. Deep 

 violet blue flowers in June. 



SPIREA . Astilbe 



Attractive in foliage and lovely in bloom. 



Gloria Superba. 2 to 23^2 ft. Vigorous grower, 

 with brilliant ^pink flowers. 



Moerheim. 2 to 2^/2 ft. Big plumes of snowy 

 flowers, afl Summer. 



Peach Blossom. 2 ft. Most beautiful of afl the 

 Astilbes, with graceful spikes of flowers which are 

 a clear peach blossom pink. The plant blooms 

 earlier than do most varieties and is more com- 

 pact. A totally splendid sort. 



Queen Alexandra. 2 ft. Pink spires, graceful, soft 

 and dainty. 



Queen o£ Holland. 2 ft. Light pink, nearly white, 

 flowers. 



Rheinland. 2 ft. Compact spikes of a bright crim- 

 son, shaded with salmon. 



Salmon Queen. 2 ft. An exquisite shade of salmon. 

 All varieties, each 40c., doz. $4.00, 100 $27.50 



COLLECTION OF ASTILBES 

 One each o£ these lovely Seven Astilbes 

 for only $1.95 



AH varieties, unless otherwise noted, 

 (Add 10% to your remittance if 



SPIREA • Spiraea 



Big plumes of flowers for the hardy garden. 



Goatsbeard {S. aruncus). 4 ft. Long, feathery 

 panicles of snowy flowers in June. 



Siberian Meadowsweet (5. palmata elegans). 3 ft. 

 Good for a waterside planting with hght pink 

 flowers in nodding plumes; early Summer. 



Either variety, each 30c., doz. $3.00 



SPURGE . Pachysandra 



Japanese Spurge (P. terminalis). 6 to 9 in. Best 

 and most popular of ground covers, especially in 

 the shade, where grass wifl not give good results. 

 Glossy, hght evergreen leaves, branching freely 

 into a dense mat, and short spikes of greenish- 

 white flowers in May and June. Each 20c., doz. 

 $2.00, 100 $12.00, 1000 $95.00. 



STACHYS . Stachys 



Woolly Betony (5. lanata). 4 in. Old-fashioned 

 dwarf; soft silvery fohage. (R.) 



STAR OF BETHLEHEM 

 Ornithogalum 



Star of Bethlehem (0. umbellatum). 6 to 8 in. 

 Familiar sight in early Spring, with its brilliant 

 white "stars." (K.) 



STONECROP . Sedum 



Without which, the rockery loses much of its 

 rugged beauty. 



Gold Moss (S. acre). 4 in. Golden flowers from 



evergreen fohage in late Spring. (R.) 

 Hexagon Stonecrop {S. sexangulare). 4 in. Very 



dark fohage and lovely yeflow flowers in June. (R.) 

 Jenny Stonecrop (5. reflexum). 6 in. Trailer, with 



erect clusters of golden flowers in mid-Summer. 



(R) 



Leafy Stonecrop (5. dasyphyllum). 2 in. Dwarf and 

 compact, flowering from May to July. (R.) 



Orange Stonecrop (5. kamtscbaticum). 6 in. Orange 

 flowers in late Summer. Golden Fall fohage. (R.) 



Running Stonecrop {S. stoloniferum). 6 in. Pink 

 bloom in mid-Summer from flat evergreen leaves. 



(R.) 



Scarlet Running Stonecrop (S. stoloniferum coc- 

 cineum). 6 in. Like the above, but with crimson 

 flowers. (K.) 



Showy Stonecrop (5. spectabilis "Brilliant^'). 

 18 in. Bright red flowers in late Summer. 



Siebold Stonecrop (5. sieboldi). 5 in. Glaucous 

 round fohage, rimmed crimson. Pink flowers in 

 September. {R.) 



Stringy Stonecrop (5. sarmentosum). 6 in. Vigor- 

 ous spreader, yellow flowers in early Summer. (R.) 



White Stonecrop {S. album). 2 in. White mid- 

 Summer bloom from thick, waxy evergreen leaves. 



SUNROSE • Helianthemum 



Rock Sunrose {H. croceum). 6 in. Broadleaved 

 evergreen, bearing deep yellow flowers all through 

 the Summer. (K.) Each 2oc., doz. $2.50. 



each 20c, doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 



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