SPEEDWELL— Continued 



Clump Speedwell {V. longi folia subsessilis). 

 2 to 2'/2 ft. Long spikes bear many blue 

 flowers from July until fall. Good for 

 cutting. Each 30c, doz. $3.00. 



Rosy Comb Speedwell (V. pectinata rosea). 

 A creeper with gray foliage. Bears rose- 

 colored flowers in late spring, and is 

 showy even when not in bloom. Each 

 30c, doz. $3.00. 



Spike Speedwell (V. spicata). IV2 to 2 ft. 

 Long sprays of bright blue flowers will 

 intensify the beauty of the border in 

 early summer. 



White Speedwell (V. spicata alba). 18 in. 

 White form of above. 



Woolly Speedwell (V. incana). 8 to 12 in. 

 Vivid violet-blue flowers from close mats 

 of silver-gray foliage in July and August. 

 (R). 



SPIREA (Astilbe, Spiraea) 



Showy panicles of lovely flowers in early 

 summer. 



Crimson Meadowsweet (Spirea palmata). 3 

 ft. Crimson-purple flowers on purple 

 stems throughout the summer. 



Siberian Meadowsweet (Spirea palmata 

 elegans). 3 ft. Nodding plumes of pale 

 pink flowers from June until August. 

 Fither variety, each 30c, doz. $3.00, 100 



$20.00. 



NAMED SPIREAS (Astilbe) 

 2 ft. 



America. Lovely lilac flowers. 



Gloria Superba. Brilliant deep pink blooms. 



Granat. Strong flowering spikes of deep 

 crimson-red. 



Peach Blossom. A strikingly beautiful sort, 

 with graceful floral spikes of clearest 

 peach-blossom -pink. 



Pink Peari. Light pink variety, late bloom- 

 ing. 



Queen Alexandra. Soft dainty pink flowers. 



Queen of Holland. Blushing white sort. 



Rhinelond. Compact spikes of bright crim- 

 son, shaded salmon. 



Salmon Queen. An exguisite shade of sal- 

 mon. 



All varieties, each 35c, doz. $3.50, 100 

 $25.00. 



COLLECTION 



All nine of these border glories for 

 only $2.50. 



SPURGE (Euphorbia) 

 Cushion Euphorbia (E. polychroma) . 1 ft. 

 Grows into a rounded clump which is 

 buried in late spring beneath yellow flow- 

 ers. (R). Each 30c, doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00. 

 Rockery Spurge (E. myrsinites) . 3 to 4 in. 

 Lovely trailer for shady rockery or wall 

 crevices, with yellow flowers from silvery 

 leaves in May and June. (R). 



SPURGE. JAPANESE 



( Pachy Sandra terminalis) 

 6 to 9 in. 



Best and most popular of ground covers, 

 especially in the shade, where grass will 

 not give good results. Glossy, light ever- 

 green leaves, branching freely into a dense 

 mat. Each 20c, doz. $2.00, 100 $10.00, 

 1000 $90.00. 



STONECROP [Sedum) 



Cactus-like perennials for the rockery. 

 Gold Moss (Sedum acre). 3 to 4 in. Bright 



yellow flowers in early summer. (R). 

 Orange Stonecrop (S. kamtschaticum ) . 6 in. 



Orange flowers in late fall. (R). 



Siebold Stonecrop (S. sieboldi). 8 in. Flat 

 clusters of pale pink flowers in September; 

 blue-green foliage edged coral-rose. (R). 



Showy Stonecrop ( S. spectabile "Bril- 

 liant"). 15 to 18 in. Huge flat heads of 

 deep old rose flowers; late summer. Each 

 25c, doz. $2.50, 100 $16.00. 



Variegated Stonecrop ( S. spectabile varie- 

 gata). 15 to 18 in. Like the above, but 

 with gaudily variegated foliage. Each 

 35c, doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00. 



SUNDROPS (Oenothera) 

 Ozark Sundrops ( Oenothera missouriensis) . 

 6 to 8 in. Blooms profusely with extra 

 large yellow flowers on its prostrate 

 branches from June until mid-July. (R). 

 Pilgrim Sundrops (Oenothera pilgrimi). 1 ft. 

 Many pale yellow flowers all summer. (R). 

 Either variety, each 25c, doz. $2.50, 100 

 $16.00. 



SUNFLOWER (Helianthus) 



Giant golden flowers which always face 

 the sun. 



Ashy Sunflower (H. mollis). 4 to 5 ft. Semi- 

 double, lemon-yellow flowers, late sum- 

 mer. 



Miss Mellish Sunflower. 4 to 5 ft. Huge 

 single yellow blooms in late summer. 



Soleil d'Or (H. multiflorus grandiplenus) . 

 4 ft. Lovely cut flowers, like golden yel- 

 low Dahlias, large and very double, pro- 

 duced in August and September. 

 SUNROSE (Helianthemum) (R) 

 6 in. 



Our Sunroses, with their wide range of 

 colors, have created admiration wherever 

 planted. All of them bloom from July to 

 September, and bear attractive evergreen 

 foliage. We can offer all of the following 

 separate colors: 



Apricot Pink 

 Deep Yellow Pink-Orange 

 Fireball (Flame-yellow) White 

 All varieties, each 25c, doz. $2.50, 100 

 $16.00. 



COLLECTION 



One each of the above 6 hardy Sun- 

 roses for only $1.10. 



SWEET WILLIAM 



(Dianthus barbatus) 

 18 in. 



Beautiful, fragrant and colorful in May 

 and June. 



Newport Pink. Sweet-scented pink flowers. 

 Scarlet Beauty. Best of the red-flowered 

 sorts. 



Johnson's Giant Mixed. Best of the improved 

 Sweet Williams, with crimson, scarlet, 

 salmon, pink and white blooms. Mixed 

 colors only. 



THERMOPSIS 



Thermopsis, Carolina (T. caroliniana) . 4 to 

 5 ft. Flowers like yellow Sweet Peas, in 

 early summer. Each 25c, doz. $2.50, 100 

 $16.00. 



THRIFT (Armeria) 

 False Thrift (Armeria formosa). 2 ft. Size- 

 able double flowers in shades of pink 

 throughout June and July. 

 Rosalie (Armeria laucheana). 3 to 6 in. 

 Best Thrift for the rockery with bright 

 double rose-red flowers in late spring 

 among evergreen foliage. (R). 



THYME 



Thyme, Crimson (Thymus serpyllum coc- 

 cineum). 6 to 8 in. Fragrant creeping 

 foliage with bright crimson flowers in 

 early summer. (R). 



Thyme, Mother of (T. serpyllum) . 6 to 8 in. 

 Like the foregoing, but with lilac-purple 

 flowers. (R). 



TORCH LILY (Tritoma) 



Living "Red Hot Pokers" 

 "Bonfire" Torch Lily (T. pfitzeri). 3 to 4 ft. 



Good for cutting, with rich orange-scarlet 



blooms from August to October. Each 



30c, doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00. 

 "Mt. Etna" Torch Lily. 3 to 4 ft. New. 



Enormous spikes of brilliant fiery red 



flowers. Each 50c, doz. $5.00. 

 "Tower of Gold" Torch Lily. 3 to 4 ft. New. 



Bright golden yellow flowers. Each 50c, 



doz. $5.00. 



FLAMING COLLECTION 



One each of these startlingly gorgeous 

 Torch Lilies, for only $1.10. 



TROLLIUS. See "Globeflower," page 34. 



TUNIC FLOWER (Tunica) 



Tunic Flower (Tunica saxifraga). 6 in. At- 

 tractively tufted plant for the rockery, 

 with a profusion of pale pink flowers 

 throughout the summer. (R). 



VALERIAN (Valeriana) 

 Garden Heliotrope (V. officinalis). 3 to 4 

 ft. Showy heads of rose-tinted flowers in 

 June and July with delicate Heliotrope 

 fragrance. 



Jupiter's Beard (V. coccinea). 2 ft. Attrac- 

 tive, with its deep pink flowers all sum- 

 mer, until October. Good for bouquets. 



WILD INDIGO (Baptisia) 

 Wild Indigo, Blue (Baptisia australis). 2 to 

 2V2 ft. Good for hardy border or wild 

 garden, with deep blue flowers on the 

 top of spikes in June, and attractive foli- 

 age. 



VIOLET (Viola) 



3 to 6 inches. Beautiful in sun or shade. 

 Double Russian. Very hardy, with rich 

 dark blue double flowers, highly per- 

 fumed, in early spring and fall. Good 

 in shade. (R). Each 35c, doz. $3.50, 

 100 $25.00. 



Governor Herrick. The best single-flowered 

 Violet for growing out-of-doors, with rich 

 bright azure-blue flowers in early spring, 

 and again in the fall. (R). 



Jersey Gem. Rich violet-purple, long- 

 stemmed flowers, like pansies, from May 

 until the end of summer. (R). 



Rosina. Hordes of dainty pink Violets, with 

 overpowering fragrance, from spring un- 

 til late fall. Good ground cover in sun 

 or semi-shade. (R). Each 25c, doz. $2.50, 

 100 $16.00. 



YARROW (Achillea) 



Good in border or when cut. 



Boule de Neige (A. ptarmica, Boule de 

 Neige). 15 to 18 in. Double white flowers 

 like small Pompon Chrysanthemums in 

 early summer. (R). 



Fernleaf Yarrow (A. filipendulina) . 2 to 3 

 ft. Flat heads of bright golden flowers 

 from lacy foliage, all summer long. 



Perry's Variety. 18 in. Bigger flowers than 

 those produced by Achillea, Boule de 

 Neige, though not quite so double. Prob- 

 ably the best Achillea for cut flowers. 

 Each 30c, doz. $3.00. 



Pink Yarrow (A. millefolium roseum). 18 

 in. Dense heads of pink bloom from July 

 to October. 



[40] Hardy Perennials ^^^Z^^^IFf otherwise noiedi.- Each 20c, doz S2.oo. loo su oo. Lovett's Nursery. Inc. 



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