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Hardy Perennials 



Peach Blossom Spirea 



SAGE (Salvia) 



The gaudy scarlet Sage is put to shame 



by these blue beauties. 



Great Azure Sage (S. azurea grandflora). 

 3 to 4 ft. Many long terminal racemes 

 of bright sky-blue flowers grace this 

 lovely border plant in late Summer, good 

 for cutting. 



Meadow Sage {S. pratensis). 2 ft. Our 

 favorite Sage, with countless deep 

 violet-blue flowers, equally at home in 

 border or vase, in June and July. 



Pitcher Sage (S. azurea pilcheri). Blooms 

 in early Fall, with deep indigo flowers, 

 attractive in mass, and good in bouquets, 

 mixed with Babysbreath. Each 25c, doz. 

 $2.50, 100 $16.00. 



SEA HOLLY (Eryngium) 

 Seaholly, Amethyst (Eryngium amelhysl- 

 inum). 2 to 3 ft. Globular blue thistles 

 from silver stems in mid-Summer. 



SPIREA (Astilbe, Spiraea) 

 Showy panicles of lovely flowers in early 

 Summer. 



Siberian Meadowsweet (Spirea palmata 

 elegans). 3 ft. Nodding plumes of pale 

 pink flowers from June until August. 

 Good waterside perennial. 



NAMED SPIREAS 



2 ft. 



Gloria Superba. Brilliant deep pink 

 blooms. 



Peach Blossom. A strikingly beautiful 

 sort, with graceful floral spikes of clearest 

 Peach-blossom pink. 



Pink Pearl. A delicate, dainty pink- 

 flowered sort. 



Queen of Holland. Blushing white sort. 



Salmon Queen. An exquisite shade of 

 salmon. 



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

 100 $25.00 



COLLECTION 

 All five of these border glories for only 

 $1.50 



SEA-LAVENDER (Siatice) 



Sea-Lavender, Great (Siatice latifolia). 

 2 ft. Great heads of tiny blue flowers 

 like Forget-me-nots, in mid-Summer. 

 (R). 



SPURGE, JAPANESE 



(Pachysandra lerminalis) 

 6 to 9 in. 

 Best and most popular of ground 

 covers, especially in the shade, 

 where grass will not give good re- 

 sults. Glossy, Light evergreen leaves, 

 branching freely into a dense mat, 

 and short spikes of greenish white 

 flowers in May and June. (R). Each 

 20c, doz. $2.00, 100 S12.00 



Clump Speedwell 



SPEEDWELL (Veronica) 



Blue gems for Spring and Summer. 



Amethyst Speedwell (V. spuria). 8 to 10 

 in. Good in low border, with spikes of 

 rich amethyst-blue flowers in mid- 

 Summer. (R). 



Clump Speedwell (V. longijolia subses- 

 silis). 2 to 23^ ft. Long spikes bear many 

 dusky blue flowers from July until Fall. 

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



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

 Spreading rockery carpet, with many 

 rich blue flowers from deep green foliage 

 in May and June. Good in partial shade. 



(R). 



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

 Long sprays of bright blue flowers will 

 intensify the beauty of your border's 

 center in early Summer. 



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

 Ideal for edging garden paths, with 

 daintily curving spikes of vivid violet- 

 blue flowers from the close mats of 

 silver-gray foliage in July and August. 

 (R). 



SPURGE, ROCKERY 



(Euphorbia myrsinites) 

 3 to 4 in. Lovely trailer for shady 

 rockery or wall crevices, with yellow 

 flowers from silvery leaves in May and 

 June. (R). 



STONECROP (Sedum) 



Eastern Cacti for the rockery. 

 Gold Moss (S. acre). 3 to 4 in. Good 

 ground cover for dry, rocky spots, with 

 rich golden-green foliage covered with 

 bright yellow flowers in early Summer. 

 (R). 



Leafy Stonecrop (S. dasyphyllum) . 2 in. 

 Dwarf and compact, with blush-white 

 flowers in early Summer from blue-gray 

 foUage. (R). 



Orange Stonecrop {S. kamtschaticum) . 

 6 in. Compact creeper, with glossy deep 

 green leaves, turning yellow in Fall, 

 covered with orange flowers in late 

 Summer. (R). 



Siebold Stonecrop (S. sieboldi). 8 in. 

 Half erect wedges of creamy blue-green 

 foUage, edged with coral-rose, bear flat 

 clusters of pale pink flowers in Septem- 

 ber. (R). 



Stringy Stonecrop {S. sarmentosum) . 6 

 in. A vigorous spreader with yellow 

 flowers in June. (R). 



White Stonecrop (S. album). 3 in. Ever- 

 green from Northern Asia, with white 

 flowers, dotted red at their centers, in 

 early Summer. (R). 



THE SUPERB SIX 



One each of the above for only 90c. 



Sho>vy Stonecrop (iS'. spectabilis "Bril- 

 liant"). 15 to 18 in. Showy border plant, 

 with huge flat heads of deep old-rose 

 flowers in late Summer, from ornamental 

 fleshy foliage. Each 30c, doz. $3.00, 100 

 $20.00. 



SUNDROPS (Oenothera) 

 Sundrops, Fraser (Oenothera fraseri). 12 

 in. Big pale yellow flowers like Poppies 

 bloom in morning and evening from 

 June to frost. Each 25c, doz. $2.50. 



Sundrops 



All varieties, unless otherwise noted, each 20c, doz. $2.00, 100 $14.00 



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