MOON'S  PERENNIALS 
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The  Wm.  H.  Moon  Company 
Glenwood  Nurseries 
Morrisville,  Pennsylvania 
PYRETHRUM  hybridum.  These  beautiful 
plants  with  feathery  foliage  and  blooms  like  painted 
daisies,  are  truly  an  artist's  flower.  2  feet.  June. 
The  plants  we  off'er  are  of  good  assorted  colors. 
P.  uliginosum.  Pure  white,  with  a  strong  grow- 
ing habit;  giant  daisy-like  flowers. 
RANUNCULUS  acris  fl.  pL  This  is  the  little 
double  Buttercup  and  the  plant  has  a  running 
habit.    Fine  for  hillside  planting. 
RUDBECKIA  laciniata  fl.  pi.  Golden  Glow. 
From  July  to  September,  the  tall,  swaying  stems 
are  aglow  with  golden-yellow  dahlia-like  flowers. 
R.  Newmani.  All  Summer  this  plant,  that 
grows  about  3  feet  high,  is  covered  with  large, 
orange-yellow,  daisy-shaped  flowers  that  have  dark 
brown  centers  and  resemble  a  Black-Eyed  Susan. 
They  are  fine  for  cutting  and  a  splendid  border  plant. 
R.  purpurea.  Giant  Purple  Cone-Flower. 
Large  reddish -purple  flowers  often  4  inches  in 
diameter,  that  are  most  showy  from  July  to  October. 
3  to  4  feet. 
SALVIA  azurea.  A  Rocky  Mountain  species  that 
grows  3  to  4  feet  high  and  is  laden  in  August  and 
September  with  a  profusion  of  small  sky-blue 
flowers.  Most  effective  when  planted  in  colonies 
or  masses. 
SAPONARIA  Caucasica  flore  pleno.  Bounc- 
ing Bet.  White  flowers  all  Summer  and  Fall. 
Will  grow  among  cinders  and  the  poorest  soils 
where  little  else  will  endure. 
SAXIFRAGA  cordifolia.  Large,  dark  leaves, 
with  purple-rose  flowers  in  earliest  Spring.  Price, 
25  cents  each;  $2.00  per  10. 
SCABIOSA  Caucasica.  Blue  Bonnet.  An 
excellent  plant  with  heads  of  blue  flowers,  the  florets 
of  which  have  ragged  edges.  Long  stems  that  make 
them  fine  for  cutting.  Grows  2  feet  and  blooms 
continually  from  June  to  September. 
SEDUM  acre.  Stonecrop,  or  Love  Tangle. 
Splendid  spreading  plant  with  deep  green  foliage. 
Good  for  wall  gardens,  rockeries,  covering  graves, 
etc.    One  of  the  best  carpet  plants. 
S.  sexangulare.  A  dark-leaved  sort,  useful  in 
rockeries.    Yellow  flowers. 
Sedum  Sieboldi.  A  metallic-leaved  variety  of 
much  beauty.  Rose-colored  flowers.  Grows  10 
inches. 
S.  spectabilis.  Brilliant  Stonecrop.  A 
short,  stocky  plant,  with  broad,  thick,  oval  leaves 
of  cactus-like  appearance.  Flat  terminal  clusters  of 
rose-colored  flowers  in  late  Summer  and  Autumn. 
1  to  IK  feet. 
S.  Spurium.  Pink  flowers  on  tufts  of  green 
foliage.    6  inches. 
SHASTA  DAISY.  See  chrysanthemums,  page 
72. 
SOLIDAGO  Canadensis.  Golden  Rod.  The 
Golden  Rod  and  Asters  are  a  combination  of 
nature's  composing.  The  spray  of  perennial  gold 
terminating  with  each  season's  growth  is  on  stems 
3  to  5  feet.    September  to  October. 
STATICE  latifolia.  Sea  Lavender.  Great 
airy  panicles  of  lavender-colored  flowers  all  Summer. 
Unequaled  for  bouquets,  lasting  long  when  cut; 
delicate  and  handsome. 
STOKESIA  cyanea.  Cornflower  Aster. 
This  perennial  is  esteemed  for  its  all  around  good 
qualities.  Grows  about  a  foot  high,  has  large  blue 
aster-like  flowers  which  measure  1 K  to  2  inches 
across.  August  and  September.  1 K  to  2  feet. 
See  illustration  on  opposite  page. 
THALIGTRUM  adiantifolia.  Foliage  resembles 
Maidenhair  Fern.  Clusters  of  delicate,  yellow 
flowers.    June  and  July.    1  foot. 
TRITOMA.  Flame  Flower.  Torch  Lily,  or 
Red  Hot  Poker.  We  offer  this  plant  in  a  nice 
assortment  of  colors.  2  to  3  feet.  August  and  Sep- 
tember. 
T.  Pfitzerii.  Brilliant  spikes  of  orange-scarlet 
flowers.    Price,  25  cents  each;  $2.00  per  10. 
TUNICA  saxifraga.  A  low  border  or  rockery 
plant,  with  fine,  delicate  foliage.  It  bears  minute 
pinkish-white  flowers  all  Summer. 
VERONICA  longifolia  subsessilis.  Speed- 
well. Slender  spikes  of  blue  flowers  in  July  and 
August.    A  splendid  perennial.    2  feet. 
V.  spicata.  Branched  stems,  with  spikes  of  deep 
blue  flowers  in  August  and  September.  A  good 
plant  for  general  use. 
A  Certificate  of  Inspection,  testifying  to  the  freedom  of 
our  stock  from  insect  pests  or  disease,  accompanies  every 
shipment  we  make. 
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