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Sedum Spectabile 



Sedum or Stone-Crop, 

 Dwarf Sorts 



Silene (Catchfiy) 



Alpestris. A good rock plant, grows 4 inches high with white 

 flowers in July and August. 



Maritima. Compact masses of glaucous blue foliage, covered 

 with pinkish-white flowers from June to August. Very desirable 

 for hot, dry spots in the rockery, or for rock walls; 2 to 3 inches. 



Schafta (Autumn Catchfly). A charming border or rock plant 

 from 4 to 6 inches high, with bright pink flowers from July to 

 October. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Silphium (Cup-Plant) 



Perfoliatum. A stately perennial, 5 to 7 feet high, with large 

 single yellow sunflower-like blooms from July to September. 

 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz Statice 



(Great Sea Lavender) 

 Latifolia. A most valuable 

 plant either for the border or 

 rockery with tufts of leathery 

 leaves and immense candelabra- 

 like heads, frequently \\ feet 

 high and 2 feet across, of purplish 

 blue minute flowers during July 

 and August; these, if cut and. 

 dried, last in perfect condition 

 for months. 

 — Elegantissima. A greatly 

 improved form in which not only 

 the size of the flowers but the 

 heads of bloom are much larger, 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $15.00 per 100. 



Statice Latifolia 



Suitable for the rockery, carpet-bedding, 

 covering of graves, etc. 



Acre (Golden Moss). Much used for cover- 

 ing graves; foliage green; flowers bright 

 yellow; 2 to 3 inch. 



Album. Green foliage, white flowers; 



2 to 3 inch. 

 Lydium. Bronzy green foliage, pink 



flowers; 1 to 2 inch. 



— Glaucum. Glaucous green foliage, pink flowers; 1 to 2 inch. 

 Pruinatum Forsterianum. Glaucous bluish-green leaves golden yellow 



flowers; 2 to 3 inch. 



Sarmentosum. Strong spreading habit, yellow flowers; 6 inch. 



Sexangulare. Dark green foliage; yellow flowers; 4 to 6 inch. 



Sieboldi. Round succulent glaucous foliage, bright pink flowers; August and 

 September; 8 to 10 inch. 



Stolonif era. One of the most desirable; flat succulent leaves; flowers purplish- 

 pink; July and August; 6 inches. 



Spurium Coccineum. A beautiful rosy-crimson-flowered form; July and 

 August; 6 inches. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. Set of 10 sorts, $2.00. 



Sedum, Erect Growing Varieties 



Useful and pretty plants for the border, producing their interesting flowers 

 during late summer and fall. 



Spectabile. One of the prettiest erect growing species, attaining a height 

 of 18 inches, with broad light green foliage and immense heads of handsome 

 showy rose-colored flowers. 



— Brilliant. A rich colored form of the preceding, being a bright amaranth-red. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Sempervivum (Houseieek) 



Evergreen succulents forming interesting rosette-like plants for the rockery. 

 6 distinct varieties 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Senecio (Groundsel) 



Pulcher. Forms a neat tuft of foliage, from which spring up from July to 

 October, a succession of 2 feet high stems, with clusters of brilliant rosy-purple 

 flowers, of good size. 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Sidalcea 



Rose Queen. Bright rose-colored mallow-like flowers; June and July. 25 cts. 

 each; $2.50 per doz. 



Salvia Azurea 



New Dawn. The Ever blooming Dr. Van Fleet Rose. See page 134. 



