HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 



Saxifraga— Megasea 



These will thrive in any kind of soil and in any position. They grow about 1 foot high 

 and are admirable for the front of the border or shrubbery, forming masses of handsome, 

 broad, deep green foliage which alone renders them useful, while the pretty rose-pink 

 flowers appear very early in the spring. 



Cordifolia. Light pink. Crassifolia. Rosy pink. 



Either one: 35c each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Saxifraga for the Rock Garden 



Aizoon balcana. Clusters of small 

 white flowers speckled with crims >n. 

 They are borne on 12 inch stalks rising 

 from a rosette of silvery leaves. 



Decipiens (Crimson Moss). Dwarf 

 mossy plants with white flowers in May 

 and June. The green foliage turns crim- 

 son in winter; splendid rock plants. 



Salvia 



Azurea. Grows 3 to 4 feet high, producing 

 during August and September racemes of 

 pretty sky-blue flowers in the greatest 

 profusion. 



Greggi. Makes a shapely, bushy plant 

 about two feet high and bears masses of 

 rich and luminous brilliant carmine flow- 

 ers from July to late October. Requires 

 protection in winter. 



— alba. A pretty white flowered form. 



Virgata nemorosa. A most effective 

 plant for the border growing about 2 feet 

 high and producing its dark blue flowers 

 during May and June. 



Any of these: 25c each; $2.50 

 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Salvia Pitcheri 



Blue Meadow Sage 



Comes from the wilds of Colorado and 

 is one of the most attractive of our native 

 plants. A true blue flower with a long 

 season of bloom, August, September, and 

 October, thriving in any situation and 

 almost without care. The deep indigo- 

 blue flowers are borne with the greatest 

 profusion on long slender stalks 3 to 4 

 feet high and bloom at a time when blue 

 flowers are not plentiful. A most note- 

 worthy addition to any garden planting. 

 This variety is extremely hardy and 

 winters over in any part of the country 

 without protection. 25c each; $2.50 per 

 doz.; $20.00 per 100. 



Set of the five fine Sal- 

 vias, one each, for $1.00. 



— baldensis. The tiniest of this type, 

 forming interesting miniature cushions 

 of small rosettes. 



Macnabiana. Splendid for the wall 

 garden or in crevices in the rockery. 

 Gray green foliage in the form of a 

 rosette with spikes of small white flow- 

 ers speckled with pink. May and June. 



Umbrosa (London Pride, Nancy Pretty, 

 or None-so-Pretly). A low-growing, 

 spreading sort with stems a foot high. 

 Has white flowers sometimes suffused 

 with red. Blooms during June and July. 



Umbrosa primuloides. A tiny, com- 

 pact form of umbrosa with pink flowers 

 on 6 inch stems. 



Any of these: 35c each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



Dwarf Varieties of Sedum — Stonecrop 



These are splendid for the rock garden and rock walls because they are suited to dry 

 and sunny positions. Quite a few of them are evergreen. 



Acre (Golden Moss). Much used for covering purposes and fine in the rock garden. 



Green foliage; flowers bright yellow. Evergreen; 2 to 3 inch. 

 Album. Green foliage; white flowers; 2 to 3 inch. Fine evergreen creeping variety. 

 Lydium. Bronzy green foliage, pink flowers; 1 to 2 inch. An evergreen variety. 



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

 Pruinatum Forsterianum. Glaucous bluish green leaves; golden yellow flowers; 



2 to 3 inch. It is an evergreen variety. 

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

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

 Sieboldi. Round succulent glaucous foliage and bright pink flowers from August 



to October; 8 to 10 inch. A showy Japanese variety. 

 Stolonif erurn. One of the most desirable. Flat succulent leaves and purplish pink 



flowers during July and August; 6 inches. 



— coccineum. A beautiful rosy crimson form; July and August; 6 inches. 



Any of the above: 25c each; $2.50 per doz.; $20.00 per 100. 

 Set of 10 varieties, $2.00. 



Sedum 



Erect Growing Varieties 



These Sedums are very useful 

 and pretty plants for the border 

 where they give an interesting 

 display of showy flowers during 

 late summer and fall. Also fine 

 for large rockeries. 



Maximum atropurpureum. 



Beautiful dark bronzy purple 

 foliage. Interesting and de- 

 sirable. 



Spectabile. One of the prettiest, 

 erect growing species, 18 

 inches high. Has 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. 



Any of these: 25c each; $2.50 



per doz.; $20.00 per 100. Sedum spectabile 



Dwarf Sedums are very desirable for rock gardens 



