MO ON'S 



PERENNIALS ^^^i^-'^^^ 



SGABIOSA Japonica. Lavender-blue flowers, 



2 to 2 >2 inches across: very floriferous. July to 

 September. 2 feet. Price, 20 cents each; $1.50 

 per 10; S12.00 per 100. 



Sedum 



Beautiful spreading alpine plants indispensable 

 for rock gardens; also much used for covering 

 graves and mounds. 



Sedum acre. Golden Moss or Stonecrop. 

 Sometimes called Love and Tangle. Splendid spread- 

 ing plant, with deep green foliage. Good for wall 

 gardens, rockeries, etc. One of the best carpet 

 plants. 



S. Sexangulare. A dark-leaved sort, useful in 

 rockeries. Yellow flowers. 



S. Spurium. Pink flowers on tufts of green 

 'foliage. 6 inches. 



S. Sieboldi. A metallic-leaved variety of much 

 beauty. Rose-colored flowers. Grows 10 inches. 



S. Spectabilis. Brilliant Stonecrop. A 

 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 \y2 ft. 



SHASTA DAISY. See Chrysanthemum, page 78. 



SOLIDAGO Canadenseis. 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. 



var. Odora. A Golden Rod of medium height 

 and spreading flower sprays. 



SPIR^A Aruncus. Goat's Beard. Panicles 

 of white flowers in June 

 and July. Fine border 

 plants that are good for 

 half-shaded positions. 3 

 feet. 



STATIGE latifolia. 



Sea Lavender. Great 

 airy panicles of lavender- 

 colored flowers all Sum- 

 mer. Unequalled for bou- 

 quets, lasting long when 

 cut; delicate and hand- 

 some. 



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 >^ to 2 inches 

 across. August and Sep- 

 tember. IK to 2 feet. 



Thymus. Thyme 



Old-fashioned plants used for edgings, rock work 

 and in borders. They have sweet scented leaves 

 and the varieties we grow are all distinct. 



THYMUS Lanuginosus. Wooly-leaved 

 Thyme. A trailing variety with greyish foliage. 



var. Serphyllum. White Mountain Thyme. 

 Dense mats of dark green foliage and white flowers. 



var. coccinea. Scarlet Thyme. Dark foliage 

 and bright red flowers. 



var. Vulgaris. Common Green Thyme, A 

 strong growing kind. Lilac flowers. 



TRITOMA Pfitzeri. Flame Flower. Torch 

 Lily or Red Hot Poker. Brilliant spikes of orange- 

 scarlet flowers. Price, 20 cents each; $1.50 per 10. 



TUNICA saxifraga. A low border or rockery 

 plant, with fine, delicate foliage. It bears minute 

 pinkish-white flowers all Summer. 



VERBENA Venosa. Perennial Verbena with 

 purplish heliotrope-colored flowers. Makes a fine 

 border plant and is very showy from June until 

 October. 18 inches. 



VERONICA longifolia subsessilis. Speedw ell. 

 Slender spikes of blue flowers in July and August. 

 A splendid perennial. 2 feet. 



Each 10 100 



Price SO 20 $1 50 $12 00 



V. spicata. Branched stems, with spikes of deep 

 blue flowers in August and September. A good 

 plant for general use. 



SWEET WILLIAM. 



See Dianthus. 



A planting of Iris and Evergreens in a veranda corner. The Evergreens are bright the year 

 around. In May the perennials come forth with showy flowers that change the green aspect 

 which the Evergreens have given throughout the Winter. Such a planting is not expensive. 

 We would be glad to help you with one. See pages 8i and 82. 



PRICES OF PERENNIAL PLANTS, except where otherwise noted, are 15 cents each; 



$1.25 per 10; $10.00 per 100 



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