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Sedum 



Beautiful spreading alpine plants, indispensable 

 for rock gardens; also much used for ground covers. 



Sedum acre. Golden Moss or Stonecrop. 

 Sometimes called Love and Tangle. Splendid 

 spreading plant, with deep green foliage. Good for 

 wall gardens, rockeries, etc. One of the best carpet 

 plants. 



S. album. Green foliage; white flowers. Does 

 not grow over 3 inches high. 



S. Kamtschaticum. This variety grows about 

 8 inches high; has beautiful deep green foliage, 

 ^'ellow flowers in June. 



S. Spectabilis. Brilll\nt Stonecrop. 1 to 

 IK feet. A stocky plant, with broad, thick, oval 

 leaves of cactus-like appearance. Flat terminal 

 clusters of rose-colored flowers in late Summer and 

 Autumn. 



var. Atropurpurea. Similar to the above 

 species with attractive deep red flowers. Price. 

 20 cents each: vSL50 per 10; S12.00 per 100. 



Spirea Aruncus. Goat's Be.^rd. 3 feet. Pani- 

 cles of white flowers in June and Jul\-. Fine border 

 plants that are good for half-shaded positions. 

 Price, 20 cents each; vSl.50 per 10. 



S. Japonica. Herbaceous Spirea. 2 feet. 

 White, feathery panicles of bloom in June and Jul\-. 

 The delicate foliage makes the plant attractive all 

 Summer. Price, 20 cents each; SI. 50 per 10; 

 SI 2.00 per 100. 



Statice latifolia. Sea Lavender, (.real airy 

 panicles (A lavender-colored flowers all Summer. A 

 dwarf plant with flower spikes about 18 inches high. 



Stokesia cyanea. Cornflower Aster. IK to 

 2 feet. This perennial is esteemed for its all-around 

 good qualities. Grows very vigorously; has large 

 blue, aster-like flowers which measure \j4 to 2 

 inches across. August and September. See illus- 

 tration on opposite page. 



var. alba. A white-flowering form of the above. 



Sweet William. See Dianthus, page 102. 



Thymus: Thyme 



Old-fashioned plants used for edgings, rock work 

 and in borders. They have sweet-scented leaves. 



Thymus Serpyllum. 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 CiReen Thyme. A 

 strong-growing kind. Lilac flowers. 



Tunica saxifraga. A low border or rocker\- 

 plant, with fine, delicate ioliage. It bears minute 

 pinkish white flowers all Summer. 



Tritoma Pfitzerii. The ever-blooming Flame 

 Flower, or Red Hot Poker, grows 3 to 4 feet high, 

 and sends up stifle stems of orange-scarlet flowers 

 from August to October. Price, 25 cents each ; S2.00 

 per 10; S15.00 per 100. 



Veronica longifolia var. subsessilis. Speed- 

 well. 2 feet. Slender spikes of blue flowers in July 

 and August. A splendid perennial. Price, 20 cents 

 each; SI. 50 per 10; S12.00 per 100. 



V. spicata. Branched stems, with spikes of deep 

 blue flowers in August and September. A good plant 

 for general use. 



A garden walk bordered with Shrubbery and Hardy Perennials. There's not a day during the open months when such a 

 planting as this does not have its attractions. There are beautiful Lilacs in April followed uninterruptedly by a host of Hardy 

 Perennials. Even during Winter months bright berries and curious bark provide attractions. 



Ours is'an inclusive collection, for we have more than 2,000 varieties occupying 450 acres. 100 



