MOONS PERENNIALS 



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Physostegia Virginica. 3 feet. A splendid 

 Summer-flowering perennial, with long spikes of 

 showy, soft, pink flowers, valued for bouquets. 



Platycodon grandiflora. Balloon Flower, or 

 Chinese Bell Flower. 2 feet. The attractive 

 blue flowers are cup-shaped. Blooms during the 

 entire Summer and is useful for the front of the 

 border. 



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



P. Mariesi. Handsome large flowered variety 

 with beautiful blooms. 



Plumbago larpentae. Lead Wort. 8 inches. 

 A low-spreading plant, with a profusion of indigo- 

 blue flowers toward the latter part of the Summer. 

 Thrives in shady locations. 



Polygonum compactum. 18 inches. A very 

 good plant in any position; has a smothering mass 

 of soft, cream-white bloom, with reddish green 

 foliage, suggestive of its name, "Knot Weed." 

 August and September. Price, 20 cents each; $1.50 

 per 10. 



Primula veris. English Cowslip. A favorite 

 low-growing plant, whose flowers, which appear 

 during the first days of Spring, include a wide range 

 of colors. 



Pyrethrum hybridum. 2 feet. These beautiful 

 plants, with feathers- foliage and blooms like painted 

 daisies, are truly an artist's flower. June. The 

 plants we off"er are of good assorted colors. 



P. uliginosum. 4 to 5 feet. Large, pure white 

 flowers that are almost 3 inches in diameter; borne 

 during July and August. 



Ranunculus acris fl. pi. Buttercup. This is 

 the little double Buttercup. The plant has a run- 

 ning habit. Fine for hillside planting. 



Rudbeckia laciniata fl. pi. "Golden Glow." 

 5 to 6 feet. From July to September the tall, sway- 

 ing stems are aglow with golden yellow, dahlia-like 

 flowers. 



R. Newmanii. All Summer this plant, which 

 grows about 3 feet high, is covered with large, 

 orange-> ellow, daisy-shaped flowers that have dark 

 brown centers and resemble a Black-eyed Susan. 

 The>- are fine for cutting, and splendid border plants. 



R. purpurea. Giant Purple Cone-Flower. 

 3 to 4 feet. Large reddish purple flowers, often 4 

 inches in diameter, that are most showy from July 

 to October. 



Salvia Azure var. Grandiflora. Blue Sage. 

 2 to 3 feet. Spikes of sky-blue flowers borne in great 

 profusion during August and September. Price, 20 

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



Saponaria caucasica, var. flore pleno. Bounc- 

 ing Bet. 1>^ to 2 feet. White flowers all Summer 

 and Fall. A native plant having many good qualities 

 that commend it for ornamental planting. 



S. oxymoides. A dwarf creeping plant suited for 

 rockeries. Rosy crimson flowers during the Summer 

 months. 



Saxifrage cordifolia. The broad, deep green 

 leaves produce an eff'ect quite different from most 

 other perennials. Not particular as to soil, and useful 

 for the front of the border. It grows about 1 foot 

 high and in early Spring its light pink flower clusters 

 make it still more beautiful. Price, 35 cents each; 

 S2.50 per 10; S20.00 per 100. 



Shasta Daisy. See Chrysanthemum, page 100. 



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 spread- 

 ing 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. 

 Yellow flowers in June. 



S. Lydium glauca. Attractive glaucous foliage. 



S. Maximowiczii. Yellow flowers. Desirable at 

 the front of the Perennial Border. 



S. Spectabilis. Brilliant Stonecrop. \ to \}4 

 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. 



A Terrace planted with Phlox Subulata (Mt. Pink), described on opposite page. For planting among rocks it is 

 equally attractive. The dwarif Sedums listed on this page are useful for the same purposes. 



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