Saponaria • Soapwort 



Ocymoides. A pretty, trailing variety, with small 

 leaves, completely covered with rosy pink flowers. 

 May and July. 25c. each, S2.50 per doz., Sij per 100. 



Ocymoides splendens. A new and improved form 

 of the preceding, rosy crimson in color. 35 cts. each, 

 S3. 50 per doz. 



Saxifraga • Megasea 



Handsome broad-leaved plants, growing about i foot 

 in height, making excellent specimen plants or forming 

 bold groups if planted in quantity. Attractive flowers 

 in early spring. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



Dwarf Varieties 



Pyrenaica. Encrusted. Spikes of white flowers on 

 reddish stems. May to July, i foot. 



Rhei superba. Mossy. Cushions of pretty flowers 

 varying from light to deep pink. 



Mossy Varieties, Mixed. Colors varying from white 

 to deep pink. 



25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 



Senecio • Groundsel 



Clivorum. A new Chinese species, with large heads 

 of orange-yellow flowers; handsome, shiny green foliage. 

 July to September. Large clumps, 35 cts. each, 53-50 

 per doz. 



Sedum • Stonecrop 



An interesting and pretty group of succulent plants of 

 varied character. The dwarf varieties are invaluable 

 for covering stonework and filling in crevices; they also 

 make an excellent ground-cover for dry situations. The 

 taller varieties are excellent for border planting. 



Acre. Wall Pepper. Attractive, light green foliage; 

 yellow flowers, produced in masses during June and 

 July. 3 inches. 



Album. White; creeping habit. June and July. 

 6 inches. 



Spurium coccineum. A pretty variety with showy 

 crimson flowers and dark foliage. 



Sieboldii. A Japanese variety of semi-erect growth. 

 Handsome, round, glaucous foliage; bright pink flowers. 

 August to September. 9 inches. 



Spectabile atropurpureum. Dark, coppery purple 

 foliage; rosy red flowers. July to August. I foot. 

 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $15 per 100 



Statice • Sea Lavender 



Latifolia. Giant Sea Lavender. Immense heads of 

 dark blue flowers. Valuable when cut and dried. This 

 variety is worthy of more extensive culture; prefers a 

 deep, rich soil. 2 feet. August and September. 25 cts 

 each, $2.50 per doz. 



Stokesia • Cornflower Aster 



Cyanea. A beautiful native perennial resembling' 

 the China Aster. Large, bright lavender-blue flowers 

 4 to 5 inches across, from June to September. Splendid 

 for massing. 



Cyanea alba. A splendid white form of the preced- 

 ing variety. 



25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $15 per 100 



Hardy Perennials 



is with 

 ;■, doing 

 shaded 



Spiraea, or Astilbe 



Meadow Sweet 



A splendid family of hardy border phi 

 feathery, plumed flowers and attract i\e folia 

 well in full sun but really at home in slight 

 moist soil. 



Filipendula fl.-pl. Graceful, fern-like foliage and 

 numerous corymbs of double, w hite flowers. June and 

 July. I foot. 



Palmata. Crimson Mcadotv Rue. A lovely variety 

 bearing crimson-purple flowers in broad, graceful 

 corymbs during June and July. 3 feet. 



Palmata alba. Handsome foliage; snow-white, 

 spready plumes. June to August. 3 feet. 



Palmata elegans. A similar variety, having silvery 

 pink flowers. 



Palmata elegans rubra. A light red-flowering form. 

 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz., $15 per 100 



Astilbe Arendsii 



A new type introduced by the well-known European 

 hybridist, Arends, resulting from crossing A. Davidii 

 with A. japonica and others. These are robust growing, 

 of branching habit, producing graceful, feathered heads 

 of flowers. 



Ceres. Lilac-rose, with attractive silvery sheen. 



Juno. Handsome, deep violet-rose plumes; strong,^ 

 erect growth. 



Kriemhilde. Salmon-pink; very beautiful. 



Rose Perle. Dense, pyramidal trusses of soft rose; 

 early flowering. 



Large clumps, 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz., $25 per 10 



Tradescantia • Spiderwort 



Virginica. Violet-blue flowers produced all summer. 

 Useful for cuttintr. 2 feet. I? cts. each. Si. 50 per doz. 



Astilbe (Sp 



A hardy border is a delight the n-hole season. Careful selection of plants will insure harmony in the- 

 color of the blooms and a succession of beautijul flowers till frost. They require Utile cure and utilize space 

 which would otherwise be wasted. 



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