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StEBRECHr & WaDLEY'S CATALOGUE OF 
Each Dozen 
SILiPHIUM. Showy, tall-growing plants, 
suitable for large groups and for planting 
amongst shrubberies. 
S. laciuiutum. The Compass Plant; so 
called because the leaves are said to 
present their faces uniformly north and 
south on the plains w'here they grow ... Jo 25 §2 5" 
S. perfoliatum. Cup Plant. The large op- 
posite leaves, united around the square 
stem, form a cavity or cup ; large yellow 
flowers, borne in summer. 5 to 7 feet . ■ 25 2 50 
SOLiIDAGO. The Golden Rod. The yel- 
low flowers, in graceful shape, are known 
everywhere and much admired. They do 
finely when naturalized in the border. The 
various species e.xtend the time of flowering. 
S. eloiigata. The earliest-flowering Golden 
Rod, w ith immense panicles of bloom in 
August. 18 to 24 inches 25 2 50 
S. rigida. Robust, very leafy sterns and 
abundant yellow flowers in large heads. 
September and October 25 2 50 
S. sempervireiis. Fine for naturalizing in 
moist places. Foliage very thick .... 25 2 50 
S. Shortii. One of the brightest flowered 
sorts, with large panicles. 5 feet .... 25 2 50 
SPIR.^SA. E.xcellent hardy decorative plants 
for groups and borders, blooming finely and 
profusely. 
S. aruiicus. Whitish flowers, in slender 
spikes in June 25 2 50 
S. astilboides. A very handsome plant, with 
long heads of white flowers 50 5 oo 
S. fllipendula ft. pi. White or rosy flowers. 25 250 
S. palmata. Palmate leaves and fine crim- 
son flow'ers ; blooms from June to August, 
and is a superior herbaceous perennial . . 25 2 50 
S. ulmaria fol. var. The " Meadow Sweet;" 
has white flowers and variegated foliage . 25 2 50 
S. vemista (lohala). Deep peach blossom 
flowers ; a fine plant 25 2 50 
STACHYS lanata. A fine plant, with soft, 
silvery white foliage, suitable for edgings 
of large beds and for rockeries ; pretty . . 25 2 50 
STATICE. Suitable plants for beds and 
rockeries ; the flowers are fine for cutting. 
S. Gmelina 25 2 50 
S. latifolia. Blue flowers ; grows one foot 
high 25 2 50 
S. Tatarica. Bright red flowers in June 
and July 25 2 50 
STOKESIA cyaiiea. Large, blue, aster- 
like flowers ; a first class perennial plant, 
blooming in August 3° 3 00 
SYMPHYTUM. Perennial foliage plants 
of e.xtreme beauty, with large light, or deep 
yellow, variegated showy leaves. 
S. asperriinum ajirea variegata. Leaves 
bordered with yellow ; grows three or 
four feet high 35 3 5° 
S. ofBcinale sulphurea. Finely variegated 
leaves ; plant grows one to three feet high. 3 50 
Each Dozen 
THALICTKUM. Fine foliage plants for 
groups, beds and rockeries. 
T. glaucum. Elegantly cut, grayish foliage 
and large panicles of bright yellow flowers 
in June and July. 3 to 4 feet $025 $250 
T. purpureuin. A tall purplish or whitish- 
flowered species. 4 to 8 feet 25 2 50 
T. speciosiim. Large yellow flower and 
handsome leaves. 3 to 5 feet 25 2 50 
T. . An undetermined species, with hand- 
some foliage and large clusters of pure 
white flowers. June. Fine for bouquets i° 3 °° 
THEKMOPSIS Caroliuiana. A showy 
native plant, with long spikes of Lupine- 
like yellow flowers in summer. 5 feet . . 25 2 50 
TRADESCANTIA. Showy herbaceous 
plants, blooming freely throughout the sum- 
mer ; not so widely grown as they deserve. 
T. Virginica. Spiderwort. A well-known 
border plant, valuable for its continuous 
production of pretty deep violet - blue 
flowers. I to 2 feet 25 
T. alba. A beautiful white variety of 
the above 25 
TKICYRTIS hirta nigra. Japanese Toad 
Lily. A curious and distinct Liliaceous 
plant, with stems i to 2 feet high, covered 
all summer with dark purple, black spotted 
flowers 30 
TRIPOIjUJM pannonicuin. Hungarian 
Clover. A neat species, with globular 
heads of creamy white flowers 25 
T. rubens. Dark-red Clover. A very showy 
and useful plant, with rose or purplish-red 
flowers in spikes 3 to 4 inches long ; the 
latter become very downy and showy 
after the flowers have fallen 25 
TRITOMA uvaria graudiflora. A fine, 
hardy plant, producing showy spikes of 
orange flowers 25 
TROLIjIUS. Showy and desirable erect 
border plants, with large globular flowers 
and handsome foliage. 
T. Eui'opDCus. European Globe Flower. A 
pretty plant, with large, lemon-colored, 
buttercup-like flowers, i to I'A inches 
across, on long stems ; June to August. 
2 feet 30 3 00 
T. JaponicuiS. Similar to the above, but with 
large orange flowers, appearing in early 
spring. 12 inches .30 3 00 
TUNICA saxift'aga. Rock Tunica. A del- 
icate, spreading dwarf plant, with a pro- 
fusion of small, rosy white flowers. 6 to 
10 inches; blooms all summer. An excel- 
lent plant for carpeting sandy banks ... 25 2 50 
UVUt/ARIA grandiflora. A pretty plant, 
with yellow tube-shaped flowers; excel- 
lent for borders 25 2 50 
VERONICA. Free-flowering plants, with 
blue, white and purple flowers ; suitable 
for borders, beds and rockwork, growing 
and blooming easily. (See page in ,) 
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