Herbaceous Perennials 
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SEDUM— Continued 
Sedum var. atropurpureum. 1 to 2 ft. Sep- 
tember to October. Metallic brown foliage and 
red fiowers. Very effective for borders and car- 
pet bedding. 25 cts , $2.00 per 10. 
S. Sieboldl. 6 in. August to September. One of 
the best rock plants. Foliage broad, glaucous, 
margined with pink. Flowers rose-pink, quite 
showy. 
S. spectabile (Stonocrop). 18 in. Erect habit, 
broad green foliage. Large heads of handsome 
rose-colored flowers. One of the best plants for 
flower or foliage effect. 
var. atropurpurea. Same as the above, with 
dark reddish flowers. A very good variety. 
S. stolonifera. 6 in. July, August. Traihng 
plant. Most desirable of the Sedums. Flat 
succulent leaves. Flowers purplish pink, some- 
times white. 
SEMPERVIVUM. House Leek 
A large group of plants, easily grown and suitable 
for rockeries or for edging and carpet bedding. 
They grow six inches. We have six varieties. 
SENECIO. Groundsel 
Senecio clivorum. 2 ft. 
heads of yellow flowers. 
June, August. Largo 
A good foliage plant. 
SIDALCEA. Indian Mallow 
Sidalcea Candida. 3 ft. June. A fine plant, with 
large, pyi-amidal heads of pure white flowers about 
an inch long. Thrives best in moist loamy soil. 
SILENE. Catchfly 
Silene tnaritima (Sea Catchfly). 2 to 4 in. Juno. 
A dwarf plant, with white flowers about one inch 
across. 
SILPHIUM. Compass Plant 
Silphium perfoliatum. 4 to 8 ft. July to mid- 
September. Showy heads of yellow flowers. 
SOLIDAGO. Golden Rod 
Solidago Canadensis. 3 to 4 ft. July to early 
October. A tall species in sandy, open places; 
flowers golden yellow, small but very numerous, 
in rather flat heads. 
S. rigidus. 2 to 3 ft. A bold plant with large, 
heavy foliage and immense heads of rich yellow 
flowers in August and September. 
S. rugosa. 2 to 3 ft. August and September. 
Large heads of yellow flowers and large heavy fo- 
liage. • 
SPIRiEA. Goat's Beard 
Spiraea Aruncus. 4 ft. June. An ornamental 
perennial, producing long, feathery panicles of 
white flowers, forming graceful plumes; very 
vigorous; excellent border plant. 
S. astilboides. 2 ft. June and July. A beautiful 
variety from Japan, producing dense plumes of 
feathery white flowers; hardy. 25 cts. 
S. Kamtschatka. 6 ft. June. This variety bears 
immense clusters of white flowers; a noble plant 
for damp places. 
S. fllipendula. 2 ft. June, July. Large, showy 
heads of white flowers, tinged with rose; foliage 
Fern-like. 
var. Acre pleno. 12 to 18 in. June and July. 
One of the best perennials, with double white 
flowers and Fern-like foliage. 
S. Japonica. See Astilbe Japonica. 
var. compacta. 15 in. June. A compact plant 
with white panicles of flowers. 
S. palmata. 3 ft. June to August. Graceful 
plumes of lovely bright crimson flowers; much 
prized for cutting. 
var. alba. 2 to 3 ft. June, July. A pure white 
variety, similar to the above. 
S. ulmaria fl. pi. (Double White Meadow Sweet). 
3 to 4 ft. Jime, July. A hardy and desirable 
plant. Fragrant, white flowers in thick clusters. 
S. venusta. 4 to 5 ft. July. Branching; feathery 
flowers of soft rose color. 
STACHYS. Woundwort 
12 to 18 in. July. Spikes of 
flowers small, 
Stokesia cyanea 
Stachys Betonica superba. 
rosy purple flowers. 
S. lanata. 1 ft. July. Foliage silvery white; 
purple; useful for edging. 
S. rosa grandiflora. 12 in. June and July. Spikes of rosy 
pink flowers. A fine border plant. 
STATICE. Sea Lavender 
Statice latifolia (The Great Sea Lavender) . 2 ft. July to Sep- 
tember. Foliage broad and leathery; flowers lilac-blue, in 
large panicles; fine for bouquets when dried. 
S. Tatarica. 1 to 2 ft. August. Bright purplish-red flowers 
in graceful panicles. Effective in rock garden or border. 
STOKESIA. Stokes' Aster 
Stokesia cyanea. 1 to 2 ft. A charming late Autumn-flowering 
plant, with large lavender-blue flowers, 2 in. or more in 
diameter. 
var. alba. Like the blue variety except as to color, which 
is pure white. 
