LITTLE SILVER, N. J. {15} Hardy Perennials 
SEDUM. Stonecrop 
Probably the best of all rock garden plants are 
these hardy Sedums, with their thick, glaucous 
foliage. Very drought-resistant and succeed best 
if planted in full sun. 
Sedum acre. Goldmoss. 4 in. Bright green foliage 
and golden yellow flowers. ( R ). 
S. album. White Stonecrop. Very vigorous grower 
with thick, waxy, green foliage and white flow¬ 
ers 2 to 3 in. high from May through July. ( R ). 
S. kamtschaticum. 6 in. Orange yellow flow¬ 
ers; prostrate green foliage. ( R ). 
S. reflexum. 6 in. Resembles a dwarf Spruce; 
flowers yellow. ( R ). 
S. sarmentosum. 6 in. A pretty trailing variety, 
with yellow flowers in July. Rapid grower and 
splendid for filling seams between rocks in a 
rock garden. ( R). 
S. sexangulare. 4 in. Habit much like Acre. 
Yellow flowers; very dark green foliage. (R). 
S. sieboldi. 10 in. Round, glaucous leaves, edged 
carmine. Bright pink flowers in September. ( R). 
S. spectabilis, “Brilliant.” 18 in. An improved 
variety with immense heads of red flowers in the 
Fall. Erect growing. (R). 
S. spurium coccineum. 6 in. Beautiful rosy 
crimson flowers in July and August. Spreads 
rapidly. (R). 
S. stoloniferum. 6 in. Evergreen leaves; flowers 
purplish pink. July and August. (R). 
SEMPERVIVUM. Houseleek 
Rock garden plants with delightful Cactuslike 
foliage. 
Sempervivum alberti. Albert Houseleek. A pale 
yellow flower, about an inch in diameter, is pro¬ 
duced on a foot-long stem from the grayish green 
leaves of this variety in June. (R). 
S. globiferum. Globe Houseleek. Rosettes of gray 
green leaves 2 to 3 in. in diameter, tipped brown, 
throw up pale yellow flowers in hairy panicles 
in June. 1 ft. (R). 
S. soboliferum. Hen-and-chickens. Perfect 
plants for the rock garden, like small, stiff Cacti 
in their highly unusual appearance. (R). 
S. tectorum. Roof Houseleek. Pale red flowers 
spring on foot-long stalks from broad rosettes 
of foliage, leaves tipped a reddish brown. (R). 
All varieties of above, each 25c., doz. $2.50 
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1 each of the above Sempervivums, just 
what you want to add the crowning touch 
to your rock garden, for only—90c. 
SPIREA. Meadowsweet 
Spirea palmata elegans. Showy Siberian 
Meadow-sweet. 3 ft. Splendid for a waterside 
planting with nodding plumes of graceful light 
pink flowers in early Summer. Each 30c., doz. 
$3.00. 
STATICE. Thrift 
Statice latifolia. Bigleaf Sea-lavender. 12 to 18 in. 
Large heads of small, lavender blue flowers in 
July and August. Lacelike and lasting as cut 
flowers. (R). 
STOKESIA. Stokesia 
Stokesia laevis. Cornflower Aster. 18 to 24 in. 
Delicate lavender blue flowers from July through 
October, with attractively fringed petals. A 
splendid cut flower. 
THYMUS. Thyme 
Thymus serpyllum. Mother-of-thymeSSmaWfilac 
flowers all Summer on a close, fragrant carpet of 
foliage. (R). 
T. serpyllum coccineum. Crimson Thyme. Bril¬ 
liant crimson flowers completely hide these 
plants in the Summer. (R). 
TRITOMA. Torchlily 
Tritoma, “Express.” Similar to Tritoma pfitzeri, 
but more continuous in bloom and slightly 
lighter in color. Protect in Winter. 
T. pfitzeri. Bonfire Torchlily. 3 ft. Rich orange 
scarlet blooms on tall stems from August to Oc¬ 
tober. Succeeds in any soil, but should be pro¬ 
tected in Winter at points north of Philadelphia. 
Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
VALERIANA. Valerian 
Valeriana officinalis. Garden Heliotrope. 3 to 
4 ft. Showy heads of rose tinted flowers in June 
and July with a delicious odor of Heliotrope. 
An excellent cut flower. 
VERONICA. Speedwell 
Veronica amethystina. Amethyst Speedwell. 10 
to 12 in. Bears attractive spikes of rich amethyst 
blue flowers in June and July. 
V. longifolia subsessilis. Clump Speedwell. 2 ft. 
This variety, one of the best of all blue-flowered 
perennials, is now quite scarce. Bears long, com¬ 
pact spikes of deep blue flowers in late Summer. 
V. spicata. Spike Speedwell. 1J^ to 2 ft. Long 
spikes of bright violet blue flowers in June and 
July. Good for the center of your hardy border. 
VIOLA. Violet 
Viola, Double^Russian. Beautiful flowers, dark 
blue and very double; appear on this plant as 
soon as the frost leaves the ground, and repeat 
their arrival in the Fall. Especially fragrant. (R). 
Each 30c., doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00. 
V. Gov. Herrick. The best single flowered sort for 
out-of-door growing. Early Spring. (R). 
V. Jersey Gem. Dwarf in habit and continuous 
in bloom. Color is a pure, rich violet and flowers 
slightly perfumed. Blooms from May to the end 
of the season. Succeeds in any soil with plenty 
of sun. Plants are compact and sturdy, with 
flowers borne on good stems about 6 in. long. (R). 
VIOLA ROSINA. Pink Violet 
Six inches. A beautiful new Violet which 
will soon be in every garden. Flowers are a 
bright rosy pink and more fragrant than 
those of any other Violet with which we are 
familiar. Makes an ideal cut flower and is 
most hardy. Be the first in your neighbor¬ 
hood to possess some of these charming 
plants, which bloom in early Spring. (R). 
Each 30c., doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Prices for all varieties, unless otherwise noted, each 20c., doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
(Add 10% to your remittance if shipment is desired by parcel post) 
