46 MICHELL’S HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
SAPONARIA (Soap Wort) 
Ocymoides Splendens. A good subject for the border or rockery, 
producing freely, masses of bright rose-pink flowers. 4 for $1.00 
(by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
SCABIOSA 
Caucasica. A delicate shade of lavender blue, starting in flower 
in June and lasting well through the Summer. 
Caucasica Alba. White. Like the above, except the color. 
Caucasica, Giant Blue ( Isaac House Strain). A splendid 
improvement in the Caucasica type; flowers larger and with 
longer stems; colors range from light lavender to dark blue; 
excellent for cutting. 
Columbaria Anthemifolia. A low growing variety, with flowers 
measuring 2 to 2}^ inches across; color a delightful shade of 
pink; splendid for cutting. 
3 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $3.00 per doz.; per 100, $18.00. 
SEDUM (Stonecrop) 
DWARF VARIETIES 
Suitable for the rockery and covering of graves, etc. 
Acre ( Golden Moss). Green foliage and bright yellow flowers. 
Album. Dark green foliage with pure white flowers in June. 
Anglicum. A coral rosette of grey green; delicate pink flowers. 
Ibericum. Numerous deep rose flowers among dark green foliage. 
Oppositifolium. Pinkish white flowers. 
Sieboldi. Round, succulent, glaucous foliage with bright pink 
flowers during August and September. 
Stahli. A compact variety with crimson tinted foliage in Autumn. 
ERECT GROWING VARIETIES 
Useful and pretty plants for the border, producing their inter¬ 
esting flowers during the late Summer and Fall. 
Spectabile. Immense heads of handsome, showy rose colored 
flowers during the Autumn; 18 inches. 
Spectabile “Brilliant.” A rich colored form of the above, 
being a bright amaranth red. 
Prices of any of the above Sedums, 4 for $1.00 (by P. P., 
$1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
SOLIDAGO (Golden Rod) 
Golden Wings. The finest of the Golden Rods, very showy; 
5 feet high, with immense panicles of bright golden yellow 
flowers from July to September. 4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); 
$2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
SPIRAEA (Goat’s Beard, Meadow Sweet) 
Elegant border plants with feathery plumes of flowers and 
neat, attractive foliage; succeeds best in a half-shaded location. 
Filipendula (Dropwort). Numerous corymbs of white flowers on 
stems 15 inches high, during June and July; fern-like foliage. 
Palmata ( Crimson Meadow Sweet). The deep purple red of the 
stems and branches passes into the crimson purple of the 
broad corymbs of flowers, which are produced very freely 
during June and July; 3 feet. 
Ulmaria FI. PI. ( Meadow Sweet). Double white flowers during 
July and August; 3 feet. 
3 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $3.00 per doz.; per 100, $20.00. 
STATICE (Sea Lavender) 
Latifolia ( Great Sea Lavender). Handsome plants with heads of 
dark blue flowers; invaluable for cutting, the flowers, when 
dried, lasting for months; 1 to 2 feet. 4 for $1.00 (by P. P., 
$1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
STOKESIA (Cornflower Aster) 
Cyanea. Very light blue. 
Cyanea Alba. Pure white. 
4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus Barbatus) 
Michell’s Prize Mixture. In all colors. 
Pink Beauty ( sometimes called Newport Pink). A splendid shade 
of salmon with immense flower trusses. When massed it is a 
striking feature of the perennial garden; an extra fine novelty. 
4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
THALICTRIJM (Meadow Rue) 
Adiantifolium. A beautiful variety; foliage like the Maiden 
Hair Fern; miniature white flowers in June and July; 114 to 
2 feet. 
Aquilegifolium. Graceful foliage like that of a Columbine and 
rosy-purple flowers from May to July; 2 to 3 feet. 
Intermedium. Pale yellow flowers in July; 2 feet. 
4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $18.00. 
Single Sweet William 
THYMUS (Thyme) 
Citriodorus Aureus. The golden-leaved lemon-scented Thyme. 
Languinosus ( Wooly-leaved Thyme). Greyish foliage with rosy- 
lilac flowers. 
Serpyllum Album ( White Mountain Thyme). Forms dense mats 
of dark green foliage and clouds of white flowers during June and 
July; 3 to 4 inches. 
—Coccineum ( Scarlet Thyme). Dark green foliage with bright 
red flowers. 
4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $18.00. 
TRILLIUM (Wood Lily, or Wake Robin) 
Grandiflorum. The largest white, probably the handsomest. 
6 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $1.50 per doz.; per 100, $12.00. 
TROLLIUS (Globe Flower) 
Europaeus. Desirable free-flowering plants, producing their 
giant bright yellow, Buttercup-like blossoms on stems 1 to 2 
feet high from May until August; succeeds admirably in the 
border in a half-shady position in well-drained, preferably light 
soil. 3 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $3.00 per doz.; per 100, $20.00. 
VALERIANA (Valerian) 
Officinalis ( Hardy Garden Heliotrope). Showy heads of rose- 
tinted white flowers during June and July; 3 to 4 feet. 4 for 
$1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
VERONICA (Speedwell) 
Amethystina. Amethyst-blue flowers on short spikes; one of 
the best; 1 to 3 feet. May to June. 
Incana. Bright silvery foliage with spikes of Amethyst-blue 
flowers during July and August; 12 inches. 
Longifolia Subsessilis ( Japanese Speedwell). A strong grower 
and undoubtedly the finest of all the Veronicas; rich blue flowers 
on tall spikes. Fine for cutting; 3 feet; July and August. 
Spicata. Long spikes of bright blue flowers during June and 
July. An excellent border plant; 18 inches. 
4 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.15); $2.50 per doz.; per 100, $15.00. 
VINCA (Periwinkle or Myrtle) 
Minor. Green foliage, lavender flowers. Extra strong plants. 
6 for $1.00 (by P. P., $1.10); $1.50 per doz.; per 100, $10.00; 
$90.00 per 1000. 
For a plentiful supply of lovely blue cut-flowers for the Summer, plant Delphiniums. See page 38 
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