rock-garden plants 59 
The I. W. Scott Company, Pittsburgh , Pa. 
ROCK-GARDEN PLANTS, continued 
BELLIS perennis. Double Daisy. 
Low-growing, spring-flowering, semi¬ 
hardy perennial that is good for 
shady places. White, Pink, and Red. 
CAMPANULA carpatica. Bellflower. 
Blue. A pretty species grown in 
compact tufts not exceeding 8 inches. 
CERASTIUM tomentosum. Snow- 
in-Summer. A low-growing plant 
having silvery white foliage; an 
abundance of snow-white flowers. 
CHEIRANTHUS Allioni. The Siber¬ 
ian Wallflower is a biennial and grows 
about 18 inches high. The small, 
vividly orange flowers are among 
the showiest things in nature. 
DAPHNE cneorum. Garland Flower. 
Unusually attractive, dwarf, bushy 
evergreen plant, with the branches 
spreading from crown, forming a solid 
mass, bearing bright pink flowers at 
tip of every branch during May and 
August. 7 to 9 inches. 75 cts. each, 
$7.50 per doz. 
D1ANTHUS deltoides rosea. A beau¬ 
tiful little plant with narrow leaves 
bearing a profusion of small crimson 
flowers. 
ERINUS alpinus roseus. Pretty ro¬ 
settes of foliage and racemes of rosy 
purple flowers. Invaluable for estab¬ 
lishing on old walls or between 
steps. 35 cts. each, $1 ior 
GEUM (Avens), Mrs. Bradshaw. A 
splendid new variety with large, 
double flowers of fiery red. 
Lady Stratheden. New. Double; 
rich golden yellow. 
HELIANTHEMUM. Rock or Sun Rose. 
Low-growing evergreen plants that 
form broad clumps and are a mass of 
blooms from July to September. 
IBERIS gibraltarica. Hardy Candy¬ 
tuft. Compact; lilac flowers. 
sempervirens. Pure white flowers in 
spring. Dark glossy evergreen 
leaves. Fine edging plant. 
LINUM. Flax. A desirable plant for 
border or rockery, growing 2 feet 
high. Light, graceful foliage and 
large flowers all summer. 
MYOSOTIS palustris. Forget-me-not. 
A lovely dwarf plant for damp 
places. Spreads rapidly and carpets 
the ground. 
OENOTHERA Youngi. Evening Prim¬ 
rose. A stalky, large-leaved plant 
with firm, shiny foliage and bright 
lemon-yellow flowers. 
PAP AVER alpinum. Silky orange-yel¬ 
low flowers on slender stems 15 
inches high. Very bright and pretty. 
PHLOX subulata. Moss or Mountain 
Pink. An early spring-flowering, moss¬ 
like plant with evergreen foliage. 
Alba. Pure white. 
Fairy. Pale blue. 
Rosea. Rose-pink. 
Tiifn Rnnh Porous. Lighter than the 
I UfU I\U CR. ordinary rock. 50 lbs. 
$1.75; 100 lbs. $3 
PRIMULA Veris. Hardy Primrose. 
This strain includes various shades 
of violet-purple and lilac, as well as 
buff-orange and salmon. 35 cts. 
each, $1 for 3. 
SAPONARIA ocymoides. A spread¬ 
ing, leafy plant with bright pink 
flowers throughout most of the 
season. Height 6 inches. 
SEDUM acre. Golden Moss. Low, 
tufted perennial that spreads over the 
ground. Bright yellow flowers. 
album. A beautiful, glistening, waxy 
sort of plant of great vigor with 
delicate, frost-like flowers in mid¬ 
summer. 
kamtschaticum. A bold, leafy plant 
6 inches high with broad heads of 
brassy yellow flowers. 
Lydium. Bronze foliage. Pink flow¬ 
ers in July. 
sarmentosum. Rapid-growing plant 
with yellowish green foliage and yel¬ 
low flowers in May and June. 
Sieboldi. Round, succulent glaucous 
foliage. Bright pink flowers in 
August and September. 
spectabile. One of the prettiest 
erect-growing species with broad, 
light green foliage and immense 
heads of handsome, showy, rose- 
colored flowers. 
stoloniferum. One of the most desir¬ 
able. Evergreen leaves and purplish 
pink flowers in July and August. 
SEMPERVIVUM. Some resemblance 
to the Sedums, but better known as 
“Hen and Chickens.” 
Brauni. Bronze leaves, dull red at tip. 
Fauconnetti. Little rosettes with 
very small leaves and red flowers. 
Funcki. Green tipped, brownish 
rosettes. Grows rapidly. 
globiferum. Leaves gray-green. 
Flowers pale yellow. 
tectorum. Flowers pale red. Leaves 
with reddish brown tips. 
THYMUS Serpyllum coccineum. An 
aromatic creeper less than 1 inch 
high, with dull crimson flowers in 
midsummer. Fine for paving-stones 
and wall crevices. 
TUNICA Saxifraga. Tufted plants 6 
inches high with pinkish white flow¬ 
ers on wiry stems. Very graceful. 
VERONICA. Speedwell. Alow-growing 
perennial on the foxglove order. 
Blue flowers. 
incana. Silvery gray foliage and 
spikes of violet-blue flowers in 
July and August. 
VINCA minor. A tufted, evergreen, 
half-trailing plant. Dark, leathery 
foliage and large, purple-blue flow¬ 
ers. Useful in dry, shady places. 
VIOLA. Tufted Pansies. Best edging 
plant for hardy perennial border. 
Will bloom from May to October. 
Admiration. Giant deep blue-purple. 
Apricot. Exquisite apricot-yellow. 
Rosy Gem. Deep violet-blue. 
Mauve Queen. Light blue. 
Jersey Gem. Rich pure violet. 
White Perfection. Fine white. 
Yellow Perfection. Fine yellow. 
Viola, Jersey Gem 
Phlox subulata 
