PAINESVILLE, OHIO 
Hardy Perennial Plants 15 
POPPY [Papaver] 
The massive 
flowers of the Ori¬ 
ental Poppy and 
its splendid hy¬ 
brids, are blotches 
of vivid coloring 
against the pre¬ 
vailing greens of 
early spring. 
For many 
weeks the thick 
foliage clumps 
are emerald 
ornaments to 
any group or 
garden. Aft¬ 
er their pass¬ 
ing, the com- 
paratively 
tiny Iceland 
Poppies car¬ 
ry on, brilliant 
but more mod¬ 
est and dainty. 
All should be 
winter protect¬ 
ed, and care¬ 
fully nurture 
Early fall is the 
best time to plant 
Poppies. 
ALPINUM.^ 8 
inches. Glaucous 
foliage, nearly --.-r-- ^ 
stemless; the small, dainty flowers all summer in various 
uncertain colors, often fringed. 
3, 70c; doz., $2.50; 100, $15.00. . 
KTJ’1>1CAUIiE.<$> The “Iceland Poppies” bloom with extrava¬ 
gant freedom during early summer, and in lesser degree 
throughout; 2-inch saucer-shaped flower's on slender stems, 
making delightful bouquets, as well as a vivid garden show. 
They are charming plants for small pockets in the rock 
gardens. Offered in separate colors; Iiemon, Orangfe, or 
White, and Mixed, 
3, 55c ; doz., $2.00 ; 100, $12.00, 
ORZENTAIiE. The long known “Oriental Poppy,” its 
hybrids showing great cup-shaped flowers of varying colors. 
—Beauty of Eivermore. (New). Deep ox-blood-red with 
black blotch. 
Each, 35c ; 3, 85c; doz., $3.00. 
—Brig'htness. Orange-scarlet toned with gold. 
Each, 30c ; 3, 70c ; doz., $2.50. 
—Mrs. Perry. Orange-apricot, with faint lilac suffusion. 
Each, 25c; 3, 60c; doz., $2.00. 
—Olympia. Compactly low and vigorous. 2% feet. Most 
profuse bloomer of any variety. Flowers fully double, but 
maturing to show a slight stamen-filled center. Brilliant 
scarlet flame, with salmon overlay. 
Each, 30c; 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
—Perry’s White. Very large and shapely, pure white. 
Each, 35c; 3, 85c; doz., $3.00. 
—Boyal Scarlet. Richest scarlet; the medium sized flowers 
in great profusion. 
Each, 30c; 3. 70c; doz., $2.50. 
Oriental 
Poppy. 
6 Oriental Popples 
One Each 
Hybrid 
$1.2S 
KAinTITC'U'Ii'D’S<$> repens fl. pi. (Double Buttercup). A 
quickly spreading frequent rooting ground cover. Masses 
of yellow button flowers during May and June. The foliage 
is small, refined, densely set, thick and rubbery, lustrous, 
dark green. 
3, 40c ; doz., $1.50; 100, $8.00. 
BXJDBECKIA, Golden Glow. 5 to 7 feet; early in summer 
until frost. Double dahlia-like golden yellow flowers. 
3, 40c ; doz., $1.50 ; 100. $8.00. 
—Newmanni (“Black-Eyed Susan”). Grows 1(4 to 2 feet; 
with broad single flowers of orange-yellow with a prominent 
• blue-brown cone. 
3. 55c ; doz., $2.00. 
-purpurea (Purple Coneflower). Large drooping petals col¬ 
ored reddish purple, with a remarkably large cone-shaped 
center of brown, thickly set with golden tips in spiral lines. 
2 to 3 feet. 
3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
SAB VIA Pitcher!. A much-branched, densely blooming type 
of the Rocky Mountain Sage, its wands 3 to 4 feet high ; 
a rich, deep shade of gentian-blue. August-September. Even 
prettier than Larkspur, in bouquets with Flowering Spurge 
or Baby’s Breath. 
3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
SAP017ABIA<^ ocymoides (Soapwort). A branchy, trail¬ 
ing rock-plant densely clothed with small round leaves ; from 
May to July brightly spangled with small pink flower 
umbels. 
3, 55c; doz.. $2.00; 100, $10.00. 
Sedum Sieboldi. 
SAXIPBAGA<$> (Saxifrage or Rockfoil). Valuable, highly 
prized units for the rock garden ; their large, fleshy, shiny 
leaves continuously ornamental, in some cases persisting 
into winter. Give plenty of water and partial sun. 
—cordifolia. 2 feet. Very large heart-shaped leaves ; flowers 
clear rose in dense, nodding cymes. May. 
—liugfulata Iieichtlini. 2 feet. Nodding rose-pink racemes. 
April-June. The showy orbicular leaves quite crimson. 
Both: Each, 40c; 3, $1.00; doz., $3.50. 
SCABIOSA caucasica (Blue Bonnet). Very showy, freely 
produced cut flowers, on long stems. June to September. 
Blue. 
3, 56c ; doz., $2.00. 
SIIiEKrE<$> scRafta (Autumn Catchfly). 4 to 6 inches. 
A low border or rock plant, with masses of bright pink 
flowers from July to October. A good successor for Maiden 
Pink. 3, 65c ; doz., $2.00 ; 100, $12.00. 
SBIB.EA<^ filipeudula (Dropwort ). Numerous white flowers 
on 15-inch stems. June-July. Dark fernlike foliage. 
3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
STATICE latifolia (Sea Lavender). 15 to 18 inches. Leath¬ 
ery foliage, minute blue flowers, similar to Forget-me-not, 
in 18-inch heads. Last for months if dried. 
3, 55c ; doz., $2.00. 
STOKESIA (Stokes’ Aster). A 2-ft. bushy plant, bloom July 
to October. Flowers often 4 to 6 inches in diameter. Bav- 
ender. 3, 55c; doz., .$2.00. 
^ SEDUM [Stonecrop] 
A diversified, interesting and very useful family, the back¬ 
bone of rock gardening; and fitting beautifully into the edg¬ 
ing and low plant situations of general gardening. Mainly 
very low growing, close jointed, densely spreading, good in 
either shade or sun. 
Acre (Golden Moss). 2 to 3 inches. Minute foliage very dense 
like moss, dark green; flowers similar to leaves, an all¬ 
covering golden yellow sheet. May to July. Used for carpet 
bedding and filling between rocks and flagstones. 
Album. 2 to 3 inches. A miniature forest of upright stems 
clothed with waxy, tubular, green leaves; terminal clusters 
of tiny white flowers. May to July. 
Glaucuni. 1 to 3 inches. Similar to the mossy Lydium, ex¬ 
cept its color is bright blue-gray; blush white flowers. 
Bydium. 1 to 3 inches. The smallest Sedum; close groups 
of little round balls made up of the tiniest green beads, the 
color changing to purplish bronze; pink June flowers. 
Sarmeutosum. Dwarf, rapid grower; one of the best for 
filling seams between rocks in wall-gardens ; equally effec¬ 
tive in other rock garden usage, or for bordering. Bright 
yellow carpeting bloom. June-July. 
Spurium coccineum. 6 to 8 inches. Thrifty, loose growth 
with kite-shaped leaves, very showy. July-August, with 
fringed, upright panicles of crimson bloom. 
Six above: 3, 55c; doz., $2.00; 100, $8.00. 
Kamtscbaticum. 8 inches. Robust and vigorous, prostrate, 
quickly spreading. The wide flat leaves are escalloped, ar¬ 
ranged in partial rosettes, fresh green turning yellow in 
autumn. The (4-inch florets are perfect stars of orange- 
yellow drying to red, in low-set clusters. 
Sieboldi. 8 to 10 inches. Reddish stems with alternating tiers 
of opposite %-inch leaves,—round, thick, rubbery, blue- 
green with red rim. The bright pink flowers remindful of 
Daphne, are charming, August-September. 
Two above: 3, 70c; doz., $2.50; 100, $12.00. 
Spectablle, Brilliant. 16 to 18 inches. An excellent border-, 
ing variety with big, saucer-like, sage green leaves of rub¬ 
bery texture stacked up in diminishing tiers, covered in 
September, with massive flat cymes of crimson flowers. 
3, 55c: doz., $2.00; 100. $10.00. 
