Hardy Herbaceous Plants 
Bobbink &y4tkins 
SANTOLINA Chamsecyparissus (incana). Lavender 
® Cotton. Dwarf evergreen perennial, with silvery 
white foliage. Fine plant for the rockery. 1^ ft. 
SAPONARIA ocymoides. Rock Soapwort. A rock- 
® plant, with many small, bright crimson flowers. 
1 ft. May, July. 
® SATUREIA. See Calamintha. 
SAXIFRAGA Macnabiana. A beautiful variety with 
large white flowers, prettily spotted red. 1 ft. 
May, June. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
S. pedemontana. Small, tufted variety only 4 inches 
® high, bearing white flowers 1 inch across. $1.50 
for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
SCABIOSA caucasica. Pin-cushion Flower. A 
handsome, hardy plant that should be grown by 
everyone. Beautiful, soft lilac flowers. Vigorous 
grower. 2 ft. June-Aug. 
S. caucasica alba. Very rare. Pure white. 2 to 3 ft. 
J une-Aug. 
SEDUM acre. Golden Moss; Stonecrop. Bright 
©yellow. 3 in. May, June. 
© S. album. White. 3 in. May, June. , 
S. dasyphyllum. A dwarf, compact variety. May- 
® July. $1.20 for 3, $3.50 for 10, $30 per 100. 
S. hispanicum. Pinkish white flowers. Greenish 
©gray foliage becoming reddish. 3 to 4 in. $1.20 
for 3, $3.50 for 10, $30 per 100. 
© S. kamtschaticum. Yellow. 8 in. July, Aug. 
S. Maximowiczi. Amur Stonecrop. Yellow flowers, 
©borne in clusters on stems a foot high. $1.50 
for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
© S. reflexum. Yellow. 3 in. July. 
© S. sarmentosum. Yellow. 6 in. May. 
S. Sieboldi. Foliage changes from blue and cream 
© to coral-rose. Flowers rose-pink. Charming. 9 in. 
Aug., Sept. 
© S. spurium splendens. Pink. 6 in. June. 
© S. stoloniferum. Pink. 6 in. July. 
© S. stoloniferum coccineum. Red. 6 in. July. 
© S. ternatum. White. Good grower in shade. 
SEMPERVIVUM acuminatum. Glaucous rosettes 
with slightly reddish brown tips. 
S. arachnoideum. Cobweb Houseleek. Tips of 
© leaves in rosettes usually connected by silvery 
threads, from whence its common name. Flowers 
bright red, in few-flowered panicles. 6 in. 
S. arachnoideum Doellianum. Small, hairy rosettes 
© of pale green leaves. Stems 4 to 6 inches high, 
with bright red flowers. 
S. arachnoideum gnaphalium. Somewhat similar 
© to Arachnoideum. Pink flowers. 
S. arenarium. Elegant little green rosettes. $1 for 3, 
© $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
S. Browni. Very distinct, with dark green foliage 
© tipped brown. Flowers red. Of great value in 
the rockery. 
S. Fauconnetti. Small rosettes with very small 
© leaves and red flowers. 4 to 6 in. 
S. fimbriatum. Red. 6 in. Sept. $1 for 3, $2.50 
© for 10, $22 per 100. 
S. globiferum. Rosettes rather flattened. Leaves 
©gray-green. Flowers pale yellow; densely short- 
hairy leaves. 1 ft. 
S. Juratense. (Rare.) Small, star-like rosettes of 
© greenish brown color. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, 
$22 per 100. 
S., La Harpei. Yellow. 8 in. Sept., Oct. $1 for 3, 
© $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
© S. Pomelli. Leaves with brown-red tips. 
S. ruthenicum. Dark dull green rosettes. Very 
© attractive. 
© S. tectorum. Red. 1 ft. Sept. 
SENECIO pulcher. Striking, erect habit. Large 
red-purple flowers with yellow disc in summer. 
2 to 4 ft. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
SHORTIA galacifolia. Flowers white, 1 inch across. 
© Evergreen bronze-green foliage. Shady places and 
sour soil. 6 to 9 in. May, June. $1.50 for 3, 
$4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
© SILENE alpestris. White. 4 to 6 in. May, June. 
S. mariiima fl.-pl. A dwarf, creeping plant. Double 
©white flowers. 6 in $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, $35 
per 100. 
S. Saxifraga. White. 8 in. July, Aug. $1 for 3, 
© $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
© S. Schafta. Pink. 4 to 6 in. June-Sept. 
SPIRAEA Filipendula (Filipendula bexapetala ). 
© Dropwort. Creamy white. 1)^ ft. May, June. 
S. Filipendula fl.-pl. Similar to the above but with 
double flowers. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100, 
S. palmata elegans. Heart-shaped leaves. Strong 
spikes of pink flowers. 3 to 4 ft. June-Aug. 
$1.20 for 3, $3.50 for 10, $30 per 100. 
STACHYS grandiflora superba (Betonica superba 
© rosea). Woundwort. Hardy perennial about a 
foot high, with spikes of large, showy, intense 
mauve or rich purplish violet flowers. 1 ft. June, 
July. 
© S. lanata. Soft silvery foliage. 1 ft. 
STATICE latifolia (Limonium latifolium). Sea 
© Lavender. Fine panicles, covered with a profusion 
of small blue flowers. 2 ft. Aug., Sept. 
STOKESIA laevis (cyanea). Cornflower Aster; 
© Stokes Aster. A handsome native plant with fine 
sky-blue flowers, 3 to 4 inches across. 2 ft. July— 
Oct. 
© S. laevis alba. A white form of the above. 
TEUCRIUM canadense. American Germander. 
© Dark green foliage and spikes of light purple 
flowers. Fine for rockeries. 1 ft. July, Aug. 
THALICTRUM minus. Yellow. 1 ft. June, July. 
© $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
T. minus adiantifolium. Leaves resemble those of 
©the maidenhair fern. Flowers yellow. 1 ft. June, 
July. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
T. paniculatum. Yellow. 1 ft. June, July. 
THERMOPSIS caroliniana. A fine plant with 
clover-like foliage and long spikes of bright yel¬ 
low, pea-shaped, lupine-like flowers. 4 ft. June, 
July. $1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
THYMUS ci’riodorus. Creeping Thyme. Very 
© good for rock-garden. Foliage has strong lemon 
fragrance. 4 in. 
T. Serpyllum. Mother-of-Thyme. Dense mats of 
© dark green foliage. Dark red flowers. 
T. Serpyllum album. White Mountain Thyme. 
© Dense mats of dark green foliage and clouds of 
white flowers. Fine for rockwork. 3 to 4 in. 
June, July. 
T. Serpyllum coccineus. Dark green foliage. Bright 
© red flowers. 
T. Serpyllum lanuginosus. Woolly-leaved Thyme. 
© Quick-spreading plant, very effective for rock¬ 
eries. Flowers reddish pink. 5 in. June-Aug. 
T. vulgaris. Common Thyme. Flowers pale lilac. 
© 2 ft. June, July. 
TIARELLA cordifolia. Foam Flower. White. 6 to 
© 12 in. June—Aug. 
T. purpurea major. Pink. 1)^ to 2 ft. June—Aug. 
$1.20 for 3, $3.50 for 10, $30 per 100. 
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