Candytuft (Iber' 
is sempervir- 
ens). (Picture 
at right). A 
pretty flower 
from Spain. 
Dense masses 
of pure white 
blooms on 
evergreen fo- 
liage. Grows 
8 to 10 inches 
across. Per' 
fectly hardy; 
exceedingly 
fine. 
SEDUMS. These hardy s 
little plants need almost no 
soil at all. Plant them in the 
crevices between rocks. 
Sedum spectabile. 12 to 18 
inches high. Broad leaves; 
red flowers. 
Sedum reflexum. 3 to 4 in.; 
green trailing foliage, yeh 
low flowers. 
Sedum kamtschaticum. 6 to 8 
inches. Broad green leaves, 
yellow flowers. 
Sedum Sieboldi. 
Sedum spurium coccineum. 6 
inches. Dark foliage, crimson 
blooms. 
Sedum album. 3 inches. Very 
small leaves, white flowers. 
Sedum sexangulare. 3 inches. 
Very small leaves, yellow flow' 
ers. 
Sedum Sieboldi (Picture above). 
Flowers August and Septem- 
ber. 6 to 8 inches tall. AristO' 
crat of Sedums. 
Hen and Chickens (Semperviv' 
um). Amusingly and amaz,' 
ingly like their name. 
Great Sea Lavender. 
r v 
Candytuft. 
The Anemones. Some of the m r ,t lovable 
flowers grown are found among the Ane' 
mones. These low varieties are particu- 
larly recommended for your rock garden. 
Anemones not shown. 
Pasque Flower (Anemone pulsatilla). Large violet' 
blue flowers on stout stems in April and May. 
Grows 9 to 12 inche high; very pretty. 
Wood Anemone (Anemone sylvestris). A charming 
plant with white violet-like flowers. Blooms late 
in May. 
Sedum Kamtschaticum. 
Great Sea Lavender 
(Statice latifolia). 
(Picture at left). 
Immense loosely 
branched clusters of <§> 
minute purplish blue 
flowers giving beautiful feathery effect. 
Stems 12 to 15 inches high. Bloom July 
and August. Large leathery dark green 
leaves. 
Dwarf Iris (Iris pumila). (Not shown). 
These chubby darlings are very pert and 
saucy. They are a miniature edition of the 
German Iris. Grow only 6 to 10 inches 
high; many, many flowers, bloom very 
early in spring. 
Primroses. 
Primrose (Pri' 
mula — left). 
Ideal rockery 
plants. Vari' 
ety of colors 
—o range, 
yellow, 
cream, scarlet 
and crimson. 
Their broad 
s u c culent 
leaves close' 
ly hug the 
ground. Flow- 
ers on tiny 
stems 4 to 8 
inches high, 
early spring. 
Like moist, 
shady places. 
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