Aquilegia 
Liatris 
•Statice Latifolia —Immense heads of purplish blue, minute 
flowers. July-August. 
Stokesia Cyanea Coerulea —Beautiful light-blue flowers 
profusely produced in late summer. Excellent for cutting. 
Thermopsis Caroliniana —Yellow pea-like flowers produced 
in racemes six to twelve inches long. July-August. 
♦Teucrium Chamaedrys. Flossy green foliage resembling 
dwarf boxwood, may be used in place of boxwood. Can be 
clipped to suit any height up to 12 inches. 
Thalictrum Dipterocarpum —Flowers a charming shade of 
lilac-mauve, which is brightened by a bunch of lemon-yellow 
stamens and anthers. 4 feet. August and September. 
*Thymus Serpyllum —Growing about 10 inches high and 
spreading rapidly. This is one of the good varieties for natur¬ 
alizing. When established it may be mowed with lawn- 
mower. Foliage is very fragrant when walked upon. 
Tritoma Uvaria Grandiflora —Drooping, tubular flowers in 
dense spikes on long, naked stems, well above the foliage. 
Rich red changing to salmon-pink. 3-4 feet. 
*Tunica Saxifraga —Tufted plant with light pink flowers all 
summer. 6 inches. 
♦Valeriana Coccinea —Old rose flowers in umbels on 12 inch 
stems just above the rich green foliage. June-October. 
♦Veronica Repens —A carpeting plant with light blue flowers 
1-2 inches. May-June. 
Veronica Spicata —Long spikes of beautiful violet-blue flowers 
all summer. 24 inches. 
♦Vinca Minor —A trailing evergreen plant, used extensively 
for carpeting the ground under shrubs or trees or on graves, 
where it is too shady for grass. 
♦Viola (The Perennial Pansy)—If the faded blossoms are kept 
picked they continue to bloom profusely from May to Octo¬ 
ber. Pale blue. Golden Yellow, Rich Apricot, Pure White, 
Jersey Gem. 
♦Yucca Filamentosa —Broad swordlike, evergreen foliage and 
immense branching spikes of drooping, creamy white 
flowers, rising to a height of 6 feet. 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
Physalis Francheti (Chinese Lantern)—Produce freely bright 
orange-scarlet, lantern-like fruits, which when cut, make 
beautiful bouquets. 
Physostegia Virginica —Forms large clumps 3-4 feet high, 
bearing long spikes of delicate pink flowers. July-August. 
Platycodon —Large, showy flowers on 20 inch spikes, produced 
all summer. Deep blue, white. 
♦Potentilla Nepalensis (Miss Willmott)—Improved salmon 
pink. Very free flowering. Mid-summer. 
PRIMULA (Primrose) 
♦Auricula Alpina (Giant Hybrids)Rosettes of thick leaves, 
sometimes farinosa or mealy. Flower stalks 6-8 inches high, 
bearing heads of bloom of various colors, exceedingly frag¬ 
rant. Every Rock Garden should have a few of these. 
♦Cashmeriana —Large, globular heads of a pleasing purplish 
blue shade. 
♦Cortusoides —Soft wrinkled heart-shaped leaves. Flowers in 
early summer, deep rose. 10 inch. 
♦Veris Hybrids —Various shades of lilac, purple and violet as 
well as a wide range of buff, orange, salmon and rich reds. 
Pyrethrum —Attractive fernlike foliage, daisy shaped flowers 
in shades of red, pink, white. Excellent for cut flowers. 
Rudbeckia Purpurea —Most attractive purple flowers with a 
very large, brown, cone-shaped center 3 feet. July-October. 
Salvia Azurea —Pretty sky-blue flowers in great profusion. 
August-September. 3-4 feet. 
SEDUM 
♦Spurium Coccineum —Beautiful rosy crimson flowers. 
July-August. 6 inches. Fast spreading, excellent for sandy 
banks. 
Spectabile —Broad, light green foliage and immense heads of 
handsome, showy rose-colored flowers. Indispensable for late 
fall blooming plant. 18 inches. 
Sidalcea —Greek Mallow (Rosy Gem)—Showy bright rose 
colored flowers during June and July. 2-3 feet. 
♦Stachys Lanata —Fine, old-fashioned cottage garden plant 
for edging; useful in rock garden; dwarf; soft silvery foliage; 
flowers useless. 4 inches. 
PERENNIALS CHEER UP THE HOME GROUNDS 
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