Beautiful Plants for the Rock Garden 
ALYSSUM saxatile compactum (Basket of Gold). 
Broad masses of bright yellow flowers in early 
spring. One of the most popular. 1 foot. 
ARMERIA (Thrift or Sea Pink). A beautiful 
little rock plant, also valuable for edging. Foli' 
age grasslike, evergreen. Pink flowers. 6 inches. 
May and June. 
AUBRIETIA (Rainbow Rock Cress). Pretty dwarf 
growing plants suitable for the rockery or for the 
edge of the border. They form masses of silvery 
green foliage and sheets of various colored flow¬ 
ers in the spring and early summer. 
ASTER alpinus (Alpine Aster). Fine, dwarf 
Aster, bearing large, single flowers in May and 
June on stems 6 to 8 inches high. Separate 
colors, blue and white. 
ARABIS alpina fl. pi (White Rock Cress). Dom 
ble form of the Arabis alpina. Pure white flow' 
ers produced in dense masses in early spring. 
Fleight 10 inches. 
DIANTHUS deltoides, Brilliant (Maiden Pink). 
A beautiful little prostrate plant with narrow 
leaves, bearing a profusion of small, glowing 
crimsomred flowers in June and July. 
GYPSOPHILA repens (Dwarf Baby’s Breath). A 
beautiful trailing plant with clouds of small, 
white flowers in July and August. 
Oxford Verbenas 
Th ese beautiful Verbenas are the most at' 
tractive and satisfactory of the Verbena class 
and bloom from planting until after early 
frosts. Beautiful for borders, solid beds or 
the rock garden. Habit low and creeping, in' 
dividual plants covering three square feet or 
more. Th’s variety cannot be sowed from 
seed. Colors pink or rose. 
Pot Grown Plants: 
25c each; 5 for $1.00; 10 for $1.75, postpaid. 
PHLOX subulata (Creeping Phlox; Moss or Mourn 
tain Pink). This is probably one of the most 
loved and well known plants of the rock garden 
family. A low growing, very compact plant 
completely covered with a carpetdike mass of 
small, Pink'like flowers in May. Splendid for 
rock garden and carpeting. In separate colors of 
rosy pink, lavender and white. 
PRIMULA veris (Primrose). The true old English 
hardy Primrose in a range of color from light 
yellow to deepest crimson. Early blooming. 
Height 6 inches. 
SEDUM acre (Golden Moss). Dense tuft of light 
green foliage, covered with bright yellow flow' 
ers in May. 4 inches. 
SEDUM reflexum (Upright Moss). Pretty dark 
green and bluish foliage of upright habit. The 
golden yellow flowers are borne on a stately, 
yellow stem 6 inches high. July. 
SEDUM stoloniferum (Trailing Moss). Most de' 
sirable, evergreen leaves, flower purplish pink. 
6 inches. July and August. 
TUNICA saxifraga (Coat Flower). A pretty tufted 
plant with light pink flowers, produced all sum' 
mer. 6 inches. 
VERONICA, Royal Blue (Dwarf Speedwell). This 
new dwarf Veronica is one of the loveliest of 
its kind. Of dense habit, the plant is completely 
covered with little clusters of deep blue flowers 
during May and June. 6 to 12 inches. 
VERONICA incana (Silver Speedwell). Showy 
blue flowers with silvery foliage. Useful in rock' 
ery or for edging path and flower beds. 
Any of the Above Named Rock 
Plants, Your Selection of 
Varieties 
25c each 3 for 60c 
6 for $1.00 Postpaid 
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