Silene Ingrami 
SHASTA DAISY. Superbly effective in the border or in 
long rows, nothing gives more bloom, either in the 
garden or for cutting, with so little trouble. Cult: Sun; 
fair to good loam. PI., fall to spring. Divide every 
second year. 
Shasta Daisy, “Double Fringed” or “Chiffon Daisy.” 2 ft. 
high with very double flowers of pure white, the petals 
shredded, quilled, and incurved to give a most enchant¬ 
ing effect. Most effective as a cut flower. 25 cts. each; 
3 for 65 cts. 
Shasta Daisy, “Burbank’s Alaska”. 18 to 24 in. high, of 
graceful habit. The pure white flowers are 4 to 5 inches 
across. 25 cts. each; 3 for 60 cts. Picture, page 35. 
^SHOOTING STAR. See Dodecatheon, page 5. 
SILENE 
Silenes are popularly known as Catchfly or Wild Pink. 
They are related to the pinks. Those I offer grow natur¬ 
ally in rocks or gravelly soil and are admirably suited 
to the rock garden. 
WESTERN AMERICAN SILENES. In California, S. Cali- 
fornicum is the “Indian Pink”. The three species de¬ 
scribed below rank near the top of the world’s best 
rock plants, and are worth much painstaking to have 
them at their best. All have deep reaching fleshy tap 
roots with its crown about two inches below the sur¬ 
face. From this radiate laterally numerous tendrils 
which push through the soil at some distance from the 
crown making a single plant appear like a colony, pro¬ 
ducing such a lovely effect as that pictured above. 
Foliage dies to ground soon after flowering, after which 
the dormant roots handle easily. 
Cult: Light shade. Soil, well drained and a good loam 
or rich gravelly one. PL, best dormant in fall; live 
plants supplied in spring. Set tap root with crown two 
inches below surface and spread tendrils laterally and 
upward. 
*Californicum makes a clump 8 to 18 inches across with 
flowering stems a foot high, but oftener more compact. 
The cardinal-red flowers come from late spring on 
through the summer, and are a show indeed. 25 cts. 
each; 3 for 65 cts. 
*Hookerii has many small detached tufts 2 inches high, 
each producing exquisitely laciniated flowers up to two 
inches across, unexcelled in their delicacy. Soft pink 
with a white halo. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
*lngramii, pictured above, needs little description. It is more 
floriferous than Hookerii and the less laciniated flow¬ 
ers are of deep rose. New and a real acquisition. 50 cts. 
each; 3 for $1.25. 
OTHER SILENES 
*Maritima. A flat cushion, very dense, of pleasing blue- 
green with odd, but quite attractive white flowers. A 
most effective rock plant. Cult: Sun to light shade. 
Any soil. PL, fall to spring. Seeds. 25 cts. each; 3 for 
65 cts. 
*Pennsylvanica. An Atlantic Coast species, splendid for the 
rock garden, rather like our Westerners and having 
same requirements. More dense foliage and many fine 
rose pink flowers in late spring. 25 cts. each; 3 for 
65 cts. 
*Schaftii. A most charming rock garden or border plant, 
4 to 6 inches high with low cushions, and masses of 
bright pink flowers from July to October. Cult: Sun; 
any soil and stands drouth. Prop, seeds. 25 cts. each; 
3 for 65 cts. 
*SISYRINCH IU M, Blue Eyed Grass; Star Grass. Dainty 
iris-like plants with grassy leaves and slender stems and 
many very pretty flowers. Cult: Sun. Soil, any loam 
with plenty of moisture during growing season. Pl., fall 
or spring, but better dormant in fall. Prop. Divisions. 
*Bellum. A foot high, with star-like blue flowers in April. 
*Californicum. A few inches high with rich yellow flowers 
from May to October. Require constant moisture. 
**Grandiflorum, the purple Star-Grass is 8 in. high with 
brilliant rosy-purple in spring. 
Price of all is 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
*SCUTELLARIA resinosa, of the Mint family. From a cen¬ 
tral root radiate very many semi-erect stems 8 inches 
high, bearing nice blue flowers, spotted white on the 
lip, from May to October. A neat and pleasing plant, 
wonderfully attractive in the rock garden. Cult: Sun. 
Soil, any. PL, fall to spring. Seeds. 30 cts. each; 3 for 
75 cts. 
*STAR TULIPS. See Calochortus, page 6. 
SYNTHYR1S. Splendid contributions from the Pacific 
Coast to the shadiest portions of the fern-bed, woodland 
or rock garden. The neat evergreen clumps are always 
beautiful and the flowers are enchanting. Each is quite 
distinct, and all to be highly prized. Cult: Shade to 
deep shade. Soil, good rich woodland soil. Pl., fall to 
spring. Prop. Divisions. 
*Cordata. A few long cordate leaves, deep green above, 
purple beneath. The dainty pink flowers come in April- 
May. 25 cts. each; 3 for 60 cts. 
*Reniformis. The dark green leaves are very glossy. Deep 
blue flowers are borne in racemes on stout stems 6 
inches high. Rare and lovely. 40 cts. each; 3 for $1. 
*Rotundifolia. No prettier woodland plant in foliage. The 
round leaves make a close mound a few inches high 
and the very many soft blue flowers appear in early 
spring. 25 cts. each; 3 for 60 cts. 
*Stellulata. Is large with glossy green, fluted leaves. The 
deep blue flowers are on long erect racemes for weeks 
in early spring. With rich soil and ample moisture it 
makes large masses. 30 cts. each; 3 for 75 cts. 
*TELLIMA grandiflora. A Western woodland plant to be 
prized for its lovely begonia-like foliage and splendid 
for the shaded rock garden or with ferns. Makes beau¬ 
tiful clumps 6 in. high and a foot across. Cult: Any soil 
in shade. 25 cts. each; 3 for 60 cts. 
THYMUS, Thyme. The dwarf (Thymes) are splendid 
creeping plants, fine between flagging, for a mantle 
over a rock or for edging the border and they make 
delightful masses in nooks among rocks. The taller 
ones are nice in the border and the herb garden. Cult: 
They thrive either in sun or light shade and in poorest 
soils. PL, fall to spring. All flower in June and July. 
*Albus. Dense carpets % inch high covered with pure white 
flowers in season. 
*Lanug inosa, the Wooly Thyme. With its soft grey foliage 
it is most attractive as a mantle or in a pocket. 
*Maculata. A very pretty almost unknown species with 
glossy deep green ovate leaves and pinkish flowers. 
*Serpyllum coccineum. Foliage is a low carpet of small 
dark green leaves. Flowers rosy : red in great pro¬ 
fusion. 
*Serpyllum, Purdy’s var. (right name doubtful), grows 2 
in. high, spreading rapidly to make a dense mass and 
has lavender-pink flowers in a fleecy cloud. Always 
neat, it is alike valuable to drape over a bank or rock 
to even 3 or 4 feet down or to fill a pocket. Easily kept 
in bounds by trimming. A wonderful ground cover. 
*AII Creeping Thymes, 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts.; set of 5 
for $1. 
Taller Thymes. 
*Nitida makes a very compact, tiny tree-like shrub of 
greyish-green. Flowers are lavender and it has the most 
delicious fragrance of any Thyme, which alone should 
sell it. Fine in rock garden, herb garden or border. 
Cult: Sun. Soil, any. PL, fall to spring. Prop. Cuttings. 
25 cts. each. 
*Vulgaris variegata. A pleasing silver variegated form of 
the familiar herb. 10 inches high and dense. 25 cts. 
each; 3 for 65 cts. 
The above prices are postpaid to your door. 
* Indicates plants well suited to rock gardens. 
** Indicates plants suited to the rock garden only. 
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CARL PURDY, UKIAH, CALIFORNIA 
