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RANUNCULUS—Buttercups 
Herbaceous plants of easy culture and with attractive 
flowers. 
Culture. All require a moist, loamy soil. Grow in par¬ 
tial shade or full siln, in colonies, planting a foot apart 
in autumn or early spring. Do not permit plants to 
spread beyond their allotted space. 
Acris flore pleno Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $1 S.00 
A double yellow, upright growing Buttercup-like plant. 
Good for border in wet places; good cut flower. 
♦Repens fl. pi. Three $0.S5, Doz. $2.50, 100 $1S.00 
A pretty, double-flowering bright golden yellow Butter¬ 
cup of creeping habit; flowers in May and June. 
RUDBECKIA—Conef lower 
Hardy, free-flowering and easly grown perennials, some¬ 
what akin to the sunflowers in habit. Excellent and 
showy plants for sunny or partially shaded borders, and 
for yielding flowers for cutting. 
Culture. Ordinary soil in sun or shade. Can be grown 
singly or in groups. Plant in' autumn or spring, 12 to 
15 inches apart. Divide and replant every third year. 
Golden Glow Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $1S.00 
A popular hardy plant, grows six feet high, producing 
masses of large, double, golden yellow' flowers shaped 
like a dahlia, in late summer. 
Maxima Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A rare and attractive variety, growing 5 feet high, with 
large, glaucous green leaves and bright yellow flowers 
5 to 6 inches across, with a cone 2 inches high; flowers 
continuously from June to September. 
Newmanni Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
The perennial form of the “Black-Eyed Susan.” Deep 
orange-yellow flowers with a dark purple cone; long, 
wiry stems 3 feet high; blooms all summer. 
Purpurea Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
(Giant Purple Coneflower). Most attractive purple 
flowers, with a very large, brown, cone-shaped center. 
Blooms from July to October. 3 feet high; a splendid 
plant for the border. 
SALVIA—Meadow Sage or Clary 
Showy, hardy plants of medium growth and of easy 
cultivation in sunny borders. The flowers are borne in 
spikes, racemes or panicles, and are very attractive 
during the summer and autumn months. 
Culture. Those listed will thrive in good, ordinary soil 
in sunny positions, and are best grown in masses in the 
larger borders. Plant in autumn or early spring, 10 
inches apart; divide and replant every third year. 
Azurea Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
A Rocky Mountain species. Grows 3 to 4 feet high, 
producing, during August and September, pretty sky- 
blue flowers in the greatest profusion. 
Farlnacea Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
Beautiful pale blue flowers all summer on neat plants 
about 2 feet high; splendid for the border. 
Fitcherl Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Similar to Azurea, but of more branching habit; large 
flowers of a rich gentian blue color, and one of the 
most admired plants by the many visitors to our nurs¬ 
eries during the early autumn. 3 to 4 feet. 
Pratensis Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
Lilac-blue flowers from June to September; grows about 
2 feet high. Good border plant. 
Tnrkestanlca Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
Extremely decorative sw'eet scented, silvery foliage and 
showy whorls of white flowers surrounded by pale 
pink, all summer. 
SANGUINARIA—Blood-root 
There is only one species in the genus, and that is Can¬ 
adensis, a dwarf perennial with handsome leaves and 
white flowers borne in April and May. 
Culture. Requires to be grown in moist, rich or peaty 
soil, in partial shade under deciduous trees, or other 
shady spots. Plant in autumn or spring, 3 inches apart. 
*Canadensl8 Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
(Bloodroot). Native. A low perennial, about 6 inches 
high, with pure white flowers an inch in diameter, in 
early spring. The large, leathery leaves appear later. 
Plant in shady places in the rock garden or open woods. 
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SANTOLINA—Lavender Cotton; Ground Cypress 
Shrubby perennials with aromatic foliage and small, 
yellow flowers borne in roundish heads, suitable for 
sunny, dry borders. 
Culture. Ordinary, light soil in sunny, well drained bor¬ 
ders. Best grown in masses. Plant in autumn or 
spring, 6 inches apart. 
♦Chamaecyparissus Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $20.00 
(Incana). A sweet-smelling, dwarf, evergreen peren¬ 
nial, with delicate, silver-white foliage, useful as rock 
or border plants; also largely used for edgings to flower 
beds or walks. 1 foot. 
SAPONARIA—Soapwort 
Free flowering and easily grown rock plants, suitable 
for sunny borders or rock gardens, more or less tufted 
and compact in growth, and produces a profusion of 
blooms throughout the spring. 
Culture. Ocymoides and its varieties will succeed in 
good, ordinary soil or sandy loam on the margins of 
sunny borders or in the rock garden. Plant in autumn 
or spring, 8 inches apart. 
♦Ocymoldes splendens Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
Pretty prostrate border and rockery plant; flowers rosy 
pink, produced in great quantities just above the foliage 
in late May and early June. 
*Ocymoides alba Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
A pure white form of the above. 
SAXIFRAGA—Rock-foil; Megasea 
A large genus of rock plants, only a few of which are 
suitable for culture in this country. The majority re¬ 
quire to be grown on rockeries. The sorts suitable to 
grow as edgings to, or in masses on, the margins of 
borders are what are known as the Giant-leaved Saxi- 
fragas or Megaseas, with large, leathery leaves, which 
are also admirably suited for shady borders in city gar¬ 
dens. 
Culture. The mossy Saxifragas are best suited for 
shady borders or rock gardens, will do well in good, 
ordinary soil. Plant small tufts a few inches apart in 
March or early fall, then the plants will soon spread 
into broad bands or masses. The Megasea or large- 
leaved kinds will thrive in ordinary, good, rich soil in 
well drained borders or by the waterside or in the 
rockery. May be grown in sun or shade. Plant in au¬ 
tumn or early spring about 10 inches apart. Should be 
watered freely in dry summer and top-dressed every 
autumn with well-decayed manure. McNabiana is best 
grown in stony soil in the rockery in full sun. Plant 
early fall or spring, 6 inches apart. 
**Caespltosa Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $30.00 
A robust grower about 2 to 6 inches high with dense 
foliage. Small white flowers from June to August. 
Loves a rich, well drained but moist soil and very light 
shade. 
**Declplens Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
(Crimson Moss). Dwarf mossy plants bearing white 
flowers in May and June. The green foliage turns a 
bronzy crimson in winter. 4 inches high. Splendid 
rock plant; prefers light shade. 
♦♦McNabiana Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
This plant is a splendid sort for wall garden or in 
crevices in the rock garden. Foliage is gray-green in 
form of a rosette and quite stiff, from the center comes 
a flower spike about 12 inches long covered with small, 
white blossoms speckled with pink. 
♦Megasea cordifolia Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
These will thrive in ordinary soil in any position. 
Grow about one foot high, and are admirable for the 
front of the border or shrubbery, forming masses of 
handsome, broad, deep green foliage, which alone ren¬ 
ders them useful; flowers appear very early in the 
spring. Fine among rocks or ledges. 
♦Megasea crassifolla Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
12 to 15 inches. April to June. Show and spreading. 
Drooping masses of pink flowers high above the large, 
clustered leaves. A fine rock plant. 
''Megasea Hybrids Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Handsome plants in fine mixture of all shades of rose 
or pink. Excellent foliage. Good for the rock garden 
or border. Does well in shade or sun. 
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