M E NTO R. f OHIO 
WAYSIDE 
GARDENS 
SALVIA - Meadow Sage or Clary 
Azurea Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
A Rocky Mountain species. Grows 3 to 4 feet high, producing 
during August and September, pretty sky-blue flowers in the 
greatest profusion. 
Farinacea Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Beautiful pale blue flowers all summer on neat plants about 
2 feet high; splendid for the border. 
Pitcheri Three $0.65, Doz. $1.70, 100 $12.00 
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 nurseries during the early 
autumn. 3 to 4 feet. 
Fratensis Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Lilac-brown flowers from June to September; grows about 2 
feet high. Good border plant. 
Turkestanica Three $0.55, doz., $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Extremely decorative sweet scented, silvery foliage and showy 
whorls of white flowers surrounded by pale pink, all summer. 
SAPONARIA - Soapwort 
*Ocymoides splendens Three $0.55, doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
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 $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
A pure white form of the above. 
SAXIFRAGA - Rock-foil; Megasea 
Caespitosa Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
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. 
♦Decipiens Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
(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 $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
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 $0.75, Doz. $2.00, 100 $15.00 
These will thrive in ordinary soil in any position. Grow about 
1 foot high, and are admirable for the front of the border or 
shrubbery, forming masses of handsome, broad, deep green 
foliage, which alone renders them useful; flowers appear very 
early in the spring. Fine among rocks or ledges. 
♦Megasea crassifolia Three $0.75, doz. $2.00, 100 $15.00 
12 to 15 inches. April to June. Showy and spreading. Droop¬ 
ing masses of pink flowers high above the large, clustered 
leaves. A fine rock plant. 
♦Megasea Hybrids Three $0.65, Doz. $1.70, 100 $12.00 
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. 
SCABIOSA - Scabious or Pin-cushion Flower 
Caucasica Three $0.65, Doz. $1.70, 100 $12.00 
(Blue Bonnet). Their lovely flowers are a soft and charming 
shade of lavender; commences to bloom in June, throwing 
stems 18 to 24 inches high until September. 
Caucasica alba Three $0.75, Doz. $2.00, 100 $15.00 
(White Bonnet). The white form of the preceding. 
JTaponica. Three $0.65, Doz. $1.70, 100 $12.00 
Lavender-blue flowers from July to September. 2 feet. This is 
a biennial variety, but very valuable for its great quantity of 
blue flowers produced throughout the summer. 
Fennsylvanica Three $0.65, Doz. $1.70, 100 $12.00 
(Cephalaria tatarica). Large golden yellow flowers, similar 
to the true Scabiosa in form, but 5 feet tall; excellent plant 
for back in the border or in front of shrubs. 
SCUTELLARIA - Skull Cap 
♦Baicalensis coelestina Three $0.75, Doz. $2.00, 100 $15.00 
Short, wiry stems, 1 foot high, clothed with clear blue Snap¬ 
dragon-shaped flowers during July and August; a very good 
plant for the rockery or in front of the border. 
SEDUM - Stonecrop; Tall Varieties 
Spectabile Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
One of the-prettiest erect-growing species, attaining a height 
of 18 inches, with broad, light green foliage and immense 
heads of handsome, showy, rose-colored flowers; indispens¬ 
able as a late fall-blooming plant. 
Spectabile “Brilliant” Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
A richly colored form of the preceding, being a bright 
amaranth-red. 
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Scabiosa Caucasica. 
Saxifraga, Megasea. Hybrids. 
Sedum Spectabile. 
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