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Pyrethrum hybridum 
Sedum spectabile 
Shasta Daisy, Alaska 
HARDY PERENNIALS (Miscellaneous Varieties), continued 
PHYSOSTEGIA virginiana alba. False Dragonhead. 
White flower-spikes in July and August. A good wild- 
garden subject and useful cut-flower. Height, 2)4 
to 3 feet. 
Virginiana gigantea. Tall spikes of mauve-pink blooms. 
Height, 4 to 5 feet. 
^Virginiana, Vivid. Deep pink. Dwarf form. Height, 
1)4 feet. August, September. 
PLATYCODON grandiflorum. Balloon Flower. Bright 
blue, bell-shaped flowers. Height, 2 to 2)4 feet. 
Grandiflorum album. Pure white. A reliable border 
plant. Height, 2 to 2)4 feet. July to October. 
PYRETHRUM hybridum. Colored Daisy. A good old 
favorite, producing a wealth of cut-flower material. 
Mixed colors. Height, 2 feet. June, July. 
RUDBECKIA, Golden Glow. Double yellow flowers in 
July and August. Useful for background. Height, 
5 to 6 feet. 
*SAXIFRAGA cordifolia. Hearlleaf Saxifraga. Deco¬ 
rative foliage. Rose-pink flowers in April and May. 
Height, 1 foot. 
*SEDUM maximum. Great Stonecrop. Useful for dry 
soils. Pale yellow flowers. Height, 1 foot. July, 
August. 
*Spectabile. Showy Stonecrop. Broad green leaves and 
immense heads of rose-pink flowers. A fine border 
plant. Height, 1 foot. September, October. 
*Spectabile, Brilliant. Rosy crimson. Should be in 
every garden. 
SHASTA DAISY, Alaska. Large, single, pure white 
flower. Height, 2 feet. July to October. 
King Edward. Taller and later than the above. July 
to October. 
SIDALCEA, Rosy Gem. Prairie Mallow. Deep rose 
flowers. Height, 2 to 3 feet. June, July. 
Rose Queen. Bright rose flowers. Height, 2 to 3 feet. 
June, July. 
STACHYS lanata. Woolly Betony. Decorative silvery 
grey foliage. Purple-red flowers in July. Height, 
1)4 feet. 
STOKESIA laevis (S. cyanea). Cornflower Aster. 
Lavender-blue flowers. Height, 1)4 to 2 feet. June 
to October. 
Laevis alba. White flowers. Height, 1)4 to 2 feet. 
June to October. 
For other varieties of Stokesia see page 25 
VALERIANA officinalis. Heads of showy rosy crimson 
flowers in June and July. Height, 3 to 4 feet. 
Officinalis alba. A white-flowering form. Good wild- 
garden subject. Height, 3 to 4 feet. June, July. 
YUCCA filamentosa. Adam's Needle. Sword-like foli¬ 
age. Drooping, creamy white, bell-like flowers 
carried on immense, branchy spikes. Height, 4 to 
6 feet. July, August. 
Filamentosa variegata. Foliage green and white. 
Height, 4 to 6 feet. July, August. 50 cts. each, $1.25 
for 3, $5 per doz. 
All Perennials on this page, 25 cts. each, 65 cts. for 3 of one kind, $2.50 per doz., 
$15 per 100, unless noted 
Herbs 
Chives ( Allium Schoenoprasum). Onion-like plants, 
the leaves of which are used in salads for seasoning 
and flavoring. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Dill ( Anethum graveolens). Both the foliage and 
seeds are used for flavoring. 25 cts. each, $2.50 
per doz. 
Hoarhound ( Marrubium vulgare). Perennial with 
bitter-tasting leaves, used medicinally and also 
for flavoring. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Mint ( Mentha piperita). Excellent in making mint 
sauces or as a flavoring. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis). Very fragrant. 
Used for seasoning meats and soups. A decorative, 
hardy, and vigorous shrub. 30 cts. each, $3 
per doz. 
Sage, Garden ( Salvia officinalis). Very essential in 
flavoring dressings and sauces. 25 cts. each, 
$2.50 per doz. 
Sweet Woodruff ( Asperula odorata). A favorite 
European woodland herb. Very useful for flavor¬ 
ing when dried. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Tarragon (Artemisia Dracuncufus). The genuine 
French Tarragon. Leaves give a very delicious 
flavoring to salads. 35 cts. each, $3.50 per doz. 
Thyme, Citron ( Thymus eitriodorus). The well- 
known “Lemon Thyme.” Very pungent odor. 
25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
Thyme, Common (Thymus vulgaris). Leaves are 
used for flavoring dressings and in sauces. 25 cts. 
each, $2.50 per doz. 
