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Plants for Ground-Covers and Borders 
Thymus Serpyllum 
THALICTRUM aquilegifolium. Columbine Mead- 
owrue. Europe. Stems large, hollow, 1 to 3 feet. 
Foliage glaucous, divided into many roundish 
leaflets, giving a delicate, fragile appearance to 
the plant. Flowers small, white, with purple 
stamens, numerous in terminal panicles. May, 
June. Specimens or groups in sun or semi-shade. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $15 per 100 
T. glaucum. Dusty Meadowrue. 2 to 5 ft. Europe. 
Taller. Foliage glaucous. Leaflets more oval, 
with 3 lobes. Flowers yellow. June, July. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $15 per 100 
T. minus adiantifolium. Maidenhair Meadowrue. 
Europe, Asia. Stem round, grooved. Leaflets like 
adiantum fern. Flowers greenish. July. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $15 per 100 
THERMOPSIS caroliniana. Carolina Thermopsis. 
2 to 3 ft. Long spikes of bright yellow, pea¬ 
shaped, lupine-like flowers. Very hardy. Good 
for the border or for the wild and picturesque 
garden. Excellent for cutting. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
THYMUS. Thyme. 1 to 3 in. The Thymes are 
-K known and used throughout the world as ground- 
<§> cover plants for flagstone terraces and walks, on 
dry banks, in rock-gardens. Their foliage is very 
wiry and fragrant. The small, round leaves when 
bruised give off a fragrance known as “Thyme.” 
If planted at various points of the garden, or on 
the lawn itself, their odor is delightfully evident at 
shadow-time. Always attractive, quick spreading, 
and easy to grow. Thyme is a “link” with days of 
“hooped skirts, the sword, and buckler.” 
T. azoricus. Rose flowers. Dark evergreen foliage. 
T. citriodorus aureus. Golden-leaved Lemon- 
scented Thyme. 
T. lanuginosus. Woolly Thyme. Woolly grayish foli¬ 
age. Bright pink flowers. 
T. Serpyllum. Wild Thyme. Native. Almost ever¬ 
green. Lilac flowers. 
T. Serpyllum albus. White-flowering form. 
T. Serpyllum coccineus. Crimson-flowering form. 
All Thymus, field-plants, $1.50 for 10: $12 per 100; 
$100 per 1000. 2Vi-in. pot-plants, $1.50 for 10; $12 
per 100; $100 per 1000. 
TRILLIUM grandiflorum. Snowy Trillium. Native. 
<§> Root short, thick, tuber-like, from which rises 
one stem bearing three rather large leaves and one 
large pure white flower in early spring. Rich soil 
in shade. Fall planting. For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Field-plants.$1 00 $9 00 $85 00 
TIARELLA cordifolia. Alleghany Foam Flower. 
<§> Native. Foliage about base of plant forms very 
neat bunches about 8 inches high. Leaves rather 
heart-shaped, with lobed and toothed edges. 
Usually marked with some bronzy red shades. 
Flowers white, in erect racemes in May. Found in 
rich, moist, drained woods. Will endure sunlight, 
but leaf-colorings will be less marked. Suitable 
for woodland groups and masses, also for rockery. 
For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Field-plants.$1 25 $10 00 $85 00 
TROLLIUS europaeus. Globeflower. 15 in. North- 
ern Europe. Dark green, glossy, 5-parted foliage. 
Globular, double, buttercup-like yellow flowers 
about 2 inches across from May to July. Prefers 
wet soil in sunlight in cool climate. Does well in 
rich moist soil, especially with shade from hot sun. 
Field-plants.$2.50 for 10; $20 per 100 
TUNICA saxifraga. Goat Flower. Tufted evergreen 
<§> foliage with light pink, mistlike flowers produced 
all summer. Plant in groups and masses in rock- 
garden and border. For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Field-plants.$1 25 $10 00 $85 00 
pot-plants. 1 25 10 00 85 00 
VALERIANA officinalis. Valerian. 3 to 4 ft. Europe, 
<§■ Asia. Produces showy heads of rose-tinted white 
flowers during July, with strong heliotrope odor. 
Generally planted in groups of a dozen or more, 
and thrives in full sun or partial shade. 
Field-plants.$1.25 for 10; $10 per 100 
VERBASCUM phceniceum. Purple Mullein. 2 to 
5 ft. Europe, Asia. Biennial. Root-leaves in a 
rosette. Stem leaves few. Flower purple in a 
simple slender raceme. June, August. 
Field-plants.$1.25 for 10; $10 per 100 
VERBENA venosa. Violet-purple blossoms all 
summer. Very hardy, creeping plant. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $15 per 100 
VERONICA Allioni. 1 to 2 in. A very small, rapid 
<§> creeper, resembling our wild Veronicas in habit. 
It seems to thrive well in any situation. Can well 
be described as an undergrowth plant. Flowers 
are light blue. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $18 per 100 
V. Chamsedrys. Germander Speedwell. Forms 
<®> compact clumps about 1 foot high when in bloom. 
Flowers blue, rather large, in about 6-inch racemes. 
May, June. Endures considerable shade. Rock¬ 
ery, low borders. 
Field-plants.$1.50 for 10; $12 per 100 
V. filiformis. A great romper, but very attractive. 
<§> Soft green, trailing mats absolutely smothered 
under pale china-blue flowers in May and June. 
Best planted by itself. For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Field-plants.$1 25 $10 00 $85 00 
2}^-in. pot-plants. 1 25 10 00 85 00 
V. gentianoides. Gentian Speedwell. Alpine Europe. 
■§> Foliage distinct, ,dark green, smooth, about 3 
inches long, narrow, forming rosettes. Plants 
spread slowly to form low, attractive clumps. 
Flowers blue, in slender, stiff spikes, May, June. 
Native to wet alpine meadows, but does finely in 
good garden loam, not moist. Very distinct. 
Field-plants.$2 for 10; $15 per 100 
V. incana. Woolly Speedwell. Europe, Asia. About 
1 foot when in flower. Foliage gray, woolly, 
forming neat clumps. Flowers blue, July to 
September. Rockery, low border. Makes a good 
hedge for formal beds. 
Field-plants.$1.25 for 10; $10 per 100 
