BUSKIRK’S AQUARIUM 
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INDEPENDENCE, OHIO 
Border and Rock-Plants 
While this list may seem limited in length, it contains the best plants for rock-gardens and 
borders. All are grown in the open ground (unless noted as pot-plants), are entirely hardy, 
and should thrive anywhere. 
Phlox 
The Phlox family contains many of the finest 
rock-garden plants. All are extremely easy to 
grow, and from the great number of varieties we 
have selected those which experience has proved 
to be the best. 
Phlox amoena. Bright pink flowers in dense 
heads. April and May. Height 4 to 6 in. 
3 for 85 cts.; $2.50 per doz. 
P. subulata (Moss Pink). In May and June 
the moss-like foliage is completely covered 
with small pink flowers. Height 4 in. 3 for 
65 cts.; $2 per doz. 
P. subulata alba. Pure white flowers. This 
species is used chiefly for carpet bedding and 
in rockeries and borders. 3 for 65 cts.; $2 
per doz. 
P. subulata atropurpurea. New. A beautiful 
carmine-red variety. 3 for $1; $3.50 per doz. 
P. subulata, Autumn Rose. New. Bright 
rose with large dark red center. Blooms freely 
from early September to heavy freezing. 
Foliage is dark green and remains so all winter, 
forming neat compact mounds instead of 
mats. Potted plants, 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
P. subulata, Fairy. Pale blue. Compact. 
3 for $1; $3 per doz. 
P. subulata lilacina. Light lilac flowers. 
3 for 65 cts.; $2 per doz. 
P. subulata Moerheimii. New. Carmine- 
pink. Distinctive in foliage and bloom. Potted 
plants, 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
P. subulata, Vivid. A bright shade of pure 
pink. Possibly the finest of all. 3 for $1; 
$3.50 per doz. 
Polyanthus • Bunch Primrose 
The Polyanthus is an indispensable spring 
flower and should be used largely in flower beds 
and borders, also wild gardens and rockeries. It 
likes an open, half-shady position in rich soil. 
Veris Hybrids. This strain includes various 
shades of lilac, purple and violet, as well as a 
wide range of buff, orange, salmon and rich 
reds approaching scarlet in intensity. Quite 
hardy and of vigorous growth. 3 for 65 cts.; 
$2 per doz. 
Sedum 
Indispensable in rock-gardens, between step¬ 
ping-stones, and similar places. 
3 plants for 65 cts.; $2 per doz. 
Sedum album. A creeping variety with tiny 
white flowers in July and August. Height 4 
to 6 in. 
S. dasyphyllum. One of the smallest—seldom 
over 2 inches high. Blue-gray foliage. 
S. Ewersi. A Chinese species. Purplish pink 
flowers in August and September. Foliage 
blue-green. 
S. glaucum. An excellent dwarf variety with 
light grayish foliage. 
S. kamtschaticum. Orange-yellow flowers. 
Foliage turns to golden yellow in autumn. 
S. Middendorffianum. A very choice kind, 
forming neat little bushes of pretty dentate 
bronzy green leaves. 
S. spurium coccineum. Rosy crimson flowers 
in July and August. Height 6 in. 
Sempervivum 
Commonly called “Houseleek” and “Hen-and- 
Chicken.” Foliage often has brilliant tips. 
Flowers in showy clusters. 
3 for 65 cts.; $2 per doz. 
Sempervivum aracbnoideum. Flowers bright 
red. Tips of the leaves are connected by silvery 
threads. 
S. atropurpureum velosum. Large, reddish 
green foliage. A pleasing variety. 
S. blandum. Pale rose flowers on stems 7 to 
10 inches high. 
S. globiferum. Yellow. Rosettes 2 to 3 inches 
across, with shorter leaves than other varieties. 
New rosettes are on stems from 1 */£ to 3 
inches long. 
S. hirtum. Small rosettes tinged with red, and 
covered with short hairs. 
Thymus • Thyme 
Thymus Serpyllum. An evergreen plant 
valued for ground-covers and rockeries. The 
lilac flowers are very small. 3 for 65 cts.; 
$2 per doz. 
T. Serpyllum coccineus. Similar to T. 
Serpyllum, but with bright crimson flowers. 
Height 2 to 4 in. 3 for 65 cts.; $2 per doz. 
T. Serpyllum album. Forms dense mats of 
dark green foliage and clouds of white flowers. 
3 for 65 cts.; $2 per doz. 
T. Serpyllum lanuginosus. Bright pink 
flowers and woolly foliage. 3 for 65 cts.; 
$2 per doz. 
Viola • Violet 
Viola cornuta, Jersey Gem. Flowers of rich 
pure violet, large and fragrant. Short, bushy 
growth; blooms throughout the summer. 3 for 
85 cts.; $2.50 per doz. 
V. cornuta, Sutton’s Apricot. A beautiful 
rich apricot shade tinted orange toward the 
center. 3 for 85 cts.; $2.50 per doz. 
AUBRIETIA Hybrids (False Wall Cress). 
Flowers in April and May. Potted plants in 
assorted varieties, 3 for $1; $3 per doz. 
CAMPANULA pusilla nana. Lavender-blue 
flowers. A very low-growing plant. 3 for $1. 
COTONEASTER horizontalis. A trailing 
shrub that is fine for rockeries. The foliage 
turns to tones of red and bronze in late 
autumn, while brilliant red berries remain all 
winter. Plants from 2-in. pots, 35 cts. each; 
$3.50 per doz. 
DAPHNE Cneorum. Clusters of bright pink, 
highly fragrant flowers in May. Plants from 
2-in. pots, 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
IBER1S petraea. From Southern Italy. Flowers 
white with a tinge of red. 50 cts. each; 3 for 
$1.25. 
PACHYSANDRA terminalis. An evergreen 
ground-cover used extensively for planting 
under shrubbery or evergreens, or where the 
ground is bare and conspicuous. Covered with 
white flowers in spring. 3 for 65 cts.; $2 per 
doz. 
