LITTLE SILVER, NEW JERSEY 
Hardy Perennials 21 
Sfirea Peach Blossom ( Astilbe ) 
SPEEDWELL • Veronica 
Perfect border gems of blue. 
Amethyst Speedwell ( V . amethystinum). 8 to 10 in. 
Covered with adnantle of sky-blue flowers in early 
Summer, j (R.) 
Clump^Speedwell^ (V. longifolia subsessilis). 2 ft. 
Long spikes, completely covered in late Summer 
with deep blue flowers, good for cutting. Attrac¬ 
tive foliage. Each 30c., doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00. 
Rock Speedwell (V. rupestris). 3 to 4 in. A cloud 
of bright blue flowers hides the matted green foli¬ 
age in May. (R .) 
Spike Speedwell (V. spicata). \Yi to 2 ft. Deep 
violet blue flowers in June. 
SPIREA • Astilbe 
Attractive in foliage and lovely in bloom. 
Gloria Superba. 2 to 2}^ ft. Vigorous grower, 
with brilliantipink flowers. 
Moerheim. 2 to 2 Yl ft- Big plumes of snowy 
flowers, all Summer. 
Peach Blossom. 2 ft. Most beautiful of all the 
Astilbes, with graceful spikes of flowers which are 
a clear peach blossom pink. The plant blooms 
earlier than do most varieties and is more com¬ 
pact. A totally splendid sort. 
Queen Alexandra. 2 ft. Pink spires, graceful, soft 
and dainty. 
Queen of Holland. 2 ft. Light pink, nearly white, 
flowers. 
Rheinland. 2 ft. Compact spikes of a bright crim¬ 
son, shaded with salmon. 
Salmon Queen. 2 ft. An exquisite shade of salmon. 
All varieties, each 40c., doz. $4.00, 100 $27.50 
COLLECTION OF ASTILBES 
One each of these lovely Seven Astilbes 
for only $1.95 
All varieties, unless otherwise noted, 
(Add 10% to your remittance if 
SPIREA • Spiraea 
Big plumes of flowers for the hardy garden. 
Goatsbeard (S. aruncus). 4 ft. Long, feathery 
panicles of snowy flowers in June. 
Siberian Meadowsweet (S. palmata elegans). 3 ft. 
Good for a waterside planting with light pink 
flowers in nodding plumes; early Summer. 
Either variety, each 30c., doz. $3.00 
SPURGE • Pachysandra 
Japanese Spurge (P. terminalis). G to 9 in. Best 
and most popular of ground covers, especially in 
the shade, where grass will not give good results. 
Glossy, light evergreen leaves, branching freely 
into a dense mat, and short spikes of greenish- 
white flowers in May and June. Each 20c., doz. 
$2.00, 100 $12.00, 1000 $95.00. 
STACHYS • Stachys 
Woolly Betony (S. lanata). 4 in. Old-fashioned 
dwarf; soft silvery foliage. (R.) 
STAR OF BETHLEHEM 
Ornithogalum 
Star of Bethlehem (0. umbellatum ). 6 to 8 in. 
Familiar sight in early Spring, with its brilliant 
white “stars.” (R.) 
STONECROP • Sedum 
Without which, the rockery loses much of its 
rugged beauty. 
Gold Moss (S. acre). 4 in. Golden flowers from 
evergreen foliage in late Spring. (R.) 
Hexagon Stonecrop (S. sexangulare ). 4 in. Very 
dark foliage and lovely yellow flowers in June. (R.) 
Jenny Stonecrop (S. reflexum). 6 in. Trailer, with 
erect clusters of golden flowers in mid-Summer. 
(R.) 
Leafy Stonecrop (5. dasyphyllum). 2 in. Dwarf and 
compact, flowering from May to July. (R.) 
Orange Stonecrop (S. kamtschaticum). 6 in. Orange 
flowers in late Summer. Golden Fall foliage. (R.) 
Running Stonecrop (S. stolonijerum). 6 in. Pink 
bloom in mid-Summer from flat evergreen leaves. 
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Scarlet Running Stonecrop (S. stolonijerum coc- 
cineum ). 6 in. Like the above, but with crimson 
flowers. (R.) 
Showy Stonecrop (S. spectabilis “Brilliant”). 
18 in. Bright red flowers in late Summer. 
Siebold Stonecrop (5. sieboldi). 5 in. Glaucous 
round foliage, rimmed crimson. Pink flowers in 
September. (R.) 
Stringy Stonecrop (S. sarmentosum). 6 in. Vigor¬ 
ous spreader, yellow flowers in early Summer. (R.) 
White Stonecrop (S. album). 2 in. White mid- 
Summer bloom from thick, waxy evergreen leaves. 
(R.) 
SUNROSE • Helianthemum 
Rock Sunrose ( H. croceum). 6 in. Broadleaved 
evergreen, bearing deep yellow flowers all through 
the Summer. (R.) Each 25c., doz. $2.50. 
each 20c., doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
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