48 Rock Gardens 
The STORRS & HARRISON CO 
Thalictrum Aquilegifolium 
Yucca—Spanish Bayonet. 
Tritoma Pfitzeri. 
THALICTRUM (Meadow Rue). “Mist” plants, fine cut 
foliage and spreading heads of tiny flowers. 
— aquilegifolium.<*> 1 to 3 feet. Scalloped Columbine foli¬ 
age ; white flower balls. May to July. 
-- purpureum. Purple flowers in June. 
— dipterocarpum. 4 feet. Fine cut foliage, lilac-mauve flow¬ 
er sprays. August and September. 
— glaucum. 3 to 4 feet. Finely cut blue-gray leaves; fra¬ 
grant flower heads of Chinese yellow. July. 
All: 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
THERMOPSIS caroliniana. 3 feet. Looks very much like 
a yellow Lupine; with attractive foliage like Clover, and 
tall spikes of pea-shaped yellow flowers in June and July. 
3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
Thymus^ (Thyme). The charming Mountain Thymes 
« make a dense, perfect carpet of foliage, of 
great value for covering dry banks where grass will not 
easily persist, giving out a pleasing fragrance under the 
hot sun. They are very useful in rockeries, and provide a 
rich carpet for blocks of spring-flowering bulbs ; their early 
bloom all-covering. 
* —citriodorus (Creeping Thyme). Lemon scented; golden 
yellow. 
— serpyllum album (White Mountain Thyme). Dense mats 
of dark green foliage, with clouds of tiny white flowers. 
- cocciueum. Crimson-scarlet bloom in dense sheets. 
All: 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
TRADESCANTIA virginica (Spiderwort). 2 to 2% feet. 
Broad, grasslike foliage; clustered blossoms all summer. 
An excellent filler for moist bottomlands; among the semi¬ 
shading trees at base of ravines. 
Blue or White. 3, 40c; doz., $1.50, 
TRILLIUM grandiflorum (Wake Robin). 12 to 18 inches. 
Familiar large, white, lily-like flowers of early spring, at 
their best in garden positions ensuring partial shade, or in 
low, moist sections. 3, 40c; doz., $1.50. 
S. & H. Tritoma Pfitzeri S & H Superb Strain (The 
— ■ Red Hot Poker). Semi- 
tropical and showiest of all garden plants in bloom. Rush¬ 
like foliage with thick flower stalks a yard long, a single fiery 
cone at top. Brilliant scarlet, lower petals rimmed with 
orange. Blooms July to October. A magnificent cut flower. 
Use heavy winter mulch. 
—Quartiniana. A thick stalked variety, blooming late in 
May with flower cones 10 to 12 inches long. Orange-red at 
first, but bottom half yellow as bloom matures. 
Both: 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
TROLLIUS<«> europaeus (Globeflower). 2 feet. Foliage 
like Larkspur; l*/j- to 2-inch bloom on long stems. May 
and June. Flowers are glorified Buttercups, waxy lemon- 
yellow. 
— Earliest-of-All. Light orange-yellow; the very earliest to 
bloom. 
— Meteor. Very rich in color and form; deep orange. 
All: Each, 40c; 3, $1.10; doz., $4.00. 
TUNTCA<e> saxifraga. Tufted hair-fine grass plant; tiny 
pink flowers all summer; for rockery or border. 
3, 55c ; doz., $2.00. 
-fl. pi. Beautiful double flowers. 3, 70c ; doz., $2.50. 
- rosea fl. pi. Fully double, bright rose-pink flowers from 
spring well into the summer. Each, 35c; 3, $1.00; dozen, 
$3.50. 
VALERIANA officinalis (Hardy Heliotrope). 3 to 4 feet. 
Thick spikes of white flowers, slightly roseate, with strong 
heliotrope scent. June and July. 
—coccinea rubra. 2 feet. Reddish pink flowers, in upright 
panicles like Hyacinths. June to October. 
Both : 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
VERBASCUM, Phoeniceum Hybrids. 18 inches. An in¬ 
teresting form of Mullein hybridized in England. Rather 
large woolly leaves and branched flower spikes. The flowers 
come variously in white, pink, rose, purple, bronze, and 
brown,—but can be offered as Mixed only. Planted in well- 
drained, light, warm soil, they will colonize and reproduce 
annually from their seed. 3, 70c ; doz., $2.50. 
VERONICA^ (Speedwell). Blue flowers, varying in size 
and shade, for borders and rockeries. 
—incana. 1 foot. Silver foliage; violet-blue flowers. July- 
August. 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
— longifolia subsessilis (Bluebird Flower). 2 feet. Long 
bronze-green leaves, deep indigo-blue flowers. July to Sep¬ 
tember. 3, 70c ; doz., $2.50. 
— rupestris nana. 1 to 2 inches. Creeping plants with 
small, dark leaves. Gentian-blue flowers. April and May. 
3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
VINCA minor<§> (Hardy Myrtle). A trailing evergreen for 
carpeting where it is too shady for grass ; on sloping banks 
not too dry, a bordering for shaded pools; as a setting for 
other plants such as Daffodils, Bluebells, Plumbago, certain 
Lilies and Ferns; and as a filler in large shaded rockeries. 
2 year, f.g.: 3, 40c ; doz., $1.50; 100, $10.00'; 1000, $80.00. 
2 1 /v-inch pot plants, thrifty, stocky—ready any time: 3, 50c; 
doz., $1.80 ; 100, $12.00 ; 1000, $90.00. 
VIOLA<$> (Tufted Pansy). Dwarf edging plant, hybrids of 
Alpine Violet and Garden Pansy; blooms 8 months if 
sheared often. Brilliant color spots in the rockery. 
— Admiration. Velvety wine-purple. 
—Blue Perfection, Golden Yellow, White Perfection. 
— Jersey Gem. Dwarf, bushy and continuous in bloom; 
pure, rich violet; slightly perfumed. 
All above five: 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
— Sutton’s Apricot. A new, rich apricot color much in de¬ 
mand. 3, 70c ; doz., $2.50. 
VIOLETS. Of unfailing interest and popularity. 
— Prey’s Fragrant. Profuse, single light violet. 
—Princess of Wales. Large, violet-purple. 
Both: 3, 55c; doz., $2.00. 
—Hardy English (or Russian). True stock scarce. Double, 
crinkly flowers, light violet; fragrant. 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
— Rosina A delightful new variety giving out an unusual 
-- amount of fragrance; the dainty flowers colored 
a tender lilac-pink. A remarkable novelty. 
Each, 35c ; 3, $1.00; doz., $3.50. 
YUCCA 
Filamentosa (Spanish Bayonet). Swordlike evergreen 
-foliage; pendent clustered white bells along 
thick, 3- to 4-ft. spikes. 2 yr.: Each, 25c; 3, 60c ; doz.. $2.00. 
Variegated Leaf Similar to above, but the leaves are 
■ bronzy green, striped and the outer 
edge widely bordered with yellow. Keeps its striking foliage 
all winter. 2 yr.: Each, 30c; 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
