SEDUM. Stone Crop. These plants are excellent for the rockery or 
border and invaluable for covering dry banks where little else will thrive 
Their foliage is of particularly beautiful colors, and the flowers are odd and 
showy. 
S. Rhodiola; syn., roseum. 12 inches; August; light pink. A very 
neat-growing plant. y 
S. sexangulare. 6 inches; June, July; yellow. 
S. spectabilis. i foot; September and October; rose. Flowers are 
borne in broad, flat, showy heads. 
S. telephoides. i foot; July and August; pink. The foliage of this 
variety is purple and it holds its color well. 
SOLIDAGO. Goldenrod. Every one is familiar with the beautiful 
Goldcnrod that brightens our fields and roadsides during the late fall, but it is 
not generally known that they are excellent plants for the border or wild garden. 
The dwarfer sorts may be used to advantage in the rockery. They thrive in 
almost any soil, transplant easily, and either for their effects in masses or for 
cutting purposes arc unexcelled by any fall flower. The following are a few 
of the best and most distinct varieties. 
S.altissima. 4 feet; September and October; yellow. 
S. bicolor. 2 J A feet; September and October; white. Known commonly 
as “ Silver-rod .” An excellent plant for shady positions. 
S. csesia. 3 feet; September and October; yellow. The stems of this 
variety are purple. 
S. latifolia. 2 feet; September and October; yellow. Large foliage and 
very large flowers. 
S. serotina. 3 feet; September; bright golden yellow. 
S. serotina, var. gigantea. 5 to 6 feet; October; yellow. An excep¬ 
tionally strong grower. 
SPIRAEA. Goat’s Beard, or Meadow Sweet. Plants growing well in 
ordinary garden soil, but thriving best in a rich loam. Of equal value for the 
shrubbery border or wild garden, as they form handsome bushes with excellent 
foliage, and the large heads of showy flowers are carried well above the foliage. 
They cannot be spoken of too highly, and should be in every collection. 
S. Aruncus. 4 to 5 feet; June and July; white. An excellent plant for 
moist and shady places, and the flowers are produced in immense branched 
panicles. 
S. filipendula flore pleno. 2 feet; June and July; clear white. The 
large showy heads of flowers are carried well above the beautiful fern-like dark 
green foliage. 
S. palmata. 2 feet; June and July; deep crimson; possibly the finest of 
this class. 
S. palmata var. elegans. 3 feet; June and July; pure white, with crim¬ 
son anthers. A rich and beautiful variety, doing well in moist places. 
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