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WAy SIDE GARDENS mentor , Ohio 
SALVIA - Meadow Sage or Clary 
Azarea Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
A Rocky Mountain species. Grows 3 to 4 feet high, producing 
during August and September, pretty sky-blue flowers in the 
greatest profusion. 
Farinaoea Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Beautiful pale blue flowers all summer on neat plants about 
2 feet high; splendid for the border. 
Pitcheri Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Similar to Azurea, but of more branching habit; large flowers 
of a rich gentian blue color, and one of the most admired 
plants by the many visitors to our nurseries during the early 
autumn. 3 to 4 feet. 
Fratensis Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Lilac-brown flowers from June to September; grows about 2 
feet high. Good border plant. 
Torkestanica Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Extremely decorative sweet scented, silvery foliage and stiowy 
whorls of white flowers surrounded bv pale pink, all summer. 
SAPONARIA - Soapwort 
♦Ocymoides splendens Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Pretty prostrate border and rockery plant; flowers rosy pink, 
produced in great quantities just above the foliage in late 
May and early June. 
♦Ocymoides alba Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
A pure white form of the above. 
SAXIFRAGA - Rock-foil; Megasea 
Caespitosa Three $1.10, Doz. $3.25, 100 $22.50 
a lobust grower about 2 to 6 inches high with dense foliage. 
Small white flowers from June to August. Loves a rich, well- 
drained but moist soil and very light shade. 
*Decipiens Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
(Crimson Moss). Dwarf mossy plants bearing white flowers 
in May and June. The green foliage turns a bronzy crimson 
in winter. 4 inches high. Splendid rock plant; prefers light 
shade. 
♦McNabiana Three $0.85, Doz. $2.70, 100 $18.00 
This plant is a splendid sort for wall garden or in crevices in 
the rock garden. Foliage is gray-green in form of a rosette 
and quite stiff; from the center comes a flower spike about 
12 inches long covered with small, white blossoms speckled 
with pink. 
♦Megasea cordifolia Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
These will thrive in ordinary soil in any position. Grow about 
1 foot high, and are admirable for the front of the border or 
shrubbery, forming masses of handsome, broad, deep green 
foliage, which alone renders them useful; flowers appear very 
early in the spring. Fine among rocks or ledges. 
♦Megasea crassifolia Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
12 to 15 inches. April to June. Showy and spreading. Droop¬ 
ing masses of pink flowers high above the large, clustered 
leaves. A fine rock plant. 
♦Megasea Hybrids Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Handsome plants in fine mixture of all shades of rose or pink. 
Excellent foliage. Good for the rock garden or border. Does 
well in shade or sun. 
SCABIOSA - Scabious or Pin-cushion Flower 
Caucasica Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
(Blue Bonnet). Their lovely flowers are a soft and charming 
shade of lavender; commences to bloom in June, throwing 
stems 18 to 24 inches high until September. 
Caucasica alba Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
(White Bonnet). The white form of the preceding. 
Japonica Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Lavender-blue flowers from July to September. 2 feet. This is 
a biennial variety, but very valuable for its great quantity of 
blue flowers produced throughout the summer. 
Fennsylvanica Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
(Cephalaria tatarica). Large golden yellow flowers, similar 
to the true Scabiosa in form, but 5 feet tall; excellent plant 
for back in the border or in front of shrubs. 
SCUTELLARIA - Skullcap 
♦Baicalensis coelestina Three $0.75, Doz. $2.50, 100 $15.00 
Short, wiry stems, 1 foot high, clothed with clear blue Snap¬ 
dragon-shaped flowers during July and August; a very good 
plant for the rockery or in front of the border. 
SEDUM - Stonecrop; Tall Varieties 
Spectabile Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
One of the prettiest erect-growing species, attaining a height 
of 18 inches, with broad, light green foliage and immense 
heads of handsome, showy, rose-colored flowers; indispens¬ 
able as a late fall-blooming plant. 
Spectabile “Brilliant” Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
A richly colored form of the preceding, being a bright 
amaranth-red. 
SEDUM - Stonecrop 
DWARF VARIETIES. 
♦Acre Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
(Golden Moss). Much used for covering graves; foliage green; 
flowers bright yellow; prostrate and slowly spreading. 
♦Aizoon Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Bright yellow flowers. 1 foot. July and August. 
♦Album Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
Dwarf and spreading; thick, waxy round foliage, white flow¬ 
ers; good rock plant. 
Anglicum Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
A tiny moss-like carpeting plant. Native of England. The 
whole plant disappears under a constellation of soft pink 
star-like flowers. Early summer. 
♦Eversi Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
A very nice variety of sub-trailing habit. Foliage is glaucous 
gray. In October the plant is covered with rose colored 
flowers. 
♦Glaucum Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Excellent dwarf variety; prostrate and of slow growth. Blue- 
green foliage. 
♦Kamtschaticum Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
Urange-yellow flowers with prostrate, green foliage, turning 
golden in autumn. 
♦Kamtschaticum, Variegated Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
One of the best, because of its handsome dull golden varie¬ 
gated foliage which blends marvelously with the orange-yel¬ 
low flowers, which are profusely produced in midsummer at a 
time when color in the rock garden is at a premium. Good 
strong grower but not rampant. 
♦Bydium Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
Very fine rock plant; grey-green foliage which turns red in 
winter and of prostrate habit. White flowers. 
Rupestre Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Pretty glaucous, bluish green leaves of trailing habit with 
golden yellow flowers; 3 inches high. 
♦Sarmeutosum Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Excellent dwarf creeper for rockeries or border edgings. The 
best Sedum for filling seams between rocks in wall garden; 
rapid grower. 
♦Sexangulare Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
Very dark green foliage; yellow flowers; habit much like Acre. 
♦Sieboldl Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Round, succulent, glaucous foliage; bright pink flowers in 
October. The loveliest of all Sedums. 
♦Spathulatum purpureum Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Reddish leaves with grey in center of the rosette. Dark yellow 
flowers, contrasting beautifully with the foliage. 
♦Spurlum coccineum Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
A beautiful rosy crimson-flowered form. July and August. 
6 inches. Very fast spreading variety; good for covering 
sandy banks. 
♦Stoloniferum Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
. osi desirable; evergreen leaves; flowers purplish pink. July 
and August. Excellent for rock garden. 6 inches. 
♦Tematum Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
, lie most satisfactory variety for planting in the shade; for 
ground carpeting under trees anywhere it is difficult to make 
plants grow. Spreads rapidly and does well on all sorts of 
soil. 
SEMPERVIVUM - House Leek 
Arachnoideum flmbriatum Three $0.55, Doz. $1.50, 100 $10.00 
. . cobweb rosette from which radiate ten or more run¬ 
ners about one inch long at the end of which appear the 
young plants, giving a lovely star-like effect. 
Arachnoideum Laggeri Three $0.65, Doz. $2.00, 100 $12.00 
Similar in growth to Minus except that the rosettes are twice 
as large and produced in greater abundance. A fine cobweb 
variety. 
Atrovlolace-um Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
mi geot of the entire collection. Forms a beautiful rosette, 
almost 4 inches in diameter when fully grown, of deep red¬ 
dish purple leaves. Should be in every rockery. 8 inches. 
Braani Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
A very attractive rosette-like plant. Color of leaves is bronze, 
almost a dull red at tip of leaves. At the base a dull green. 6 
inches. 
DoeUianum Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
Small, hairy rosettes of pale green leaves, tinted red at the 
tips. The panicles of bright red flowers are 4 to 6 inches 
high. Effective when grown in large masses. 
Fauconette Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
Very similar to Brauni. The general makeup of the plant, 
however, is a little finer and more delicate. 6 inches. 
Fnncki Three $0.50, Doz. $1.25, 100 $8.00 
Green tipped brownish rosettes produced rapidly in great 
numbers. A very fine sort to use where a brownish color is 
desired. 6 inches. 
