MENTOR .OHIO WAYSIDE gardens 
Wayside Saxifraga (Megasea). 
SAXIFRAGA - Rock-foil; Megasea 
**Decipiens (Crimson Moss). Dwarf mossy plants bearing white 
flowers in May and June. The green foliage turns bronzy crim- 
son in winter. 4 inches high. Splendid rock plant; prefers light 
shade. Per pkt., 30c. 
*Megasea Hybrids. 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. Per pkt., 30c. 
SAPONARIA - Soapwort 
*Ocymoides splendens. Pretty prostrate border and rockery plant; 
flowers rosy pink, produced in great quantities just above the 
foliage in late May and early June. Per pkt., 25c. 
:;: Ocymoides alba. A pure white form of the above. Per pkt., 25c. 
SCABIOSA - Scabious or Pin-cushion Flower 
Caucasica (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. 
Per pkt., 25c. 
Japonica. Lavender-blue flowers from July to September. 2 feet. 
This is a biennial, but very valuable for its great quantity of 
blue flowers produced throughout the summer. Per pkt., 20c. 
Pennsylvanica (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 the shrubs. 
Per pkt., 30c. 
SIDALCEA - Greek-Mallow 
Rosy Gem. Erect growing, more or less branching plants, 2 to 3 
feet in height, producing their showy bright rose-colored flowers 
during June and July. They will succeed in any garden soil in 
a sunny position. Per pkt., 25c. 
SILENE - Catchfly or Campion 
**AIpestris. Dwarf rock plant, dainty, pure white flowers in May 
and June. Per pkt., 30c. 
^Saxifraga. A choice Alpine of mossy growth. Flowers white, in 
great profusion all summer. Per pkt., 30c. 
STACHYS - Woundwort 
Schafta (Autumn Catchfly). A charming border or rock plant, 
growing from 4 to 6 inches high, with masses of bright pink 
flowers from July to October. Per pkt., 25c. 
*Lanata. Fine, old-fashioned cottage garden plant for edging; use¬ 
ful in rock garden; dwarf; soft silvery foliage; flowers useless. 
4 inches. Per pkt., 20c. 
STATICE - Great Sea-Lavender 
*Latifolia. A valuable plant either for the border or rockery, im¬ 
mense heads, frequently 1 J /2 feet high and 2 feet across, of pur¬ 
plish blue, minute flowers during July and August. These, if 
cut and dried, last in perfect condition for months. 
Per pkt., 25c. 
STOKESIA - Cornflower Aster; Stokes’ Aster 
Cyanea coerulea. Beautiful light blue flowers are produced pro¬ 
fusely in late summer and early autumn on 18-inch stems; lovely 
for cutting or in front of the border. Stokesias are one of our 
best late summer-flowering hardy plants. Per pkt., 25c. 
Cyanea coerulea alba. White-flowered form of the above. 
Per pkt., 30c. 
SWEET WIVELSFIELD 
Mixed Shades. Per pkt., 25c. 
Wayside Valeriana Coccinea. 
TEUCRIUM - Germander 
Orientalis. Dwarf, graceful plants, producing an abundance of blue 
flowers in August; good for rock garden or border. 
Per pkt., 30c. 
THALICTRUM - Meadow-Rue 
'•'Adiantifolium. A beautiful variety, with foliage like the Maiden¬ 
hair Fern and miniature white flowers in June; grows about 2 
feet high. Per pkt., 25c. 
Aquilegifolium. Graceful foliage like that of Columbine, and rosy 
purple flowers from June to July on 2- to 3-ft. tall spikes; lovely 
planted together with Poppy Wm. Perry. Per pkt., 25c. 
Aquilegifolium album. White form of the above. Per pkt., 25c. 
Dipterocarpum. Flowers a charming shade of lilac-mauve, which 
is brightened by a bunch of lemon-yellow stamens and anthers. 
The plant is of strong growth, about 4 feet high. The dainty 
flowers are produced in graceful sprays during August and Sep¬ 
tember. Per pkt., 25c. 
Glaucum. Similar in habit to the Aquilegifolium; blue-gray leaves 
rather finely cut, with heads of Chinese yellow, fragrant flowers. 
3 to 4 feet. July. Per pkt., 30c. 
TFiYMUS - Thyme 
::: Serpyllum splendens. A rapid, dwarf-growing variety; very hardy 
and excellent to cover bare spots, also good for the edge of walks 
or in the rock garden. Per pkt., 25c. 
