PII^SOSTEGIA grandiflora, Vivid. ft. 
August, September. New, dwarf, late- 
blooming variety with deep pink flowers. 
PLATYCODON grandiflorum. Balloonflower. 
1 X A to 2 ft. July, August. Large, blue, 
cupped, star-shaped flowers, allied to the 
Campanulas. 
POLEMONIUM caeruleum. Greek Valerian. 
1 X A ft. June. The tallest variety, with blue 
flowers showing golden anthers. Sold also 
under the name Polemonium Richardsoni. 
humile. 6 in. May, June. Pale blue flowers 
and fern-like foliage. This is the scarce 
dwarf variety desirable for rock gardens, 
reptans. Jacob's Ladder. 1 ft. May, June. 
Showy blue flowers on a bushy plant. 
POLYGONATUM mult iflorum. European 
Solomonseal. 3 ft. May. Flowers similar to 
native variety but earlier. No fruit, but 
better foliage. Grows into thicker clumps. 
PRIMULA denticulata eashmeriana. Kash¬ 
mir Primrose. 1 ft. April. Globular blos¬ 
soms, white to lavender, on tall stems rising 
from low tufts of foliage. _ 
polyantha, Munstead Giants. Polyanthus 
Primrose. 9 in. May. Vigorous strain in 
shades of yellow and white. 35 cts. each, 
S3 for 10. 
polyantha. Mixed. Shades of red, yellow, 
and white. 35 cts. each, $3 for 10. 
PULMONARIA angustifolia azurea. Cow¬ 
slip Lungwort. 1 ft. April. Good garden 
plant that makes a lovely blue mass similar 
to Mertensia. Give it rich soil, a little 
shade, and the company of Arabis and 
Daffodils. 35 cts. each, $3 for 10. 
officinalis. Spotted Dog. 1 ft. April. Purple- 
pink blooms, foliage spotted white. 
PYRETHRUM roseum. Painted Lady. 2 ft. 
June. Daisy-like flowers in shades from 
pink tc red on long stems. Mixed colors. 
SALVIA azurea grandiflora. Great Azure 
Sage. 3 to 4 ft. August, September. Sky- 
blue flowers on long spikes, 
pitcheri. 3 to 4 ft. September. Blooms just 
after azurea and flowers are darker blue. 
30 cts. each, $2.50 for 10. 
SAPONARIA ocymoides. Rock Soapwort. 8 in. 
June. Creeping plant with rose-pink flowers. 
SAXIFRAGA crassifolia. Leather Saxifrage. 
15 in. May. Large leathery leaves and pink 
flowers. Useful in rocks and walls. Will 
thrive in part shade. 35 cts. each. 
MacNabiana. 1 ft. May, June. A rock plant 
with a rosette of leaves and clusters of 
white flowers. 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
SEDUM acre. Goldmoss. 4 in. June. Bright 
yellow. Green foliage. Creeping habit. 20 
cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
album. White Stonecrop. 5 in. June. White 
flowers. Creeping habit. 20 cts. each. 
—murale. A variety of album with pinkish 
flowers and darker foliage. 20 cts. each, 
altissimum. 7 in. July. Cream-white 
flowers. Blue foliage. 
anacampseros. Shy Stonecrop. 6 in. July. 
Similar to pruinatum forsterianum. 
ewersi. Ewers Stonecrop. 6 in. September. 
Purple-pink flowers. Gray foliage, 
kamtschaticum. Orange Stonecrop. 7 in. 
July. Bright pulpy foliage. Yellow flowers 
in flat clusters. 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
lydium. Lydian Stonecrop. 5 in. Pinkish 
flowers. Green foliage turning red in fall, 
pruinatum forsterianum. Similar to ana¬ 
campseros. 
sarmentosum. Stringy Stonecrop. 5 in. 
Yellow flowers. Bright green foliage. 
Creeping habit. 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
sexangulare. Hexagon Stonecrop. 5 in. July, 
Starry yellow flowers similar to S. acre. 
20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10. 
spectabile. Showy Stonecrop. 1J^ ft. Sep¬ 
tember. Light pink flowers. Thick, glaucous 
leaves. 
—, Brilliant. 1J^ ft. September. Like the 
above, but with deeper amaranth flowers, 
spurium. Running Stonecrop. 6 in. July, 
August. Pinkish flowers. Flat succulent 
leaves. Trailing habit. 20 cts. each, 
spurium coccineum. Scarlet Running Stone¬ 
crop. Like the above, but rosy crimson 
flowers and reddish stems. 20 cts. each. 
SEMPERVIVUM. Houseleek; Hen and Chick¬ 
ens. 6 in. Fleshy leaves in rosettes. Several 
varieties have interesting pink star-shaped 
blossoms. Will grow in dry, hot place. Es¬ 
sential for the sunny rock garden. The 
names of Sempervivums are much con¬ 
fused; we have distinct varieties under the 
following names differing in the size, color, 
and shape of the rosettes.— alberti, aracb- 
noideum, brauni, fimbriatum, funcki, 
globiferum, pittoni, potsi, rubicun- 
dum, schotti. Small clumps, 25 cts. each. 
SILENE alpestris. Alpine Catchfly. 6 in. June. 
Dwarf rock plant with white flowers, 
maritima. Sea Campion. 5 in. Trailing blue- 
gray foliage, carnation-like white flowers. 
STOKESIA laevis (cyanea). 1 ft. July, Au¬ 
gust. Handsome lavender cornflower-like 
blooms over a long period. Good to cut. 
THALICTRUM glaucum. Dusty Meadcrwrue. 
3 to 4 ft. July. Feathery' pale yellow flowers 
Finely cut foliage. Very r effective. 
THERMOPSIS caroliniana. 3 to 4 ft. June, 
July'. Yellow pea-shaped blossoms on tall 
stems. Combines w'ell with Delphinium. 
THYMUS serpyllum album. White Thyme. 
4 in. June, July. Mats of bright green 
foliage and clouds of white flowers. 
—-argenteus. Silver Thyme. 4 in. June, July. 
Mats of green foliage streaked with white. 
Fragrant. 
—coccineus. Crimson Thyme. 4 in. June, 
J uly. Mats of dark green foliage and clouds 
of crimson flowers. 
—lanuginosus. Woolly Thyme. 4 in. Mats 
of soft gray' foliage. Few' flow'ers but de¬ 
lightful foliage effect. 
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