Hardy Perennials 21 
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LITTLE SILVER, NEW JERSEY 
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ROCKCRESS • Arahis 
Alpine Rockcress (A. alpina). 8 to 10 in. Mid¬ 
spring to Midsummer brings a dense mat of fra¬ 
grant white flowers, good for cutting. (-R.) 
SAGE • Salvia 
Not the Shrieking Scarlet Sage, but softer shades 
of blue. 
Great Azure Sage (5. azurea grandiflord). 3 to 4 ft. 
Beautiful sort from our own Rocky Mountains, 
with long panicles of blue flowers in late Summer. 
Good cut flower, and best in sunny, dry spots. 
Meadow Sage (5. prafensis). 2 ft. Many deep violet 
flowers in June. 
Pitcher Sage {S. azurea pitcheri). 3 to 4 ft. Branch¬ 
ing perennial, with big blooms of rich gentian blue. 
Each 25c., doz. $2.50, 100 $16.00. 
SAXIFRAGE • Saxifraga 
Heartleaf Saxifrage {S. megasea cordijolia). 1 ft. 
Valuable for its handsome, broad foliage of deep 
green. Flowers in early Spring are a light pink. 
Each 35c., doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00. 
SEAHOLLY • Eryngium 
Amethyst Seaholly (E. amethyst inurn). 2]/2 ft. 
Blue thistles on amethyst stems in late Summer. 
Good for Winter bouquets. 
SEA-LAVENDER • Statice 
Bigleaf Sea-lavender {S. latijolia). 18 in. Immense 
heads of feathery purple blue flowers in late Sum¬ 
mer, lacy and lasting when cut. (R.) 
SPEEDWELL • Veronica 
Blue border gems of Spring and Summer. 
Amethyst Speedwell {V, amethystinum). 8 to 
10 in. Showy spikes of rich gentian blue flowers in 
Midsummer. (R.) 
Clump Speedwell {V. longijolia subsessilis). 2 ft. 
Many home gardens acclaim this as the perfect 
tall blue perennial. Long spikes of deep blue flow¬ 
ers in late Summer, good for cutting, from attrac¬ 
tive foliage. Showiest of all the Speedwells. 
Each 30c., doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00. 
Rock Speedwell (V. rupestris). 3 to 4 in. Ideal 
rockery carpet, with light blue flowers in late 
Spring from deep green foliage. (R.) 
Spike Speedwell (V. spicata). Ij^ to 2 ft. Lovely 
border plant, producing Summer spikes of bright 
blue flowers. 
Woolly Speedwell (V. incana). 1 ft. Compact 
masses of silver gray foliage, and deep blue flowers 
in late Spring. (R.) 
SPIREA . Astilbe 
Attractive in foliage and lovely in bloom. 
Gloria Superba. 2 to 23/2 ft* Vigorous grower, with 
brilliant pink flowers. 
Moerheim. 2 to 23A ft. Big plumes of snowy 
flowers. 
Peach Blossom. 2 ft. Most beautiful of all the 
Astilbes, with graceful spikes of flowers which are 
a clear peach blossom pink. The plant blooms 
earlier than do most varieties, and is more com¬ 
pact. A totally splendid sort. 
Queen Alexandra. 2 ft. Pink spires, graceful, soft 
and dainty. 
SPIREA—Continued 
Queen o£ Holland. 2 ft. Light pink, nearly white, 
flowers. 
Rheinland. 2 ft. Compact spikes of a bright crim¬ 
son, shaded with salmon. 
Salmon Queen. 2 ft. An exquisite shade of salmon. 
All varieties, each 40c., doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
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SPIREA • Spiraea 
Big, attractive floral plumes for the hardy garden. 
Goatsbeard {S. aruncus). 4 ft. Long, feathery 
panicles of snowy flowers in June. 
Siberian Meadowsweet (5. palmata elegans). 3 ft. 
Good for a waterside planting with light pink flow¬ 
ers in nodding plumes; early Summer. 
Either variety, each 30c., doz. $3.00 
SPURGE • Pachysandra 
Japanese Spurge (P. terminalis). 6 to 9 in. Best 
and most popular of ground covers, especially in 
the shade, where grass will not give good results. 
Glossy, light evergreen leaves, branching freely 
into a dense mat, and short spikes of greenish 
white flowers in May and June. Each 20c., doz. 
$2.00, 100 $12.00, 1000 .$95.00. 
STACHYS • Stachys 
Woolly Betony (S. lanata). 8 in. Good, old- 
fashioned dwarf with soft silvery foliage. Incon¬ 
spicuous pale purple flowers in Summer. 
STAR OF BETHLEHEM 
Ornithogalum Umbellatum 
6 to 8 inches 
Brings its familiar but always brilliant white stars 
into prominence in early Spring. (R.) 
Japanese Spurge 
All varieties, unless otherwise noted, each 20c., doz. $2.00, 100 $14.00 
(Add 10% to your remittance if shipment is desired by parcel post) 
