3~tardij 3~terl)aceous Perennials- Continued 
15 cents each, except as noted. 
Thymus - Thyme 
The Mountain Thymes make a perfect, 
close, fragrant carpet on hot, dry, sunny 
banks where grass is difficult to establish. 
They are a sheet of blossom in June and 
July. Excellent for carpeting patches of 
spring'flowering bulbs. 
*Citriodorus. Foliage has strong lemon fra' 
grance, excellent for rock garden. Four 
inches. Tiny pink flowers. Creeping. 
*Lanuginosus (Woolly-Leaved). A species 
of Thyme with small, roundish leaves, 
bright pink flowers. Desirable for edging 
or in rockwork. 
*Serpyllum album. A fine plant for the 
rockery with dark green foliage and little 
white flowers. 4 inches. June to August. 
:,< Serpyllum vulgaris. Grown as a sweet 
herb; flowers small, lilac or purplish in 
terminal, interrupted spikes; foliage very 
fragrant. 6 inches. June and July. 
Tritomo 
(Red Hot Poker; Flame Flower; Torch Lily) 
Pfitzeri. Bushlike foliage supports smooth, 
thick flower stalks about a yard long with 
a single, fiery cone at the top. Flowers 
brilliant scarlet, the opened lower petals 
rimmed with orange. 2 to 3 feet. Au' 
gust to October. 
Trollius - Globe Flower 
Mixed Choice Seedlings. Very showy flow' 
ers of globular shape, resembling giant 
Buttercups. They are splendid for mass' 
ing along water courses for display, and 
are equally good in the garden for cut 
flowers. They will thrive only in a rich 
soil, with plenty of moisture. 
Europaeus. Free'flowering, strong'growing 
plant. Bright yellow, globular flowers 
produced in abundance on stems about 
18 inches high. 
Ledebouri, Golden Queen. A magnificent 
variety of very deep orange color. Its 
great merit lies in its late flowering hab' 
its. After other varieties have faded, it 
is at its best. 
Tritoma Pfitzeri 
Tunica - Coat Flower 
Slender, graceful perennials with almost 
hairlike stems covered all summer with small 
flowers resembling the annual Gypsophila. 
Excellent for rock garden, rock wall or in 
front of sunny borders. 
*Saxifraga. A pretty tufted plant with light 
pink flowers produced all summer. Use' 
ful either for the rockery or border. 
Veronica - Speedwell 
Very interesting plants that form excel' 
lent subjects for the hardy border and 
rockery. 
Gentianoides. Beautiful variety with spikes 
of large, blue flowers. June and July. 
1 foot. 
*Incana. Grows erect to about 10 inches 
with woolly gray foliage and blue flowers. 
July and August.. * 
Longifolia subsessilis. One of the hand' 
somest blue flowering plants. Spikes com' 
pletely studded with beautiful blue flow' 
ers; fine for cutting. 2 to 3 feet. July 
to September. 
*Rupestris. A fine rock plant growing 3 
to 4 inches high; thickly matted, deep 
green foliage, hidden in early June un' 
der a cloud of bright blue flowers. 
Spicata. Long spikes of violct'blue flowers 
all summer; a very fine variety for the 
middle of the hardy border. 24 inches. 
Spicata rosea. Much branched variety with 
pink flowers; more dwarf than the type. 
Viola - Tufted Pansies 
This is the best edging plant for the 
hardy border or garden; will remain in 
bloom from May until October if they are 
sheared several times during the season, so 
that the flowers do not go to seed. 
Apricot. Beautiful rich apricot shade; ting' 
ed orange toward the center. 
Jersey Gem. Possesses the dwarf habit and 
continuity of blooming of the true horned 
Viola (V. cornuta), and vigorous, bushy 
growth and roundish foliage of ‘the finest 
English bedding varieties. Pure, rich vio' 
let, slightly perfumed. 
Yellow Queen. Pure golden yellow; large 
flowers; the best of the yellow Violas. 
Yucca 
(Spanish Bayonet) 
Filamentosa. The broad, swordlike foliage 
is evergreen, while midsummer shows 
great, erect branching stems bearing a 
showy display of pendent, creamy white 
bells. Indispensable for the rockery. 
5 to 6 feet. June and July. 15c and 
25c each. 
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Edward Lehde Nurseries, Gardenville, N. Y. 
