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SEDUMS Stonecrop 
Members of this family have thick glaucous leaves. Their native habitat is the 
dry rocky mountainsides of Europe and America. They are very hardy, drought! 
resisting and like the broad sunlight in most instances, but most varieties will 
thrive in a limited amount of shade. The dwarfs are excellent in the rock garden 
and the medium and taller sorts are fine for the perennial border. 
ACHE, (Wall Pepper; Mossy Stonecrop). 
A pretty species for rockwork; well 
known and considerably used. Foliage 
green; flowers bright yellow; prostrate 
and slowly spreading. 2 inches. May-July. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
AIZOOIV. Bright yellow flowers. 1 ft. July 
and August. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
ALBUM. Dwarf and spreading; thick waxy 
round foliage, pure white flowers in July; 
good rock plant. 2 inches. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
EWERSII, A deciduous species. Blue- 
gray leaves and large heads of rosy- 
purple flowers on 8 to 10 inch stems. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
KAMTSCHATICUM. Orange-yellow flow¬ 
ers, with prostrate, green foliage turning 
golden in autumn. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
MAXIMUM ATROPURPUREUM. Beautiful 
dark bronzy purple foliage. Interesting 
and desirable. 
Per 10, $1.50; Ter 100, $10.00 
MIDDENDORFFIANUM. A choice variety. 
Narrow leaves on unbranched six inch 
crowded stems. Clusters of dark reddish 
rosettes appear for winter decoration. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
MURALE. Reddish-purple evergreen foli¬ 
age, white flowers which have a distinct 
pink center on 4 to 8 inch stems. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
RHODIOLA VAR. TASHIROI. Growth is 
similar to the Spectabile varieties. The 
distinct orange flowers are produced in 
round heads on the tips of erect stems. 
6-8 inches high. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
SPIREA 
Goat’s Beard; Meadow Sweet 
Elegant border plants with feathery 
plumes of flowers and neat attractive 
foliage; succeeds best in a half shaded 
location. 
FILIPENDULA, (Dropwort). Numerous 
corymbs of white flowers on stems 15 
inches high. June and July; pretty fern¬ 
like foliage. 
Per 10. $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
FILIPENDULA FL. PL. Double white flow¬ 
ers on 12-inch stems; lovely fern-like 
foliage. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
PALMETTA ELEGANS. Graceful plumes 
of lovely light pink flowers in June on 
stems three feet high. Very fine for water¬ 
side plantings. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
ULMARIA FLORA PLENA, (Meadow 
Sweet). One of the most useful hardy 
plants, grows about 3 feet high and pro¬ 
duces its double white flowers during 
June and July. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
STOKESIA 
Cornflower Aster 
CYANEA. A fine hardy plant of the Aster 
family. Twelve to eighteen inches high, 
and very thrifty. Rich green leaves, the 
flowers of a wonderful shade of azure 
blue, .the petals finely divided, good for 
cutting. Blooms in August. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
REFLEXUM. Yellow, evergreen spreading 
foliage. 6 inches. June-July. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
SARMENTOSUM. Excellent dwarf variety 
for rockeries or border edgings. The best 
Sedum for filling seams between rocks in 
wall garden; rapid grower. Its bright 
yellow flowers make an attractive soft 
carpet. June, July. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
SEXANGULARE. Very dark green foli¬ 
age; yellow flowers; habit much like Acre. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
SIEBOLDII. A charming alpine growing 
in miniature tufts. Glaucous foliage, each 
leaf being rimmed with a circle of crim¬ 
son. Very attractive. Blooms in September. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
.SPECTABILE. Erect growing mass of rose 
colored flower heads 18 inches high. Au¬ 
gust and September. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
SPECTABILE BRILLIANT. A richly col¬ 
ored form of the preceding, being a bright 
amaranth-red. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
SPECTABILE VARIEGATA. Foliage var¬ 
iegated, rose pink flowers. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100. $15.00 
SPURIUM COCCINEUM. Flowers rosy 
crimson. 6 inches. July and August. Very 
good. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
TERNATUM. The most satisfactory va¬ 
riety for planting in the shade; for 
ground carpeting under trees or any¬ 
where it is difficult to make plants grow. 
Spreads rapidly and does well on all sorts 
of soil. 4 inches. May. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
STACHYS 
Woundwort 
ALPINA. White foliage, with dark rose 
flowers. 
Per 10, $1.00} Per 100, $7,00 
GRANDIFLORA. Large flowers of purp¬ 
lish-rose; June and July. Plants grow to 
a height of 15 inches. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
LANATA. Forms a densely-leaved mass of 
bright silvery-white wooly foliage and 
clusters of light purple flowers. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
SUPERBA. Long stems and beautiful 
lilac-pink flowers, quite distinct. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
SHIPPING, HANDLING 
All perennials are perishable. 
Therefore, express shipments are 
advisable. Upon receipt, plants 
should be immediately unpacked. 
If you are not ready to plant them 
in their permanent places, they 
should be heeled in, in an upright 
position and the roots kept moist 
until they are planted. This method 
will keep your plants in prime 
condition. 
SEMPERVIVUM 
HOUSE LEEK 
Most attractive hardy succulent plants 
for the rock garden and rock wall. Their 
rosette like thick leaves are fleshy and 
pointed. The small clumps slowly spread, 
filling pockets and crevices between the 
rocks. 
ACUTUM. On tectorum order but leaves 
come to a point on tips, dull green color. 
Per 10, $ .S5; Per 100, $6.00 
ARENARIUM, (Sand House Leek). Small 
green rosettes, in large numbers, spreads 
rapidly and grows in any soil. A fine va¬ 
riety where a tiny plant is needed in 
large numbers. 
Per 10, $ .85; Per 100, $6.00 
ARACHNOIDEUM. Rosettes cobwebbed, 
flowers pale purple. 
Per 10, $ .S5; Per 100, $6.00 
BROWNI. Very distinct, with dark green 
foliage, tipped reddish-brown. Flowers 
red. 
Per 10, $ .S5; Per 100, $6.00 
U'OELLIANUM. Small, hairy rosettes of 
pale green leaves, tinted red at the tips. 
Panicles of bright red flowers are 4 to 6 
inches high. 
Per 10, $ ,S5; Per 100, $6.00 
Sempervivum Tectorum 
FIMBRIATUM. Medium rosettes, tipped 
red. 
Per 10, $ .85; Per 100, $6.00 
GLOBIFERUM, Flattened rosettes two to 
three inches in diameter of gray green 
leaves, lightly tipped brown. Pale yellow 
flowers, three fourths to one inch in di¬ 
ameter in densely hairy panicles 1 foot 
high. 
Per 10, $ .85; Per 100, $6.00 
SOBILIFEIIUM. Flat compact growth 
with incurving petals, foliage changing 
to red and brown in Fall. Very good prop¬ 
agator. 
Per 10, $ .85; Per 100, $6.00 
TECTORUM. Broad rosettes, the leaves 
having reddish brown tips. Flowers pale 
red. 1 foot. This is the common House 
Leek of our grandmother’s garden. 
Per 10, $ .S5; Per 100, $6.00 
VIOLACEUM. Large rosettes brown vio¬ 
let leaves. Very decorative. 
Per 10, $ .85; Ter 100, $6.00 
SILPHIUM 
Rosin Plant 
PERFOLIATUM. Showy border plants 
with handsome yellow flowers in corym¬ 
bose heads. 6 feet. June-September. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
