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herbaceous 
SEDUM. Stonecrop. A large and varied family, 
ranging from creeping plants of moss-like growth 
to others 2 feet tall. They will grow in any 
sunny position and the dwarfer kinds are 
adapted for the rock-garden and old walls; 
the taller kinds are first-class border plants. 
acre. Forms a dense carpet of bright green foliage, 
and during May and June is completely covered 
with yellow flowers. 
album. Dark green leaves and white flowers. 
3 in. June. 
glaucum. A minute plant, forming spreading 
tufts of gray foliage, becoming covered in May 
and June with small pink flowers. 
kamtschaticum. Leafy prostrate stems, terminat¬ 
ing in clusters of star-shaped orange-yellow 
flowers. 6 in. July, Aug. 
maximum atropurpureum. Large, fleshy, vivid 
purple leaves, and heads of pink flowers borne 
on stout erect stems. 2 ft. Sept., Oct. 
sexangulare. Dwarf trailer; green foliage and yel¬ 
low flowers. 
spectabile. A sturdy erect plant, with broad 
glaucous leaves. Its rosy purple flowers are 
borne in dense broad heads about the middle 
of August and remain in perfection nearly two 
months. 1 ]/i ft. 
spectabile atropurpureum. A deeper colored va¬ 
riety of the preceding. 
spurium coccineum. Forms a mat of prostrate 
wiry branches, and is covered during July and 
August with clusters of crimson flowers. 
SEMPERVIVUM. House Leek. Curious and inter¬ 
esting plants, forming rosettes of succulent 
leaves of varying color. Suitable for rock- 
gardens or old walls. We can supply six varie¬ 
ties. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
SHORTIA galacifolia. One of the most beautiful of 
hardy plants. It forms tufts of oval leaves which 
become purple in winter; the flowers, which are 
borne on slender stems, are bell-shaped and 
are either white or very faint pink. It requires 
a partially shaded position. 9 to 12 in. May. 
50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
SIDALCEA Candida. Greek Adallow. Spikes of 
snow-white, mallow-shaped flowers. 2 ft. 
June, July. 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz. 
SILENE alpestris. A dwarf and compact plant, 
producing dense masses of glistening white 
flowers. 4 to 6 in. May, June. 
Schafta. Neat tufted habit and bright pink flow¬ 
ers. 4 to 6 in. July to Sept. 
SILPHIUM. Rosin Plant. Tall-growing, stately 
plants, with massive foliage, more adapted for 
naturalizing than for the herbaceous border, 
laciniatum. Drooping heads of yellow flowers. 
6 to 8 ft. July to Sept. 
perfoliatum. Yellow. 4 to 6 ft. July to Sept. 
SOLIDAGO. Goldenrod. 
bicolor. White flowers. iJ^to3ft. July to Sept, 
canadensis. Yellow flowers. 4 to 5 ft. July, Aug. 
rigida. Large yellow heads; fine foliage. 4 to 5 ft. 
July to Sept. 
SPIGELIA marilandica. Worm Grass. A very beau¬ 
tiful native plant; it forms dense tufts of slender 
stems about 1 foot high, each bearing a number 
of tubular flowers, deep red outside and yellow 
inside. It requires moist soil in a partially 
shaded position. July. 35c. each, $3.50 per doz. 
All Herbacous Perennials, unless otherwise 
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PERENNIALS 
Sweet William 
SPIRAEA. Meadow Siveet. Graceful free-flowering 
plants, best suited by moist situations, but will 
grow in any rich soil. 
Aruncus. A majestic, vigorous plant, having 
attractive foliage and producing long arching 
plumes of feathery white flowers. 4 to 5 ft. 
June, July. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
filipendula fl.-pl. Fern-like foliage and branching 
panicles of drooping, double, creamy white 
flowers. 2 ft. June, July, 
palmata. Handsome palm-like foliage and clusters 
of rosy crimson flowers. 3 to 4 ft. June, July. 
Ulmaria fl.-pl. Large heads of double, creamy 
white flowers. 2 ft. June, July. 
STACHYS grandiflora superba. A very attractive 
border plant, growing about 2 feet high and 
bearing numerous spikes of rosy purple flowers. 
June, July. 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
lanata. White woolly foliage; good edging plant. 
STOKESIA cyanea. Cornflower Aster. A very- 
attractive free-flowering perennial, bearing 
large blue flowers 4 inches in diameter from 
July to October, ft. 
cyanea alba. A rare white variety of the above. 
20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
SWEET WILLIAM. Free-flowering and popular 
garden flowers. 1 ]A to 2 ft. June. 
Holborn Glory. A first strain of mixed colors. 
Newport Pink. A lovely shade of pink. 
Mixed. Various colors. 
THALICTRUM. Meadow Rue. Plants with attrac¬ 
tive foliage and, with few exceptions, not very- 
showy flowers. 
aquilegifolium. White flowers. 3 ft. May, June, 
adiantifolium. Graceful fern-like foliage; yellow 
flowers. 1 ft. June, July. 
Delavayi. New. Loose branching spikes of deep 
lilac flowers. 2 ft. June. 50c. each, $5 per doz. 
dipterocarpum. One of the best plants of recent 
introduction. Long sprays of rosy' purple flowers 
with conspicuous yellow anthers. 4 to 5 ft. 
June, July. 50 cts. each, $5 per doz. 
glaucum. Handsome glaucous gray foliage. 3 ft. 
noted, 15 cts. each, $ 1.50 per doz. 
