Hardy Perennials 
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Primula Sieboldi. Showy; flowers rose and white. 
N., 20 cts. each; P., 22 cts. each. 
P. Wulfeniana. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. 
PULMONARIA mollis. Lungwort. Blue flowers in 
April or May. Has handsome mottled leaves. 
Closely allied to the genus Mertensia. Siberia. 
N., 15 cts. each; P., 20 cts. each. 
PYRETHRUM hybridum. See Chrysanthemum. 
RUDBECKIA laciniata. Perennial 2 to 7 ft. high; flow¬ 
ers yellow. The form I offer is especially line. 
N., 15 cts. each, $1.45 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, 
$1.65 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
R.—, var. “Golden Glow.” This variety is one of 
'the finest new plants of recent introduction. 
Tall, with large full, double, golden yellow 
flowers in great profusion. Two or three plants 
soon make a fine clump. N., 12 cts. each, $1 
per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz. 
R. nitida. Smooth stems, 3 to 5 feet high. Flow¬ 
ers yellow. Late summer. N., 15 cts. each; 
P., 18 cts. each. 
R. speciosa. Plants 1 to 3 ft. high. Rays bright 
yellow, with very dark brown center. A fine 
species for cutting. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 
cts. each. 
R. triloba. A fine biennial for massing, 2 to 5 feet 
high. Flowers in numerous heads. Rays deep 
yellow. Center of flower brown-purple. Likes 
a moist soil, and when established in the right 
soil will seed itself. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per 
doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.20 per doz. 
RUTA Patavina (Haplopliylhim Patavium). Rue. 
Grows about 1% feet high; flowers yellow, with 
green central ribs. Asia. N., 15 cts. each; P., 
17 cts. each. 
SALVIA. Sage. 
S. argentea is a very interesting biennial, having 
almost white flowers and woolly white foliage. 
The plant grows 2 to 4 feet high, with a panicle 
2 to 2^ feet long. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. 
each. 
S. azurea, var. grandifiora. A most charming 
species, with delicate blue flowers in August. 
N., 20 cts. each; P., 22 cts. each. 
SANGUINARIA Canadensis. Bloodroot. Has very 
pretty white flowers, in early spring, an inch 
or two wide, followed by large, heart-shaped 
leaves, which remain until autumn. It will do 
well in shade, and on this account is one of the 
most valuable for the shady corner. N., 10 cts. 
each. 80 cts. per doz.; P., 11 cts. each, 90 cts. 
per doz. 
SAP0NARIA ocymoides. Rock Soapwort. A very 
pretty trailing perennial, with an abundance of 
rose-pnrple flowers. Very useful in rockwork, 
or to mass in the border, where a good bed will 
show a solid mass of color. Switzerland and 
Italy. June. N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 
14 cts. each, $1.15 per doz. Seeds, 5c. per pkt. 
JY. preceding the prices indicates 
Rudbeckia 
Saponaria officinalis. Common Soapwort, Bouncing 
Bet. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 12 cts. 
each, $1.25 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
SARRACENIA purpurea. Pitcher Plant, Side-saddle 
Flower. This handsome native of our northern 
bogs is one of the handsomest and probably the 
hardiest of Sarracenias. The leaves or pitchers 
are, when exposed to sunlight, of a handsome 
reddish purple, with light green spots, 2 to 6 
inches long, clustered at the base. From among 
them comes the naked flower-stalk, 6 to 18 
inches high, bearing a single nodding, deep 
purple flower 1% to 2 inches wide. One of the 
best of bog plants; also fine for pot culture. 
N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, 
$1.2C per doz. 
SEDUM. Stonecrop. A very large genus, compris¬ 
ing more than a hundred species of plants, 
mostly hardy and native of temperate or frigid 
regions. Their flowers are mostly white or yel¬ 
low, sometimes pink or blue, usually in cymes, 
but occasionally axillary. 
not prepaid; P. indicates prepaid. 
