Hardy Perennials 
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SILPHIUM perfoliatum. Cup Plant, Indian Cup. 
Stems stout, 4 to 8 feet high. Flowers yellow. 
A coarse plant suited for backgrounds or plant¬ 
ing among shrubbery. N., 20 cts. each; P., 
25 cts. each. 
SISYRINCHIUM grandiflorum. Rush Lily. A pretty 
rose-flowered species from the Pacific coast; 10 
or 12 inches high. Spring. N., 10 cts. each, 
$1 per doz.; P., 11 cts. each, $1.10 per doz. 
SMILACINA racemosa. Height 1 to 3 feet. Flowers 
white, in terminal racemes. Natural to moist 
copses of the northern states. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.35 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.55 per doz. 
S. stellata. A foot high, with dark green leaves; 
white flowers in a raceme; fruit striped with 
red. May. N., 15 cts. each; P., 17 cts. each. 
For Spiraea, Filipendula and Aruncus, see Ulma- 
ria and Aruncus. 
STACHYS lanafa. Flowers striped, in manv-flowered 
whorls; leaves thick, soft and wooly. A fine 
border plant. June and July. N., 12 cts. each, 
$1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, $1.30 per doz! 
Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
STOKESIA cyanea. A plant of the Aster family with 
blue flowers an inch or so wide. Blooms in Au¬ 
gust. Height, 12 to 18 inches. N., 15 cts. each; 
P., 18 cts. each. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt. 
STYL0PH0RUM diphyllum. Yellow, or Celandine 
Poppy. This is rather an interesting plant, a 
foot or so high, and bearing, in early spring, 
numerous light yellow flowers. N., 20cts. each; 
I 3 ., 23 cts. each. 
SYNDESMON thalyctroides (Anemonella thalyctroides , 
Thalictrum anemonoicles) . Rue-Anemone. A 
charming little wood flower; white or rose color; 
blooms last of May. Just the thing for shaded 
locations. N., 10 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 
11 cts. each, $1.20 per doz. 
TANASETUM vulgare, var. crispum is the cut-leaved 
form of the common Tansy. It is rather inter¬ 
esting, both from foliage and its flowers. A 
very permanent plant, spreading from the root. 
N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, 
$1.35 per doz. 
THALICTRUM polygonum. Tall Meadow Rue. A 
stately plant when grown in rich, moist soil. 
Flowers white; foliage good. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.15 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. 
Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
T. minus. Yellow flowers, in drooping racemes; 
summer. Europe. N., 15c. each; P., 18c. each. 
T. minus, var. adiantifolium. N., 12 cts. each; P., 
15 cts. each. Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. 
T. purpurascens. Purple Meadow Rue. Two to 
4 feet high, purplish stem. Flowers greenish 
and purple. Grows naturally in dry uplands, 
while T. polyganum is usually on moist grounds. 
N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, 
$1.20 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
iY. preceding the prices indicates n* 
Silphium perfoliatum. 
THERM0PSIS Caroliniana. A member of the Pea fam¬ 
ily, 2 feet high, with bright yellow flowers. N., 
15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.; P., 20 cts. each, 
$1.70 per doz. Seeds, 0 cts. per pkt. 
T. montana. Flowers yellow. N., 15 cts. each, 
$1.15 per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. 
Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
TIARELLA cordifolia. False Mitrewort, or Foam 
Flower. A handsome plant in leaf and flower; 
quite hardy; easily increased, and at home in 
any moist, sandy soil. Fine for the shady cor¬ 
ner, shady or sunny portions of the rockery, 
or if not too dry, in full sun. Creamy white 
flowers, star-shaped, massed on stems well above 
the foliage. May. N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.; 
P., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz. 
TRADESCANTIA Virginaina. Spiderwort. A good 
plant for decorative purposes among shrubbery 
or along the margins of woodland walks. After 
a time it forms fine, large clumps 10 to 18 inches 
high, with numerous terminal umbels of large, 
light blue flowers. N., 12 cts. each, $1 per doz.; 
P., 15 cts. each, $1.20 per doz. 
T. —, var. alba. N., 20 cts. each; P., 23 cts. each. 
TRILLIUM. Wood Lily, Wake robin. Early-flow¬ 
ering bulbous plants, which are generally fond 
of shade. Large, handsome dark green leaves, 
which continue for a long time after the flower. 
If planted in spring it should be done early. 
Autumn or late summer is the best time to trans¬ 
plant it, while the bulb is dormant. Spring. 
T. erectum. The common purple-flowered kind; 
one of the first in bloom. N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 
per doz.; P., 13 cts. each, $1.20 per doz. 
r prepaid; P. indicates prepaid. 
