Edward Gillett, Southwick, Mass. 
HARDY PERENNIALS 41 
Stokcsia cyanca 
STOKESIA 
cyanea (Stokes’ Aster). ^ Native. Flow¬ 
ers large, blue and quite showv. Reaches 
a height of I to 1 feet and blooms from 
August till late frost. Plant in well- 
drained soil. 
STREPTOPUS 
roseus (Twisted Stalk). Native. Flow¬ 
ers small, rose-purple. Grows in cool, 
damp woods. 6 to 20 inches high. 
THALICTRUM 
anemonoides (Rue Anemone). Native. 
One of the earliest of our wood llowers 
and often seen with anemones. This 
j)lant grows about 8 inches high, from a 
cluster of thickened, tuberous roots. 
Flowers white. At home in the rock- 
garden or a well-drained, shady corner. 
Plant 4 to 6 inches apart. 15 cts. each, 
SI for 10. S8 per 100. 
dioicum. H Native. Found in shaded, 
rich hillsides in early spring. Flowers 
purplish. Plant in a shaded spot where 
the drainage is good. 1 to 2 feet high. 
15 cts. each. 
Cornuti (Tall Meadow Rue). # Native. 
A stronger plant than Dioicum, often 
growing 4 to 5 feet high. This plant 
delights in a wet, open place, often along 
brooks. Flowers white, borne from July 
to September. It docs very well in 
moist garden soil. 
TIARELLA 
cordifolia (False iMiterwort). Native. 
Grows about 10 inches high and bears a 
short raceme of pretty white flowers in 
May or June. Plant in rich, moist 
shady places. 
THYMUS 
azoricus. A creeping variety with dark 
green foliage; flowers pink. 
lanuginosus. A low creeper with soft, 
grey, woolly foliage. Plant in dry place 
in rock-garden in open sun. 
Serpyllum (Creeping Thyme). This makes 
a line ground-cover in open, moist 
places on hillsides. It has lavender 
flowers late in the summer borne on 
slender spikes. 
Serpyllum albus. A hardy sort with j>ure 
white flowers and a fine creeper to run 
over the rocks. 
Serpyllum coccineus. Similar to above, 
with scarlet llowers. 
TRADESCANTIA 
virginiana (Spiderwort). ^ Native. An 
old garden plant, well known for its 
long, grass-like leaves and blue or violet 
flowers that appear all summer. Plant 
in a moist, rich place, cither in shade or 
sun. 
Tiarella cordifolia 
Prices on Perennials, 25 cts. each, $1.50 for 10, $12 per 100, unless otherwise noted 
