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GENERAL CATALOGUE 
SILPHIUM. Rosin-Plant 
S. perfoliatum. Crr Plant. Tall growing plants with large, showy yellow flowers; suitable for large 
gardens; 8 feet. July and August. 25c. 
SPIRAEA. Meadow-Sweet 
Among the most ornamental and valuable of Herbaceous Plants, and of easy culture. 
S. Aruncus. Goat's Beard. Large panicles of creamy-white flowers; one of the best border plants; 
3 to 4 feet. June. 25c. 
S. astilboides. White flowers in panicles; fine; 2 feet. June. 25c. 
var. floribunda. White flowers; compact and graceful. 25c. 
S. Filipendula. Dropwort. Large showy heads of white flowers, tinged with rose; fine foliage; 2 to 
3 feet. June. 25c. 
var.fl.pl. Double Dropwort. Double white flowers; fern-like foliage; 1 to 2 feet. One of the 
best and most showy perennials. 25c. 
S. Humboldtii. Greenish flowers. June. 25c. 
S. Kamtschatica. A tall-growing species with large foliage and panicles of white flowers; 4 to 5 feet. 
July. 25c. 
S. lobata. Queen of the Prairie. Flowers deep rose, in large heads; of a robust habit; contrasts 
finely with Ulmariafl. pi.; 2 to 3 feet. June. 25c. 
S. palmata elegans. A choice variety having large corymbs of white flowers with red anthers; 2 feet. 
J une. 25c. 
S. Ulmaria fl. pi. Double White Meadow-sweet. A very desirable hardy plant; 2 feet. June. 25c. 
STACHYS. Woundwort 
S. lanata. Flowers in purple spikes with soft, woolly foliage; 1 foot. July. 25c. 
STATICE. Sea-lavender 
S. latifolia. Broad, luxuriant foliage; large trusses of lilac flowers; very fine for bouquets when dried; 
18 inches. July. 25c. 
STELLARIA. Stitchwort 
S. Holostea. Profuse bloomer; large white flowers; 6 inches. May and June. 25c. 
STOKESIA. Stoke’s Aster 
S. cyanca. A native species producing beautiful sky-blue flowers like a China-Aster; September 
until frosts. One of the handsomest native plants; 12 inches. 25c. 
TANACETUM. Tansy 
T. vulgaris var. crispum. Crisp-leaved Tansy. 25c. 
THERMOPSIS 
T. Caroliniana. Yellow pea-shaped flowers in June and July; 4 feet. 25c. 
THYMUS. Thyme 
T. vulgaris. Common Thyme. Small lilac flowers, with a robust habit, of exceedingly aromatic flavor 
and fragrance; 6 inches. June and July. 25c. 
TRADESCANTIA. Spiderwort 
Showy native plants, forming erect bushes 18 to 24 inches in height; flowers produced in the greatest profusion all 
summer. 
T. Virginica. Blue. 25c. 
var. alba. White. 25c. 
TRILLIUM. Wake-Robin 
Very effective and showy early flowering native plants, deserving a place in every garden. 
T» grandiflorum. Large-flowered Wake-Robin. White; 6 to 9 inches. April. 25c. 
TRITOMA. Kniphofia. Flame-flower. Torch Lily. Red Hot-Poker 
Splendid late blooming plants; flower stems 3 to 4 feet in height, with spikes a foot or more in length, of rich, pend¬ 
ent, orange red and scarlet tubulous flowers. Require a slight covering in winter. 80c. 
TROLLIUS. Globe Flower 
T. Caucasicus. Orange Globe. Flowers very large, globular, and of a deep orange color; continues 
in bloom all summer. One of the best. 50c. 
T. Europaeus. Flowers yellow like Buttercups; very pretty; 18 inches. June. 25c. 
TUNICA 
T. saxifraga. Rock Tunica. Small rose-colored flowers; blooms all summer; of dwarf, spreading 
habit; delicate foliage; fine for edging. 25c. 
