EDWARD GIL LETT, SOUTHWICK, MASSACHUSETTS 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
SHASTA DAISY. Anew Daisy, with large white flowers and yellow center; finely 
cut foliage. 20 cts. 
SHORTIA galacifolia. A rare and beautiful species but recently introduced from the 
mountains of North Caro¬ 
lina. The leaves are ever¬ 
green, the petals, five in 
number, are pure white and 
scalloped or notched on 
the edges ; flower about an 
inch across. Plant in a rich, 
shady place. Mowers in 
early summer. Hardy. 20c. 
each, 11.50 per doz. 
SILENE Pennsylvanicum 
(Wild Pink). Low, 5 to 
8 inches high. Flowers 
clustered, short - stalked, 
pink. June. Light, well- 
drained soil in open sun. 
15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
S. Virginica (Fire Pink). 
Delights in a well-drained 
soil and when well grown 
is about a foot high, well 
branched and bearing large 
crimson flowers. June. Try 
it. 15 cts. each, $1.25 
per doz. 
SMILACINA racemosa ( False 
SHORTIA galacifolia. Solomon’s Seal). One to 
2 feet. Flowers white, in 
terminal racemes, found throughout New England in moist, rich shades, usually 
on hillsides. June and July. 15 cts. each, 51.50 per doz. 
SOLIDAGO (Goldenrod). This is an attractive genus of plants, with a large number 
of variable species, some of which are very beautiful. They come into flower a 
little before the asters, and with them add much to the bloom in autumn. In 
mixed sorts. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz., 55 per 100. 
S. Canadensis. A tall species in sandy open places; flowers small but very numer¬ 
ous, in rather flat heads. One of the very finest and most prominent of all our 
Goldenrods. 20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
S. nemoralis. A low plant, in dry open places, with very bright yellow flowers. 
August. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
S. odora (Sweet Goldenrod). This species grows about 2 feet high. Leaves bright 
green, having a sweet, aromatic taste and an odor 
like anise. Flowers of a darker yellow than in 
most species. Dry, shady places. 15 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz. 
SPIGELIA Marilandica (Pink Root). A handsome 
perennial, about a foot high, with long, red tubu¬ 
lar flowers, yellow inside Quite showy. Plant 
in a well-drained soil, either in partial shade or 
open border. June. 15 cts. each. 
SPIRAEA lobata (Queen of the Prairies). The flowers 
are quite handsome, of a deep peach color, and 
produced in abundance in clusters at the ends of 
the branches. Very handsome and satisfactory to 
grow. Good clumps. 25 cts. 
S. Filipendula. A very beautiful plant with finely cut 
leaves and large trusses of p :re white flowers. 
Six to 12 inches high. 25 cts. 
SOLIDAGO. 
