ED WARD GILLETT, SOUTHWICK, MASSACHUSETTS 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
STREPTOPUS roseus 1 'wisted Stalk). Six to 20 inches high. Flowers small, rose- 
purple. Grows in cool, damp woods. 20 cts. each. si.25 per doz. 
THALICTRUM (Meadow Rue — 
T. anemonoides (Rue Anemone). 
This plant grow s about 9 inches 
high, from a cluster of thickened 
tuberous roots. One of the earli¬ 
est of our wood flowers. Often 
seen with anemones. Flowers 
white. At home in the rock 
garden or a well-drained shady 
corner. Plant 4 to 6 inches apart. 
15 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
T. dioicum. One to 2 feet high. 
Found in shaded, rich hillsides 
in early spring. Flowers pur¬ 
plish. Plant in a shaded spot 
where the drainage is good. 15c. 
each, $1.25 per doz. 
T. Cornuti (Tall Meadow Rue). A stronger plant than Dioicum. Often 4 or 5 feet 
high. This plant delights in a wet, open place, often along brooks. Mowers 
white. July to September. It does very well in moist garden soil. 15 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz. 
T. purpurascens (Purple Meadow Rue). A tall species 4 to 6 feet high, w ith purplish 
stems ; flowers greenish and purple ; plant in a rich, moist place. Open sun or 
partial shade. Summer. 20 cts. 
TIARKT.T.A CORDIFOJ.IA. 
STYLOPHORUM diphyllum (Celan¬ 
dine Poppy). A hardy peren¬ 
nial, forming good clumps; has 
dark green leaves and large 
showy yellow flowers in sum¬ 
mer. Planted in the open border 
or among shrubs is very attrac¬ 
tive. 1 to 2 feet high. 15 cts. 
each, #1.50 per doz. 
THERMOPSIS Carolinianum. A tall plant 2 to 
3 feet high, with bright yellow, pea-shaped 
blossoms along the upper part of the stalk. 
Rich, sunny places in June. 20 cts. 
TRADESCANTIA Virginica (Spiderworth An 
old garden plant, well known for its long, 
grass-like leaves and blue or violet flowers 
all summer. Plant in a moist, rich place, 
either in shade or sun. 15 cts. each, $r.2j 
per doz. 
TIARELLA cordifolia (False Miterwort). Abo it 
raceme of pretty white flowers. Rich, moist 
shady places. May or June. 15 cts. each, 
11 per doz. 
10 inches high, bearing a short 
TRILLIUM (Three-leaved Nightshade). A class 
of low perennials, having a stout and simple 
stem from a tuber-like root, naked, and 
bearing at the top three ample leaves in a 
whorl and a terminal flower. They belong 
to Ihe lily family, bloom in early spring, 
and are easily grown. They like a moist, 
shady situation. 
T. cernuum. Is about a foot high, with nodding 
white flowers tinted with purple. 10 cts. 
each, #1 per doz. 
TRADFSCANTIA. 
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