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TLdlvard Qillett, So uthlvick, Massachusetts 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
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 
pure white flowers. Six to 12 inches high. 25 cts. 
STOKESIA cyanea (Stoke's Aster). Twelve to iS inches high. Flowers large, blue 
and quite showy. Blooms from August to late frost. Plant in a well-drained 
soil. 20 cts. each, $1.50 per doz. 
STREPTOPUS roseus (Twisted Stalk). Six to 20 inches high. Flowers small, rose- 
purple. Grows in cool, damp woods. 20 cts. each, #1.25 per doz. 
STYLOPHORUM diphylium (Celandine Poppy). A hardy perennial, forming good 
clumps ; has dark green leaves and large showy yellow flowers in summer. 
Planted in the open border or among shrubs is very attractive. 1 to 2 feet high. 
15 cts. each, #1.50 per doz. 
THALICTRUM (Meadow Rue — 
T. anemonoides (Rue Anemone). 
This plant grows about 9 inches 
high, from a cluster of thick¬ 
ened tuberous roots. One of 
the earliest of our wood flow¬ 
ers. 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, 
fi 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, $ r.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. 
Flowers white. July to Sep¬ 
tember. 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, with purplish 
stems ; flowers greenish and purple ; plant in a rich, moist place. Open sun or 
partial shade. Summer. 20 cts. 
TIARELLA cordifolia (False Mitenvort). About 10 inches high, bearing a short 
raceme of pretty white flowers. Rich, moist shady places. May or June. 15 
cts. each, $1 per doz. 
THERMOPSIS Caroliniana. 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 (Spiderwort). An old garden plant, well known for its 
long, grass-like leaves and blue or violet flowers all summer. Plant «n a moist, 
rich place, either in shade or sun. 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
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 the 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. 
Tiarella cordifolia 
