46 Edward Gillette Southwick , Mass.—Hardy Perennials 
Shasta Daisy (see page 45) 
S. saxifraga. <§> An alpine, mossy 
species of low habit and quantities 
of small, white flowers. 10 cts. 
each, SI.00 per doz. 
Shortia galacifolia, continued 
notched on the edges; flower about 
an inch across. Plant in a rich, shady 
place. Flowers in early summer. 
Hardy. Clumps 25 cts. each, $2.50 
per doz. 
SIDELCIA malvaeflora atropur- 
purea. <§> Two to 3 feet high, with 
large, open, purple flowers along the 
upper part of the stalk. Quite showy 
in the open border. 15 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz. 
SILENE alpestris (Alpine Catch- 
fly). <& A pretty little alpine, grow¬ 
ing about 6 inches high, with quite 
large, white flowers; fine for rock- 
work. 15 cts. each, $1.50 per doz.; 
seeds, 5 cts. 
S. Pennsylvanicum (Wild Pink). <$ 
Low, 5 to 8 inches high. Flowers 
clustered, short-stalked, pink. June. 
Light, well-drained soil in open sun. 
10 cts. each. $1.00 per doz.; seeds, 5 
cts. 
S. Shafta (Autumn Catchfly). ^ 
Six to 8 inches high; bush roundish in outline, covered from June to October with 
showy, rose-purple flowers. Plant in the sunny border. 10 cts. each, $1.00 per doz.; 
seeds, 5 cts. 
SMILACINA b i f o 1 i a (Mainthe- 
mum convallaria). fg Three or 
4 inches high, with small, white 
flowers in spring; fragrant. 10 
cts. each, $1.00 per doz. 
S. racemosa (False Solomon’s 
Seal), ffl One to 2 feet. Flow¬ 
ers white, in terminal racemes. 
Found throughout New England 
in moist shades, usually on hill¬ 
sides. June and July. 15 cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz.; $7.00 per 
100; seeds, 5 cts. 
SOLIDAGO (Goldenrod). 
This is an attractive genus of 
plants, with a large number of 
variable species, some of which 
Smilacina bifolia 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
