GENERAL CATALOGUE. 
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SILPHIUM. Rosin-Plant. 
S. perfoliatum. Cup-Plant. Tall growing plants with large, showy yellow flowers; suitable for large 
gardens; 8 feet. July and August. 25c. 
SOLIDAGO. Golden Rod. 
S. Shorti. Showy panicles of bright yellow flowers; 5 feet. September. 25c. 
SPIR/EA. 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; 
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. Dropvvort. Large showy heads of white flowers, tinged with rose; fine foliage; 1 to 2 feet. 
June. 25c. 
var. fl. pi. Double Dropwort. Double white flowers; fern-like foliage; 2 to 3 feet. One of the 
best and most showy perennials. 25c. 
S. Humboldtii. Greenish flowers. June. 25c. 
S. lobata. Queen of the Prairie. Flowers deep rose, in large heads; of a robust habit; contrasts finely 
with Ulmaria Ji. pi. ; 1 foot. June. 25c. 
S. palmata elegans. A choice variety having large corymbs of white flowers with red anthers ; 2 feet. 
June. 25c. 
S. Ulmaria fl. pi. Double White Meadow-sweet. A very desirable hardy plant; 2 feet. June. 25c. 
var. fol. var. Golden variegated foliage; a remarkably handsome plant, not appreciated as it should 
be. 25c. 
S. venusta. Branching, feathery flowers of soft rose color; one of the finest. 25c. 
STACHYS. Woundwort. 
S. lanata. Purple spikes with soft and silvery foliage; 1 foot. July. 25c. 
STATICE. Sea-lavender. 
S. alba. Large, compact, white flowers; finches. July and August. 50c. 
S. grandiflora. Purplish flowers. 25c. 
S. latifolia. Broad, luxuriant foliage; large trusses of lilac flowers; very fine for bouquets when dried; 
18 inches. July. 25c. 
S. undulata. Wavy-leaved; large trusses of pale lilac flowers; 10 inches. August and September. 30c. 
STELLARIA. Stitchwort. 
S. graminea var. aurea. Bright golden yellow foliage forming a dense mat; small white flowers; 5 inches. 
May and June. 25c. 
SYMPHYTUM. Comfrey. 
S. asperrimum. A tall, vigorous species with rough leaves, and covered with prickles; flowers blue in 
terminal racemes; 2 to 3 feet. May. 25c. 
S. officinale. COMFREY. A branching, rough-leaved plant, 1 to 2 feet high; flowers yellowish white. 
May. 25c. 
var. fol. var. One of the finest variegated-leaved plants, enduring the hottest suns. 30c. 
TANACETUM. Tansy. 
T. Balsamita. Small, pale yellow flowers in autumn ; foliage pleasantly scented; 2 to 3 feet. 25c. 
T. vulgaris var. crispum. Crisp-leaved Tansy. 25c. 
THALICTRUM. Meadow Rue. 
T. aquilegifolium. Purple flowers; 2 feet. May to July. 25c. 
T. glaucum. Yellow flowers; 2 feet. June and July. 25c. 
