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ELLWANGER & BARRY'S CATALOGUE . 
RANU NCULUS. Crowfoot. 
R* aconitifolius luteo pleno. Double yellow Crowfoot: 1 foot, 
and June. 
It. bulbosus. Pale yellow; double. May. 
RHEUM. Rhubarb. 
It. Officinale. leaves large and quite or¬ 
namental ; stems branching, flowers greenish ; 5 to 
6 feet.' 
ItUDBECKIA. Cone-flower. 
It. hirta. Large yellow flowers, with dark 
center; 1 to 2 feet; a valuable summer flowering 
plant. June and July. 
SALVIA. Sage. 
S. afasea. Fine blue; 2 feet; July and 
August. 
S. bicolor. Blue and white. sedum acre. 
S. officinalis. Garden Sage. 
S. rilbicunda. Rosy purple flowers; 1 foot. June. 
S. spelinina. Deep blue; 2 feet. July. 
S. verticillata. Lilac-blue; 2 feet. July. 
SAPONARIA. Soapwort. 
S. ocymoides. Rock Soapwort. A 
beautiful dwarf perennial; completely covered 
in summer with rosy pink flowers. 
SANGUINARIA. Bloodroot. 
S. Canadensis. A handsome native 
plant, with roundish, palmate-lobed leaves; flow¬ 
ers pure white in April or May. 
SAXIFRAGA. Saxifrage. 
These are all of luxuriant foliage, frequently used 
for rock-work. 
S. cordifolia. Blush, heart-shaped foli¬ 
age; 6 inches. April and May. 
S. lingulata rosea. 
S. lingulata rubra. Red, with dark red foliage; earliest; 6 inches. April 
and May. 
S. Siberica. 6 inches. April and May. 
SCABIOSA. Scabious. 
S. caucasiea. The finest of the tribe, forming a large, spreading plant, grow¬ 
ing from 1 J to 3 feet high. Flowers pale lilac-blue, on long, slender stalks. 50 cents. 
