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*Phlox Subulata (Creeping Phlox or Moss 
Pink). A very dwarf, creeping variety, which 
in April and May is covered with a sheet of 
bloom which lasts a long time. Should be 
planted in the hottest, driest spot in the border 
or rockery, in rather p)oor soil, where they will 
spread and bloom abundantly. Will not stand 
shade. One of the best rock garden plants. 
Foliage evergreen. 
*Phlox Alba. (S ame as above except blossoms 
are white). 
Plumbago Larpentae. Its dwarf, spreading habit 
makes it desirable for Rock garden and border plant¬ 
ing. The flowers are a deep pea-cock blue, borne 
in small clusters just above the foliage. Foliage is 
leathery, small, heart-shaped and bronzy-green color. 
Height 6 to 8 inches. 
*Primrose. Low growing plants whose flowers open 
in June and come in shades of purple, red and yellow. 
They do not like too much sunlight but will do well 
in a partly shaded, moist spot in the border or rock 
garden. 
Physostegia Virginica. A handsome plant for the 
flower and rock garden and border. The long spikes 
of delicate pink flowers are gorgeous in July and 
August. Height 20 inches. Excellent for cut flowers. 
Easy to grow. 
Pyrethrum. See Marguerite Daisy. 
Rock Cress. See Aubrietia Eyrei. 
Rudbeckia. See Golden Glow. 
Salvia or Meadowsage. Bears attractive blue flowers 
on long showy spikes during July and August. A very 
showy border plant. Downy leaves. 
*Sedum Sieboldi (Stonecrop). Pink. A very showy 
erennial blooming in August and September. The 
road bluish gray foliage margined with pink and 
rose-pink flowers make it very desirable for home 
planting. 
Sedum Spectabilis. We offer what we consider the 
best of the Stonecrops. This plant is attractive both 
for its foliage and bunches of bright pink flowers. 
An ideal border plant in front of shrubs or other 
plants and also a favorite for the rock garden. Does 
well anywhere. 
Sedum Spurium. Rose-crimson. A hardy, vigorous¬ 
ly growing dwarf plant that grows well in sandy or dry 
places. The beautiful crimson flowers are attractive 
in July and August. Excellent for rock gardens and 
a fine covering for sandy banks. 
Sempervivum (House Leek). Mixed. A most at¬ 
tractive, hardy plant for rock gardens and rocky 
walls. Rosette-like thick leaves are fleshy and point¬ 
ed. Small clumps spread and fill in pockets and crev¬ 
ices between the rocks. Also called Hen and Chickens. 
Spark’s Aconitum (Monkshood.) The unusual hel¬ 
met shaped deep blue flowers form a very striking 
effect in clumps. Flowers in July and August. The 
blossom covered spikes grow 4 to 5 feet high. 
*Spirea Astilbe, Queen Alexandra. The plant is 
around two feet tall with foliage that remains beauti¬ 
ful all the season. The plant blossoms in June, the 
blossoms lasting until July and sometimes into Aug- 
ost. The flowers are borne in huge pink and white 
feathery panicles, rising to a height of three or four 
feet. The plant prefers a moist, shady situation, 
but will grow in any good garden soil, and is very 
hardy. It is very showy as a border plant, or 
planted with low shrubbery, or in beds with other 
perennials, or in base plantings. It is fine for cutting 
and in tall vases is fine for large dinner table or for 
Altar decorations and for planting in cemeteries. 
^Spurge, Japanese. See Pachysandra. 
Stokesia. See Aster, Cornflower. 
Sweet Pea. See Vines. 
*Sweet William (Dianthus Barbatus). One of the 
most popular old garden favorites. It grows to 12 to 
18 inches in height. Blossoms in May, June and July 
and intermittently thereafter, its flowers being in 
large, flat clusters in all the shades of pink, white and 
red—cheerful, fragrant and showy. It is good as a 
border plant and in beds with other perennials. Its 
best effect is in large masses of mixed colors, when it 
forms a regular carp)et of beautiful flowers. It is ex¬ 
cellent for cut flowers because of the lasting quality 
of the blossoms. The stems are short and its flowers 
are best displayed in flat receptacles, making them 
very beautiful for low table decorations. 
Tritoma. See Flame Flower. 
Veronica. See Bluebird Flower. 
Yucca Filamentosa. Sometimes called Adam’s 
Needle. It is a relative of the Chapparal Yucca, and 
other members of the family that grow in the South¬ 
west, also to the Mexican Date Yucca, the Spanish 
Bayonet, and others. The relationship is interesting 
because it gives our Yucca a tropical background and 
aspect; and it is indeed in appearance a true desert 
plant. Its foliage is evergreen, making it a good plant 
for winter aspect. The plant itself is low and broad, 
with leaves broad, thick, pointed and swordlike, 
growing to a length of 1 to 2 feet and drooping over 
to the ground. It blossoms in June and July on 
sturdy stalks that shoot up above the foliage to a 
height of anywhere from 3 to 6 feet. The blossoms are 
dainty, bell-shaped flowers, of an exquisite waxy 
cream-white, borne in clusters on small branches 
growing out from the main stalk. The plant is very 
effective with shrubbery and perennials, or in masses, 
or as single specimens. It is fine by itself at the side 
of the lawn, in masses on dry banks or hillsides, and 
is one of the best plants for dry positions and the 
rockery. It should be in the full sunlight where it feels 
most at home. 
Yucca Variegata (Spanish Sword). (Same as above 
except for its grei'ii and white foliage.) 
