Perennial Plants 
Trollius 
Rudbeckia 
Coneflower 
Fulgida Hybrids. L arge flowers, 3-4 
inches across, in shades of orange and 
yellow. Some are beautifully marked 
with brown or reddish tips, with a 
beautiful, high brownish cone in the 
center. 2-3 ft. high, blooming over a 
period of 4-6 weeks in late Summer 
An excellent cut flower. $1.7.5 for 3, 
•15.00 per doz. 
Salvia - Sage 
Azurea. Light azure blue. 3 ft. Aug. 
to frost. 
Pitcheri. Dark blue. 3 ft. Sept., Oct. 
Santolina 
Incana. (R). A shrublet with yellow 
flowers and aromatic foliage. 8 in. 
Saponaria 
Ocymoides. (R). Bright pink flowers, 
trailing. 1 ft. All Summer. 
Saxifraga 
Aizoon, rosea, macnabiana. {R). 
These are a few of the sturdier types, 
making beautiful encrusted mats. 
Cordifolia. (R). Large, leathery 
leaves with heads of pink flowers 
early in the Spring. Does best in 
semi-bog. 
Scabiosa - Blue Bonnet 
Caucasica (Isaac House Strain). Fring¬ 
ed and ruffled blue shades. 2 ft. 
June, Sept. 
Caucasica alba. Pure white. 2 ft, 
June, Sept. 
Japonica. Clear blue. 2 ft. June 
Sept. 
Parnassi. (R). Charming gray foliage 
with flowers of mauve pink. June 
until late Fall. 3 in. 
Sedum 
We are offering a group of the better 
varieties of Stonecrops, which are quite 
indispensable in the rock garden. 
Acre, album, dasyphyllum, ewersi, 
hispanicum minus ibericum, 
kamtschaticum, lydium, lydium 
glaucum, middendorfianum, 
nevi, nevi specie, sieboldi, sex- 
angulare, spectabile Brilliant. 
Sempervivum 
Hen-and-chickens 
Splendid for crevice work in bold out¬ 
croppings and in dry wall. {R). 
Alberti, arachnoideum. Alpha, are- 
narium, atroviolaceum. Beta, 
blandum, fauconetti. Gamma, 
glaucum, globiferum, montan- 
um, tectorum. 
Shasta Daisy 
Alaska. Large, single pure white flow¬ 
ers. 2 ft. July, Oct. 
For other Varieties, see Chrysanthe¬ 
mums. 
Sidalcea 
Prairie Mallow 
Rosy Gem. Deep rose. 2)4 ft. June, 
July. 
Silene 
Alpestris. {R). A dazzling mass of 
pure white flowers in June. 4-6 in. 
Maritima. {R). A glaucous mat with 
large white flowers from June on. 
Pennsylvanica. (/?). Beautiful dark 
rosettes from which spring 4-6 in. 
stems covered with lovely rose-col¬ 
ored flowers. $1.75 for 3, $5.00 per 
doz. 
Stokesia 
Cornflower Aster 
Laevis lilacina grandiflora. Silver 
blue, suffused lilac at center, very 
large flowers. 2 ft. July, Oct. 
Teucrium 
Chamaedrys. {R). A splendid shrub- 
let often used for edging instead of 
Box, with pink flowers from July on. 
Thymus 
Marshalli. {R). A newcomer from 
England, producing soft rose flower 
heads. 3 in. during June and July. 
Serpyllum coccineus. (i?). The 
favorite aromatic Thyme for flag¬ 
stone crevices, and for sheathing bold 
outcrops. Deep crimson flowers dur¬ 
ing the Summer. 
Serpyllum albus. {R). Another pros¬ 
trate mat with glistening white 
flowers. 
Serpyllum roseus. {R). A delightful 
shade of light pink. \'ery pungent. 
Serpyllum citriodorus. (R). The 
favorite lemon-scented Thyme. 
Trollius 
Globeflower 
Europaeus, Eleanor. {R). Very 
large, double yellow Chinese Butter¬ 
cups during May and June. 
Ledebouri, Golden Queen. {R). A 
late blooming variety producing long 
stems, 23/^-3 ft. high, covered with 
large golden orange flowers. From 
late June on through July. 
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