Perennial Plants 
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PYRETHRUM ROSEUM 
IMPROVED SINGLE HYBRIDS—A hardy perennial bearing 
large Cosmos-like flowers with bright yellow centers; blooms 
in May and June and again in the fall and is one of the most 
graceful and long-lasting cut flowers; 2 feet. A re-selected 
strain with rose and pink shades predominating, with some 
reds and very few white. Clumps. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c; doz., 
$2.50. 
REHMANNIA 
ANGULATA—A half-hardy herbaceous perennial with beautiful 
large rosy purple Gloxinia-like flowers. Suitable for pot culture 
or outdoors in a sheltered situation. 3 feet tall. 3-inch pots. 
Bach, 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
RUDBECKIA 
(Cone Plower) 
LACINIATA FL. PL. (Golden Glow)—Handsome perennials, 6 
to 8 feet high, covered with very double golden yellow flowers 
in summer time. Strong roots. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
PURPUREA GRANDIFLORA (Purple Cone Flower) — Large, 
handsome crimson-purple flowers with dark central disc. 3 feet 
tall. Pot grown. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
SCABIOSA 
CAUCASICA (Blue Bonnet)—One of the handsomest of hardy 
perennials. 3 feet. Large pale blue flowers on long stems; fine 
for cutting. 2-year-old. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.50. 
COLUMBARIA—Fine orchid-pink flowers on long stems, spread¬ 
ing habit and very free flowering. Flowers slightly smaller 
than Caucasica but a good companion. Pot grown. Each, 30c; 
3 for 75c; doz., $2.50. 
SALVIA 
AZUREA—A hardy perennial variety growing 3 to 4 feet high 
and producing during late summer, panicles of pretty sky- 
blue flowers in great profusion. It requires a sunny situation 
and will stand considerable drought. 3-inch pots. Each, 25c; 
3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
FARINACEA “BLUE BEDDER”-—This compact form has deep 
blue flowers. New and very desirable. Grows 4 feet high. 
Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
PITCHERI—Same as the preceding variety, except in color, 
which is intense gentian-blue (deep blue). One of the best 
late fall flowers. Pot grown. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c; doz., $3.00. 
LEUCANTHA—A shrubby variety V/i to 2 feet high with elon¬ 
gated woolly branches. The violet-purple flowers are tipped 
white and are borne in whorls on spikes which are 6 to 10 
inches long. Blooms in late summer. 4-inch pots. Each, 30c; 
3 for 75c; doz., $2.50. 
PATENS (Blue Sage)—A tender tuberous rooted plant for the 
border, 2 feet high. Flowers are of a rich blue color. The 
tubers should be lifted in the late fall and kept in a protected 
place during winter. Pots. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.50. 
TURKESTANICA—Used as a decorative plant for the border. 
Has striking heavy foliage with short spikes of white bracts, 
tinged pink; new. Each, 30c; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.50. 
SAXIFRAGA 
*AIZOON FLAVESCENS—Tiny yellow flowers, the usual pretty 
rosette of silver margined foliage. Pot grown. Each, 25c; 3 for 
60c; doz., $2.00. 
CRASSIFOLIA—A low-growing hardy plant with large leaves, 
especially adapted for shady places. Bears good-sized pink 
flowers in a large panicle rising to a foot above the ground. 
Commences to bloom in the fall and continues throughout the 
winter. 4-inch pots. Each, 35c; 3 for 90c; doz., $3.00. 
*MACNABIANA—Numerous white flowers heavily speckled with 
pink to purple dots which are large. Autumn foliage shows 
handsome tints. 12 to 15 inches. Pot grown. Each, 25c; 3 for 
60c; doz., $2.00. 
*UMBROSA—Is the London Pride and a dainty plant with erect 
flowering stems about a foot high and many small white 
flowers. The foliage is pretty and tufted, and it spreads to 
form a fine colony. 3-inch pots. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
SEDUM 
(Stonecrop) 
The dwarf varieties are charming plants for sunny positions 
in the rockery and the taller sorts make effective color groups in 
the border. 
♦DASYPHYLLUM — Leaves resemble pinkish gray beads set 
tightly on frail stems. The small star-shaped flowers are white 
to pinkish. 3-inch pots. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
*HISPANICUS MINUS—Delicate grayish foliage, very dwarf 
and mossy. Flowers pinkish white. 3-inch pots. Each, 25c; 3 
for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
*SPECTABILE—One of the prettiest erect growing species, at¬ 
taining a height of 18 inches, with broad light green foliage 
and immense heads of showy rosy crimson flowers. Fine late 
fall blooming plant. 3-inch pots. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
*SPURIUM—A flat trailing variety with dense foliage a little 
over an inch high and purplish pink flowers on stems 6 inches 
high during July and August. Foliage often assumes bronze 
tints. 3-inch pots. Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
*STAHLII (Rattlesnake Sedum)—Very attractive, 2 to 4 inches 
high with thick, bronze-red bead-like foliage of trailing habit, 
much branched. Yellow flowers in April and May. 3-inch pots. 
Each, 25c; 3 for 60c; doz., $2.00. 
SEMPERVIVUM 
(Houseleek) 
Curious and interesting plants forming rosettes of succulent 
leaves in varying colors. Flower stems 6 to 10 inches high, bloom¬ 
ing from July to September. Good for rockeries and walls. 
*ARACHNOIDEUM (Cobweb Houseleek) — Tips of leaves in 
rosette usually connected with silvery threads; flowers bright 
red. 3-inch pots. Each, 35c; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.50. 
♦CALCAREUM—Large rosettes, glaucous-blue, distinct red- 
Pyrethrum Eoseum purple tip. 3-inch pots. Each, 35c; 3 for 75c; doz., $2.50. 
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