SIDALCEA—Stark's Hybrids 
SISYRINCHIUM Anceps, Blue-eyed Grass, hp, 6in. 
Lovely deep blue firs with darker eye; April. 
SOLDINELLA Alpina, hp, 3in. A pretty little plant 
suitable for the rockery; leaves round; firs pale 
blue, drooping. 
SOLIDAGO, Golden Rod, hp, 4 ft. Hardy native 
per. bearing large golden plumes in Autumn. 
SPERGULA Pilifera, hp, 2in. Charming little plant 
for edgings and rock work; foliage grass-like; 
flowers small white. 
SPIREA Filipendula, hp,18in. White tinged purple. 
STACHYS Alpina, hp, 2 ft. Silvery foliage; firs 
campanulate, dark rose, in terminal spikes. 
Lanata, hp, 1 ft. Lamb's Ears. Grown for effect 
of its dwarf white wooly foliage; remove firs. 
STELLARIA Graminea Aurea (Golden Stitch Grass) 
hp, 6 in. White firs; fine for edging. 
STENACTIS Speciosa, hp, 2 ft. Lovely blue Aster¬ 
like firs, 2 in. across, during June and July. 
STOKESIA Cyanea, hp, 15 in. A handsome peren¬ 
nial with firs that appear to be a cross between 
an Aster and a Cornflower; rich blue; July to 
October. 
Stokesia Cyanea 
SCABIOSA JAPONICA 
SCABIOSA Caucasica, hp, 2ft. A handsome easily 
grown plant thriving in any ordinary soil if well 
drained and in a sunny location; very desirable 
for cutting. Blue or White. 
House's Hybrids, hp,- 3 ft. Large showy double 
firs fringed and ruffled in many fine colors; fine 
for cutting. 
Complete Mixture of Scabiosa Caucasica. 
Columbaria, hp, 2 ft. Very valuable new species. 
Hardy, low-growing plant, with light-green fo¬ 
liage; bears many rosy-mauve firs on heavy 
stems. Splendid. 
Fischeri, hp, 20 in. Beautiful rich deep violet- 
blue firs, about in diameter, on long stiff 
stems. Very desirable for cutting. 
Japonica, hp, 2 ft. Beautiful lavender firs on long 
stems; free-blooming, lasting plants, showy in 
beds and fine for cutting. 
SCOLYMUS Hispanica, Golden Thistle, hb, 3ft. 
Leafy spikes of golden bloom; a flower-vegeta¬ 
ble, the fleshy roots used like Cardoon or Sal¬ 
sify. 
SCHIVERECKIA Bornmulleri. 1ft, hp. Early bloom¬ 
ing. Arabis-like white firs. 
SEDUM Album. Tufted evergreen, dwarf and 
spreading; firs white. Good for stony banks. 
Acre, hp, 2 in. Low spreading perennial; golden 
firs in three-parted racemes 
Hispanicum. A sweetly pretty little species, tiny 
growths, pink firs. 
Middendorfii, hp, 6in. An excellent rock plant; 
fleshy brown foliage and golden firs in Sum¬ 
mer; thrives under the most adverse conditions. 
Spectabile. hp, 1ft. Large heads of carmine red 
firs, superb for a border or for the rockery. 
Spurium Coccineum, hp, 6 in. Large umbellate 
cymes of brilliant deep rose firs in late Summer. 
Complete Special Mixture of Sedum. 
SEMPERVIVUM, Hardy Species Mixed, hp, 6in. 
These are succulents and are admirably adapt¬ 
ed for rockeries and for covering old walls. 
SENECIO Clivorum, hp, 3 ft. Large decorative fo¬ 
liage, rich orange firs; a stately border plant. 
Othello, hp, 3ft. An attractive Autumn-blooming 
perennial, purple foliage and orange firs. 
SIDALCEA Rosy Gem, hp, 18 in. Handsome plant 
with lovely spikes of rose Hollyhock-like firs; 
very showy. 
Stark's Hybrids, hp, 8 ft. A noble perennial; 
throws up Hollyhock-like spikes; firs blush to 
carmine. 
SIDERITIS Libanotica, hp, 2 ft. White wooly fo¬ 
liage, pale yellow flowers. 
SILENE Alpestris, hp, 6 in. Shining white firs in 
large panicles from May to July; likes shade. 
Fortunei, hp, 2ft. Firs bright rose; petals feathered. 
Schafta, hp, 6in. A charming border or rock plant; 
the branches gradually becoming covered with 
rosy-purple firs from July to October. Trailers. 
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