TRITOMAS ARE 
CUT-FLOWERS 
WONDERFUL 
PYRETHRUM. Painted Daisy. Still one 
of the favorites for the perennial border or 
in a cut-tlower garden. Dainty flowers on 
good cutting stems rise above attractive 
foliage, providing an abundance of long- 
lasting cutting material. 
P. roseum. All colors from deep red to 
various shades of rose to pure white. 
Single. 23 ^ ft. May, June. 
P. roseum, James Kelway. Large, single 
flowers of vivid scarlet. ft. May, June. 
$1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
P. roseum Wilsoni. Double, bright pink 
flowers with creamy centers. 2)/^ ft. May, 
June. $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100. 
RUDBECKIA purpurea {Echinacea pur¬ 
purea). Purple Coneflower. Fine purple- 
red petals; cone-shaped center. 3 to 4 ft. 
July-Oct. 
SALVIA nemorosa. Violet Sage. The spikes 
of lovely dark violet or purple flowers are 
carried well above the foliage and are 
borne all summer. We have heard this 
counted among the best 12 perennials by 
competent judges. 2 to 3 ft. June—Aug. 
$1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
S. officinalis. Sage. Showy spikes of purple 
flowers above gray foliage. 2 to 3 ft. June. 
S. Pitcheri. Blue Meadow Sage. Flowers 
deep indigo-blue, produced in great 
profusion on slender stalks when flowers 
are scarce. 3 to 4 ft. Aug., Sept. 
S. pratensis. Meadow Sage. Deep blue 
flowers on long spikes. 2 to 23^ ft. June, 
July. 
SANTOLINA Chamsecyparissus (in- 
cana). @ Lavender Colton. Dwarf ever¬ 
green perennial with silvery white foliage. 
Fine plant for the rockery. Small yellow 
flowers in summer. 13 ^ ft. July. 
SCABIOSA caucasica alba. Pure white. 
2 to 3 ft. June—Aug. 
S. caucasica, House’s Hybrids. Shades of 
lilac and blue. The flowers are larger and 
on stronger stems and more free flowering 
than the older variety. 2 ft. June-Sept. 
$1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
SENECIO pulcher. Large, red-purple, 
daisy-like flowers with yellow discs on 
strong, erect stems. A grand cut-flower, 
coming in when there is a scarcity of flowers. 
2 to 3 ft. July—Sept. $1 for 3, ^2.50 for 10, 
$22 per 100. 
SPIR^A Filipendula fl.-pl. (F. hexape- 
tala Jl.-pl.). @ Double Dropwort. Feathery 
creamy double flowers. IJ^ft. May, June. 
$1 for'3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
S. ulmaria. A vigorous-growing plant with 
most attractive foliage, producing hand¬ 
some plumes of creamy white flowers. As a 
large group in the border or in individual 
plantings, it can be relied on as a satis¬ 
factory perennial. Excellent for cutting, it 
thrives in sun or shade. 4 ft. July, Aug. 
STOKESIA laevis (cyanea). ® Corn¬ 
flower Aster; Stokes Aster. A handsome 
native plant with fine sky-blue flowers, 
3 to 4 inches across. These great shaggy 
blooms are not only unusual garden flowers 
but are desirable for cutting because of 
their delightfully informal appearance. 
2 ft. July-Oct. 
S. laevis alba. ® A white form of the above. 
2 ft. July-Oct. 
TEUCRIUM Chamaedrys. Germander. 
Compact bushes with small, spiny dark 
green leaves surmounted by spikes of 
lavender-pink. Practically evergreen, 
it may be clipped to any desired height, 
and, being hardier, it has taken the 
place of dwarf boxwood as edging for 
rose-gardens, herb-gardens, borders, etc. 
1 ft. July, Aug. 
THALICTRUM dipterocarpum. Mead¬ 
ow-Rue. One of the handsomest Thalic- 
trums with flowers on graceful 4-foot stems; 
lilac-mauve with bright yellow anthers. 
Elegant border plants with beautiful finely 
cut foliage. 4 ft. Aug., Sept. $1 for 3, 
$2.50 for 10, $22 per 100. 
THERMOPSIS caroliniana. A fine plant 
with clover-like foliage and long spikes of 
bright yellow, pea-shaped, lupine-like 
flowers. 4 ft. June, July. $1 for 3, $2.50 
for 10, $22 per 100. 
THYMUS Serpyllum. ® Mother-oJ-Thyme. 
Dense mats of dark green foliage. Dark 
red flowers. 3 to 4 in. June-Sept. 
T. Serpyllum album. White Mountain 
Thyme. Dense mats of dark green foliage 
and clouds of white flowers. Fine for 
rockwork. 3 to 4 in. June, July. 
T. Serpyllum coccineus. ® Dark green 
foliage. Bright red flowers. 3 to 5 in. 
June, July 
T. Serpyllum lanuginosus. ® Woolly¬ 
leaved Thyme. Quick-spreading plant, very 
effective for rockeries. Flowers reddish 
pink. 5 in. June-Aug. 
TRITOMA Pfitzeri {Kniphofia uvaria 
grandis). Red-Hot Poker; Torch Lily. 
Spikes of orange-scarlet shading to salmon- 
rose, the showiest and most free flowering 
of all Tritomas. Hardy with slight pro¬ 
tection; succeed in any garden soil, but 
improve with cultivation. 3 ft. Aug., Sept 
T., Royal Standard. Torch Lily. Lower 
part light yellow, upper part rich scarlet. 
3 ft. Aug., Sept. 
T. uvaria grandiflora. Bright red spikes 
changing to salmon-pink. Late flowering. 
3 to 4 ft. Sept. 
$1 for 3, $2.50 for 10, $22 per 100 
TROLLIUS. Globefloiver. Handsome dark 
green foliage and globular flowers in all 
shades of yellow and orange distinguish 
this spectacular group and make it one of 
the favorites of our gardens. Semi-shade, 
plenty of moisture, and a good rich soil will 
produce an abundance of flowers. 
T. Ledebouri, Golden Queen. Magnifi¬ 
cent late-flowering variety with huge deep 
golden yellow flowers. 2 to 3 ft. July-Oct. 
T., Goldquille. Large flowers of pure 
golden yellow. 1ft. April, May. 
T., M iss Mary Russell. Flowers of bril¬ 
liant canary-yellow on strong stems. 1 to 
13 ^ ft. April, May. 
$1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 100 
TUNICA saxifraga rosea fl.-pl. An attrac¬ 
tive rock-plant with double rosy pink 
flowers and minute grass-like foliage. 6 in. 
June-Sept. $1.50 for 3, $4 for 10, $35 per 
100 . 
Teucrium Chamaedrys as a low hedge bordering a walk 
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