PRIMULA 
^Auricula alpina. Giant Hybrids. Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
One of the treasures of the rock garden. The growth is very attractive, 
forming rosettes of thick leaves, sometimes farinose or mealy. The 
flower stalks rise to a height of 6 or 8 inches, bearing heads of bloom 
of various colors; exceedingly fragrant. 
*Bulleyona Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
A splendid variety for a boggy place, growing about 18 inches high. 
The strong, stiff stems have about 4 to 8 tiers of rich apricot flowers 
in June. A very valuable sort. 
*Cashmeriana Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Large, globular heads of a pleasing purplish blue shade; prefers a 
moist, shaded or sunny situation. 
"Cashmeriana alba Three $2.00, Doz. $6.00, 100 $40.00 
A white-flowered form of the cbove. Very rare but as easily grown as 
the purple variety. 
*Cortusoides Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A distinct Siberian species, with soft, wrinkled heart-shaped leaves. 
Flowers in early summer, deep rose; prefers light, rich, well drained soil 
in a sunny position, in border or rockery; 10 inches high. 
^Japonica Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
A lovely Primrose, producing long spikes of bloom from crimson to rose 
to almost white. The flowers are in whorls. A mass of these in the bog 
garden or near the pool or stream is a sight to be remembered. 
« ! Moerheim Hybrids Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
A new strain of Hardy Primulas with the constitution of P. japonica, 
resulting from crossing of several. The lovely pastel colors range from 
cream to many shades of yellow, orange, purple, lilac, pink and crimson. 
They are very hardy and prefer a half-shaded position that is fairly 
moist; very unusual. 
*Pulverulenta Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Rich crimson flowers in whorls, on stems 3 feet high. One of the finest 
varieties. 
S'Veris Hybrids. Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
This strain includes various shades of lilac, purple and violet, as well 
as a wide range of buff, orange, salmon and rich reds of vigorous 
growth. 
• Vulgaris Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
The true old English Primrose with pale yellow flowers. Do not confuse 
with the common veris. 
Vulgaris lilacina flore pleno Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Double Lilac English Primrose. One of the loveliest of Primroses. The 
double pinkish lilac flowers are large and produced by the hundreds. 
A little gem for the garden and most attractive as a house plant. 
It is easily grown indoors in a north window. After blooming inside, 
plants may be moved to the garden. 
PYRETHRUM - Colored Marguerite or Painted Daisy 
Buckey Each $0.50, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50 
Double red and when well established, a marvelous plant completely 
covered with blooms. 
Miami Queen Each $0.50, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50 
Semi-double pink flowers of a lighter shade than Trojan, equally good 
for cutting or the hardy border. 
Trojan Each $0.50, Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50 
A very lovely, free flowering semi-double dark pink variety. Tall stems 
and a good cut flower. 
Finest Mixed English Varieties Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $15.00 
This mixture contains double- and single-flowered sorts in many shades 
of pink, rose and white. Strong, 2-year clumps that will give immediate 
results. 
RANUNCULUS - Buttercups 
Acris flore pleno Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
A double yellow, upright growing Buttercup-like plant. Good for border 
in wet places; good cut flower. 
*Repens fl. pi. Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
A pretty, double-flowering bright golden yellow Buttercup of creeping 
habit; flowers in May and June. 
RUDBECKIA - Coneflower 
Golden Glow Three $0.95, Doz., $3.00, 100 $18.00 
A popular hardy plant, grows six feet high, producing masses of large, 
double, golden yellow flowers shaped like a Dahlia, in late summer. 
Maxima Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A rare and attractive variety, growing 5 feet high, with large, glaucous 
green leaves and bright yellow flowers 5 to 6 inches across, with a cone 
2 inches high; flowers continuously from June to September. 
Newmanni Three $0.95, Doz., $3.00, 100 $18.00 
The perennial form of the "Black-Eyed Susan." Deep orange-yellow 
flowers with a dark purple cone; long, wiry stems 3 feet high; blooms 
• all summer. 
Purpurea Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
(Giant Purple Coneflower). Most attractive purple flowers, with a very 
large, brown, cone-shaped center. Blooms from July to October. 3 feet 
high; a splendid plant for the border. 
SALVIA - Meadow Sage or Clary 
Azurea Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
A Rocky Mountain species. Grows 3 to 4 feet high; producing, during 
August and September, pretty sky-blue flowers in the greatest profusion. 
Farinacea Three $0.95, Doz., $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Beautiful pale blue flowers all summer on neat plants about 2 feet 
high; splendid for the border. 
Pitcheri Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Similar to Azurea, but of more branching habit; large flowers of a rich 
gentian-blue color, and one of the most admired plants by the many 
visitors to our nurseries during the early autumn. 3 to 4 feet. 
Pratensis Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Lilac-blue flowers from June to September; grows about 2 feet high. 
Good border plant. 
Turkestanica Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Extremely decorative sweet scented, silvery foliage and showy whorls 
of white flowers surrounded by pale pink, all summer. 
SANGUINARIA - Blood-root 
^Canadensis Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
(Bloodroot). Native. A low perennial, about 6 inches high, with pure 
white flowers an inch in diameter, in early spring. The large, leathery 
leaves appear later. Plant in shady places in the rock garden or 
open woods. 
SANTOLINA - Lavender Cotton; Ground Cypress 
*Chamaecyparissus Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
(Incana). A sweet-smelling, dwarf, evergreen perennial, with delicate, 
silver-white foliage, useful as rock or border plants; also largely used 
for edgings to flower beds or walks. 1 foot. 
SAPONARIA - Soapwort 
*Ocymoides splendens Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Pretty prostrate border and rockery plant; flowers rosy pink, produced 
in great quantities just above the foliage in late May and early June. 
*0cymoides alba Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
A pure white form of the above. 
Officinalis Double Pink Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
An excellent plant for hot, dry, and difficult places. Grows freely under 
most adverse conditions. Hundreds of soft pink flowers are freely pro¬ 
duced throughout the summer and resemble somewhat a small Garden 
Pink. Height about 18 inches. 
Officinalis Double White Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
A white flowered form of the above. 
SAXIFRAGA - Rock-foil; Megasea 
**McNabiana Three $1.75, Doz. $5.00, 100 $35.00 
This plant is a splendid sort for wall garden or in crevices in the rock 
garden. Foliage is gray-green in form of a rosette and quite stiff, from 
the center comes a flower spike about 12 inches long covered with 
small, white blossoms speckled with pink. 
*Megasea cordifolia Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
These will thrive in ordinary soil in any position. Grow about one foot 
high, and are admirable for the front of the border or shrubbery, 
forming masses of handsome, broad, deep green foliage, which alone 
renders them useful; flowers appear very early in the spring. Fine 
among rocks or ledges. 
*Megasea crassifolia Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30 00 
12 to 15 inches. April to June. Showy and spreading. Drooping masses 
of pink flowers high above the large clustered leaves. A fine rock plant. 
*Megosea Hybrids Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Handsome plants in fine mixture of all shades of rose or pink. Excel¬ 
lent foliage. Good for the rock garden or border. Does well in shade 
or sun. 
SCUTELLARIA - Skull Cap 
*Baicalensis coelestina Three $1.20, Doz. $3.60, 100 $22.50 
Short, wiry stems, one foot high, clothed with clear blue Snapdragon¬ 
shaped flowers during July and August; a very good plant for the 
rockery or in front of the border. 
SCABIOSA - Scabious or Pincushion Flower 
Caucasica Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
(Blue Bonnet). Their lovely flowers are a soft and charming shade of 
lavender; commences to bloom in June, throwing stems 18 to 24 inches 
high until September. 
Caucasica alba Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
(White Bonnet). The white form of the preceding. 
Japonica Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Lavender-blue flowers from July to September. 2 feet. This is a biennial 
variety, but very valuable for its great quantity of blue flowers pro¬ 
duced throughout the summer. 
Pennsylvanica Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
(Cephalaria tatarica). Large golden yellow flowers, similar to the true 
Scabiosa in form, but 5 feet tall; excellent plant for back in the border 
or in front of shrubs. 
SEMPERVIVUM - House Leek. (See spring catalog). 
SEDUM - Stonecrop. (See spring catalog). 
SENECIO - Ragwort; Groundsel 
Clivorum Three $1.20, Doz., $3.60, 100 $22.50 
Forms a neat tuft of foliage, from which spring up from July to Oc¬ 
tober a succession of 3-foot stems, with clusters of orange-yellow flow¬ 
ers. One of the few plants that flower profusely in shade. 
SHASTA DAISY. (See Chrysanthemum Maximum). 
SHORTIA. (See spring catalog). 
SIDALCEA - Greek-Mallow. (See spring catalog). 
SILENE - Catchfly or Campion 
**Alpestris Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Dwarf rock plant, dainty, pure white flowers in May and June. 
Moritimo Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Compact masses of glaucous blue foliage. Very neat in appearance. 2 
to 3 inches high. From June to August the entire plant is covered with 
white flowers. Especially happy in a hot dry place in the rockery or for 
the rock wall. 
-Saxifraga Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
A choice Alpine of mossy growth. Flowers white, in great profusion all 
summer. 
S'Schafta Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
(Autumn Catchfly). A charming border or rock plant, growing from 4 
to 6 inches high, with masses of bright pink flowers from July to Oc¬ 
tober. 
