Salvia Pitcheri Sedum Spectabile Thalictrum Aquilegifolium 
SEDUM - Stonecrop 
A genus of plants which vary in habit from dwarf, creeping plants to 
those of larger growth, as Spectabile, which grows about 2 feet high. 
Some are evergreen and others of deciduous growth. The dwarf kinds 
do well as edgings to borders or in rock gardens. Others are suitable 
for grouping in the border. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and dry, sunny borders or dry sunny places in the 
rock garden will suit all. Spectabile, indeed, will also thrive in shade. 
Plant in autumn or spring, 4 to 8 inches apart. 
^Acre Three 95c; Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
(Golden Moss). Much used for covering graves; foliage green; flowers 
bright yellow; prostrate and slowly spreading. 
Anglicum Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A tiny moss-like carpeting plant. Native of England. The whole plant 
disappears under a mass of soft pink starlike flowers. Early summer. 
^Aizoon Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Bright yellow flowers. 1 foot. July and August. 
^Alburn Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Dwarf and spreading; thick, waxy round foliage, white flowers; good 
rock plant. 
®Eversi Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A very nice variety of sub-trailing habit. Foliage is glaucous gray. In 
garden is at a premium. Good strong grower but not rampant. 
Florairianum Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
This is a choice variety. A tufted plant about 6 inches high. The dark 
green foliage takes on a beautiful bronzy autumn tint, disappears, 
leaving a cluster of reddish rosettes for winter decoration. 
&Glaucum Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Excellent dwarf variety for rockeries; prostrate and of slow growth; 
lovely blue-green foliage. 
*Kamtschaticum Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Orange-yellow flowers, with prostrate, green foliage, golden in autumn. 
*Kamtschaticum Variegated Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
One of the best, because of its handsome golden variegated foliage 
which blends marvelously with the orange-yellow flowers, which are 
profusely produced in midsummer. 
Lydium Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Very fine rock plant, blue-green foliage and of prostrate habit. 
Maximum Atropurpureum Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Of upright open growth, about 18 inches high, foliage rich mahogany 
brown, flowers in sprays of somewhat lighter color. An outstanding 
variety, fine for foliage color effect in the border. 
*Sarmentosum Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Excellent dwarf variety for rockeries or border edgings. The best 
Sedum for filling seams between rocks in wall garden; rapid grower. 
^Sexangulare Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Very dark green foliage; yellow flowers; habit much like Acre. 
«=Sieboldi Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Round, succulent, glaucous foliage; bright pink flowers in September. 
The loveliest of all the Sedums. 
s-'Spurium coccineum Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
A beautiful rosy crimson-flowered form; July and August. 6 inches. Very 
fast spreading variety; good for covering sandy banks. 
Spectabile Three $1.10, Doz., $3.30, 100 $20.00 
One of the prettiest erect-growing species, attaining a height of 18 
inches, with broad, light green foliage and immense heads of hand¬ 
some, showy, rose-colored flowers; indispensable as a late fall-bloomer. 
Spectabile "Brilliant" Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A richly colored form of the preceding, being a bright amaranth-red. 
! 'Spathulatum purpureum Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Reddish leaves with gray in center of the rosette. Dark yellow flowers, 
contrasting beautifully with the foliage. 
<; Stoloniferum Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Most desirable; evergreen leaves; flowers purplish pink. July and August. 
Excellent for rock garden. 6 inches. 
*Ternatum Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
The most satisfactory variety for planting in the shade; for ground 
carpeting under trees or anywhere it is difficult to make plants grow. 
Spreads rapidly and does well on all sorts of soil. 
SENECIO - Ragwort; Groundsel 
Only a few species of this genus are worthy of cultivation. They are 
of vigorous growth. 
Culture: The one named will thrive in ordinary soil, in partial shade, in 
open woods or under trees. Plant in autumn or early spring, 12 inches 
apart. 
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 
Lovely dwarf plants with round leaves topped in spring with small, 
white, cuplike flowers. Suitable for open woods or shady rock garden. 
Culture. These plants require a light fibrous soil which is at least 
fifty per cent leaf mold. Should be grown in half shade in the rock 
garden or open woods. Plant in fall or early spring, 3 to 4 inches apart. 
■-Galacifolia Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
A rare and beautiful species, from the mountains of North Carolina. 
The leaves are evergreen and the petals, five in number, are pure white, 
and scalloped or notched on the edges. Flowers about an inch across 
in early summer. Plant in a shady place. 
SIDALCEA - Greek-Mallow 
Graceful, hardy perennials with small, Hollyhock-like flowers borne on 
slender spikes. Suitable for sunny borders. 
Culture. Grow in good, ordinary soil in sunny borders. Plant in autumn 
or early spring, 8 inches apart. 
Rosy Gem Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Erect growing, more or less branching plants, 2 to 3 feet in height, 
producing their showy bright rose colored flowers during June and July. 
They will succeed in any garden soil in a sunny position. 
SILENE - Catchfly or Campion 
These perennials are of dwarf habit, and chiefly suitable for rockeries. 
Two species, however, Maritima flore pleno and Schafta, may be grown 
as edgings to sunny borders. 
Culture. Grow in good, ordinary soil on the margins of slightly raised, 
sunny borders or rock gardens. May be grown as a continuous edging 
or in masses. Plant in early spring or fall, 4 inches apart. 
**Alpestris Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Dwarf rock plant, dainty, pure white flowers in May and June. 
Maritima 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. 
*Schafta Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
(Autumn Catchfly). A charming border or rock plant, growing from 4 
t o 6 inches high, with masses of bright pink flowers from July to Oc¬ 
tober. 
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