Out from Its Sunned and Sheltered Nooks, the Blue Eye of the Violet Looks 
SPIR^A Filipendula (Astilbe ulmaria). 
Goat's Beard. Suitable for borders, damp 
situations, and marginal ornamental 
water plantings. June and July. 
Filipendula alba. Creamy white flow¬ 
ers. 2 ft. 
Davidii (Astilbe Davidi). Variety of 
vigorous habit with pale pink blooms. 
3 ft. 
Palmata elegans. Light pink. 3 ft. 
Ulmaria fl.-pl. (Filipendula). The well- 
known double Meadowsweet. Creamy 
white flowers produced in abundance 
during June and July. 3 ft. 
STACHYS lanata.-)/^ Soft silvery foliage. 
Spikes of purple blooms. The beauty of 
the plant is in the foliage. 1 ft. July. 
STATICE latifolia. Big-leaJ Sea Lavender. 
Very decorative. 2 ft. Aug. 
Latifolia dumosa. Bluish lavender flow¬ 
ers which, when dried, are pure silver, 
ft. Aug. $1.20 for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
Minuta. ★ A miniature Statice with pink- 
lavender flowers. 6 in. 
STOKESIA lilacina grandiflora. A very 
attractive shade of silvery blue with a 
lilac suffusion at center. The flowers are 
often 5 inches across and can be cut with 
stems 18 to 20 inches long. $1.20 for 3. 
$4.50 per doz. 
Sweet William 
Few plants are more cheerful than these 
early summer-flowering subjects. 
Auricula-eyed. A mixture of colors, all hav¬ 
ing a light-colored center. 13 ^ ft. June. 
Pink Beauty. Best pink. ft. June. 
Scarlet Beauty. Very showy and effective. 
13 ^ ft. June. 
TANACETUM crispum. Tansy. Compact 
fern-like foliage. Yellow button-like 
flowers, 2 to 3 ft. Aug., Sept. 
TEUCRIUM Chamaedrys.^ A picturesque 
subshrub with glossy green foliage and 
bright rose flowers. 1 ft. Aug. 
THALICTRUM. Meadow-Rue. 
Adiantifolium. Foliage like the maiden¬ 
hair fern. White flowers in June. 1 ft. 
Aquilegifolium. A handsome border 
plant. Rich mauve-purple flowers. 3 ft. 
June, July. 
Glaucum. Heads of feathery yellow 
flowers. 43 ^ ft. July. 
Minus. Known as the Maidenhair 
Thalictrum. A charming dwarf plant for 
the rock-garden. White. 9 in. 
THYMUS. ★ Thyme. These charming, fra¬ 
grant plants give a lovely carpet effect, 
being of dwarf, spreading habit. They 
prefer a dry situation. 
Azoricus. ★ Green mats with rosy flowers. 
4 in. June. 
Citriodorus argenteus. Silver Lemon 
Thyme. 4 in. June, 
Erectus. Neat, twiggy bushes of yew-like 
foliage. Heads of rose-colored flowers. 
1 ft. July. 
Herba-barona. Purplish flowers. 6 in. 
June. 
L^uginosus. ★ Woolly Mountain Thyme. 
6 m. June. 
Nit^us. ★ Silvery foliage. Clear lilac- 
pink flowers. 9 in. June. 
Serpyllum album. ★ Pure white. 4 in. 
June. 
Serpyllum coccineus. -k Crimson. 4 in. 
June. 
THERMOPSIS caroliniana. Five-foot 
plants with yellow pea blossoms in July. 
Mollis. Yellow flowers all summer. 3 ft. 
TROLLIUS. Globe Flower. Like immense 
buttercups. These striking, hardy per¬ 
ennial plants are very effective in the 
mixed border. 
Eleanor. A free-flowering variety. Pale 
yellow. 23 ^ ft. 60 cts. each, $6.50 per doz. 
Ledebouri. Siberian. Yellow flowers. 
234 ft. June. 60 cts. each, $6.50 per doz. 
Tritoma 
Red-Hot Poker; Flame Flower; Torch Lily 
Autumn Tints. Red and gold. 2 3^ ft. Sept. 
Flaming Torch. Red, shaded yellow. 23^ 
ft. Sept. 
Golden Thoughts. Rich old-gold flowers. 
2 3^ ft. Sept. 
Orange Glow. Deep warm orange color. 
2 Yi ft. Sept. 
Salmon Beauty. Salmon-pink. 23^ ft. Sept. 
Sulphur Spire. Citron-yellow. 234 ft. 
Sept. 
Above varieties, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
Pfitzeri. For bedding. Surpasses cannas for 
brilliance and gladiolus as a cut-flower. 
$1 for 3, $3.75 per doz. 
S. & W. Co.’s Hybrids. Full range of colors 
from white to burnt orange. 90 cts. for 3. 
$3.25 per doz. 
VERBENA canadensis, -ie A creeping 
ilantin bloom all summer. Purplish 
flue blooms. Prefers a warm, sunny 
location. $1 for 3, $3.75 per doz. 
Chamsedryfolia. -jl^ Of trailing and 
spreading growth, producing a con¬ 
tinuous supply of dazzling scarlet 
flowers. An invaluable plant for the 
rock-garden or for sunny beds and 
borders. 3 in, May-Oct. A. M., 
R. H. S. $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
Veronica (Speedwell) 
Showy and free-flowering perennials, mostly 
blue, native to Europe and North America. 
Blue Jay. Late flowering. 334 ft. Aug. 
Filiformis. -;/^ Trailing evergreen. Blue 
flowers with white lips almost cover the 
foliage in early spring. 
Gentianoides. ★ Pale blue flowers edged 
deep blue. 1 ft. June, 
Incana nana. ★ Blue flowers. Silver foli¬ 
age. 6 in. July. 
Longifolia subsessilis. Blue. 2 ft. July. 
Repens. ★ Good carpeter. During May 
and June is covered with light blue 
flowers. 
Spicata. Spikes of blue blooms. Can be 
used to follow delphinium. 2 ft. June. 
Spicata alba. A white counterpart of 
Spicata. 
True Blue, ir Clear blue spikes. 1 ft. July. 
VINCA. Madagascar Periwinkle; Old Maid. 
3-4 in. May. 
Alp ina. Trailing evergreen. Purple. $1 
for 3, $3.75 per doz., $27.50 per 100. 
Minor alba. ★ Pure white. When planted 
through the Vinca, Bowles’ Variety, 
like rifts of snow, you can produce a 
ground-cover planting in a delightful 
effect. 
MinorBowles’ Variety. Improved form 
of Minor. Used for ground-cover under 
trees and banks. 
Viola, Royal Purple 
Viola COrnuta (Tufted Pansies) 
While the flowers of the Viola are not so 
large as those of pansies, they bloom freely. 
Colors are clear and distinct. 6 in. April. 
Apricot Gem. A’ Blends to a deep orange 
center. 
Ruby, if Burgundy-red flowers. 
$1.50 for 3, $5,50 per doz. 
Avalanche. Pure white flower. 
Blue^ Butterfly, -jf Mid-blue shading to 
white. 
Jersey Gem. if Rich violet. Foliage bright 
green. 
R^al Purple. Outstanding for its rich color. 
Highly recommended because of this and 
Its long flowering period. $1.50 for 3, $5.50 
per doz. 
W. H. Woodgate. if Bluish mauve blooms. 
* if A pure yellow Viola. Very 
free flowering. 
Viola odorata (Sweet Violet) 
.These hardy, cultivated Violets grow 
6 inches and are covered with flowers in May. 
Fragrant Single, if A real Violet. 
Ideal for picking. 
A Double Lavender Violet 
Marie Louise. Very large, double, lav¬ 
ender-blue flowers. $1.20 for 3, $4.50 
per doz. 
Rosina. if Dark rose-pink flowers: fragrant. 
$1.20 for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
Russian Single. ★ Produces great masses 
of fine, large, deep purple flowers of much 
fragrance. 
Snow Queen. Pure white flowers on long 
stems and very freely produced. Best white 
Violet we have introduced. $1.20 for 3 
$4.50 per doz. 
filamentosa. ★ Adam's Needle. 
Foliage evergreen. Creamy white flow¬ 
ers on tall spikes 6 feet high. 1-yr., $1 for 
3, $3,75 per doz.; 2-yr., $1,35 for 3. 
_ , . S5 per doz. 
PRICES, unless otherwise noted, 90 cts. for 3, $3.25 per doz. Purchaser pays transportation beyond 50 miles of New York 
'kDwarf plants for the Rock-garden and edging the Perennial Border 
