ioo Perennial Plants 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
Thymus • Thyme 
The Thymes make a perfect, close, fragrant carpet on hot, dry, 
sunny banks where grass is difficult to establish. They are a sheet 
of blossom in June and July. A valuable trailing plant for the 
rockery. 
Herba-barona. Prostrate grower. Purple flowers. Has strong 
caraway-seed scent. June. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Serpyllum albus. A white-flowering form. 
Serpyllum citriodorus argenteus. Forms a compact bush about 
9 inches in height. The small leaves are silver-variegated and 
lemon-scented. 
Serpyllum citriodorus aureus. Similar in habit and fragrance to 
the above, but having golden variegated leaves. 
Serpyllum coccineus (Scarlet Thyme). Dark green foliage and 
bright red flowers. 
Serpyllum lanuginosus (Woolly-leaved Thyme). Woolly foliage 
and bright pink flowers. 
All Thymus, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18 per 100, 
except where noted 
Thalictrum • Meadow Rue 
Hardy plants, valuable for their attractive foliage and very 
graceful plumose flowers. Foliage colors in the fall. Desirable 
for cutting where an attractive green is needed. Will thrive in 
partial shade. 
Adiantifolium. ft. Clumps of maidenhair-like foliage and long 
spikes of loosely arranged, small, yellowish white flowers, good for 
cutting. They can be used in place of Gypsophila paniculata before 
that is available. June, July. 
Aquilegifolium. 2L£ ft- Columbine-like foliage and feathery heads 
of creamy white flowers. June, July. 
Aquilegifolium purpureum. Pinkish purple flowers. 
All Thalictrums, 30 cts. each; $3 per doz.; $18 per 100 
Trollius • Globe Flower 
Orange Prince. 2 ft. This beautiful, hardy, robust border plant has 
handsome dark green foliage and showy orange-yellow flowers in 
profusion. Well adapted for half-shady or sunny positions. Very 
fine. May, June. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Superbus. Similar in habit to Orange Prince but has pale yellow 
blossoms. 50 cts. each; $5 per doz. 
Trillium 
Grandiflorum (Wood Lily; 
Wake Robin). Excellent 
plants for shady positions 
in the hardy border. 
Large, pure white flowers 
in early spring. 25 cts. 
each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 
per 100. 
Tritoma 
Pfitzeri (Torch Lily). 2 to 
3 ft. A very distinct and 
handsome late-flowering 
perennial, with tufts of 
grass-like foliage and 
thick, fleshy stems cov¬ 
ered with orange-scarlet, 
tubular flowers. Septem¬ 
ber, October. 35 cts. 
each; $3.50 per doz. 
Valeriana 
Officinalis. 3 to 4 ft. A 
strong-growing and free- 
flowering plant bearing 
large heads of pale pink 
flowers. June, July. 25 
cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 
$15 per 100. 
Tritoma 
Vinca 
Vinca • Periwinkle; Trailing Myrtle 
Minor. An excellent dwarf evergreen trailing plant that is used ex¬ 
tensively for carpeting the ground under shrubs and trees. Lovely 
blue flowers in spring. 20 cts. each; $2 per doz.; $12 per 100; $100 
per 1000. 
Minor, Bowles Variety. The largest-flowered Vinca, with blooms 
of the richest blue, borne with remarkable profusion. 25 cts. each; 
$2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
Viola 
Apricot. Rich apricot color, tinged with orange. 
Pedata (Bird’s-foot Violet). 6 in. Tufts of finely divided leaves and 
lilac-blue flowers. April, May. 
Jersey Gem. Cannot be too highly praised. It possesses every good 
quality that a plant should have, and, as far as we know, no bad 
ones. Blooms freely and continuously from spring until frost, and 
the flowers, royal purple in color, are not affected by the sun. Its 
foliage is a rich, healthy green, and its habit of growth is neat and 
compact. 
Primrose Dame. Pale yellow. Very free flowering. 
Purple Glory. Large, ruby-purple flower. Free and persistent 
flower. 
White Swan. A pure white. 
All Violas, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100 
Veronica 
Filiformis. Useful for the rock-garden. 
Incana. 1 ft. Compact masses of silvery foliage and deep blue 
flowers. May, June. 
Longifolia subsessilis. 2 ft. One of the handsomest blue-flowering 
plants. Perfectly hardy and increases in strength and beauty each 
year. Spikes completely studded with beautiful blue flowers. Fine 
for cutting and one of the best plants for the hardy border. July 
to September. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 
Repens. 4 in. Carpets of evergreen foliage entirely covered in spring 
with very pale blue flowers. 
Teucrium rupestris. 6 in. A prostrate trailer forming a thick green 
carpet which is almost hidden in May and June by myriads of 
clusters of deep blue flowers. 
Spicata. 2 ft. Spikes of blue flowers. June to August. 
25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18 per 100, except where noted 
Yucca 
Filamentosa (Adam’s Needle). Among hardy plants there is nothing 
more effective and striking for isolated positions on the lawn or on 
dry banks where few other plants thrive. It is also indispensable 
for the rockery. Its broad, sword-like, evergreen foliage and im¬ 
mense branching spikes of drooping, creamy white flowers, rising 
to a height of 6 feet, render it a bold and handsome subject wherever 
placed. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15 per 100. 
