The Isaac House Strain of Scabiosa Caucasica is very fine 
Sedum acre 
Salvia • Sage 
Perennials with strikingly beautiful, or¬ 
chid-like blooms that make them welcorne 
in the herbaceous border. Leaves are used in 
medicine and for the kitchen. 
Azurea grandiflora. Rocky Mountain 
Sage. Sky-blue flowers in greatest pro¬ 
fusion during August and September. 6 ft. 
Pitcheri. Similar to Azurea but of more 
branching habit and larger flowers of rich 
gentian-blue. 3 to 4 ft. 
All Salvias, 35c. each; 3 for Sl.OO; 
$3.50 per doz.; 25 for $6.50 
Santolina • Lavender-Cotton 
^Chamaecyparissus (incana). A dwarf 
evergreen perennial with attractive, sil¬ 
very white foliage. Suitable for the 
border or rockery. 30c. each; 3 for 85c.; 
$3.00 per doz.; 25 for $5.50. 
Pinnata. An excellent variety for edging, 
producing compact mounds of deep 
green, highly aromatic foliage, overlaid 
with pale yellow flowers in summer. It 
resembles a choice, low-growing Retino- 
spora obtiisa gracilis. A distinct inno¬ 
vation. 8 in. 50c. each; 3 for $1.35; 
$5.00 per doz.; 25 for $9.00. 
Stachys grandiflora 
Sedum • Stonecrop 
★ DWARF VARIETIES 
Suitable for the rockery and covering of 
graves, etc. 
Acre. Golden Moss. Green foliage and 
bright yellow flowers. Much used for 
covering graves. 
Album. Dark green foliage. Pure white 
flowers in June. 
Lydium glaucum. Glaucous green foliage. 
Pink flowers. 
Nevi. Compact rosettes of silver-gray, close- 
set into a mosaic. Pink flowers in mid¬ 
summer. 
Sieboldi. Round, succulent, glaucous foli¬ 
age. Bright pink flowers during August 
and September. 
ERECT-GROWING SEDUMS 
Scabiosa 
The hardy variety is even more wonderful 
and of greater beauty than the annual sort, 
commonly called Mourning Bride. Its gi¬ 
gantic flowers frequently measure 3 inches 
and more in diameter. Delights jn a sunny 
position, and is a cut-flower few perennials 
can equal. It lasts a long while in water. The 
average height is about 2J4 feet. Very free 
flowering. 
Caucasica. A delicate shade of lavender- 
blue, starting to flower in June and lasting 
well through the summer. 
Caucasica, Giant Blue. Isaac House 
Strain. An excellent improvement on the 
Caucasica type. Flowers larger and with 
longer stems, ranging from light lavender 
to dark blue. Excellent for cutting. 
All Scabiosas, 35c. each; 
3 for $1.00; $3.50 per doz.; 25 for $6.50 
Useful and pretty plants for the border, 
producing their interesting flowers during the 
late summer and fall. 
^Statice Limonium 
Sea-Lavender 
Spectabile. A pretty, erect-growing variety 
with broad, light green foliage, and im¬ 
mense heads of showy, rose-colored flowers 
during the autumn, ft. 
Spectabile, Brilliant. A rich-colored form 
of the above, being a bright amaranth-red. 
All Sedums, 30c. each; 3 for 85c.; $3.00 per doz.; 
25 for $5.50 
Latifolia. Great Sea-Lavender. Handsome 
plants with heads of dark blue flowers that 
when dried last for months. Invaluable 
for cutting. 1 to 2 ft. 30c. each; 3 for 85c.; 
$3.00 per doz.; 25 for $5.50. 
StoLesia • Cornflower Aster 
Cyanea. The very light blue flower has the 
appearance of combining a giant corn¬ 
flower and an aster. Plants are 1feet 
high, of spreading habit, blooming from 
June until frost. Succeeds in most any 
location. 
Cyanea alba. Pure white form of above. 
All Stokesias, 30c. each; 3 for 85c.; $3.00 per doz.; 
25 for $5.50 
Stokesia cyanea 
^Saponaria • Soapwort 
Ocymoides splendens. A good 
subject for the border or rock¬ 
ery, producing freely masses of 
bright rose-pink flowers. 30c. 
each; 3 for 85c.; $3.00 per doz.; 
25 for $5.50. 
Sidalcea 
Rose Queen. Bright rose-colored, , 
mallow-like flowers during June 
and July. 35c. each; 3 for $1.00; $3.50 
doz.; 25 for $6.50. 
Stachys • Woundwort 
Grandiflora (rosea). Large purple-rose 
flowers. 15 in. June, July. 30c. each; 
3 for 85c.; $3.00 per doz.; 25 for $5.50. 
Scabiosa caucasica 
See pages 94 to 99 for complete 
list of Roses 
VARIETIES MARKED ★ ARE SUITABLE FOR ROCK-GARDENS 
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