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TUTTLE BROTHERS NURSERIES 
STATICE (Sea Lavender). Valuable for cutting. Also, blooming as it does through 
summer and fall, is extensively used to supply lavender and blue shades in 
perennial borders and among shrubs. Plant in sun. 
Caspia. Pale lavender sprays of large size. Grows to 2 feet or more in height. 
214-inch pots; gal. containers. 
Dumosa. Silvery gray flowers in large cushion-like panicles. 2V4-inch pots; gal. 
containers. 
Incana (Silver Cloud). Free branching stems carry innumerable small, white 
flowers to present a cloud-like appearance. 2 V 2 -inch pots; gal. contaiixers. 
Latiiolium. Long, smooth leaves. Dense heads of lavender-blue. 2V4-inch pots; 
gal. containers. 
Mixed Hybrids. 2 V 2 -inch pots; gal. containers. 
Perezii. Robust in growth. Leaves to 4 inches broad. Huge heads of bright blue 
flowers supported on strong stems. Grows to 214 feet. 2V2-inch pots; gal. 
containers. 
STEVIA Serrata. Bears a multitude of small white flowers that are invaluable for 
cutting. Excellent stems. Plant in sun. 2V4-inch pots; gal. containers. 
STOKES ASTER (Stokesia cyanea). For no reason that we have been able 
to discover, Stokesia has been very little planted here. It is quite drought 
resistant and from early summer until winter it is one of the busiest plants 
we know. The drought resistant qualities, general hardiness, long bloom¬ 
ing period of this plant together with the loveliness of large, blue or 
white aster-shaped flowers, combine to make it one of our best. Grows to 
18 inches. Plant in sun in well drained soil. 
Blue. 2y4-inch pots; gal. containers. 
Mixed. 2V4-inch pots; gal. containers. 
White. 2V4-inch pots; gal. containers. 
STRAWBERRY. ORNAMENTAL (Fragoria) 
Chiloensis. Is being used quite extensively now as a ground cover. For 
this purpose in a sunny location we know of no better plant. Being quite 
drought resistant, it requires a minimum of attention. Bears typical white 
strawberry flowers in spring. Bare-root, $1.50 per 100. 214-inch pots; gal. 
containers. Flats, $2.00. 
Indica. A good ground cover for shaded or partially shaded locations. Flats 
$2.00. 2V4-inch pots; gal. containers. 
SUN FLOWER (Helianthus angustifolius). A tall growing perennial, 6 to 8 feet. 
Lofty, much-branched stems that carry a profusion of rich, single sun-flowers in 
summer. Thrives in any soil. Plant in sun. Good for cutting. 214-inch pots; 
gal. containers. 
Hybrids. Mixed single orange and orange-yellow blooms borne profusely during 
the late summer and fall on plants 3 to 5 feet tall. Fine for background plant¬ 
ing and cutting. 214-inch pots; gal. containers. 
SUN ROSE (Helianthemum Chamaecistus). Small perfect rose-like flowers in late 
spring and summer on prostrate trailing plants. Feel at home in dry walls and 
rockeries. Extremely hardy. Sun. We have them in the following colors: Apricot, 
Cerise, Pink, Red. Double Yellow. Gal. containers. 
Mixed Colors. 214-inch pots; gal. containers. 
SWEET ROCKET (Hesperis matronalis). Showy spikes of fragrant white, purple 
and lilac flowers in summer. 214-inch pots; gal. containers. 
(=5=) PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN ROCK GARDENS 
