Salvia Pitcheri Sedum Spectabiie Thalictrum Aquilegifolium 
SPIRAEA - Goat’s Beard; Meadow Sweet 
Very handsome herbaceous perennials. The species named below have 
handsomely divided leaves and flowers borne in graceful, feathery plumes. 
Culture. The Spiraeas require a deep, rich and moist soil. Plenty of leaf 
mold and well-decayed manure must be incorporated with it before 
planting. They will thrive in shady, moist borders, or they may be grown 
by the waterside. Filipendula flore pleno, being small, should be grown 
in groups of three or six plants. Plant in autumn or early spring, 12 
inches apart. 
Aruncus Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Produces long, feathery panicles of white flowers, forming graceful 
plumes 4 feet tall in June. 
Filipendula Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
(Dropwort), Numerous corymbs of white folwers on stems 15 inches 
high during June and July; pretty fernlike foliage. 
^Filipendula flore pleno Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Double white flowers on 12-inch stems; lovely fernlike foliage. A very 
neat plant and excellent for edging beds or walks. Flowers are fine for 
cutting, lasting well in water. 
Palmata elegans Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Graceful plumes of lovely light pink flowers in June, on stems 3 feet 
high. Fine for waterside planting. 
Venusta Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
(Martha Washington Plume). A noble plant growing about four feet 
high, producing in July and August handsome, rosy carmine flowers 
which are delightfully fragrant. A desirable subject for the border or 
along a small brook. 
SPIRAEA - Astilbe 
Betsy Cuperus Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
The fine drooping flower spikes, 2 feet long, show in summer during 
some weeks a great number of blush-white flowers with pink center. 
Deuchland Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
A lovely pure white variety of strong growth and very free flowering. 
Granat Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Striking novelty with long, well formed spikes and splendid crimson 
flowers, shaded salmon. 
Mowe Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Conspicuously beautiful with dense, feathery plumes of brilliant dark 
pink, shaded lilac. 
Prof. Van Der Wielen Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Tall, white spikes; beautiful garden variety. 
Salland Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
The flower stem itself has a length of over 3 feet. The very fine fringed 
flowers are bright red tinged with dark blue. 
STOKESIA - Cornflower Aster; Stokes’ Aster 
A very handsome perennial, with China Aster-like flowers, that appear 
late in the season, about September. It prefers a warm, sheltered loca¬ 
tion. Should certainly be grown in all gardens since its flowers are most 
beautiful in form and color. 
Culture. Grow in a sunny, well-drained border in sandy loam, 6 inches 
apart. Plant in March or early autumn. 
Cyanea coerulea Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Beautiful light blue flowers are produced profusely in late summer and 
early autumn on 18-inch stems; lovely for cutting or in front of the 
border. Stokesias are one of our best late summer-flowering hardy plants. 
Cyanea coerulea alba Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
White-flowered form of the above. 
Laevis lilacina grandiflora Three $2.00, Doz. $6.00, 100 $40.00 
(Giant Stokes' Aster.) Quite distinct from the well-known Stokesia 
cyanea. The color is a very attractive shade of silvery blue with a 
lilac-blue suffusion at the center. Flowers are very large, often five 
inches across, and can readily be cut with stems 18 to 20 inches in 
length. Flowers freely and is a very useful all-purpose plant. 
STATICE - Great Sea-Lavender 
The leathery, dark green leaves spring directly from the root stock 
and the flower stems are more or less twiggy, bearing their small flow¬ 
ers in much-branched panicles. The flowers are useful for cutting for 
indoor decoration, also for drying for winter use. 
Culture. A sandy loam is essential to grow these plants well. A sunny 
position, too, is indispensable. Plant in autumn or spring, 6 inches apart. 
They show to the best advantage grown towards the front of the border. 
::: Latifolia Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
A valuable plant either for the border or rockery, immense heads, fre¬ 
quently 1 1/2 feet high and 2 feet across, of purplish blue, minute flow¬ 
ers during July and August. These, if cut and dried, last in perfect 
condition for months. 
Sweet William (See Dianthus Barbatus) 
TEUCRIUM - Germander 
Shrublike plants of moderate growth. Chamaedrys has shrublike, shiny, 
dark leaves. Orientalis is airy and fit for the rock garden. 
Culture. A well-drained, good garden soil is all that is required to grow 
them to perfection. Plant in fall or early spring, 6 inches apart in full 
sun, in rock garden or border. Chamaedrys may also be used as an 
edging to flower beds or garden plants in the small formal garden. 
:;: Chamaedrys Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Glossy green foliage resembling dwarf boxwood, may be used in place 
of boxwood where the latter is not hardy; can be clipped to suit any 
height up to 12 inches. 
*Orientalis Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Dwarf, graceful plants, producing an abundance of blue flowers in 
August; good for rock garden or border. 
THALICTRUM - Meadow-Rue 
Hardy perennials, with elegant, finely divided, Columbine or Maiden¬ 
hair-like foliage, which is most useful for cutting for mixing with cut 
flowers. Are borne in feathery clusters or panicles, and they add con¬ 
siderably to the beauty of the plants. They are of easy cultivation in 
sun or shade. 
Culture. They will thrive in any good, ordinary, well-drained soil. May 
be grown in sunny or partially shaded borders, are most effective when 
grown as single specimens in the front of shrubbery borders, or in the 
wild garden. Plant in autumn or spring. 8 to 12 inches apart. Diptero- 
carpum should be carefully protected if planted in the fall. 
!:! Adiantifolium Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
A beautiful variety, with foliage like the Maidenhair Fern and minia¬ 
ture white flowers in June; grows about 2 feet high. 
Aquilegifolium Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Graceful foliage like that of Columbine, and rosy purple flowers from 
June to July on 2- to 3-foot tall spikes; lovely planted together with 
Poppy Wm. Perry. 
Aquilegifolium album Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
White form of the above. 
Dipterocarpum Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Flowers a charming shade of lilac-mauve, which is brightened by a 
bunch of lemon-yellow stamens and anthers. The plant is of strong 
growth, about 4 feet high. The dainty flowers are produced in grace¬ 
ful sprays during August and September. 
Glaucum Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Similar in habit to the Aquilegifolium; blue-gray leaves rather finely 
cut, with heads of Chinese yellow, fragrant flowers. 3 to 4 feet. July. 
THERMOPSIS 
Only one species is worthy of mention here. This has three-foliate 
leaves, and yellow, lupine-like flowers borne in long, terminal racemes. 
It is of graceful growth and specially suitable for the sunny border. 
Culture. Ordinary soil in a sunny, well-drained, dry border. Plant in 
autumn or spring, 8 inches apart. 
Caroliniana Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
A lovely lupine-like plant with rich green foliage, growing about 2 feet 
high. In June and July, yellow, pealike flowers are produced in racemes, 
6 to 1 2 inches long. The general appearance is that of a yellow lupine. 
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