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FERNDALE NURSERY—ASKOV, MINNESOTA, 1940 
Salvia (sage). 
*—C—azurea. A hardy perennial 
sometimes growing to 4—5 
ft. Blue flowers on long 
slender spikes. Very useful 
for cutting. Prefer a rich 
loamy soil in full sun, but 
thrive in any average garden 
position. Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
—B—praetensis. Hardy perennial 
growing to 2 ft. Leaves 
oval and slightly wrinkled. 
Flowers bright purplish- 
blue, in interrupted whorled 
racemes. Same culture as 
last above. Each 35c, 3 for 
90c. 
—B—praetensis. White form of 
above. Each 35c, 3 for 90c. 
Saponaria (rock soapwort). 
—R—ocymoides. Trailing, much 
branched perennial, excel¬ 
lent for dry banks or poor 
soils. Also a useful border 
or rock garden plant with 
clouds of pink flowers. Each 
15c, 3 for 40c. 
Sanguinaria 
Sangruinaria (bloodroot). 
*—RS—canadense. Pure white flow¬ 
ers on stems 6—8 inches tall 
in May-J u n e. Beautiful 
gray-green deeply lobed fol¬ 
iage. Deserves a place in 
every garden. Prefers rich, 
moist woods soil and shade. 
Each 15c, 3 for 40c. 
Scutellaria (skullcap). 
—A hardy perennial of some 
use in the rockery, grow¬ 
ing to 1 ft. or less. Blue 
flowers. Each 25c, 3 for 60c. 
Sarracenia (pitcher plant). 
*—M—purpurea. One of our most 
showy and interesting bog 
plants. The leaves are 
curved and modified to 
somewhat resemble a pitch¬ 
er. Flowers are nodding, 
single and range from yel¬ 
low to purple. Requires wet, 
boggy situation to succeed. 
Each 30, 3 for 75c. 
Saxifraga (rockfoil). 
—R—cordifolia. Broad, fleshy 
shiny foliage. Saxifragas 
used in connection with se- 
dum and sempervivum real¬ 
ly make rock gardening pos¬ 
sible almost anywhere. Re¬ 
quire rather dry, sunny sit¬ 
uations. Once established 
require very little further 
care. Each 30c, 3 for 75c. 
Scabiosa (pincushion flower). 
*—BC—caucasia (Isaac House hy¬ 
brids). A very fine strain 
of hardy perennials scabi¬ 
osa. Very useful as a bor¬ 
der plant. Flowers in shades 
varying from deep blue to 
pale lavender, are excellent 
for cutting. Prefer alkaline 
although it does well even 
on slightly acid soils. Should 
be given full sun. Each 25c, 
3 for 60c. 
Sedum (stonecrop). 
A vast race of mostly hardy 
perennial plants with fleshy 
succulent leaves, some dying 
to the ground in winter but 
many remaining evergreen. 
Flowers nearly always white 
or yellow, occasionally pink 
or blue. Will succeed in al¬ 
most any location and are 
indispensible for rock-wall 
and rock garden, for carpet 
bedding and mixed border. 
Require a well-drained soil 
of sandy peaty nature and 
should be given full sun. 
—acre (golden moss). Little 
tufted plants with yellow 
flowers. Each 15c, 3 for 40c. 
—album. 4—6 inches tall, 
white flowers. Each 15c. 3 
for 40c. 
—album balticum. Dense mats 
of dark green foliage. Each 
25c, 3 for 60c. 
