*POLEMONIUM humile. 9 in. Dainty purple-blue flowers. May, June. 
*Reptans. Jacob's Ladder. 1 ft. Bushy plant; clear blue flowers. Spring. 
Richardsoni coeruleum. 2 ft. Sky-blue flowers on sturdy stems. June, July. 
Richardsoni album. A white form of the above. 
*POTENTILLA tonguei (multifida). Cinquefoil. 4 in. Finely cut foliage; 
clusters of small yellow flowers. June, July. 
*Tridentata. See Ground-Covers, page 24. 
*Verna nana. 6 in. A miniature plant fairly smothered with buttercup¬ 
like flowers. May, June. 
Warrensi. 2 ft. Pure yellow flowers. Continuous. 
*PRIMULA denticulata cachemiriana. 1 ft. Large heads of showy lavender 
flowers. May. 
*Japonica. Primrose. 2 ft. Flowers from deep rose to white, in whorls. 
The plants prefer partial shade and moist soil. May, June. 
*Polyantha, Munstead Strain. 9 in. Shades of yellow and cream. These 
improved English hybrids are ideal for the shady garden. Use them for 
bordering a walk and enjoy a real “Primrose path.” 
*Veris, Barr’s White. 9 in. A lovely new English variety. May. 
*Veris, Barr’s Yellow. 9 in. Delightful companion for Barr’s White. May. 
*PULMONARIA angustifolia azurea. Lungwort. See page 28 for description 
*Saccharata maculata. See page 28 for description. 
PYRETHRUM, Finest English Varieties Mixed. Painted Daisy. 2 ft. Single. 
Lovely shades of rose, pink and white. May, June. 
Eileen May Robinson. 2 ft. An English variety. The finest single pink 
Painted Daisy. Try it near Shasta Daisy, White Swan and Linum 
perenne. May, June. 35 cts. each. 
Trojan. 2 ft. A semi-double deep pink hybrid with crested center. A 
long-lasting cut-flower. May, June. 35 cts. each; $3.00 per 10. 
SALVIA argentea. Silver Sage. 1 ft. Beautiful silvery foliage of soft felt¬ 
like texture. Use it in broad masses for accent in your border. 30 cts. each. 
Azurea. Azure Sage. 4 ft. Pretty sky-blue flowers in great profusion in 
August and September. Native. 
Pratensis. 2 ft. Purple flowers from June to September. 
Sclarea turkestanica. Clary. 3 ft. Decorative silvery foliage; showy whorls 
of pale pink flowers. June, July. 
*SANGUINARIA canadensis. Bloodroot. 1 ft. For the wild-garden. 
*SAXIFRAGA decipiens. Saxifrage. 4 in. Dwarf mossy plants; white flowers 
in May and June. Prefers light shade. 
SCABIOSA caucasica. Pincushion Flower. 13^2 ft- Their lovely flowers are 
a soft bluish lavender. June to Sept. 
*SCUTELLARIA indica japonica. Skullcap. Rare. 8 in. Narrow, helmeted 
lavender flowers. June to Oct. 35 cts. each; $3.00 per 10. 
*SEDUM dasyphyllum. Moss Sedum. 2 in. Very small, blush flowers. 
*Lydium glaucum. Dwarf variety. Lovely blue-green foliage. 
*Middendorffianum. 8 in. Flat heads of yellow flowers; very durable foliage. 
*Nevi. 4 in. Rosettes of grayish leaves; flowers white. May to July. 
*Sarmentosum. 2 in. Creeping habit. Golden yellow blossoms. July. 
*Sieboldi. 6 in. Blue-green foliage with reddish marking on edges. Showy 
heads of rose-pink flowers in late fall. Very desirable. Sept., Oct. 
*Spathulifolium purpureum. 6 in. Colorful foliage, metallic shade. 
*Spectabile. 1 ft. Erect showy rose flowers. Aug., Sept. 
*SEMPERVIVUM arachnoideum. Spiderweb Houseleek. Cobwebby rosettes 
of pink flowers. One of the best. 
*Fauconnetti. Small webbed rosettes. Very popular. 
*Globiferum. Globe Ilouseleek. Gray-green rosettes tipped red. 
*Rubicundum. Bright red rosettes; an unusual kind. All Sempervivums 
thrive in hot, dry locations. 
*Tectorum. 1 ft. Broad rosettes; flowers pink. This is the Hen-and- 
Chickens of our grandmother’s garden. 
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