32 Hardy Perennial Plants 
The STORRS & HARRISON CO. 
Sedum Sieboldi—The “Autumn Daphne” 
SEDUM^ (Stonecrop) 
The backbone of rock gardening; low, close- 
jointed, densely spreading, good in either shade or 
sun. The shorter kinds make charming fillers be¬ 
tween broken flags, or coverage for any rocks. 
Album. 2 to 3 inches, A miniature forest of up¬ 
right stems clothed with waxy, tubular, green 
leaves; tiny white flowers. May to July. 
Sarmeutosum. Dwarf, rapid grower; one of the 
best for filling seams between rocks in wall- 
gardens. Bright yellow carpeting bloom. June- 
July. 
Sexan^ulare. 4 inches. Creeping, densely matting 
in spiral tufts, dark green ; yellow June flowers. 
Spurium Coccineum. 6 to 8 in. Thrifty, loose 
growth with kite-shaped leaves, very showy, 
July-August, the matted growth is brilliant with 
fringy, upright panicles of crimson bloom. 
All foregoing: 3, 70c; doz., $2.50; 100, $15.00. 
Xamtschaticum. 8 inches. Robust and vigorous, 
prostrate, quickly spreading. The wide flat leaves 
are escalloped, arranged in partial rosettes, 
fresh green turning yellow in autumn. The %- 
inch florets are perfect stars of orange-yellow 
drying to red, in low-set clusters. This is par¬ 
ticularly effective in wall pockets. 
Sieboldi. 8 to 10 inches. Reddish stems with al¬ 
ternating tiers of opposite %-inch leaves—round, 
thick, rubbery, blue-green with red rim. The 
bright pink flowers, remindful of Daphne, are 
charming. August-September. 
Spectabile. 16 to 18 inches. An excellent border 
variety with big, saucer-like rubbery sage-green 
leaves in diminishing tiers, covered in September 
with massive flat cymes of lavender flowers. 
—Brilliant. Deep crimson. 
Four above: 3, 85c; doz., $3.00; 100, $20.00. 
VINCA MINORS (Hardy Myrtle) 
Sedum Spurium Coccineum 
Sedum Spectabile 
TRITOMA 
Pfitzeri s. & h. Su^rb 
——’Strain. (The Red 
Hot Poker). Semi-tropical 
and showiest of all garden 
plants in bloom. Rushlike 
foliage with thick flower 
stalks a yard long, a single 
fiery cone at top. Brilliant 
scarlet, lower petals rimmed 
with orange. Blooms July 
to October. A magnificent 
cut flower. Use heavy win¬ 
ter mulch. 
Quartiniana a thick- 
—stalked va¬ 
riety, blooming late in May 
with flower cones 10 to 12 
inches long. Orange-red at 
first, but bottom half yel¬ 
low as bloom matures. 
Both: 3, 85c; doz., $3.00. 
Towers of Gold (New.) 
—' M a g - 
nificent, full, uniform cones 
of unblemished gold to de¬ 
light flower lovers in Au¬ 
gust and early September. 
A brilliant complement for 
the scarlet and gold Pfitzeri. 
Each, 60c; 3, $1.50; doz., 
$5.00. 
Tritoma, Towers of Gold 
VERONICAS (Speedwell) 
Blue flowers, varying in size and 
shade, for borders and rockeries. 
Amethystina. 2 ft. Amethyst-blue 
spikes. 3, 85c; doz., $3.00. 
—Royal Blue. 2 ft. Good sized spikes, 
in a striking rich shade of blue. 
3, 85c; doz., $3.00. 
Armena. 3 inches. Dainty trailing 
stems like sedum. Blue flowere all sea¬ 
son. This is a really choice type. 
3, $1.00; doz., $3.50. 
Blue Spire 2 feet. A new introduc- 
■ tion, rather better than 
older varieties of its rigidly upright 
type ; the plant quite free from weather 
blemishes, bushing thriftily. The flow¬ 
er spires are liberally complete thru- 
out the summer, a distinctive deep 
blue. 3, 85c; doz., $3.00. 
Incana. 1 foot. A rockery favorite be¬ 
cause of its silvery setting for the 
blue of its flowers. Silver foliage; 
violet-blue flowers. July-August. 3, 
70c ; doz., $2.50. 
longifolia Subsessilis (Bluebird 
Flower). 2 ft. Long, bronze-grera 
leaves, deep indigo-blue flowers in 
thick, elongated, semi-lateral spikes. 
July to September. 3, 85c; doz., $3.00. 
Rupestris Nana. 1 to 2 inches. Creep¬ 
ing plants with small, dark leaves. 
Gentian-blue flowers. April and May. 
A beautiful matting type. 3, 70c; 
doz., $2.50. 
The lovely blue single flowers are the first in 
spring.^ A trailing evergreen for carpeting 
where it is too shady for grass ; on sloping 
banks not too dry, a bordering for shaded 
pools, and as a filler. 
1 -year field-grown plants: 
3, 35c; doz., $1.20; 100, $8.00 ; 1000, $70.00. 
VIOLET Odorata) 
Prey’s Pragrant. Profuse, single light violet. 
Prince of Wales. Large, violet-purple. 
Both: 2%-in. pots, 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
Double Russian Crinkled double flowers 
of fair size and charm¬ 
ingly unique appearance when bunched; com¬ 
bining rich purple-violet color with a deli¬ 
cious sweetness of scent all its own. 
214 -in. pots: Each, 40c; 3, $1.00; doz., $3.60. 
Rosina ^ delightful new variety, fragrant; 
--- the dainty flowers colored a tender 
lilac-pink. 2%-in. pots: Each. 30c; 3, 85c; 
doz., $3.00. 
Veronica Incana 
Spicata Rosea. 18 inches. Upright, 
with 2-inch, toothed leaves. Rose-pink 
flowers in long, dense racemes. 3, 70c; 
doz.,$2.50. 
Trehani. 8 inches. The foliage a golden 
carpet, beautiful with deep gentian-blue 
flowers .in May. Each, 40c ; 3, $1.00 ; doz., 
$3.50. 
VIOLA‘S ? 
Dwarf edging plants, hybrids of Alpine 
violet and Garden Pansy; bloom 8 months 
if sheared often. Brilliant color spots in the 
rockery or garden borders. 
Apricot (Chantreyland). Rich apricot-yel¬ 
low. 
Blue Perfection. 
Golden Yellow. 
White Perfection. 
Jersey Gem. Dwarf, bushy and continu¬ 
ous in bloom; rich purple-violet; slightly 
perfumed. 
Royal Purple. Long stems; velvety pur¬ 
ple. 
All: 3, 70c; doz., $2.50. 
For Miscellaneous Items in Hardy Perennials, Please Refer to Pages 24 and 25 
