n C D C C ^ T A D C K.I I A D C I C excellent for marking plants in your border. Six inches long, the 
I K I C V» I Lx t in L/\D II LD 2 x 1-inch face takes pencil marks readily. $2 for 25. 
Scabiosa 
Primula species, continued 
Denticulate. Long lineal foliage and fine 
globular heads of lavender flowers make 
this one of the prettiest of Primulas. 
1 ft. April, May. 
Japonica, S. & W. Strain. Another Can¬ 
delabra, very vigorous in growth. Hand¬ 
some crinkly foliage and tall spikes of 
flowers in whorls. White, pink, copper- 
red and crimson, mixed. 2 ft. June, July. 
Preceding six varieties, $1.20 for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
Sieboldi. Beautiful rare species with fine 
scalloped leaves and heads of large flow¬ 
ers. 8 in. May. Mixed only. Rose and 
Pink. 75 cts. each, $8 per doz. 
Wanda. A mat-forming Primula with 
dark green foliage and a profusion of 
rich purple flowers with golden eyes, on 
3-inch stems. 4 in. May. $1.20 for 3, 
$4.50 per doz. 
PULMONARIA. Blue Cowslip. These showy 
spring-flowering plants are excellent for 
the front of borders, for rock-gardens, 
and for positions in the wild garden. 
Racemes of very pretty flowers in the 
spring. 12 to 15 in. 
Maculata. Bright green foliage and bril¬ 
liant sky-blue flowers. 
Saccharata. _A charming plant with pink 
flowers reminiscent of Mertensia. 
Saccharata, Mrs. Moon. Very hand¬ 
some green-and-white marbled foliage 
and lovely bright salmon-pink flowers, 
shot with blue. 
PYRETHRUM, Painted Lady. Grand bor¬ 
der plants of the Daisy family. They all 
flower in June and July. 2 to 2]/^ ft. 
Double, Mixed. All shades of red, pink, 
and white. 
Florence Shadley. A choice double va¬ 
riety of wonderful shell-pink color. 
75 cts. each, $8 per doz. 
Single, Mixed. Reds, whites, and pinks, 
all with yellow centers. Very vigorous. 
ROSMARINUS officinalis. Rosemary. See 
Herbs, page 77. 
RUDBECKIA. Coneftower. Bright border 
plants of easy culture in any garden soil. 
Golden Glow. Rich double yellow flowers, 
good for cutting. 5 to 6 ft. Aug. 
Hirta Hybrids. Large single flowers with 
a color-range from yellow through orange 
and brown to terra cotta. July-Sept. 
Purpurea. A striking flower of purple 
color with a brown cone-shaped center. 
3 to 4 ft. July-Oct. 
Salvia farinacea 
SALVIA. Meadow-Sage; Clary. 
Azurea grandiflora. A fine plant of 
branching habit, smothered with gen¬ 
tian-blue flowers in late summer and 
autumn. 4 feet high; 2 to 3 ft. in diameter. 
Farinacea. Spikes of powder-blue flow¬ 
ers. 2 to 2^2 ft- July-Sept. 
Farinacea alba. A white counterpart of 
the above. If both are planted together 
a charming combination is obtained. 
SANTOLINA. Lavender Cotton; Ground 
Cypress. ★ Dwarf sub-shrubs which hold 
their leaves in winter. They are excel¬ 
lent for edgings or for the rock-garden, 
and can be clipped every year. The foli¬ 
age is most attractive and very aromatic. 
Incana. Very compact, with beautiful 
silvery gray foliage with the appearance 
of bunched coral. Yellow flowers in 
July. 6 to 9 in. 
Viridis. A bright-green-foliaged variety. 
White flowers in July. 1 ft. 
SAXIFRAGA. Rockjoil. 
Ceratophylla. ★ A mossy Saxifrage of 
easy culture; compact habit, with sprays 
of white flowers. 6 in. June, July. 
Cordifolia. A giant Saxifrage with huge 
green leaves. Pink flowers. July. 
Encrusted, Mixed. ★ A beautiful selec¬ 
tion of encrusted Saxifrages, all with 
rosettes of silvery leaves and spikes of 
white flowers in June. 6 to 9 in. 
SCABIOSA. Scabious; Pincushion Flower. A 
fine perennial needing a rich soil which 
is slightly alkaline. Large flowers borne 
on long, wiry stems make it a fine sub¬ 
ject for cutting. 
Caucasica, Giant Hybrids, Mixed (Isaac 
House Strain). Delicate lilac and 
mauve predominate, but pure white and 
even dark blues often occur. 2 ft. July- 
Sept. $1.20 for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
SEMPERVIVUM. Houseleek; Live Forever. 
★ Evergreen succulents resembling Se- 
dums. The leaves are often brightly 
colored at the base. 
Arachnoideum. Cobweb Houseleek. A 
beautiful plant. The round masses of 
leaves are always covered with a white 
cobwebby substance, giving it a most 
unusual effect. 2 in. 
Globiferum. Grass-green rosettes tinged 
with red. Yellow flowers in August. 
3 to 4 in. 
Mixed Seedlings. Shapes and sizes of 
every description. A choice selection. 
3 to 4 in. 
SEDUM • Stonecrop ★ 
This plant was the backbone of the early 
rock-gardens, and no rock-garden today is 
complete without some of the species men¬ 
tioned here. 
Acre. ★ Green foliage. Bright yellow flowers. 
3 in. June. 
Altissimum. ★ Yellow. 6 to 8 in. July, Aug. 
Balticum. ★ 3 in. June. 
Beyrichianum. ★ Gompact green rosettes 
with pink centers. A good carpeter. 
Dasyphyllum. ★ Rose. 3 in. June. 
Lydium. ★ Pink. 2 in. June. 
Middendorffianum. ★ Excellent matting 
variety, 4 inches high, with yellow flowers. 
Beautiful reddish purple foliage in autumn. 
Nevi. ★ Blue-gray rosettes. 4 in. July. 
Sieboldi. ★ Rose-pink. 9 in. Aug. 
SILENE. Catcbfly; Campion. 
Schafta. ★ One of the best autumn¬ 
flowering rock-plants. It blooms in 
October when flowers are scarce in the 
rockery. A compact plant with bright 
rose-pink flowers. 6 in. 
SPIR^A. Goads Beard; Meadowsweet. Suit¬ 
able for borders, damp situations, and 
water plantings. June. 
Filipendula alba. Finely cut foliage. 
Creamy white flowers. 2 ft. 
Dayidi. A vigorous variety, growing 3 feet 
high, with delicate pale pink flowers in 
July and August. 
Palmata elegans. A light pink. 3 ft. 
Ulmaria fl.-pl. Well-known double 
Meadowsweet, with a profusion of 
creamy white flowers. 3 ft. 
3 1 A 1 
oea-i^avenaer. Ut easy culture, 
these unusual border plants have little 
foliage but throw tremendous sprays of 
flowers after the style of Gypsophila pani- 
culata. 
Latifolia. Large basal leaves and clouds 
of pale blue flowers in August. 2 ft. 
Latifolia dumosa. Bluish lavender flow¬ 
ers in great profusion, which, when dried, 
become silvery. ft. Aug. $1.20 
for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
STOKESIA lilacea grandiflora. Stokes’ 
Aster. A marvelous plant with a com¬ 
pact growth of basal leaves, from 
which arise the flowers on stems 18 
to 20 inches long. These are often 5 
inches across, and are of a silvery 
blue color with a lilac suffusion at 
the center. $1.20 for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
SWEET WILLIAM 
These brilliantly colored old-fashioned 
garden plants are as indispensable today as 
they were 100 years ago. Each plant will 
give a wealth of bloom in June. 
Auricula-eyed. These are chiefly reds and 
pinks, but all have a pronounced white 
eye. IJ^ ft. 
Pink Beauty. A sparkling crushed straw¬ 
berry-pink. 
Scarlet Beauty. A vivid scarlet. Very 
choice and eflective. IJ^ ft. 
New Blue. See under Dianthus. 
TEUCRIUM Chamaedrys. Germander, -k 
A dwarf sub-shrub with glossy green 
foliage and bright rose flowers, adaptable 
for edging borders and paths. 1 ft. Aug. 
PRICES, unless otherwise noted, 90 cts. for 3, $3.25 per doz. Purchaser pays transportation beyond 50 miles of New York 
Dwarf plants for the Rock-garden and edging the Perennial Border 
116 Hardy Perennial Plants 
You will have no difficulty in growing these. We send cultural 
directions with each order of plants 
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