SWEET WILLIAM Sweet William 
About the middle of May this produces a riot of color. Broad, 
flat heads of assorted colors. One of grandmother’s old favorites. 
A biennial. 
THERMOPSIS caroliniano Carolina Lupin 
Yellow pea-like flowers that remind you of lupins. Blooms June 
and July. 2 feet. 
THYMUS® Thyme 
The creeping Thymes are fine rock garden plants. 
T. lanuginosus. Gray, woolly foliage, that hugs the rocks like a 
silver carpet. Its tiny pink flowers make a pleasing contrast. 
T. serpyllum. Growing 10 inches high, it spreads rapidly and has 
very fragrant foliage. 
T. serpyllum album. Dark green foliage; clouds of white flowers. 
T. serpyllum coccineum. Similar to the preceding, with brilliant 
scarlet flowers. 
TRADESCANTIA virginicaO Spiderwort 
This variety will grow under the most trying conditions. Pro¬ 
duces a succession of blue flowers all summer on 114-foot stems. 
Sedum spectabilis 
PULMONARIA saccharata® Lungwort 
A dwarf plant 1 foot high, with silvery 
spotted foliage. Similar to Mertensia, 
with pink flowers in early spring. 
PYRETHRUM Painted Deasy 
P. roseum. Daisy-like flowers in various 
shades of pink, crimson, and white on 
2-foot stems in May and June. 
P. uliginosum. Exceptionally large daisy¬ 
like white flowers from July to Septem¬ 
ber. 3 feet. 
RUDBECKIA purpurea Purple Coneflower 
Peculiar reddish purple flowers, with a 
very large, brown, cone-shaped center. 
Blooms from July to October. 3 feet. 
SALVIA Pitcheri Meadow Sage 
An improved variety having slender spikes 
of pale blue flowers in great abundance 
during August and September. 3 feet. 
SCABIOSA caucasica Blue Bonnet 
Beautiful, soft lavender-blue flowers, 2 
inches in diameter, on 2-foot stems. Very 
fine cut flower, blooming from June to 
September. 
S. Fischeri. Large blue-purple flowers 214 
inches across. 
SEDUM® Stonecrop 
Mostly dwarf, creeping plants, forming green 
carpets for the rock garden. Easy of culture and 
usually prefer a sandy soil; very adverse to a 
wet position in winter. 
S. acre. Low, spreading ground cover completely 
obscured by a mass of yellow flowers during late 
May and June. 
S. album. Thick, waxy foliage with pure white 
flowers in May. 
S. hispanicum. Neat, dwarf species with pink 
flowers. 
S. komtschoticum. Succulent, bright green foliage. 
Yellow flowers in July and August. 6 to 9 in. 
S. murale. Graceful, dwarf plant with dark green 
foliage. White flowers with pink centers. 
S. sarmentosum. A rapid-growing variety with flat, 
bright green leaves. Bright yellow flowers in flat 
clusters. Should not be allowed to encroach on 
choice plants. 
S. sexangulare. Very similar to Acre but darker 
green foliage. Vivid yellow flowers. 
S. Sieboldi. An exquisite gray-leaved plant, 6 to 8 
inches high. Flat heads of starry, brilliant pink 
flowers in September and October. The loveliest 
of all Sedums. 
S. spectabilis. Brilliant. Broad, fleshy, light green 
foliage. Grows 1% feet tall and is very showy in 
late summer. Broad, flat heads of amaranth-red 
flowers. 
SEMPERVIVUM® Houseleek 
Very interesting alpine plants, much used for 
carpet bedding and rockwork, having fleshy ro¬ 
settes of leaves from which are sent up the 
flower stocks. Suitable for dry, sunny locations. 
S. Alberti. Bright red flowers. 8 in. 
S. arachnoideum. Its rosettes of leaves remind one 
of spider-webs. Flowers are pale purple. 
S. glcbiferum. Very neat habit, growing 6 to 9 
inches tall. Flowers pale yellow. 
S. tectorum. Rosettes of grayish green foliage. 
Flowers pale pink, on 9-inch stems. 
SHASTA DAISY Chrysanthemum, Alaska 
Handsome, large, daisy-like, white flowers with 
golden centers, blooming all summer. 2 feet. 
SIDALCEA Greek Malloiv 
S., Rosy Gem. Grows 2 to 3 feet tall with bright 
rose colored flowers in June and July. 
STATICE latifolia Sea Lavender 
A graceful plant with large, spreading panicles 
of lacy lavender-blue flowers, which rise from a 
rosette of large, glossy, leathery leaves. The 
flowers may be dried for winter decoration. 
STOKESIA cyanea Cornflower Aster 
Deep lavender-blue flowers, 4 inches across, that 
remind you of scabiosa. Blooms July and Au¬ 
gust on 2-foot stems. Very free bloomer and 
easy of culture. 
Scabiosa caucasica 
TRITOM A Pfitzeri Red Hot Poker 
Grass-like foliage from which rise, 
in August, strong stems 3 feet high 
with blazing blooms of rich orange- 
scarlet. This variety needs winter 
protection. 
TROLLIUSQ Globeflower 
Very showy border plant growing 
about 2 feet tall. Thrives in sunny 
places, but in half-shady, moist 
situations it is at its best. The 
large, handsome, globe-shaped 
flowers are fine for cutting in early 
summer. The more you cut, the 
more they bloom. 
T., Earliest of All. Early and free 
flowering, light orange-yellow. 
T. europaeus. Glorified globe-shaped 
Buttercup in May and June. Waxy 
lemon-yellow; 2 feet tall. 
T., Elinor. Large yellow blooms. 
T. Ledebouri. Rich orange. 
T. Ledebouri, Orange Globe. Or¬ 
ange-yellow, buttercup-like blooms. 
May to August. 
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