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Spiraea, Peach Blossom 
SEMPERVIVUM - House Leek 
Most attractive, hardy, succulent plants for the rock garden and rock 
wall. Their rosette-like, thick leaves are fleshy and pointed. The small 
clumps slowly spread, filling pockets and crevices between the rocks. 
Culture. All require a rich, sandy and perfectly drained soil in full sun. 
Planting may be done in fall or spring, 3 to 4 inches apart. It takes a 
few months for them to get well established. Do not disturb when once 
planted. All flower in June and July. 
+ Arachnoideum fimbriatum Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A fine cobweb rosette about one inch long at the end of which appear 
the young plants giving a lovely star-like effect. 
*% Arachnoideum Laggeri Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Similar in growth to Minus except that the rosettes are twice as large 
and produced in greater abundance. A fine cobweb variety. 
** A troviolaceum Three $2.00, Doz. $6.00, 100 $40.00 
The largest of the entire collection. Forms a beautiful rosette, almost 
4 inches in diameter when fully grown, of deep reddish purple leaves. 
Should be in every rockery. 8 inches. 
**Brauni Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
A very attractive rosette-like plant. Color of leaves is bronze, almost a 
dull red at tip of leaves. At the base a dull green. 6 inches. 
**Doellianum Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Small, hairy rosettes of pale green leaves, tinted red at tips. Panicles of 
bright red flowers 4 to 6 inches high. Effective grown in large masses. 
**Fauconette Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Very similar to Brauni. The general makeup of the plant, however, is a 
little finer and more delicate. 6 inches. 
*Funcki Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Green tipped brownish rosettes produced rapidly in great numbers. A 
very fine sort to use where a brownish color is desired. 6 inches. 
*%*Globiferum Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Flattened rosettes, 2 to 3 inches in diameter, of gray-green leaves, 
lightly tipped brown. Pale yellow flowers, three-fourths to one inch in 
diameter, in densely hairy panicles. 1 foot high. 
*Tectorum Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Broad rosettes, the leaves having reddish brown tips, flowers pale red. 
1 foot. This is the common House Leek of our grandmother’s garden. 
All Sempervivum are offered in good size clumps consisting of many big 
and little plants. 
SIDALCEA - Greek-Mallow 
Graceful, hardy perennials with small, Hollyhock-like flowers borne on 
slender spikes. Suitable for sunny borders. 
Culture. Grow in good, ordinary soil in sunny borders. Plant in autumn or 
early spring, 8 inches apart. 
Rosy Gem Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Erect growing, more or less branching plants, 2 to 3 feet in height, pro- 
ducing their showy bright rose colored flowers during June and July. 
They will succeed in any garden soil in a sunny position. 
SILENE - Catchfly or Campion 
These perennials are of dwarf habit, and chiefly suitable for rockeries. 
Two species, however, Maritima flore pleno and Schafta, may be grown 
as edgings to sunny borders. 
Culture. Grow in good, ordinary soil on the margins of slightly raised, 
sunny borders or rock gardens. May be grown as a continuous edging or 
in masses. Plant in early spring or fall, 4 inches apart. 
* A Ipestris Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Dwarf rock plant, dainty, pure white flowers in May and June. 
Maritima Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Compact masses of glaucous blue foliage. Very neat in appearance. 2 to 
3 inches high. From June to August the plant is covered with white flow- 
ers. Especially happy in a hot dry place in the rockery or rock wall. 
*Saxifraga Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
A choice Alpine of mossy growth. Flowers white, in great profusion all 
summer. 
*Schafta Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
(Autumn Catchfly). A charming border or rock plant, growing from 4 
to 6 inches high, with masses of bright pink flowers from July to October. 
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Senecio Clivorum 
SENECIO - Ragwort; Groundsel 
Only a few species of this genus are worthy of cultivation. They are of 
vigorous growth. 
Culture. The one named will thrive in ordinary soil, in partial shade, in 
open woods or under trees. Plant in autumn or early spring, 12 inches 
apart. 
Clivorum Three $1.20, Doz. $3.60, 100 $22.50 
Forms a neat tuft of foliage, from which spring up from July to October 
a succession of 3-foot stems, with clusters of orange-yellow flowers. One 
of the few plants that flower profusely in shade. 
SHASTA DAISY (See Chrysanthemum Maximum) 
SHORTIA 
Lovely dwarf plants with round leaves topped in spring with small, white, 
cuplike flowers. Suitable for open woods or shady rock garden. 
Culture. These plants require a light fibrous soil which is at least fifty 
per cent leaf mold. Should be grown in half shade in the rock garden or 
open woods. Plant in fall or early spring, 3 to 4 inches apart. 
*Galacifolia Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
A rare and beautiful species, from the mountains of North Carolina. 
The leaves are evergreen and the petals, five in number, are pure white, 
and scalloped or notched on the edges. Flowers about an inch across in 
early summer. Plant in a shady place. 
SPIRAEA - Goat’s Beard; Meadow Sweet 
Very handsome herbaceous perennials. The species named below have 
handsomely divided leaves and flowers borne in graceful, feathery plumes. 
Culture. The Spiraeas require a deep, rich and moist soil. Plenty of leaf 
mold and well-decayed manure must be incorporated with it before 
planting. They will thrive in shady, moist borders, or they may be grown 
by the waterside. Filipendula flore pleno, being small, should be grown 
in groups of three or six plants. Plant in autumn or early spring, 12 
inches apart. 
Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Aruncus 
Produces long, feathery panicles of white flowers, forming graceful 
plumes 4 feet tall in June. 
Filipendula Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
(Dropwort). Numerous corymbs of white flowers on stems 15 inches 
high during June and July; pretty fernlike foliage. 
*Filipendula flore pleno Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Double white flowers on 12-inch stems; lovely fernlike foliage. A very 
neat plant and excellent for edging beds or walks. Flowers are fine for 
cutting, lasting well in water. 
Palmata elegans Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Graceful plumes of lovely light pink flowers in June, on stems 3 feet 
high. Fine for waterside planting. 
Venusta Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
(Martha Washington Plume). A noble plant growing about four feet 
high, producing in July and August handsome, rosy carmine flowers 
which are delightfully fragrant. A desirable subject for the border or 
along a small brook. 
SPIRAEA .- Astilbe 
Betsy Cuperus Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
The fine drooping flower spikes, 4 feet long, show in summer during 
some weeks a great number of blush-white flowers with pink center. 
Deutschland Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
A lovely pure white variety of strong growth and very free flowering. 
2-foot spikes. The best white grown. 
Fanal Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Striking novelty with well formed spikes two feet tall and splendid fiery 
crimson flowers. The deepest coloring imaginable. 
Peach Blossom Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Conspicuously beautiful with dense, feathery plumes of brilliant pink. 
Prof. Van Der Wielen Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
White spikes four feet tall; beautiful garden variety. 
Salland Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
The flower stem itself has a length of over 4 feet. The very fine fringed 
flowers are bright red tinged with dark blue. 
