38 Better Perennial Plants 

PHYSOSTEGIA virginiana. Virginia False-Dragonhead. 3 ft. July- 
September. Dark pink. 
*virginiana grfl., Vivid. 15 in. September-October. Mauve-pink. 
Peony grandiflorum. Balloonflower. 2 ft. June-October. Deep 
ue. 
grandiflorum album. White Balloonflower. 
*erandiflorum Mariesi. Maries Balloonflower. 
Deep violet-blue. 
*grandiflorum Mariesi album. White Maries Balloonflower. 
*PRIMULA auricula. Auricula Primrose. 10 in. May-June. Vari-colored. 
polyantha, Munstead Strain. Shades of yellow and orange. 
*polyantha, Crimson. Varying shades of red and crimson. 
*polyantha, Sutton’s Giant Yellow. Selected strain. 
*polyantha, Sutton’s Giant White. Extra-fine. 
veris. Cowslip. 6 in. April-May. Vari-colored. 
vulgaris (acaulis). English Primrose. Yellow. 
*PULMONARIA angustifolia azurea. Azure Lungwort. 
June. Blue. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
*saccharata. Bethlehem Lungwort. 15 in. 
blue flowers. 
PYRETHRUM roseum. Painted Daisy. 2 ft. May-July. Pink, white, and 
red shades. 
SALVIA argentea. Silver Sage. 2-3 ft. June. White. 
pratensis. Meadow Sage. 2 ft. May-July. Blue. 
officinalis. Garden Sage. See Herb pages. 
SCABIOSA caucasica. Scabiosa. 2% ft. 
Light blue. 
caucasica alba. White. 
japonica. Japanese Scabiosa. 3 ft. July-September. Blue. 
*SEDUM acre. Goldmoss. 4 in. May. Yellow. 
*album. White Stonecrop. 4 in. July-August. 
*sieboldi. Siebold Stonecrop. 6 in. August-September. Blue-gray leaves; 
pink flowers. 
spectabile, Brilliant. 18 in. September. Carmine-red. 
stoloniferum. Running Stonecrop. 4 in. July. Pink. 
SIDALCEA. Rosy Gem. Prairie Mallow. 3 ft. July. Pink. 
TEUCRIUM 
Important as a rock-garden plant, where its deep green boxwood-like leaves 
make it outstanding. The Teucrium or Germander also is coming into wide 
use as a dwarf evergreen edging, a foot or less high. : 
*TEUCRIUM chamaedrys. Chamaedrys Germander. 1 ft. July-September. 
Glossy foliage; rosy purple flowers in terminal spikes. 30c each; $3.00 
per doz.; $22.00 per 100. 
THALICTRUM aquilegifolium. Columbine Meadowrue. 3 ft. May-July. 
White. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
aquilegifolium purpureum. Purple. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
dipterocarpum. Yunnan Meadowrue. 4 ft. August-September. Violet- 
mauve. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
glaucum. Dusty Meadowrue. Bluish foliage; yellow flowers. 40c each; 
$4.00 per doz. 
minus adiantifolium. Maidenhair Meadowrue. 2 ft. June-July. Yel- 
low. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
12 in. July-September. 
10 in. May- 
May-June. Spotted foliage; 
Caucasian June-September. 
THERMOPSIS caroliniana. Carolina Thermopsis. 4% ft. June-July. Resembles a yellow 
(See color page 35.) 
(See Herb page 41.) 
Lupine. 
*THYMUS. Thyme. 
*TRILLIUM grandiflorum. Snow Trillium. 9 in. May. White; plant in shade. 
TROLLIUS europaeus, Eleanor. 18 in. May-July. Clear yellow. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
europaeus, Orange Globe. Deep orange. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
ledebouri, Golden Queen. 214 ft. All summer. 
each; $4.00 per doz. 
THE HARDY VIOLETS 
The Viola family offers choice of many bright colors for edgings and borders, as well as of 
typical blue sorts for shady places. 
VIOLA cornuta, Hybrids. Tufted Pansies. 8 in. May-September. 
Admiration. Deep blue. 
Arkwright Ruby. Ruby-red. 
Blue Perfection. Bluish mauve. 
Lutea Splendens. Golden yellow. 
White Perfection. Pure white. 
VIOLA, Jersey Gem. 8 in. May-September. 
large violet-blue blossoms on good stems. 
Most reliable of all. 
odorata, Double Russian. 8 in. May-October. Fragrant double blue flowers, growing 
in sun or shade. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
odorata, Rosina. 8 in. April and September. 
Partial shade is recommended. 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
YUCCA filamentosa. Common Yucca or Adam’s Needle. 4-5 ft. June-July. A desert plant 
producing tall spikes of drooping, bell-shaped white flowers. Common in sandy soil on 
Cape Cod. Strong plants, 40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
Extra-large golden yellow flowers. 40c 
A compact grower with 
Deep pink flowers, intensely fragrant. 

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THE VERONICAS 
In this most interesting group of blue perennials are types varying from 
creeping rock plants to rugged shrubs. Their flowers are of clear blues; 
their foliage attractive. Sunny locations are best, with moist soil. 
*Veronica gentianoides. Gentian Speedwell. 6 in. May. One of the 
earliest border plants. Pale blue flowers. 
*incana. Woolly Speedwell. 1 ft. July, August. White woolly plant with 
blue flowers. 
longifolia subsessilis. Clump Speedwell. 2 ft. July to September. 
One of the handsomest blue-flowering plants. It is perfectly hardy and 
increases in strength and beauty each year. Beautiful deep blue flowers: 
40c each; $4.00 per doz. 
longifolia subsessilis, Blue Spire. 2 ft. Improved variety with showy 
spikes of deep blue flowers above bright green foliage. 40c each; $4.00 
per doz. 
*repens. Creeping Speedwell. 4 in. May, June. A useful rock or car- 
peting plant with light blue flowers, as it covers bare spaces rapidly. 
It prefers a moist situation but does well in dry soils. Outstanding for 
planting between stepping stones. 
spicata. Spike Speedwell. 18 in. June, July. Long spikes of violet-blue 
flowers. One of the best plants for a sunny border. 
VINCA. Myrtle or Periwinkle. (See Evergreen Shrubs, page 18.) 

Viola, Jersey Gem 
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Except Where Otherwise Noted, Perennials are 30c Each; $3.00 per Dozen 
6 or More Plants of One Variety Will be Furnished at Dozen Rate 


