28 PLANTS FOR GROUND-COVERS AND BORDERS 

THALICTRUM aquilegifolium. Columbine Meadowrue. 
Stems large, hollow, 1 to 3 feet. Foliage glaucous, 
divided into many roundish leaflets, giving a delicate, 
fragile appearance to the plant. Flowers small, white, 
with purple stamens, numerous in terminal panicles. 
May and June. Sun or semi-shade. 
Eielc-Olcii ican enn aen eee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
THERMOPSIS caroliniana. Carolina Thermopsis. 2 to 
3 feet. Long spikes of bright yellow, pea-shaped, 
lupine-like flowers. Very hardy. Good for the border 
or for the wild and picturesque garden. Excellent for 
cutting. 
Field=plants: = enmer eee $2.25 for 10; $18.00 per 100 
THYMUS. Thyme. | to 3 inches. The Thymes are known 
* and used throughout the world as ground-cover plants 
© for flagstone terraces and walks, on dry banks, in 
rock-gardens. Their foliage is very wiry and fragrant. 
The small, round leaves when bruised give off a 
fragrance known as “Thyme.” If planted at various 
points of the garden, or on the lawn itself, their odor 
is delightfully evident at shadow-time. Always at- 
tractive, quick spreading, and easy to grow. Thyme 
is a ‘link’ with days of “hooped skirts, the sword, and 
buckler.” 
T. azoricus. Rose flowers. Dark evergreen foliage. 
T. citriodorus aureus. Golden-leaved Lemon-scented 
Thyme. 
T. lanuginosus. Woolly Thyme. Woolly grayish foliage. 
Bright pink flowers. 
T. Serpyllum. Wild Thyme. Native. Almost evergreen. 
Lilac flowers. 
T. Serpyilum albus. White-flowering form. . 
T. Serpyllum coccineus. Crimson-flowering form. 
For 10 Per 100 Per 1000 
Field-platvises ae wees ae eee $1.50 $10.00 $90.00 
PUPS elel isiciellsie|cis gah fa) OMe te 1.50 10.00 90.00 
TIARELLA cordifolia. Alleghany Foam Flower. Native. 
© Foliage about base of plant forms very neat bunches 
about 8 inches high. Leaves rather heart-shaped, with 
lobed and toothed edges. Usually marked with some 
bronzy red shades. Flowers white, in erect racemes 
in May. Will endure sunlight, but leatf-colorings will 
be less marked. Suitable for woodland groups and 
masses, also for rockery. 
Pield-planiste' a0 eee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
TRILLIUM grandiflorum. Snowy Trillium. Native. Root 
© short, thick, tuber-like, from which rises one stem bear- 
ing three rather large leaves and one large pure 
white flower in early spring. Rich soil in shade. Fall 
planting. 
Pisld-planisuesees ee ees $1.50 for 10; $12.00 per 100 
TROLLIUS europaeus. Globeflower. 15 inches. Dark 
© green, glossy, 5-parted foliage. Globular, double, 
buttercup-like yellow flowers about 2 inches across 
from May to July. Prefers wet soil in sunlight in cool 
climate. Does well in rich moist soil, especially with 
shade from hot sun. 
Field-plents.)) see een $3.50 for 10; $25.00 per 100 
TUNICA saxifraga. Goat Flower. Tufted evergreen foli- 
“© age with light pink, mistlike flowers produced all 
summer. Plant in groups and masses in rock-garden 
and border. 
Field-plcnts ssa eee ee $2.00 for 10; $15.00 per 100 
Varieties marked % are Ground-Cover Plants. 


