+ SEDUMS 
The low growing varieties are gems for 
the rock garden, rock steps, between 
stepping stones and other dry sunny 
situations. Most of them are evergreen. 
Showy Stonecrop, which is not ever- 
green, makes a great showing late in 
the summer and early fall in the flow- 
er garden. 
Acre. A large spreading ground cover 
for sunny places, obscured by a mass 
of golden yellow flowers during late 
May and June. Very good in rock gar- 
dens. 3 for 65c. 
Elegans. Pretty glaucous, bluish green 
bushlets. 3-4 inches high, 3 for 65c. 
Ellacombianum. Among the first five 
most desirable Sedumgs for the rock 
garden. A 6-inch bushy green mound, 
that takes on glorious colors of orange 
and red in Autumn, and yellow flowers 
in July. 3 for 65c. 
Reflexum. Dwarf trailing bronzy-green 
evergreen spruce-like branchlets, Yeli- 
low flowers in June. 3 for 65c. 
Sarmentosum. The best Sedum for a 
ground cover for hot, dry places. Grows 
rapidly. Very prostrate. 3 for 65c. 
Spectabile Brilliant. (Showy Stone- 
crop). Broad succulent green leaves on 
12 to 15 inch stems with large showy 
rosy-crimson umbels in August and 
September. 3 for 65c. 
Spurium. Prostrate branches with ter- 
minal rosettes of bronzy leaves which 
turn red in winter. Pink flcwers in 
June. 4 to 6 inches high. 3 for 65c. 
Sieboldi. The choicest of the dwarf 
Sedums. Pretty glaucous, pink margin- 
ed leaves throughout the Spring and 
summer, followed in September by 
large heads of beautiful pink flowers. 
4 inches high. Excellent for the rock- 
ery. 3 for 65c; $2.25 per dozen. 

Plants for Shade 
Many of you are wondering what to 
plant in some shady spot. Below is a 
list of plants for different types of 
locations in various degrees of shade. 
Bugle, Aguilegia, Hardy Asters, Car- 
pathian Harebell, Bluebells of Scot- 
land, \Plumy Bleeding Heart, Old- 
fashioned Bleeding Heart, Foxgloves. 
(Plantain :-Lilies, Day Lilies, Virginia 
Bluebells, Balloon Flowers, Plumbago, 
Primroses, Buttercups, Trollius, Myrtle, 
Sedum Spectabile Brilliant, Violas, 
Clump Speedwell, Sedum _ Sieboldi, 
and Sedum Spurium, 

SAGE 
An old-fashioned kitchen herb, whose. 
dried leaves are used very much... to.. 
season meats, sausages and stuffings. 
Strong field-grown plants, 3 for 65c. 
SALVIA PITCHERI 
A beauty. Rich deep blue flowers” in 
September, when blue flowers are 
scarce. 3 to 4 feet high. 3 for 65c. 
t SOAPWORT—Saponaria 
ocymoides splendens 
Prostrate, trailing plant, .2-3 feet in 
diameter with a cloud of dainty pink 
flowers in late May and June, 6 inches 
high, 3 for 65c. 
SCABIOSA FISCHERI 
Charming lacy Scabiosas on long stems 
from July till frost. Very fine for table 
cutting. 3 feet high. 3 for 65c. 
+t SEMPERVIVUM—Hens and Chickens 
Interesting plants forming rosettes of 
succulent leaves. Very attractive 
amongst rocks. 
Atroviolaceum. Deep. purplish red 
leaves on rosettes, 6 inches in diameter. 
3 for 65c. 
Royanum. A large green form. 3 fer 
65-. 
Violescens. A bhluish-gray leaved type. 
3 for 65c. 
t STOKER ASTER—Stokesia laevis 
One of the better late summer- flow- 
ering plants. Large double Aster-like 
flowers on 12-inch stems in July and 
August. Everyone likes it. 3 for 65c. 

Daphne Cneorum 
A low-growing shrubby evergreen 
plant which is lovely at all times, but 
at its best during May and June, 
when it is completely covered with 
clustered bright pink, delicately per- 
fumed blooms. Some flowers appear 
again in Autumn, A splendid 8 to 12 
inch high plant.for the rock garden 
or as an edging plant in front of ever- 
greens and shrubs. It prefers a sunny 
position in a well drained soil, Protect 
the evergreen foliage from winter- 
burning with a little straw. 
Bushy plants 9-12 inches across. $1.00 
each. 
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