
Senecio Clivorum 
SEDUM - Stonecrop 
A genus of plants which vary in habit from dwarf, creeping plants to 
those of larger growth, as Spectabile, which grows about 2 feet high. 
Some are evergreen and others of deciduous growth. The dwarf kinds do 
well as edgings to borders or in rock gardens. Others are suitable for 
grouping in the border. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and dry, sunny borders or dry sunny places in the 
rock garden will suit all. Spectabile, indeed, will also thrive in shade. 
Plant in autumn or spring, 4 to 8 inches apart. 
*Acre Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
(Golden Moss). Much used for covering graves; foliage green; flowers 
bright yellow; prostrate and slowly spreading. 
*Aizoon Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
Bright yellow flowers. 1 foot. July and August. 
*Album Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
Dwarf and spreading; thick, waxy round foliage, white flowers; good 
rock plant. 
*Dasyphyllum Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Dainty and small. Perhaps one of the best of the mosslike type. Not 
over 2 inches high. Lovely blue-green color effect. 
*Florairianum Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
This is a choice variety. A tufted plant about 6 inches high. The dark 
green foliage takes on a beautiful bronzy autumn tint, disappears, leav- 
ing a cluster of reddish rosettes for winter decoration. 
*Glaucum Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Excellent dwarf variety for rockeries; prostrate, and of slow growth; 
lovely blue-green foliage. , 
**Kamtschaticum Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
Orange-yellow flowers, with prostrate, green foliage, golden in autumn. 
*Kamtschaticum Variegated Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
One of the best, because of its handsome golden variegated foliage 
which blends marvelously with the orange-yellow flowers, which are 
profusely produced in midsummer. 
Maximum Atropurpureum Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Of upright, open growth, about 18 inches high, foliage rich mahogany- 
brown, flowers in sprays of somewhat lighter color. An outstanding 
variety, fine for foliage color effect in the border. 
**Rupestre Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Glaucous, blue-green leaves. Stems have trailing habit with golden yei- 
low flowers. Not over 3 inches high. 
*Sarmentosum Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
Excellent dwarf variety for rockeries or border edgings. The best Sedum 
for filling seams between rocks in wall garden; rapid grower. 
*Sieboldi Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Round, succulent, glaucous foliage; bright pink flowers in September. 
The loveliest of all the Sedums. 
*Spurium coccineum Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
A beautiful rosy crimson-flowered form; July and August. 6 inches. Very 
fast spreading variety; good for covering sandy banks. 
Spurium, Dragon’s Blood Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00, 100 $30.00 
Sedum which will surely become popular. The buds and stems 
Be ey red, deep bright carmine-red in flower and dark crimson 
finished. The plants are completely covered with blooms dur- 
ee aly notlet bre September. The general effect and contrasts 
created by this Sedum are outstanding. A fine novelty that should 
go into all rock and wall gardens. 
Spectabile Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
One of the prettiest erect-growing species, attaining a height of 18 
inches, with broad, light green foliage and immense heads of handsome, 
showy, rose-colored flowers; indispensable as a late fall-bloomer. 
Spectabile “Brilliant” Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
A richly colored form of the preceding, being a bright amaranth-red. 
*Spathulatum purpureum Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Reddish leaves with gray in center of the rosette. Dark yellow flowers, 
contrasting beautifully with the foliage. 

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SCABIOSA - Scabious or Pincushion Flower 
Charming perennials for border culture and for cut flowers. The Scabiosa 
caucasica are particularly valuable for the latter purpose, as its large, 
showy, blue or white flowers are borne on long stems. The species are of 
easy culture, and desirable to grow in sunny borders. 
Culture. All will thrive in well drained, good, ordinary soil, which is not 
heavy or damp. Cold and damp is fatal to these plants. An ideal soil for 
them is a sandy loam. Plant in early autumn or early spring. The plants 
are best in groups of three or more. Plant about 8 inches apart. A full 
sunny position is essential. 
Caucasica (Isaac House) Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
(Blue Bonnet). Their lovely flowers are a soft and charming shade of 
lavender; commences to bloom in June, throwing stems 18 to 24 inches 
high until September. 
Caucasica alba Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
(White Bonnet). The white form of the preceding. 
Japonica Three $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 100 $20.00 
Lavender-blue flowers from July to September. 2 feet. This is a biennial 
variety, but very valuable for its great quantity of blue flowers produced 
throughout the summer. 
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 $1.25, Doz. $4.00, 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. 
+ 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 $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 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 $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 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. 
**Funcki Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 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 $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 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. 
SEDUMS FOR PORCH DECORATION 
An excellent use for Sedum spectabile and Spectabile Brilliant is 
to plant three clumps or more in an ornamental container, such as 
a low jardiniere or plant tub. They do well in shade, but are best 
grown in full sun, require the minimum of care and make a very 
attractive decoration for the terrace or sun porch. (See page 187.) 

