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Rudbeckia, The King 
RUDBECKIA. Coneflower. Bright border 
plants of easy culture in any garden soil. 
Golden Glow. Rich double yellow flowers, 
good for cutting. 5 to 6 ft. Aug. 
Hirta Hybrids. Large single flowers with 
a color-range from yellow through orange 
and brown to terra cotta. July—Sept. 
Purpurea. A striking flower of purple 
color with a brown cone-shaped center. 
3 to 4 ft. July—Oct. 
The King. Deep crimson flowers. 3 ft. 
July-Oct. 55 cts. each, $1.50 for 3, 
$5.50 per doz. 
Rudbeckia 
White Luster. A new introduction this 
year. with a 
Large white flowers, 
central golden cone. 75 cts. each, $2.15 
for 3, $8.25 per doz. 

SAGE (Salvia officinalis) is offered on page 19. 
SALVIA. Meadow-Sage; Clary. 
Azurea grandiflora. A fine plant of 
branching habit, smothered with gen- 
tian-blue flowers in late summer and 
autumn. 4 feet high; 2 to 3 ft. in diameter. 
Farinacea. Spikes of powder-blue flow- 
ers. 2 to 21% ft. July—Sept. 
Farinacea alba. A white counterpart of 
the above. If both are planted together 
a charming combination is obtained. 
SANTOLINA. — Lavender Cotton; Ground 
Cypress. * Dwarf sub-shrubs which hold 
their leaves in winter. They are excel- 
lent for edgings or for the rock-garden, 
and can be clipped every year. The foli- 
age is most attractive and very aromatic. 
Incana. Very compact, with beautiful 
silvery gray foliage with the appearance 
of bunched coral. Yellow flowers in 
July. 6 to 9 in. . 
Viridis. A bright-green-foliaged variety. 
White flowers in July. 1 ft. 
SAVORY. See Herbs, pages 18 and 19. 
SAXIFRAGA. Rockfoil. ' 
Ceratophylla. * A mossy Saxifrage of 
easy culture; compact habit, with sprays 
of white flowers. 6in. June, July. 
Cordifolia. A giant Saxifrage with huge 
green leaves. Pink flowers. July. 
Encrusted, Mixed. * A_ beautiful selec- 
tion of encrusted Saxifrages, all with 
rosettes of silvery leaves and spikes of 
white flowers in June. 6 to 9 in. 
PRICES, unless otherwise noted, $1 for 3, $3.75 per doz. 
* Dwarf plants for the Rock-garden and edgin 
NEW YORK CITY 
SCABIOSA 
Scabious; Pincushion Flower 
_ A fine perennial needing a rich soil which 
is slightly alkaline. Large flowers borne on 
long, wiry stems make it a fine subject for 
cutting. 
Caucasica, Giant Hybrids, Mixed (Isaac 
House Strain). This striking plant is 
illustrated in color on opposite page. Deli- 
cate lilac and mauve predominate, but 
pure white and even dark blues often occur. 
2 ft. July-Sept. $1.20 for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
SEDUM . Stonecrop * 
This plant was the backbone of the early 
rock-gardens, and no rock-garden today is 
complete without some of the species men- 
tioned here. 
Acre. * Green foliage. Bright yellow flowers. 
3m. June. 
Altissimum. * Yellow. 6 to 8in. July, Aug. 
Balticum. *% 3 in. June. 
Beyrichianum. * Compact green rosettes 
with pink centers. A good carpeter. 
Dasyphyllum. ~ Rose. 3 m. June. 
Lydium. *% Pink. 2 in. June. 
Middendorffianum. * Excellent matting 
variety, 4 inches high, with yellow flowers. 
Beautiful reddish purple foliage in autumn. 
Nevi. * Blue-gray rosettes. 4in. July. 
Sieboldi. * Rose-pink. 9 in. Aug. 
SEMPERVIVUM. Houseleek; Live Forever. 
* Evergreen succulents resembling Se- 
dums. The leaves are often brightly 
colored at the base. 
Arachnoideum. Cobweb Houseleek. A 
beautiful plant. The round masses of 
leaves are always covered with a white 
cobwebby substance, giving it a most 
unusual effect. 2 In. 
Globiferum. Grass-green rosettes tinged 
with red. Yellow flowers in August. 
3 to 4 in. 
Mixed Seedlings. 
every description. 
3 to 4 in. 
SILENE. Catchfly; Campion. 
Schafta. *% One of the best autumn- 
flowering rock-plants. It blooms in 
October when flowers are scarce in the 
rockery. A compact plant with bright 
rose-pink flowers. 6 in. 
SPIRAA. Goat’s Beard; Meadowsweet. Suit- 
able for borders, damp situations, and 
water plantings. June. 
Filipendula alba. Finely cut foliage. 
Creamy white flowers. 2 ft. 
Davidi. A vigorous variety, growing 3 feet 
high, with delicate pale pmk flowers in 
July and August. 
Palmata elegans. A light pink. 3 ft. 
Ulmaria fil.-pl. Well-known double 
Meadowsweet, with a_ profusion of 
creamy white flowers. 3 ft. 
STATICE. Sea-Lavender. Of easy culture, 
these unusual border plants have little 
foliage but throw tremendous sprays of 
flowers after the style of Gypsophila pami- 
culata. 
Latifolia. Large basal leaves and clouds 
of pale blue flowers in August. 2 ft. 
Latifolia dumosa. Bluish lavender flow- 
ers in great profusion, which, when dried, 
become silvery. 1% ft. Aug. 
Shapes and sizes of 
A choice selection. 
Plant these for the world of tomorrow; most will last many years 
and some may outlive the buildings on your property 







STOKESIA lilacea grandiflora. Stokes’ 
Aster. A marvelous plant with a com- 
pact growth of basal leaves, from 
which arise the flowers on stems 18 
to 20 inches long. These are often 5 
inches across, and are of a silvery 
blue color with a lilac suffusion at 
the center. 
SWEET WILLIAM 
These brilliantly colored old-fashioned 
garden plants are as indispensable today as 
they were 100 years ago. Each plant will 
give a wealth of bloom im June. 
Auricula-eyed. ‘These are chiefly reds and 
pinks, but all have a pronounced white 
eye. 11% ft. 
Pink Beauty. 
berry-pink. 
A sparkling crushed straw- 
Scarlet Beauty. A vivid scarlet. Very 
choice and effective. 114 ft. 
TEUCRIUM Chameedrys. Germander. x 
A dwarf sub-shrub with glossy green 
foliage and bright rose flowers, adaptable 
for edging borders and paths. 1 ft. Aug. 
THALICTRUM. Meadow-Rue. Extremely 
graceful foliage not unlike a maidenhair 
fern, and dainty flowers in profusion. 
Adiantifolium. White flowers freely pro- 
duced in June. 18 in. to 2 ft. 
Aquilegifolium. As its name implies, it 
has foliage like a columbine, with rich 
purple-mauve flowers. 3 ft. June. 
Glaucum. This we recommend especially, 
as it has blue-green foliage, finely di- 
vided, and heads of sulphur-yellow, 
fluffy flowers. 4 ft. July. 
Minus. * Dwarf variety with white flow- 
ers and miniature foliage. Very suitable 
for the rock-garden. 6to9in. July. 
THERMOPSIS caroliniana. A plant that 
has been grown for the last 130 years, 
and yet is not too well known today. It 
grows 5 feet high, with large, yellow, 
pea-shaped flowers in July. 
THYMUS. Thyme. * These charming, fra- 
grant plants are mostly of dwarf, spread- 
ing habit and are unexcelled for dry, 
sunny banks where grass is difficult to 
establish, and for various positions in the 
rock-garden. When planted at the 
crevices of walks, they give off a fra- 
grant aroma when walked on, and are a 
sheet of blossoms in June and July. 
Lanuginosus. Mauve flowers and gray, 
woolly leaves. 2 in. June. 
Serpyllum. The wild Mountain Thyme 
of creeping habit, with rosy purple 
flowers. 2 in. June. 
Serpyllum album. Decidedly miniature 
foliage of light bright green with pure 
white flowers. 1 in. June. 
Serpyllum coccineus. Very dark reddish 
green foliage, making a perfect mat like 
the above, but with brilliant crimson 
flowers. 1 to 2 in. June. 
See also page 19 for varieties of Thyme 
frequently grown in the herb-garden. 
Purchaser pays transportation beyond 50 miles of New York 
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