THYMUS - Thyme 
Dwarf-growing, almost prostrate creeping perennials with fragrant foli- 
age, suitable for growing on the margins of dry, sunny banks, slopes or 
rock gardens. 
Culture. These will thrive in ordinary soil in well-drained, dry borders 
Or on sunny slopes and rockeries. They soon spread and form neat 
patches of foliage, studded in summer with rosy purple or crimson 
flowers. Plant in autumn or spring, 6 inches apart. All flower in June 
and July. 
*Citriodorus Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
The well known “Lemon Thyme.” 
*Lanuginosus Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
(Woolly-Leaved Thyme.) 
*Serpyllum album 
(White Mountain Thyme.) 
clouds of white flowers. 
*Serpyllum coccineum Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Plants become completely covered with brilliant crimson-scarlet flowers. 
*Serpyllum splendens Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
A rapid, dwarf-growing variety; very hardy and excellent to cover bare 
spots, also good for the edge of walks or in the rock garden. 
Woolly foliage with bright pink flowers. 
Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Forms dense mats of dark green foliage and 
TRILLIUM - American Wood-lily or Wake Robin 
Spring-flowering perennials with three leaves borne in a whorl, and 
flowers with three petal-like segments. 
Culture. The Trilliums require to be grown in peat and leaf mold in 
shade or partial shade. Plant in autumn or very early spring, 3 inches 
apart, in large colonies to produce the best effect. 
Grandiflorum Three $1.15, Doz. $3.75, 100 $18.00 
Excellent plants for shady positions in the hardy border, or in a sub- 
aquatic position. Large, pure white flowers in early spring. 12 to 18 
inches high. 
TROLLIUS - Globeflower 
Hardy perennials belonging to the buttercup order. The flowers are 
Bee snapeds yellow or orange in color, and particularly useful for 
cutting. 
Culture. They require a deep rich soil containing plenty of humus. They 
also like plenty of moisture, hence, should be grown in damp, shady 
corners, or, better still, by the waterside, in bold masses. Plant in 
autumn or very early spring, 8 inches apart. 
Europaeus, Lemon Queen Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
Free-flowering, strong-growing plant. Flowers pale yellow, produced in 
abundance on stems about 2 feet high. Lasts well in water. 
Europaeus, Orange Globe Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
Desirable free-flowering plants, producing their giant orange-yellow 
buttercup-like blossoms on stems | to 2 feet high from May until 
August; succeeds admirably in the border in a moist position. 
Ledebouri Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
A magnificent variety of very deep orange color. Its great merit lies 
in its late flowering propensities. One for cutting. 
Choice Mixed Colors Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Colors range from pale yellow to deep orange. A wide variety of shades 
and forms include also a quantity of the above named varieties. They 
will provide at little expense an abundance of cut flowers. 
TUNICA - Coat Flower 
Slender, graceful perennials with almost hairlike stems covered all sum- 
mer with small Baby’s Breath-like flowers. Excellent for rock garden, 
rock wall or in front in sunny borders. 
Culture. Ordinary well-drained garden soil not too rich suits them best. 
Grow in rock garden, rock wall or border in full sun. Plant in fall or 
spring, 4 inches apart. 
*Saxifraga rosea flore-pleno Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
The lovely double, rose-pink flowers are produced all spring and summer 
in great quantities which makes it a most valuable plant for the rock 
garden or for edgings, not unlike a small Baby’s Breath. 



VALERIANA - Centranthus; Garden Heliotrope 
Hardy, old-fashioned perennials. Showy plants for dry, sunny borders, 
banks, or old walls. Flowers are borne in panicles. A great favorite in 
old-fashioned gardens, especially where soil abounds with lime. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and sunny borders. Planted in the chinks of old 
walls will speedily root and make dense bushes. Plant in spring or fall, 
12 inches apart. 
*Coccinea Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Showy heads of old rose flowers in umbels on 12-inch stems just above 
the rich green foliage, are produced from June until October. A splendid 
plant for bold effects in the wall or rock garden; plants, if too large, 
may be severely cut back without damage. Total height about 2 feet. 
Officinalis Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
(Hardy Garden Heliotrope.) Produces showy heads of rose-tinted white 
flowers during June and July, with delicious strong heliotrope odor. 3 to 
4 feet high, loves a moist spot. 
VERBASCUM - Mullein 
Hardy biennial and perennial plants of stately growth, suitable for 
borders or rock gardens. The leaves are more or less woolly, and the 
flowers are borne in branched spikes. There are now several beautiful 
hybrids in cultivation which are superior to the species. 
Culture. Mulleins require a light or medium, weil-drained soil. Plant 
in autumn or early spring, about 4 to 8 inches apart. Once a colony 
of these plants is established they will reproduce themselves freely from 
seed each year. 
Cotswold Gem Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
This Verbascum received an Award of Merit when introduced a few years 
ago in Europe. Here it has proven to be an outstanding and beautiful 
plant for the border, blooming from July until the end of September. 
Its numerous flower spikes rise to a height of four feet and are covered 
with soft amber-colored flowers with sparkling purple centers. Do spien- 
didly in poor soil and do not seem to mind hot, dry weather, although 
a colorful plant, splendidly adapted for our hot, dry summers. 
Cotswold Queen Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
Has the same habit of growth as Cotswold Gem. !ts flowers are deli- 
cately shaded old rose or perhaps a buff-pink. Makes a fine specimen 
in the border. Does well in hot dry locations and poor soil. 
Pink Domino Each 60c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
The upright rugged and picturesque branching flower spikes reach a 
height of 3 feet or more. They are in bloom from June until September 
and can be depended on for a fine and colorful background in the 
border. The color is a soft rose-pink with delicate buff undertones. 
A charming plant recently received from England where it, as well as 
Cotswold Gem and Cotswold Queen, are great garden favorites. 

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