SEMPERVIVUM .- Houseleek 
Dwarf plants that are ideal for rock gardens 
or wall crevices. Their thick, succulent foliage is 
arranged in tight rosettes, and flowers in showy 
clusters. 
Arachnoideum. Cobweb Houseleek. Flow- 
x ers bright red. Tips of leaves in rosettes con- 
nected by silvery threads, whence its name. 
6in. 3 for $1.00. 
Tectorum. Hen and Chickens. The largest 
x of the family, with rosettes from 3 to 5 inches 
across. Flowers pinkish red. 1 ft. 3 for $1.00. 
SPIRAEA 
Filipendula fl.-pl. 
double, creamy white flowers. 14 ft. May, 
June. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
Palmata. The broad clusters of crimson-purple 
tflowers are borne on erect stems. Fine for 
planting in shady, moist places or by the 
waterside. 24 to 30 im. June, July. 75 cts. 
each; 3 for $2.00. 
Ulmaria plena. Double creamy white, feathery 
tflowers on 3-foot stems. Long-lasting cut- 
flowers. Early summer. 3 for $1.50; 10 for 
$4.50. 
Venusta magnifica. Martha Washington 
+Plume. One of the most beautiful of all her- 
baceous Spireas—a new and superior form of 
S. venusta for the border, not bothered with 
mildew, and growing 3 to 4 feet high in or- 
dinary garden soil. Flowers deep rose, much 
larger than the common Venusta. Extremely 
hardy in cold climates and does well in full 
sun or partial shade; plant about 114 feet apart 
each way. This variety is well named, as Ven- 
usta means “resembling the goddess Venus.” 
75 cts. each; 3 for $2.00; 10 for $6.00. 


SPIRAEA venusta magnifica. 
Martha Washington Plume. 3 for $2.00 
Feather-like plumes of 

STATICE 
Latifolia. Sea-Lavender. A very fine plant 
jfor either rockery or border. Fine panicles, 
covered with a profusion of small blue flowers. 
Good for cutting and drying. 2 ft. Aug., 
Sept. 3 for $1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
STOKESIA 
Cyanea superba. A greatly improved Corn- 
tflower Aster with the finest sky-blue flowers 
averaging 3 to 4 inches across. It is so easy to 
grow and therefore is especially valuable when 
good blue flowers in the border are scarce. Begin- 
ning to bloom in July, it continues throughout 
summer until early October. Very hardy and 
free of all pests. 3 for $2.00; 10 for $6.00. 
Lzvis (cyanea). Cornflower Aster. A hand- 
jsome native plant with fine sky-blue flowers 
3 to 4 inches across. 2 ft. July to Oct. 3 for 
$1.35; 10 for $4.00. 
TEUCRIUM - Germander 
Chameedrys. Compact bushes with small, 
spiny, dark green leaves surmounted by spikes 
of lavender-pink. Practically evergreen, it may 
be clipped to any desired height, and being 
hardier, it has taken the place of dwarf box- 
wood as edging for rose-gardens, herb-gardens, 
borders, etc. 1 ft. July, Aug. 10 for $2.50; 
25 for $5.50; 100 for $20.00. 
Scorodonia. Lovely green foliage and spikes of 
yellow flowers. 10 for $3.00; 100 for $22.00. 
THALICTRUM - Meadow-Rue 
Its dainty, feathery flower-clusters and finely 
cut foliage make this an elegant perennial for 
border backgrounds or cut-flowers. Requires 
a well-drained soil but will grow in sun or shade. 
Aquilegifolium purpureum. Soft purplish 
lavender flowers. 2 to 3 ft. June. 3 for $1.50; 
10 for $4.50. 
Dipterocarpum. Bears countless numbers of 
lilac-mauve flowers with bright yellow anthers 
on immense branching panicles. 4 ft. Aug., 
Sept. 3 for $2.00. 
Dipterocarpum album. Graceful sprays of 
dainty white flowers having yellow anthers. 
Strong grower. Quite rare and scarce but a 
good companion for the more common blue 
Thalictrum. 4 ft. Aug., Sept. 3 for $2.00. 
TRITOMA . Torch-Lily 
Hybrids, Assorted Colors. The predominating 
colors are a blending of orange-scarlet and 
suffused tones of yellow. Somewhat hardier 
than T. Pfitzert. The strain we have is developed 
from T. mirabilis. 3 for $1.35; 10 fer $4.00. 
NEW AND IMPROVED TRITOMA 
HYBRIDS 
Bright shades of yellow and orange not here- 
tofore produced in the Tritoma family. They 
also cover a wider bloom season than the older 
varieties. 
Golden Sceptre. Its saffron-yellow, 3-foot 
tspikes create a fine display in summer. Vigor- 
ous grower, and also attractive when not in 
flower. June, July. 
Goldmine. Coppery gold spikes 214 feet high. 
tFlowers freely from August to October. 
Primrose Beauty. Clear primrose-yellow. 
Spikes over 3 feet tall tower on a graceful plant 
and flower in late summer. 
(Skyrocket. See page 24. 
Vanilla. Dwarf, free-flowering, clear pale yel- 
tlow. Produces numerous 2-foot spikes and has 
grass-like foliage. June. 
All Tritomas: 3 of one variety for $1.75; 
10 of one variety for $5.25 
SPECIAL TRITOMA OFFER 
6 Hybrid Tritomas 
2 each of 3 named varieties 
our selection ena for $3.10 
(Regular Value $3.48) 
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TROLLIUS - Globe-Flower 
These beautiful hardy plants, with handsome 
foliage and very showy flowers, are well adapted 
for half-shady or sunny positions, flowering from 
May to July. They are fine for moist places, but 
dislike dryness. 
Europzus. Common Globe-Flower. Large, 
globular, Iemon-yellow flowers shaped like a 
buttercup. 1 to 114% ft. May to Aug. 3 for 
$1.50; 10 for $4.50. 
Ledebouri. Large, orange-yellow flowers. Blooms 
until end of June. 3 to 4 ft. 3 for $1.50; 
10 for $4.50. 

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TROLLIUS HYBRIDS. 3 for $1.50 
VALERIANA 
Hardy Garden Heliotrope 
Officinalis. Fragrant rose-tinted white flowers. 
{Foliage deeply cut. Likes a sunny location and 
moist soil. 3 to 4 ft. June, July. 3 for $1.35; 
10 for $4.00. 
Officinalis rubra. Habits similar to above, but 
fnot so high. Flowers red. 3 for $1.35; 10 for 
$4.00. 
VERONICA .- Speedwell »— 
Blue Spire. Deep rich blue spikes on a bushy 
{plant with an extremely long flowering period. 
2 ft. 3 for $1.50; 10 for $4.50. 

NEW AND IMPROVED TRITOMA HYBRIDS 
3 for $1.75 
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