Herbaceous Perennials 
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THE ELM CITY NURSERY COMPANY 
WOODMONT NURSERIES, INC. 
SEDUM (Stone Crop)—Continued 
SEXANGULIARE. 4to 6 inches. June to August. Yellow flowers. 
SIEBOLDI. 3 to 4 inches. August to September. Flowers bright pink. 
SPECTABILE (Showy Sedum). 1 to 2 feet. September and October. A 
splendid 5 plant, with snowy flat umbels of rosy pink. 
SPECTABIL ATROPURPUREUM. 1 to 2 feet. September and October. 
A variety of the above with deeper colored blossoms. а 
SPURIUM. 4 to 6 inches. May to June. Pink flowers, trailing stems. 
TOMENTOSUM. 3 to 4 inches. June and July. Yellow flowers. 
TURKESTANICUM. 6 inches. September and October. Pink flowers. 
SEMPERVIVUM PYRENAICUM (Houseleek or Hen and Chickens). 6 inches. 
SHASTA DAISY, see Daisy. 
SNEEZE WEED, see Helenium. 
SPIDERWORT, see Tradescantia. 
SPIRÆA ARUNCUS (Aruncus sylvester). 5 to 6 feet. May and June. Creamy 
white. A desirable background plant for herbaceous borders. 
SPIRZEA CHINENSIS (Astilbe chinensis). 2 to 3 feet. June. Pink to rose. 
SPIRJEA FILIPENDULA DOUBLE (Ulmaria filipendula fl. pl.). 2 to 3 feet. 
May and June. Beautiful fern-like foliage which remains fresh and green 
throughout the year. Double white flowers produced on spikes. Very graceful. 
SPIRÆA ЈАР. VAR. GRANDIFLORA. 1 to 2 feet. May and June. Creamy 
white. 
SPIRJEA PALMATA (U. purpurea var.). 2 to 3 feet. May and June. Light 
ink. 
SPIRZEA PENTAPETALA (U. pentapetala var. fl. pl). 2 to 3 feet. May and 
June. Old garden plant; pure white flowers on spikes and very attractive. 
STACHYS BETONICA (Betony). 1 foot. June. Attractive, clear pink spikes. 
STATICE LATIFOLIUM (Sea Lavender). 1 to 2 feet. August and September. 
A beautiful plant producing a cluster of broad evergreen leaves from 4 to 8 
inches long, bearing small blue flowers in profusion. Thrives at seashore. 
SUNFLOWER, GRACEFUL (Helianthus orgyalis). 5 to 7 feet. October and 
November. Tall, graceful variety, flower rich golden yellow. 
SUNFLOWER, MAXIMILIAN (Н. Maximiliani). 4 to 6 feet. August to 
October. Fine golden yellow, valuable, late flowering plant. 
SUNFLOWER, MISS MELLISH (H. rigidus var.). 5 to 7 feet. July to Septem- 
ber. Sparingly branched; rough; flowers rich yellow. One of the best. 
SWEET WILLIAM, see Pinks. 
THALICTRUM MINUS VAR. ADIANTIFOLIUM (Hardy Maidenhair). 1 to 
2 feet. July and August. Foliage delicately arranged and graceful. 
THYMUS CITRIODORA AUREA (Golden Thyme). Trailing. Orange scented. 
TRADESCANTIA VIRGINIANA (Spiderwort). 1 to 2 feet. June to August. 
Blue; grass-like foliage. 
TRADESCANTIA VIRGINIANA ALBA. White form, and very attractive. 
VALERIANA OFFICINALIS (Garden Heliotrope). 4 to 6 feet. June and July. 
White, fragrant. An old garden favorite. 
VERONICA INCANA (Hoary Speedwell). 1 to 2 feet. July to September. 
Blue 
VERONICA LONGIFOLIA VAR. SUBSESSILIS. 2 to 3 feet. July and Sep- 
tember. Lovely spikes of the deepest clear blue make this plant very desirable, 
especially at their time of blooming, when blue flowers are very rare. 
VERONICA SPICATA. 2 feet. June and July. Long spikes of blue flowers. 
VERONICA SPICATA ROSEA. 2 feet. July. Spikes of bright rose flowers. 
VINCA, see Myrtle. 
YARROW, THE PEARL (Achillea ptarmica var. fl. pl.). 1 to 2 feet. May to 
October. Double white. А very effective plant, especially when in bloom. 
YARROW BOULE de NEIGE (Ball of Snow). An improvement on the preceding. 
YARROW, RED (A. Millefolium var.). 1 to 3 feet. June to October. Wine-red 
flowers, with aromatic fern-like foliage, which is very ornamental. 
YARROW, WOOLLY (А. tomentosum). 8 to 10 inches. June and July. A very 
attractive little plant, with handsome, deeply cut foliage, and bright golden 
yellow flowers most suitable for the rockery. 
YELLOW LILLIES, see Hemerocallis. 
YUCCA FILAMENTOSA. One of the most valuable plants in cultivation for 
general garden and landscape 5 . Its dagger-like foliage, which is 
evergreen, forms an attractive clump of foliage, from which appears in July 
and August, tall and stately spikes 3 to 6 feet high, bearing large panicles of 
white lillies, which are most picturesque and decorative. 
FOR PRICES OF THE ABOVE HERBACEOUS PLANTS SEE PAGE 31 
“ Enclosed find check in payment of bill recently rendered. Perennial 
stock arrived in good condition, especially pleased with Yucca plants. Will 
advise later in regard to spring shipments.” 
H. B. Scofield, 
677 Boston Ave., Bridgeport, Ct. 
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