SPIRAEA - Goat’s Beard; Meadow Sweet 
Very handsome herbaceous perennials. The species named below have 
handsomely divided leaves and flowers borne in graceful, feathery plumes, 
Culture. The Spiraeas require a deep, rich and moist soil. Plenty of leaf 
mold and well-decayed manure must be incorporated with it before 
planting. They will thrive in shady, moist borders, or they may be grown 
by the waterside. Filipendula flore-pleno, being small, should be grown 
in groups of three or six plants. Plant in autumn or early spring, 12 
inches apart. 
Filipendula flore-pleno Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50 
Double white flowers on 12-inch stems; lovely fernlike foliage. A very 
neat plant and excellent for edging beds or walks. Flowers are fine for 
cutting, lasting well in water. 
Venusta Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50 
(Martha Washington Plume.) A noble plant growing about four feet 
high, producing in July and August handsome, rosy carmine flowers 
which are delightfully fragrant. A desirable subject for the border or 
along a small brook or pond. Superb for wet ground. 
SPIRAEA - Astilbe 
Betsy Cuperus Each 90c, Three $2.60, Doz. $7.25 
The fine drooping flower spikes, 4 feet long, show in summer during 
some weeks a great number of blush-white flowers with pink center. 
Deutschland Each 90c, Three $2.60, Doz. $7.25 
ara aNeeag A lovely pure white variety of strong growth and very free flowering, 
Statice Latifolia 2-foot spikes. The best white grown. 
Fanal Each $1.00, Three $2.75, Doz. $8.50 
SCABIOSA - Scabious or Pincushion Flower This brilliantly colored new Spiraea not only develops plants that are 
Charming perennials for border culture and for cut flowers. The Scabiosa BoneU ay acceaiah ve) anette Piney, pibdarpsear tet of bok 
caucasica are particularly valuable for the latter purpose, as its large, picnt aa bloom spike is about 2 feet, at least a foot of which is a 
showy, blue or white flowers are borne on long stems. The species are of feathery spike of rich deep garnet which appears to be lightly dusted 
easy culture, and desirable to grow in sunny borders. with tiny frost crystals. Bloom lasts over a long period during early 
Culture. All will thrive in well drained, good, ordinary soil, which is not Le rovicinamaneivic splash of unusual color in the border, 
heavy or damp. Cold and damp is fatal to these plants. An ideal soil for Deach Ble P 9 Each 90c, Three $2.60, Doz. $7.25 
them is a sandy loam. Plant in early autumn or early spring. The plants each Diossom : é ws C; ed olf kok ink 
are best in groups of three or more. Plant about 8 inches apart. A full Conspicuously beautiful with dense, feathery plumes of brilliant pink. 
sunny position is essential Prof. Van Der Wielen Each 90c, Three $2.60, Doz. $7.25 
Caucasica, Isaac House Hybrids White spikes four feet tall; beautiful garden variety. 
Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 Salland . Each 90c, Three $2.60, Doz. $7.25 
(Blue Bonnet). Their lovely flowers are a soft and charming shade of The flower stem itself has a length of over 4 feet. The very fine fringed 
lavender; commences to bloom in June, throwing stems 18 to 24 inches flowers are bright red tinged with dark blue. 
high until September. 
Caucasica alba Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 STATICE - Great Sea-Lavender 
(White Bonnet). The white form of the preceding. The leathery, dark green leaves spring directly from the root stock 
Clive Greves Each 85c, Three $2.25, Doz. $6.75 and the flower stems are more or less twiggy, bearing their small flow- 
A magnificent English variety producing large violet-blue flowers in 
profusion. Superb for cutting as it grows stems 3 feet tall, richly cov- 
ered with blooms from July to the end of October. 
Caucasica, Miss Willmott Each 85c, Three $2.25, Doz. $6.75 
Large and beautifully formed snow-white flowers from July to October. 
ers in much-branched panicles. The flowers are useful for cutting for 
indoor decoration, also for drying for winter use. 
Culture. A sandy loam is essential to grow these plants well. A sunny 
Position, too, is indispensable. Plant in autumn or spring, 6 inches apart. 
They show to the best advantage grown towards the front of the border. 
Grows to a height of 2 feet. It is a beautiful variety for cutting and *Latifolia Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
an exceptionally fine garden plant. One of the favorite white flowers 
of English gardens. 
SIDALCEA - Greek-Mallow 
A valuable plant either for the border or rockery; immense heads, fre- 
quently 114 feet high and 2 feet across, of purplish blue, minute flow- 
ers during July and August. These, if cut and dried, last in perfect 
condition for months. 
Graceful, hardy perennials with small, Hollyhock-like flowers borne on 
slender spikes, Suitable for sunny borders. STOKESIA - Cornflower Aster; Stokes’ Aster 
Culture. Grow in good, ordinary soil in sunny borders. Plant in autumn 
or early spring, 8 inches apart. 
Rosy Gem Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Erect growing, more or less branching plants, 2 to 3 feet in height, pro- 
ducing their showy bright rose colored flowers during June and July. 
They will succeed in any garden soil in a sunny position. 
Scabiosa Caucasica, Isaac House Hybrids. 
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Lise 
A very handsome perennial, with China-Aster-like flowers, that appear 
late in the season, about September. It prefers a warm, sheltered loca- 
tion. Should certainly be grown in all gardens since its flowers are most 
beautiful in form and color. 
Culture. Grow ina sunny, well-drained border in sandy loam, 6 inches 
apart. Plant in March or early autumn. 
Blue Moon Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
The immense light blue disc-like flowers are 5 to 6 inches in diameter, 
growing on stiff 12- to 18-inch stems. In the foreground of the bor- 
der they make a picture not easily duplicated. Stokesia, Blue Moon, 
is a vigorous-growing and free-flowering variety of exceptional merit 
and distinction. It is perfectly hardy and has no insects bothering it. 
. It is of easy culture and flowers throughout the summer and autumn 
until stopped by hard frosts. A most worth-while addition to the 
hardy plant garden. 
SWEET WILLIAM (See Dianthus Barbatus) . 
TEUCRIUM - Germander 
Shrublike plants of moderate growth. Chamaedrys has shrublike, shiny, 
dark leaves. 
Culture. A well-drained, good garden soil is all that is required to grow 
them to perfection. Plant in fall or early spring, 6 inches apart in full 
sun, in rock garden or border. Chamaedrys may also be used as an 
edging to flower beds or garden plants in the small formal garden, 
*Chamaedrys Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Glossy green foliage resembling dwarf Boxwood, may be used in place 
of Boxwood where the latter:is not hardy; can be clipped to suit any 
height up to 12 inches. 
HALICTRUM - Meadow-Rue 
Hardy perennials, with elegant, finely divided, Columbine or Maiden- 
hair-like foliage, which is most useful for cutting for mixing with cut 
flowers. Are borne in feathery clusters or particles, and they add con- 
siderably to the beauty of the plants. They are of easy cultivation in 
sun or shade. 
Culture. They will thrive in any good, ordinary, well-drained soil. May 
be grown in sunny or partially shaded borders, are most effective when 
grown as single specimens in the front of shrubbery borders, or in the 
wild garden. Plant in autumn or spring, 8 to 12 inches apart. 
Aquilegifolium Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Graceful foliage like that of Columbine, and rosy purple flowers from 
June to July on 2- to 3-foot tall spikes; lovely planted together with 
Poppy Wm. Perry. 
Glaucum Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
Similar in habit to the Aquilegifolium; blue-gray leaves rather finely 
cut, with heads of Chinese yellow, fragrant flowers. 3 to 4 feet. July. 
