Sedum 
SEDUM - Stonecrop 
A genus of plants which vary in habit from dwarf, creeping plants to 
those of larger growth, as Spectabile, which grows about 2 feet high. 
Some are evergreen and others of deciduous growth. The dwarf kinds do 
well as edgings to borders or in rock gardens. Others are suitable for 
grouping in the border. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and dry, sunny borders or dry sunny places in the 
rock garden will suit all. Spectabile, indeed, will also thrive in shade. 
Plant in autumn or spring, 4 to 8 inches apart. 
* A cre Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50, 100 $25.00 
(Golden Moss.) Much used for covering graves; foliage green, flowers 
bright yellow; prostrate and slowly spreading. 
**Glaucum Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50, 100 $25.00 
Excellent dwarf variety for rockeries; Prostrate, and of slow growth; 
lovely blue-green foliage. 
Sieboldi Each 80c, Three $2.00, Doz. $5.75 
Round, thick, silvery gray leaves with faint reddish margin all summer. 
Bright pink flowers follow in the fall, from September until frost. It is 
also a good pot plant, easily cared for in the house and forces readily. 
The loveliest of all the Sedums. There is no doubt about it. 
Spathulifolium Capablanca Each 80c, Three $2.00, Doz. $5.75 
This variety we received recently from England and it is one of the 
nicest of Sedums. Low growing and _ slowly spreading, its blue-green 
rosette-like leaf clusters create a fine effect. During May and early 
June the plants are covered with bright yellow flowers. A fine and 
orderly variety. 
*Spurium, Dragon’s Blood Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65 
A new Sedum which will surely become popular. The buds and stems 
are bronzy red, deep bright carmine-red in flower and dark crimson 
when finished. The plants are completely covered with blooms dur- 
ing July, August and September. The general effect and contrasts 
created by this Sedum are outstanding. A fine novelty that should 
go into all rock and wall gardens. 
Spectabile “Brilliant” Each 75c, Three $1.80, Doz. $5.65, 100 $28.00 
Rich Amaranth-red flowers often 8 inches in diameter. Grows about 
10 to 12 inches tall, with handsome silvery gray-green foliage. One of 
the best. 
SHASTA DAISY (See Chrysanthemum Maximum) 
SPIRAEA - Astilbe 
Deutschland Each $1.10, Three $2.75, Doz. $7.50 
A lovely pure white variety of strong growth and very free flowering. 
2-foot spikes. The best white grown. 
Fanal Each $1.10, Three $2.75, Doz. $7.50 
This brilliantly colored new Spiraea not only develops plants that are 
delightfully decorative, with their bronzy, divided foliage all season, 
but the flowers are the darkest in color of the family. Height of both 
plant and bloom spike is about 2 feet, at least a foot of which is a 
feathery spike of rich deep garnet which appears to be lightly dusted 
with tiny frost crystals. Bloom lasts over a long period during early 
summer, providing a vivid splash of unusual color in the border, 
Peach Blossom Each $1.10, Three $2.75, Doz. $7.50 
Conspicuously beautiful with dense, feathery plumes of brilliant pink. 
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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 85c, Three $2.10, Doz. $6.25 
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 90c, Three $2.25, Doz. $6.50 
(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. 
STATICE - Great Sea-Lavender 
The leathery, dark green leaves spring directly from the root stock 
and the flower stems are more or less twiggy, bearing their small flow- 
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. 
*Latifolia - Each 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50, 100 $25.00 
A valuable plant either for the border or rockery; immense heads, fre- 
quently 11% 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. 
STOKESIA - Cornflower Aster; Stokes’ Aster 
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 in a sunny, well-drained border in sandy loam, 6 inches 
apart. Plant in March or early autumn. 
Blue Moon Each 80c, Three $2.00, Doz. $5.75, 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 @ 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 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50, 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. 
THALICTRUM - 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 panicles, 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 70c, Three $1.70, Doz. $5.50, 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. 
Each 80c, Three $2.00, Doz. $5.75, 100 $30.00 
Glaucum 
Similar in habit to the Aquilegifolium; blue-gray leaves rather finely 
cut, with heads of Chinese yellow, fragrant flowers. 3 to 4 feet. July. 
