Nursery Located At Ruckman Road 87 
Sempervivum tectorum violaceum. Very large rosettes, even bigger than the preceeding. 
The large leaves are a pleasing glaucous-green with the inner side painted with. vio- 
let. ar of these large kinds have huge clusters of pink flowers on foot ven stems 
in July 
Sempervyyum triste, Maku Bera rosettes about one and a half inches across. It has 
short, sharply pointed leayes and it holds its dark red color all through the year. 
Red flowers on 8 inch stems in June and July, 
SENECIO. Groundsel. (Compositae, Daisy Family 
Senecio obovatus grandiflorus. Attractive evergreen rosettes of deep green, long oval, 
wavy leaves lying flat on the ground. Erect 15 inch stems bearing loose clusters of 
large brilliant yellow daisies in June. The individual flowers are larger than the 
typical form and the petals are not reflexed. This fine plant was found by Dr. 
Edgar T. Wherry on a shaded hillside in Pennsylvania, It requires a well drained 
soil, either acid or alkaline in shade or half shade. (pH 5-8) 
SERRATULA. (Compositae, Daisy Family) 
Serratula shawii. Beautiful 4 inch high clumps of deeply cut ferny foliage of a nice soft 
green color. In September it sends up many erect stems from 6 to 12 inches bearing 
feathery, lavender-purple flowers. It looks like a dwarf spineless thistle. An ex- 
tremely rare plant that is easy to grow in any ordinary garden soil in full sun or 
very light shade. (pH 6-8) Very valuable for its pretty late summer blooms, 
SHORTIA. Oconee Bells. (Diapensiaceae, Diapensia Family) 
Shortia galacifolia. One of the loveliest of our eastern United States native woodland 
plants. Beautiful 4 inch high clumps of dark glossy green, leathery leaves that turn 
a brilliant red color in fall. It is topped with an abundance of arge, pure white 
fringed bells on 6 inch stems in April and May. It creeps slowly by runners and 
can be used as a Sac cover in a rich, acid leafmold soil in shade or half shade. 
(pH 4-6) 
Shortia uniflora grandiflora. (Nippon Bells) A Japanese species much like the foregoing 
but more tufted with smaller, wavy leaves that turn red in winter, The new growth 
has a delicate rosy hue. It has clear pink fringed bells almost twice the size of our 
native plant. It requires a moist, shady location in a rich acid leafmold soil. (pH 
5-6) An extremely rare plant, almost unobtainable in the U. S. 
SILENE., Catchfly. (Caryophyllaceae, Pink Family) 
Silene acaulis. (Moss Pink) A dainty moss-like cushion about one inch or less higle 
with tiny light green pointed leaves in tight rosettes, liberally studded with bright 
pink stemless flowers from early June to August. A lovely alpine for rock crevices. 
It requires a well drained, gritty lime soil in sun or very light shade. (pH 7-8) 
Silene alpestris. Little tufts of evergreen leaves 
about 2 inches high that sometimes form 
solid mats. Thin branching stems about 12 
inches high bearing airy sprays of lovely 
white flowers in June and July, An alpine 
that likes a well drained gritty soil with a 
liberal amount of peat or leafmold. (pH 
5-7) It takes full sun or very light shade. 
Silene alpestris flore-pleno. Exactly like its 
parent above except that its pure white 
flowers are fully double. Same soil and ex- 
posure as above. 
Silene alpestris 
