Sweet Cicely Three $2.10, Ten $6.50 
A few chopped leaves added to salads and cold dishes 
give a delightful zest. 
Tarragon 
Very large plants, Each $1.10, Three $2.90, Ten $7.75 
This is a basic cooking material in France. Fresh leaves 
and stalks added to vinegar produce tarragan vinegar. 
Fresh leaves also are chopped finely and dropped into 
salads or used to garnish meat or fish. Dried leaves flavor 
soups and pickles. A kitchen without tarragon is almost in 
the same boat as a kitchen without salt or pepper. 
Thyme (Common, or Thymus vulgaris) 
Each 75c, Three $1.80, Ten $5.25 
Fresh leaves are used in salads; dried leaves are impor- 
tant for meats, soups and gravies. 
Lavender Large plants, Each $1.25, Three $3.25 
Always in old-fashioned kitchen gardens, though not for 
eating. Snip when blooms open in May-June, dry them, 
use them—that’s all there is to handling lavender. To 
grow it you need no special soils and once established 
the shrubby plants last indefinitely with minimum care. 
An Old-Fashioned Kitchen Garden 
Three each of Chives, Costmary, Marjoram, Sage, Sweet Cicely, 
Tarragon, and Thyme. Plus one Lavender. 
Twenty-two plants. A $15.50 value for . . . $12.50 
VIOLA CORNUTA 
(Perennial Tufted Pansies) 
Anyone using good soil and plenty of water can grow 
these heavy bloomers. Pinch them back if they get “leggy” 
—they bloom at once in spring, stay blooming in hottest 
August and bloom again until heaviest frost. 
*White Perfection Each 75c, Three $1.80, Ten $5.25 
Large pure white. 
* Arkwright Ruby Each 75c, Three $1.80, Ten $5.25 
Bright ruby crimson with dark centers. 
* Jersey Gem Each 75c, Three $1.80, Ten $5.25 
Compact violet-blue. 
*Lutea Splendens Each 75c, Three $1.80, Ten $5.25 
Chrome yellow. 
*Georgia Peach Each 75c, Three $1.80, Ten $5.25 
Bright new shades of delicate peach color. Large bloom, 
slightly ruffled on edges. 
* Admiration Each 75c, Three $1.80, Ten $5.25 
Very large dark blue flowers. 
10 SPRING, 1954 White Flower Farm 
POLEMONIUM (Jacob’s Ladder) 
A spreading plant, 6 to 8 inches high, with light blue 
flowers in April. Foliage is good in summer. Prefers light 
shade and average moisture. It makes excellent ground 
cover and is good in the rockery or at the edge of the 
border. 
*Reptans Three $1.50, Ten $4.25 
Light blue flowers in April and May. 6-8 inches high. 
Richardsoni Each 70c, Three $1.70, Ten $5.00 
Rich blue, 20 inches. Blooms June through August. 
POLYGONUM (Fleece Vine) 
Excellent ground cover for sunny locations. Will do in sun 
as Vinca and Pachysandra does in shade. Easily grown in 
ordinary soil. Plant about 18 inches apart. 
*Reynoutria Each 80c, Three $2.00, Ten $6.00 
Light green foliage (6 inches high) which turns bright red 
in autumn. Spreads rapidly. Fleece-like sprays of pink 
flowers appear from September until killing frost. 
SCABIOSA (Pincushion Flower) 
Here is the perennial form of this popular annual and 
nothing could be more satisfactory. It is completely hardy; 
likes full sun. Scabiosa produces huge pincushion-shaped 
flowers on 24 inch stems the whole summer. 
Caucasica Alba Each 80c, Three $2.00, Ten $6.00 
Pure white flowers. Likes a sandy loam and full sun. 
Caucasica Goldensis Each 80c, Three $2.00, Ten $6.00 
Light blue form of the above. 
Caucasica, Isaac House Hybirds 
Each 80c, Three $2.00, Ten $6.00 
Mixed shades of azure-blue and lavender to deep blue 
and silvery white. 
SEDUM (Stonecrop) 
Interesting fleshy leaved plants for the rockery. Full sun 
and poor soil suit them best. What more do you want in 
a plant? 
Each 75c, Three $1.80, Ten $5.25 
Heavy, thick grey-green foliage with flower clusters of 
bright rose-red from late July until October. About 18 
inches tall. 
*Spectabile Brilliant 
SPIRAEA (Astilbe) 
A good hardworking plant for the border. It throws pleas- 
ant flowers in June and July, then bushes out with decora- 
tive foliage. It grows anywhere in full sun, in any soil. 
Use in groups of three in the foreground. 
*Rock Garden Plant 
Each $1.10, Three $2.90, Ten $7.75 
Pure white flowers on 18-inch stems. Deeply cut dark- 
green foliage. 
Fanal Each $1.10, Three $2.90, Ten $7.75 
Brilliant carmen-red flowers. Foliage ao dark reddish 
green. 18 inches high. 
Rheinland Each $1.10, Three $2.90, Ten $7.75 
Delicate pink spires. 
STOKESIA (Cornflower Aster) 
Prefers sunny, warm and sheltered location in well- 
drained soil. Plant early autumn. 
Cyanea Each 80c, Three $2.00, Ten $6.00 
Large, light blue disc-like flowers on 10 to 12 inch stems. 
Plant itself is dwarf in habit. A September bloomer and welcome 
in the border at that time. 
TEUCHRIUM (Germander) 
Dwarf, compact, bushy shrub-like plants with glossy deep 
green foliage. Prefers well drained location. Does best 
in sun. 
Avalanche 
*Chamaedrys Each 75c, Three $1.80, Ten $5.25 
This very hardy plant can be used in place of miniature 
boxwood. Height 12-15 inches. Trimmed to any desired 
height. 
THYMUS (Decorative Thyme) 
(See Herbs for culinary variety.) 
These are easily grown, form dense mats ideal for spaces 
between flagstones. Require full sun and that is about 
all. We sell large mats that can be divided into 10-15 
plants. These are perfect, low growing covers for hot and 
dry places. 
*Serpyllum Album Each 75c, Three $1.80, Ten $5.25 
Dense mats of dark green foliage with small white flowers. 
*Serpyllum coccineum 
Each $1.00, Three $2.55, Ten $7.00 
Extremely dense mats of fine green leaves. Covered with 
reddish-purple flowers in late June. Evergreen leaves 
turn bronze in the fall; extremely hardy. 3 inches high. 
We consider this the best Thymus for planting between 
stones in terrace or walk. Extremely hardy and rugged. 
Each 75c, Three $1.80, Ten $5.25 
Also known as lemon thyme because of its distinct lemon 
fragrance. Citriodorous grows from 6 to 8 inches high and 
is covered with small rosy blooms in June. Like all decora- 
tive Thymes it needs full sun. It makes a delightful dwarf 
border for an informal path. Needs light straw protec- 
tion in winter to keep stems from drying out. 
*Citriodorous 
