. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. Salvia Pitcheri Blue Meadow Sage Comes from the wilds of Colorado and is one of the most attractive of our native plants. A true blue flower with a long season of bloom, August, September, and October, thriving in any situation and almost without care. The deep indigo- blue flowers are borne with the greatest profusion on long slender stalks 3 to 4 feet high and bloom at a time when blue flowers are not plentiful. A most note- worthy addition to any garden planting. This variety is extremely hardy and winters over in any part of the c
. Dreer's garden book / Henry A. Nursery Catalogue. Salvia Pitcheri Blue Meadow Sage Comes from the wilds of Colorado and is one of the most attractive of our native plants. A true blue flower with a long season of bloom, August, September, and October, thriving in any situation and almost without care. The deep indigo- blue flowers are borne with the greatest profusion on long slender stalks 3 to 4 feet high and bloom at a time when blue flowers are not plentiful. A most note- worthy addition to any garden planting. This variety is extremely hardy and winters over in any part of the country without protection. 25c each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Set of the five fine Sal- vias, one each, for $ — baldensis. The tiniest of this type, forming interesting miniature cushions of small rosettes. Macnabiana. Splendid for the wall garden or in crevices in the rockery. Gray green foliage in the form of a rosette with spikes of small white flow- ers speckled with pink. May and June. Umbrosa (London Pride, Nancy Pretty, or None-so-Pretly). A low-growing, spreading sort with stems a foot high. Has white flowers sometimes suffused with red. Blooms during June and July. Umbrosa primuloides. A tiny, com- pact form of umbrosa with pink flowers on 6 inch stems. Any of these: 35c each; $ per doz.; $ per 100. Dwarf Varieties of Sedum—Stonecrop These are splendid for the rock garden and rock walls because they are suited to dry and sunny positions. Quite a few of them are evergreen. Acre (Golden Moss). Much used for covering purposes and fine in the rock garden. Green foliage; flowers bright yellow. Evergreen; 2 to 3 inch. Album. Green foliage; white flowers; 2 to 3 inch. Fine evergreen creeping variety. Lydium. Bronzy green foliage, pink flowers; 1 to 2 inch. An evergreen variety. — glaucum. Glaucous green foliage, pink flowers; evergreen; 1 to 2 inch. Pruinatum Forsterianum. Glaucous bluish green leaves; golden yellow flowers; 2 to 3 inch. It is an ev
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