Botanical Name

English

Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

for the brown-green winter coloring of the twigs and for the brilliant orange and red fall coloring of the foliage. Grows best in full sunlight. A. D. F.

Saxifraga cordifolia

Saxifraga

4

1

Lilac

April & May

Foliage heart-shaped, deep green. Flowers in showy panicles. Effective in the border or rockery. A. G.

Saxifraga crassifolia

4

1

Deep pink

April & May

Similar to the preceding. A. G.

Scabiosa caucasica

Cushion Flower

4

1

Light blue

June & July

A very free-flowering perennial with semi-double, daisy-like flowers about 21/2 inches across. A good border plant. B. C. H. I.

Scabiosa caucasica var. alba

White

Cushion

Flower

4

1

White

June & July

Flowers produced in great abundance. B. C. H. I.

Schizophragma hydran-geoides

Climbing Hydrangea

1&3

Pink-white

August

S. A climbing shrub or vine, useful for covering walls or tree trunks. It clings firmly by means of aerial rootlets. Leaves large and deep green. Flowers in loose flat clusters. C. E. G.

Sciadopitys verticillata

Umbrella Pine

2

15-20

T. Compact and conical in growth. Long, slender, blunt leaves in whorls;

color dark green, glossy; individual leaf about 3 inches long. A rare, attractive tree. Good for lawn planting. B. C. E. G.

Scilla sibirica

Squill

4

4-6 in.

Deep blue

April & May

An attractive, low, bulbous plant with drooping, bell-shaped flowers in small spikes. Good in clumps under shrubs, among perennials or in the rockery. Plant bulbs in the fall, setting about 3 inches deep in sandy loam. A. G.

Soilla sibirica var. alba

White Squill

4

4-6 in.

White

April & May

Similar to the preceding species.

Sedum acre

Yellow Stonecrop

2

4 in.

Bright yellow

May

A creeping plant with coarse, mosslike foliage and single flowers about 1/2 inch across, which literally cover the plant. Good in crevices of rocks or for carpeting dry, sandy places. A.G.

Sedum aizoon

Aizoon Stonecrop

4

1

Yellow

June & Aug.

Star-shaped flowers in flat clusters. Leaves pulpy and coarse. Good for the rock-garden. A. G.

Sedum album

White Stonecrop

2

4-6 in.

White

July & Aug.

Pale green and moss-like foliage. Star-shaped flowers in clusters completely covering the plant. Good for covering dry, sandy spots or for the rock garden. A. G.