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ARDY SHRUBBY VERBENA. ““3ft? Sha. 
(Caryopteris Mastacanthus.) This very valuable autumn-blooming 
shrubby plant is a native of China, and although known to botanists 
for many years has remained obscure, not for want of merit, as it has 
all the elements of popularity. Itis easy to grow, is hardy as far north 
as Boston, and blooms abundantly. Its color is beautiful, an exquisite 
shade of azure blue, and flowers luxuriantly in a pot or in the open 
ground; its blooming period is in the fall, from September until heavy 
frosts, when flowers are scarce and hardly anything is to be had in its 
color. It grows about two feet high, and bears fragrant feathered clus- 
ters of flowers along the stem, so that it is preéminently adapted for 
cut flowers, the blooms remaining fresh days after they are cut. It 
belongs to the same natural order as the Verbena, and the foliage has 
a pleasant, spicy odor when bruised. (See cut.) Price, large ground- 
grown plants, 35c. each, $3.50 per doz.; strong plants from pots, 20c. 
f each, 3 for 50c., 12 for $2.00. 
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rich soil to grow in, 
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good treatment with 
remarkably large 
pyramids of bloom; 
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Weeks Stocks are 
great improvements 
over the Gilliflowers 
of the olden times, 
the flowers being 
much larger and more 
} densely double, and - 
| there is also a much 
larger variety of 
colors and shades 
than formerly. Pure 
White, Canary Yellow,$ ky 
Blue, Blood Red, Laven- 
der, Violet, Chamois, 
Mammoth Verbenas. 
One of our specialties. The list 
we offer cannot be excelled. No 
garden is complete without a col- 
lection of Verbenas. 
Beauty of Oxford. Deep pink. 
Glow-worm. Crimson. 
Invincible. Rich purple. (See cut.) 
Iona. Deep pink. 
Lerona. Dark red, large flower. 
Miss Arthur. Scarlet. 
Mrs, Cleveland. White. 
Mrs. James. Pink, striped white. 
Negro. Dark maroon. 
Neptune. Lilac, striped white. 
Perfection. Bright pink. r 
Snow Storm. White, dwarf habit. Bright Huse Late 
Summit. Light purple, white eye. a = i L = » 1c. , 
Witte Beanty Eure whlteivem/ ine. l wee CEO TEN eta can RCE! per doz., $6 per 100. 
e Desmond. Bright scarlet. 
Price, 10c. each; any 6 for 50c.; set of 15 for $1.00. 
HARDY DOUBLE ENGLISH VIOLET. 
This Violet is entirely hardy, perfectly double, a deep violet-purple color and most 
deliciously fragrant. It surpasses the well-known ‘“ Marie Louise” Violet in richness 
‘ of color, being many shades darker, and far excels it in its delightful odor; this is one of 
its greatest merits. It is entirely free from disease of any kind, will grow and bloom in 
any garden and in any situation. Nothing is more appropriate for cemetery plots than 
the Hardy Double English Violet. (Seecut.) Price, 1st size, large-flowering clumps, 
35c. each, 3 for $1.00; $3.50 per doz. Young plants, 20c. each, 3 for 50c., 7 for $1.00. 
WINTER-FLOWERING VIOLET, Marie Louise. This is the variety which is 
A Sade nites Nina ee ne SOTO WRDY the hundreds of thousands tosupply, 
the cut-flower markets of the country. Itis not hardy in the north. Colorarich purple, 
flowers large and double, stem long and foliage a soft, rich, dark green. 
Price, large plants, 20c. each, 6 for $1.00. Young plants, 10c. each, 75c. per doz., $5.00 
per 100. 
‘‘California Violet.” This has large single purple flowers, when 
SINGLE VIOLET. well grown as large as a silver dollar, and deliciously fragrant. 
Large plants, 30c. each, 5 for $1.00. Small plants, 10c. each, 3 for 25c., 12 for $1.00. 
=—_VINCAS, —eae=— 
Vinea Major Variegata. A useful drooping plant for baskets and vases. Distinctly 
marked, creamy white on a green ground. 
Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. Large plants, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 
Vinca Minor Alba. (Creeping Myrtle.) Very hardy, will grow in shade, and splendid 
for cemeteries. Pure white flowers. (See price below.) 
Vinca Minor Cerulea. Similar to above in every respect, but has blue flowers. 
Price, large clumps, 25c. each. Small plants, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. HARDY SHRUBBY VERBENA. (See above.) 
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