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COLLECTION OF 



CHew verbenas 



Shown in Colors on Page 58 



Plate No. 



1 4491 Lavender Glory. A glorious color not 

 hitherto known in Verbenas— a true lav- 

 ender, with cream white eye. 



2. 4514 Spectrum Red. This magnificent Ver- 

 bena is brighter than any other Verbena 

 yet introduced, having no eye. 



3 4490 Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. The giant 

 hybrid, the florets measure over 1 inch in 

 diameter. The color shades from clear 

 rose-pink to rose-red. 



4 4487 Brilliant. Rich, deep, flame-rose with 

 white eye, which helps to bring out the 

 brilliant color. 



5 4515 White Beauty. The largest and finest 

 pure white variety ever introduced. Contin- 

 uously in flower. 



6. 4489 Royale. The color is a rich deep royal 

 blue with a large yellow eye. 



Price of above per 1000 seeds. 75c; pkt.. 25c 



4521 Special Offer: The Collection of 

 six packets $1.00 



MAMMOTH VERBENA 



WALLFLOWER, SINGLE ANNUAL 



Vera 



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4508 Yellow 

 4510 Mixed 



10c 



MAMMOTH Hendersons 



The average trusses measure 3^2 rns. across. 

 They bloom freely, are vigorous in growth and 

 for the garden beds and massing they are un- 

 rivaled Flowers of the most brilliant colors are 

 produced from spring until late in the autumn. 

 4492 Mammoth Auricula-eyed Mixed. A variety 

 of colors, each flower having a large white 

 center. Per 1000 seeds, 60c; pkt.. 



4496 Pink 4502 Scarlet 



4498 Purple 4506 White 



Price of above, 

 Per 1000 seeds, 60c; pkt., 



4511 Collection, 5 varieties 40c 



Recent Introductions 



4512 Compacta Fireball. A dwarf variety 6 

 mches high, covered with bright scarlet blooms, 

 excellent for borders, beds, or pot plants. 



4513 Compacta Violet Bouquet. The plant is 8 

 Inches high and 8 inches in diameter The 

 color is a deep violet tinged with garnet, ine 

 ^ye is cream. 



Price of above, per 1000 seeds. SI. 00; pkt.. 25c 

 4520 American Beauty. Mixed Colors. A fine 

 blend of giant flowering varieties. 



Price per 1000 seeds. 60e; pkt.. 25c 



Perennial Varieties 



4484 Erinoides. A splendid hardy plant for 

 rock gardens, producing moss-like foliage of a 

 spreading habit; the flower heads are of a pur- 

 plish blue color; height, 1 foot 



Per 1000 seeds, 75c; pkt.. 10c 



4486 Venosa. A lovely hardy, purplish-blue 

 Verbena; fine for beds. The plants grow about 

 18 inches high and flower profusely. 



Per 1000 seeds. 75c; pkt.. 10c 



4486A Venosa Lavender. 



Per 1000 seeds. 75c; pkt.. 15c 



VINCA ROSEA. Madagascar Periwinkle (A) 



Handsome bushy plants, producing freely 

 round single flowers IVi inches across, suitable 

 for either pot culture or sunny flower beds; 

 flowers the first season if sown early indoors; 

 height, I1/2 feet. 

 4522 Rosea. Bright rose. 

 4524 Rosea Alba. White with rose eye. 

 4526 Rosea Alba Pura. Pure white. 

 4530 Mixed Colors. 

 Price of above, per 1000 seeds, 75e; pkt., 10c 



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VIOLA BLUE ELF 



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Pansy Violets, Tufted or Bedding (P) 



This improved strain (Viola cornuta grandi- 

 flora hybrids) produces Pansy-like blossoms, 

 about 1 inch across. They form perfect mats 

 covered with flowers from spring until cold 

 weather. They are hardy perennials, fine for 

 permanent beds, edgings, eta Many of them 

 are highly violet scented. 



BLUE ELF 



4532 A whimsically beautiful viola. The 9 inch 

 plants are covered with blossoms that average % 

 inch in diameter. 



The upper petals are deep-violet blue; me 

 lower petals are light-violet blue with a gold eye 

 and black lines radiating from the center. The 

 foliage is small and dark green. 



It is a perennial, but best treated as an annual. 

 March sown seed produces flowers in June and 

 flowering will continue as late as August. 



Blue Elf is ideal for rock gardens, damp shady 

 places, window boxes, massed low bed effects, 

 and for edging borders. As a cut flower, it makes 

 a very dainty effect in shallow vases Pkt. 25c 



4533 Arkwright Ruby. Ruby red with terra- 

 cotta markings. 



4533A Avalanche. Pure white, compact. 

 4534A Primrose Dame. Sulphur yellow. 



4536 Apricot Gem. Apricot shading to a deep 

 orange center. 



Price of above, per pkt.. 25c 

 4535 Mixed Colors Pkt., 15c 



OYall ^Flower 



PERENNIAL VARIETIES 



The Perennial Wall Flowers flower early and 

 thrive in poor soil, but are not hardy and 

 should be sown in a cold frame during the 

 autumn and transplanted to the open ground in 

 the spring. 

 4550 Large-Flowering Double, Mixed Colors. 



Per 1000 seeds, SI. 00: pkt., 25e 



4565 Large-Flowering Single, Mixed Colors. 



Per 1000 seeds, 75c: pkt., 15c 



Double Early Wonder Annual 



March and April sowings bloom in August. 

 The main spike is covered with double fragrant 

 blossoms. Height, 2V2 feet. 

 4546 Mixed Per 1000 seeds, 75c; pkt.. 25c 



SINGLE FLOWERING ANNUAL 



These flower the first season from seed, mak- 

 ing compact branching plants, 8 to 10 inches in 

 height, covered with fragrant single flowers. 



4556 Blood-red. Red. shaded orange Pkt.. 10c 



4560 Mixed Colors. Per 1000 seeds, 50e; pkt., 10c 



