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VIOLETS pee pe Violets are great favorites and always in demand. They do well in open 
om by ground and if given a sheltered place will usually begin to bloom before 
the snow is gone, and continue bearing their lovely flowers for several 
months. Vast quantities are grown for market, and find a ready sale at 
good prices. The double varieties are not so vigorous in growth as the 
singles. It is advisable, therefore, to plant some of each, as the single va- 
rieties can spare enough leaves for bunching the double kinds when they 
are being grown for market. In this way the foliage of the double kinds is 
left to support the plant, which is a great advantage. 
The demand for Violets is steadily increasing in this country, and we offer 
here the best yet introduced. 
Governor Herrick. A splendid new single Violet. The flowers are rich, 
dark purple and are carried erect on long, strong stems. For freedom 
of bloom this new variety outclasses all others. Very fragrant. 20 cts. 
each, $2 per doz., postpaid. 
Lady Hume Campbell. The flowers are very large, perfectly double, like 
little roses, lovely azure-blue, and delightfully fragrant. They push up 
through the crown and stand above the leaves on straight, strong stems. 
10 cts. each, 6 for 50 cts., $1 per doz., postpaid. 
Princess of Wales. Claimed to be the finest Violet yet introduced. The 
flowers are single and very large; they are borne in great profusion on 
stems I0 to 12 inches long all through the season. The color is true violet- 
blue, and the fragrance rich and delicious. 10 cts. each, 6 for 50 cts., 
$1 per doz., postpaid. 
California. Very showy and beautiful flowers of enormous size; light violet- 
blue, deliciously fragrant and borne on long, stout stems. 10 cts. each, 
6 for 50 cts., $1 per doz., postpaid. 
Swanley White. The finest and best white Violet in cultivation; profuse 
bloomer, perfectly double and exquisitely fragrant; a true perpetual 
bloomer. 10 cts. each, 6 for 50 cts., $1 per doz., postpaid. 
Hardy Double English Violet. This violet is entirely hardy, perfectly 
double, and most deliciously fragrant. Color, a deep violet-purple. 
DOUBLE 15 cts. each, 3 for 40 cts., $1.50 per doz., postpaid. 
VIOLETS OFFER No. 63. The above set of 6 Violets, 60c., or 2 of each, 
12 in all, for $1, postpaid. 
Bargain Offer No. 63a 
3 LADY HUME CAMPBELL, 3 PRINCESS OF WALES, 3 CALIFORNIA, 
3 SWANLEY WHITE, and 3 HARDY DOUBLE ENGLISH 
15 Lovely Sweet Violets for $1, postpaid 
VIOLET CULTURE. By B- T- Galloway. A treatise on the growing and marketing of 
Violets for profit. 239 pages. 67 illustrations. Price, $1.50, postpaid. 
Red-Hot Poker (Tritoma Pfitzeri), Flaming Torch 
Plant. Throws up strong stems 2 to 
3 feet high, bearing large clusters of brilliant orange- 
scarlet flowers in elegant pompons, 6 to 8 inches long and 
2 to 3 inches across, as shown in our illustration, until the 
ground is hard frozen. It is unsurpassed for cutting, and 
will keep for weeks in water. Price, strong roots, 20 cts. 
each, 6 for $1, postpaid. 
Mammoth Sage. One plant will yield more than a dozen 
of the common sort. The leaves are 
large and of most excellent quality. The plant is a strong, 
compact grower, 3 feet in diameter; it rarely flowers, and 
never runs to seed. It is perfectly hardy in the coldest 
climate. Price, 15 cts. each, 6 for 50 cts., 15 for $1, 
postpaid. 
Spiraea (Astilbe) Japonica. Goat's Beard, orMeadow 
weet. From Japan. 
Grows I to 2 feet. Thrives if half-shaded. Quite hardy. 
Flowers in white masses in June. Price, 15 cts. each, post- 
paid. (See illustration.) 
Veroni j , Speedwell. An elegant border 
metonica spicata. plant, about 14 feet high, produ- 
cing long spikes of bright blue flowers, which bloom from 2% : 
Spiraea (Astube) Japonica spring till frost. Price, 15 cts., each, postpaid. Red Hot Poker 
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