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HARDY PERENNIAL PIANTS 



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Tradescantia (Spider wort) 



Virginica. Produces a succession of blue flowers all summer; 2 feet. 

 — Alba. A white-flowered form. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 

 Trillium (Wood Lily, or Wake Robin) 



Grandiflorum. Excellent plants for shady positions in the hardy border, or in 

 a sub-aquatic position. Large pure white flowers in early spring; 12 to 18 

 inches. 15 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 



Tunica 



Saxifraga. A pretty tufted plant with light pink flowers; produced all summer, 

 useful for the rockery or the border; 6 to 8 inches. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Valeriana ( valerian) 



Coccinea. Showy heads of reddish flowers; June to October; 2 feet. 



— Alba. A white-flowered form. 



Officinalis (Hardy Garden Heliotrope). Produces showy heads of rose-tinted 

 white flowers during June and July, with delicious, strong heliotrope odor; 

 3 to 4 feet. 



25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



Veronica (Speedwell > 



Amethystina. Amethyst-blue flowers in June and July; 2 feet. 



— Royal Blue. Rich gentian blue; June and July; 2 feet. 



— True Blue. A splendid rich dark blue; June and July; 2 feet. 

 Incana. Bright silvery foliage, blue flowers; July and August; 1 foot. 

 Longifolia Subsessilis (Japanese Speedwell). The showiest and best of the 



Speedwells; forms a bushy plant 2 to 3 feet high, with long dense spikes of deep 



blue flowers from the middle of July to early in September. 

 Repens. A useful rock or carpeting plant, with light-blue flowers; May. 

 Rupestris. A fine rock plant growing 3 to 4 inches high; thickly matted deep 



green foliage, hidden in spring under a cloud of bright blue flowers; May. 

 Rupestris Rosea. A pretty rose-colored form of above; May. 

 Spicata. An elegant border plant, growing about lj feet high, producing long 



spikes of bright blue flowers in June and July. 



— Alba. A white-flowered form of the above. 



— Rosea. Spikes of delicate pink flowers. 

 Trehani. A pretty rock plant forming a golden carpet, covered 



in early May with deep gentian-blue flowers. 

 Price. Any of the above, 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $18.00 

 per 100. Set of 12 sorts, $2.50. 



VinCa (Periwinkle, or Trailing Myrtle) 



Minor. An excellent dwarf evergreen trailing plant that is used 

 extensively for carpeting the ground under shrubs and trees, or 

 on graves where it is too shady for other plants to thrive. 15 

 cts. each; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100; $80.00 per 1000. 



New Viola Jersey Gem 



Violas or Tufted Pansies 



Very popular bedding plants. While the flowers are not as large 

 as Pansies, they continue in bloom throughout the entire season 

 from early spring until late in the autumn, making them a valuable 

 addition to any garden and especially desirable for mass effect. 

 Blue Perfection. Deep purplish blue. 

 Lutea Splendens. Rich golden yellow. 

 Papilio. Violet blue, dark eye, white halo. 

 White Perfection. A fine white. 



20 cts. each; $2.00 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Yucca Filamentosa 



New Violas 



Jersey Gem. Undoubtedly the most valuable bedding Viola yet introduced, perfectly 

 suited to our climatic conditions and which will succeed in any good garden soil in a 

 sunny position, blooming practically without a break from early May to the end of 

 the season. The plant is of compact sturdy habit of growth, its flowers pure violet, 

 without the slightest shading and borne on good stems about 6 inches long. 35 cts. 

 each; $3.50 per doz.; $25.00 per 100. 



White Jersey Gem. Identical with its parent in every way except in color, which is 

 pure white, a most valuable addition. 50 cts. each; $5.00 per doz.; $40.00 per 100. 



HARDY VIOLETS 



Double Russian. This is not suited for forcing under glass, but is perfectly hardy and 

 a gem for the garden or hardy border, producing in early spring great masses of fine 

 large, double, deep purple flowers of exquisite fragrance. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Pedata (Bird's Foot Violet). A native variety with finely cut foliage and showy blue 

 flowers. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Pedata Bicolor (Painted Bird's Foot Violet). A variety in which the upper petals are 

 of a rich purple, the lower ones nearly white. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



Wallflowers 



The old fragrant favorite; mixed colors, including yellow, brown, etc.; May; 12 to 

 15 inches. 30 cts. each; $2.50 per doz. 



YuCCa (Adam's Needle) 



Filamentosa. Broad sword-like foliage and 5 to 6 feet tall, branched spikes of large, 

 fragrant, drooping, creamy white flowers during June and July make it an effective 

 plant for all positions. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



The Giant Marshmallows are showy from July to September, see page 182 



