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VERONICA (Speedwell). 



Amethystina. Amethyst-blue tiowers in July and August; 2 feet. 

 Incana. Bright silvery foliage, with spikes of amethyst-blue flowers; 

 July and August; 1 foot. 



Longifolia Subsessilis. Mrs. Ely says of this fine variety : "Should 

 be set out in the spring, so that it may become well established before 

 winter. This plant grows about three feet high, and three-year-old 

 plants produce eight or ten stalks, bearing a long spike of deep blue 

 flowers. Veronica Longifolia Subsessilis begins to bloom in mid- 

 July and continues flowering for a month. It requires only good garden 

 soil and watering in dry weather; but if a little bone meal is dug about 

 the plants early in May, the spikes of bloom will be much finer. Veronica 

 is perfectly healthy, and if covered in late autumn with stable litter is 

 quite hardy." 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



Pectinata. Fine for the rockery; masses of blue flowers in May. 



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



Rosea. A most desirable variety, bearing-bright rose flowers; IJ feet. 



Rupestris. A fine rock plant, growing three or four inches high, thickly- 

 matted deep green foliage, hidden in spring under a cloud of bright 

 blue flowers. 



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



Spicata. An elegant border plant, grow- 

 ing about IJ feet high, producing long 

 spikes of bright blue flowers. 



— Alba. A white-flowered form of the 

 above. 



Price (except where noted), 15 cts. each; 



$1.50 per doz.; $10.00 per 100. 



Set of 10 varieties, $1.50. 



Veronica Longifolia Subsessilis. 



(Perimnkle* or Trailing Myrtle.) 



Minor. An excellent dwarf 

 evergreen trailing plant that 

 is used extensively for carpet- 

 ing the ground under shrubs 

 and trees, or on graves where 

 it is too shady for other plants 

 to thrive. 10 cts. each; $1.00 

 per doz.; $8.00 per 100. 

 — Aurea. A new golden 

 ViNCA MiNOK Aurea. variegated variety, which be- 



sides being useful as a plant 

 for carpeting the ground is a valuable addition for use in window boxes during the 

 winter months in connection with Boxwoods and other evergreen plants. 25 cts. 

 each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



— Argentea Variegata. Similar to Aurea in habit of growth, but having silver 

 instead of gold variegation. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. 



NEW HVDRIO TEA-ROSES. 



We offer this season a very fine collection of the latest introductions in this, the 

 most important class of Roses. The sorts shown on our colored plate are extra 

 fine. See page IGO. 



Read the article on the Making and Care of an old-fashioned Hardy Border, pages 174 and 175. 



