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Mammoth Verbenas 



TORENIA 2201 fournieri. at. Compact plants, covered with light 

 blue flowers. Splendid for baskets, 8 inches. Pkt. 15 cts. 



VALERIAN 2202 rubra, ph. Tall spikes of sweet-scented red 

 flowers. Blooms all summer. Pkt. 10 cts., 34 oz. 25 cts. 



VERBENA, AHH. Familiar low spreading annuals with broad clusters 

 of pretty, fragrant flowers, popular for porch boxes, carpet beds and 

 borders. Start the seed indoors in February or }klarch and set out in 

 the garden, in a dry, sunny spot in late May, spacing the plants 12 

 to 15 inches apart. The following Mammoth strains bear flowers of 

 the largest size, from early summer to frost. 



2310 Pink. 2312 Scarlet. 2314 White. 



2311 Purple. 2313 Striped. 2317 Mixed. 



Each: Pkt. 10 cts., M oz. 75 cts. 

 2320 erinoides (moss verbena), ah. Thick, mossy foliage and 

 clusters of little lavender flowers. Fine for rock gardens. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 2322 venosa (hardy tuber \'erbena). phh. 1 foot. Pkt. 10 cts. 



LEMON VERBENA 2321 Lippia citriodora. ft. Not a true Ver- 

 bena. Grown for its fragrant lemon-scented leaves. Pkt. 15 cts. 



VERONICA 2203 spicata (speed^v^ell). ph. Thrifty border plants 

 with long, blue flower spikes in midsummer. 2 feet tall. Pkt. 10 cts. 



VINCA rosea (periwinkle), pt. Handsome bedding plants, bloom- 

 ing the first summer from seed started indoors in February or March. 



2330 Pure White. 2332 Rose with Red Eye. 



2331 White with Rose Eye. 2335 Mixed. 



Each: Pkt. 10 cts., M oz. 50 cts. 

 WALLFLOWERS, phh. Fragrant old-world border perennials, 

 thriving best in cool, moist spots. Should be carried over winter in 

 frames. Attractive shades of brown, coppery red, old gold, etc. 



2336 Single Early Paris. Blooms early the first summer from seed 

 sown indoors in February or March. Pkt. 10 cts., 3^ oz. 30 cts. 



2337 Early Single Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., ^ oz. 25 cts. 



2338 Double Mixed. Ver>' fine. All colors. Pkt. 25 cts. 



