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Violet 



\T,— 1 ^^M* !a •-* #^ ••^i^^l/- (Polemonium coeruleum). 



V CLlC^riClll* VireeiV An old standard border 

 plant, often called Jacob's Ladder from its pinnately cleft 

 leaves. Flowers blue, nodding at the ends of upright stalks. 

 It blooms in June, is of easy cultivation and perfectly 

 hardy and may be increased by dividing the roots. Sow 

 early in spring, in open border and thin to one foot apart. 

 Perennial; two feet high Pkt. Sets 



"m7»__ __ A genus of ornamental, free flowering, green- 

 ▼ lIlCO house perennials, blooming the first season; 

 glossy, green foliage and handsome flowers. If sown early 

 under glass and transplanted in a warm, sheltered situa- 

 tioi will bloom in summer and autumn and may be 

 potted for the house before frost. Abe ut fifteen inches 

 high. 



Pure White. Beautiful pure white, ca-cular 

 flowers Pkt. Sets 



Rosea. Rose with crimson eye " Sets 



Rosea alba. White with crimson eye " Sets 



I Wallflower 



(Cheiranthus Cheiri). An old favorite garden flower. The large, 

 massive spikes of the Wallflower are very conspicuous in beds and 

 borders, and are very useful in making bouquets. Sow the seed early 

 in hotbeds and while the plants are small, prick them out into pots 

 and sink the pots in the earth. On approach of cold weather remove 

 the pots to the house and the plants will bloom all winter. Although a 

 woody perennial it is best to renew the plants f roin seed, for they begin 

 to fail after having bloomed one or two years. Tender perennial; one 

 and one-half feet high. 



Early Brown. Brownish-i'ed, fragrant flowers; large, thick 

 spikes; early. Tender biennial Pkt. Sets 



Golden Tom Thumb. Free flowering, of dwarf and compact 

 habit " Sets 



Mixed Double " lOcts 



The violets commonly grown by florists are 

 propagated from cuttings. The flowers grown 

 from seed are smaller and more delicately colored, but 

 quite as fragrant as the named sorts. As a rule violets do 

 well in any good, well enriched soil. The best results, 

 however, are obtained from soil prepared from sod taken 

 from a rath'er heavy, sandy loam that is well drained. 



Single, Sweet Scented, mixed Pkt.lOcts 



VIOLA TRICOLOR— (-S'ee Pansy). 



VIRGINIA CREEPER— (See Ampelopsis) . 



X/i^mrii'Tti^-rx ^4-r^^lr (Cheiranthus Mar itimus). 



V irgllllcXIl OlOCK, The plants are covered 

 with a dense mass of beautiful blossoms and are very 

 useful for border or edging. A continual succession of 

 blossoms may be kept up the whole season by sowing at 

 intervals through spring and summer. Hardy annual; 

 growing about nine inches high. 



Red and White, mixed Pkt. 5cts 



Wlgandia Caracasana 



Whitlavia 



Wistaria Cliinensis 



Very ornamental plants with immense, 

 handsome shaped leaves, the veins and 

 the stems being covered with crimson hair. It grows rapidly and 

 should be formed into a bush. Its large leaves and clusters of lilac 

 flowers which continue to open in succession for a long time give the 

 plant a tropical aspect and make it valuable for garden and lawn 

 decoration. Seeds if sown early in spring in hotbed will produce 

 large plants by the middle of summer Pkt. lOcts 



Qrandiflora. A plant with delicate, handsome foliage, 

 producing a constant succession of beautiful violet-blue, 

 bell-shaped flowers about half an inch long and borne in drooping 

 clusters. In heavy, w<}t soils it does not succeed well but in light, 

 sandy loam few flowers give more satisfaction. Sow the seed in open 

 border, early in spring. Hardy annual; one foot high Pkt. 5cts 



One of the most beautiful and rapid 

 growing of hardy climbers. Fre- 

 quently blooms both in spring and fall. The pale blue, pea- 

 shaped flowers are borne in long, drooping clusters, often 

 over a foot in length. Seeds should be sown in mellow loam 

 early in the spring, or in gx-eenhouse or hotbed in winter and 

 when plants ai-e one foot high, transplanted into situations 

 where they are "to remain Pkt. SOcts 



A free flowering everlasting flower of com- 

 pact habit, and the easiest cultivation. 

 The leaves are covered with a silvery down and the single or 

 double flowers are pure white, deep purple or yellow. If 

 gathered before fully opened and dried in the shade, will 

 retain their beauty for years. Hardy annual; one foot high. 

 Mixed varieties Pkt. Sets 



(Striped Japanese Corn). Zea Japonica fol. 



variegatis. A variety of corn with ornamental 

 foliage; leaves striped green and white. Half hardy annual; 

 six feet high Pkt. Sets 



Xeranthemum 



Zea Maize 



Zinnia 



Very showy plants, with large, double, imbricated flowers 

 which, when fully expanded, might easily be mistaken for dwarf 

 dahlias. There is much satisfaction in a bed of Zinnias, for when 



nearly every other flower has been killed by frost this plant is still in fuU bloom. Few 

 flowers are more easily grown or bloom more%bundantly throughout the season. Sow 

 the seed early in spring, in open ground and transplant to one and one-half feet apart in 

 good, rich soil. Half hardy annual; about eighteen inches high. 



Double, yellow Pkt. Sets Double, orange Pkt. 



scarlet " Sets " white " 



" deep red " Sets " black purple " 



" magenta '' 5cts " dark crimson " 



" striped, or zebra, flowers striped and mottled with various colors " 



" choice mixed, very fine " 



Lilliput, double mixed. This strain grows about one foot high and bears a 

 profusion of comparatively small, very double, globular flowers about one 



inch in diameter, very brilliant in color 



Pompon, double mixed. The globular flowers are fully as varied and brilliant 



in color as the ordinary Zinnia and about half its size 



Haageana double. Dwarf variety Avith double flowers of a deep orange color, 

 about one and a quarter inches in diameter ; fine for cut flowers; height one foot. 



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lOcts 

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lOrts 



Zinnia. 



