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Trollius (Globe Flower) 



Thalictmm (Meadow Rue) 



Very graceful, pretty flowered plants, with finely cut foliage; 



great favorites for planting in the hardy border. 

 Aquilegifolium Album. Elegant Columbine-like foliage and 

 masses of feathery white flowers during June and July. 3 feet. 



— Atropurpureum. A rosy purple flowered form of the above. 

 Glaucum. Fine cut glaucous foliage; bronzy-yellow flowers in 



June; 2 feet. 



Intermedium. Pale yellow flowers in July; 2 feet. 



30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. Set of 4 sorts, $1.00. 



ThymUS (Thyme) 



Valuable trailing plants for the rockery or the edge of the border, 

 flowering during June and July. 



Citriodorus Aureus. The golden-leaved lemon-scented Thyme. 

 Lanuginosus (Woolly-leaved Thyme). Greyish foliage and rosy- 

 lilac flowers. 



Serpyllum Album (White Mountain Thyme). Dense mats of 

 dark green foliage and clouds of white flowers. 



— Coccineus (Scarlet Thyme). Dark green foliage and bright red 

 flowers. 



— Splendens. Bright purplish-red flowers. 



30 cts. each; $3.00 per doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



TrolliuS (Globe Flower) 



EuropaeuS Superbus. Desirable free-flowering plants, pro- 

 ducing their giant bright yellow, Buttercup-like blossoms on 

 stems 1 to 2 feet high from May until August; succeed admirably 

 in the border in a half shady position in well drained, preferably 

 light soil. 35 cts. each; $3.50 per doz. 



Orange Globe. A rare variety with large orange flowers. 35 cts. 

 each; $3.50 per doz. 



Mixed Seedlings. A choice range of colors from pale yellow to 

 deep orange. Wonderful for cutting. 30 cts. each; $3.00 per 

 doz.; $18.00 per 100. 



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.; $15.00 per 100. 



Trillium (Wood Lily or Wake Robin) 



Grandifiorum. Excellent plants for shady positions in the hardy 

 border, or in a subaquatic position. Large 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 either for rockery or the border. 6 to 8 inches. 

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



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.; $15.00 per 100. 



Veronica (Speedwell) 



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



- Royal Blue. Rich gentian blue. 



- True Blue. A splendid rich dark blue. 



Incana. Silvery foliage, amethyst-blue flowers, July and August; 

 1 foot. 



Longifolia Subsessilis. A pretty species, with blue flowers, pro- 

 duced on spikes a foot long continuing in bloom the entire summer 

 and fall. 



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

 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 in May. 

 Spicata. Long spikes of bright blue flowers; June and July. 

 I? feet high. 



— Alba. A white flowered form of the above. 



— Rosea. Spikes of delicate pink flower. 

 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; $15.00 per 100. Set of 10 for $2.00. 



VinCa (Periwinkle, or Trailing Myrtle) 

 Minor. An excellent dwarf evergreen trailing plant with blue 

 flowers during April and May that is used extensively for car- 

 peting 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. 



Bedding Viola 



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, bloom- 

 ing practically without a break from early May to the end of the 

 season. The plant is of compact, study habit of growth, its 

 flowers pure violet, without the slightest shading and borne on 

 good stems about 6 inches long. 25 cts. each; $2.50 per doz.; 

 $15.00 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. 



— 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. 



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, 



NOTE — Plants will be sent by Parcel Post if remittance is made to cover postage and special packing as noted on page 95. 



