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HARDY HERBACEOUS PERENNIALS— Continued. 
TRITOMA Uvaria. Red-Hot Poker. Very showy plant, with good green, grass-like 
foliage and tall, showy spikes of brilliant flowers. Should be given winter pro- 
tection. 3 feet. August-October. 20c. 
VERBASCUM phoeniceum. Purple Mullein. Purple flowers, good for backgrounds 
5 feet. June-September. 
VERONICA Longifolia Subsessilis. A grand variety, growing about 3 feet high, 
bearing long spikes of deep blue flowers . August-September. 25c. 
— Spicata. The bright blue flowers are borne on long spikes and are produced from 
June to September. IJ^feet. 
VIOLA Comuta, George Wermig. Tufted Pansy. A splendid substitute for the 
Princess of Wales violet; in bloom all summer. 
VINCA Minor. Periwinkle, or Trailing Myrtle. For covering bare spaces 
under trees, and as a cover plant in the rockery, this is not surpassed by any per- 
ennial. It forms a dense, dark green carpet, which is lighted up by the showy 
blue flowers in May and occasionally during the summer. 6 inches. 
— Minor Variegata. Similar to the preceding, except that the foliage is prettily 
variegated. 
YUCCA Filamentosa. Adam's Needle. A plant with long, spiny-pointed leaves, 
producing in mid-summer an immense panicle 4 to 6 feet in height, of large, 
ivory-white flowers. 
FRUIT TREES 
The list of Fruit Trees and Bushes offered comprise varieties most suitable for cul- 
ture in city and suburban gardens for home use. 
. APPLES. 
Each, 50c; dozen, $5.00. 
SUMMER VARIETIES. 
ASTRACHAN RED. A handsome apple, medium to large, nearly covered with deep 
crimson, fine flesh, acid and juicy, beginning to ripen early in August. 
AUTUMN VARIETIES. 
WEALTHY. Fruit medium to large size, skin yellow and crimson, flesh yellowish, crisp 
and juicy, and with a very pleasant aromatic flavor. Tree hardy and a heavy 
bearer. 
WINTER VARIETIES. 
BALDWIN Large, deep bright red, juicy, sub-acid, good flavor, very productive. 
FAMEUSE, or Snow. Rich crimson, with pure white flesh, fine quality and medium size. 
GOLDEN PIPPIN. Fruit medium size, skin yellow when ripe, flesh firm, good flavor. 
McINTOSH. A valuable variety succeeding well in this district. Medium size, red 
in color and very juicy. 
NORTHERN SPY. Fruit large, skin yellow and red, flesh white, tender, rich delicious 
flavor. 
ONTARIO. A cross of the Northern Spy. Fruit large; skin yellow, splashed with red 
and carmine; flesh white, good quality. One of the best for home use. 
