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UVULARIA ( Bell-wort ). 
10 perfoliata, 12m., long drooping yellow 
flowers on slender stems, iv.-vi. 9d. 
each. 
12 sessilifolia, I ft. , soft yellow prettily- 
drooping flowers, very pretty, iv.-vi. 
9d. each. 
VALERIANA [Valerian). 
3 dioica ( Marsh Valerian ), 6in. to 8in., 
pale rose colour in terminal corymbs ; 
pretty. 4d. each ; 3/- doz. 
5 montana, pin., pretty clusters of pink, 
vi. -vii. 4d. each. 
8 Phu-aurea, 2ft., yellow foliage, es- 
pecially when young, white sweet- 
scented flowers ; effective in groups, 
and much admired for Spring bedding, 
vii. -viii. 3d. each ; 2/6 doz. 
VANCOUVERIA. 
14 hexandra, 1 ft., graceful and dainty, with 
elegant Maidenhair -Wke leaves and 
slender spikes of translucent white 
flowers ; distinct from every other 
herbaceous plant in cultivation ; likes 
peat, vi.-vii. 6d. each. 
VERATRUM [False Hellebore), flowers in 
dense terminal branching spikes, make 
fine specimens and look well in groups, 
1 7 album [Lungwort), .lift., dense spikes of 
yellowish white, vi.-viii. pd. each. 
20 — — virlde, 3jft., a green-flowered 
form of above, vi.-viii. 6d. each. 
VERBASCUM [Mullein), showy border plants, 
flowers produced in fine spikes. 
29 Chaixli [Nettle-leaved M.), bold, pretty 
yellow flowers, purple stamens, vii.- 
viii. 4d. each ; 3/- doz. 
31 densiflorum, 3ft., coppery-yellow flowers 
on stout branching spikes, evergreen 
foliage, vi.-xi. 6d. each. 
50 Cupreum, flowers orange yellow, shaded 
with terra-cotta, distinct and attrac- 
tive. 6d. each. 
38 nigrum, 3ft., spikes of numerous yellow 
flowers, excellent for groups, vi.-viii. 
4d. each. 
42 olymplcum, 6ft., foliage silvery-white, 
surmounted by pyramids of golden 
yellow flowers, vii.-viii. 4d. each ; 
3/- doz. 
51 pannosum, 6ft., golden-yellow flowers 
in tall, unbranched spikes ; white 
downy foliage ; handsome and strik- 
ing, vi.-ix. gd. each. 
48 phoeniceum album, 2ft., white, in 
elegant spikes. All the varieties of 
phoeniceum are useful decorative plants 
for the border. 4d. each ; 3/- doz. 
52 purpureum, 2ft., rich purple 
flowers. 4d. each : 3/— doz. 
54 roseum, 2ft., pretty rose-coloured 
flowers. 4d. each ; 3/- doz. 
57 Thapsus [Blanket Leaf), 4ft., flowers 
yellow ; large woolly leaves, vi.-viii. 
4d. each ; 3/- doz. 
Four Verbascums in four sorts, 17- 
VERBENA (Vervain). 
61 venosa, 15m., clusters of bright vinous 
purple flowers, vi.-ix. 4d. each ; 3/- 
doz. 
VERONICA (Speedwell), charming plants ; 
flowers usually bright blue, produced 
as a rule in wonderful abundance. 
65 amethystina, lift., pretty pyramidal 
spikes of amethyst-blue flowers, vi.- 
viii. 4d. each ; 3/- doz. 
c 68 Balfouriana, 3in., bright blue ; fine 
for bedding, v.-vii. 4d. each ; 3/-doz. 
69 elegans, 2ft., rose-coloured flowers in 
spikes ; free and pretty, vii.-viii. 4d. 
each ; 3/- doz. 
72 gentianoides, fol. var., lift., foliage 
variegated cream. 4d. each ; 3/- doz. 
75 Hendersonii alba, ift., pure white 
flowers, much larger than any other 
white vi.-viii. 4d. each. 
78 incana, 9in., greyish foliage ; pretty 
blue flowers ; effective in bedding 
designs, vi.-viii. 4d. each ; 3/- doz. 
80 longifolia subessilis (syn. Hendersonii), 
2ft., long spikes deep violet blue, free, 
one of the finest, vii.-viii. 4d. each ; 
3/- doz. 
83 maritima (syn. longifolia), 2ft., lovely 
blue, grand for borders, vii.-viii. 4(1. 
each ; 3/— doz. 
84 alba, 2ft., a dwarf variety, white 
flowers ; showy. 4d. each ; 3/— doz. 
87 Michauxii, 4ft., light-blue flowers ; fine 
for cutting, vii.-ix. 4d. each. 
90 Nummularia, ?in. Alpine species, both 
leaves and flowers charming, vi.-vii. 
4d. each. 
93 pectinata rosea, 3iu., pretty rose- 
coloured flowers ; the whole plant is 
clothed with grey, woolly hairs. 6d. 
each. 
c 96 repens (syn. officinalis Groundhele), 3in., 
dense cushions covered with white 
flowers, shaded lilac ; excellent for 
bedding and rockwork, vi.-vii. 3d. 
each ; 2/6 doz. 
98 rupestrls (syn. Teucrium dubia), 9in., 
beautiful rock plant ; sheets of dark 
green, smothered with bright blue 
flowers, v.-ix. 3d. each ; 2/6 doz. 
99 alba, 9in., beautiful white form 
of preceding, producing a multitude 
of flowers. 4(1. each ; 3/- doz. 
102 pallida, 6 in., a faintly-coloured 
form of rupestris, free, good habit. 
4d. each ; 3/- doz. 
105 Saxatilis, 4m., rich blue flowers, crimson 
eye ; a rare and beautiful trailing 
species for the rockery, vi.-ix. 4d. 
each ; 3/6 doz. 
108 scabiuscula, 3ft., spikes of pale blue, 
fine border plant, vi.-viii. 4d. each ; 
3/- doz. 
110 spicata, 1 Jft., branching spikes of blue 
flowers ; good rock or border plant, 
vii.-viii. 4d. each. 
hi alba, ift., long spikes of snowy 
white, beautiful. 4d. each; 3/- doz. 
1 14 fol. vat., charming blue, foliage 
ornamental. 4d. each. 
1 16 thymxfolia, a pretty species, of spread- 
ing habit, producing light blue 
flowers, vii.-viii. 6d. each ; 4/6 doz. 
