Violas 
Shades of 
Violet 
Novelties 
Large 
Flowering 
Clematis 
varieties. This Poppy does not revert if grown by itself. I have 
10 large clumps which I have gradually divided each fall from 
one choice plant given me when in full bloom. Frederick Hors- 
ford, Charlotte, Vermont, and Bertram H. Farr, "Wyomissing, 
both make a specialty of these pink varieties, they are also listed 
in almost all the nurseries. 
Don't forget to tuck in many little Viola plants on the very 
edge of your border this fall. It is now too late to plant the seed, 
that should have been done in July, but Farquhar has the plants 
and Ilorsford lists English bedding Violas in blue, white or 
yellow at $1.50 a dozen and Admiration and Attraction at $2.00 
a dozen. I planted mine between clumps of Nepeta mussini as a 
border this season and they flower from April till now and are 
still going strong. They seem to rest for three weeks in July in 
warm sections, but here they bloom without a check till frost. 
These Violas carry down to the ground that deep violet note of 
which I am so fond. I find this precious color in Jackman's 
Clematis, Spark's Aconite, Heubners "Blue" Petunias, annual 
Larkspurs and Verbenas and in a few of the darkest Japanese 
Iris. Ridgeway calls it Dark Violet number 59k. It is a deep 
shade of true Spectrum Violet and a little darker than Royal 
Purple. True Purple (red-red- violet) is four tones warmer than 
this. Of course there are plenty of bluish-purple flowers, I have 
listed fifty-five for Mr. Steele, but these are the only ones that I 
can find in this 59k. In the greenhouse Laseandra and Gloxinias 
are this color. 
This year our greatest novelty was a bulbous plant like a 
large Montbretia, only deep creamy white, its three cornered 
flowers are sweet-scented and handsomely marked with maroon. 
It is evidently an Iraclacae, though not listed in Bailey and it 
bears the unique name of Axiadantheera bicolor. It looks like 
the pictures of the old fashioned "Cape Bulbs" in Andrew's 
Botanists Repository and I have no doubt it is one of the choice 
old plants which have been forgotten for a generation and only 
just now being brought back to our notice. It is planted and 
stored over winter just like Gladiolus and is very easy of culture. 
These came from Herman Heubner, Groton, Mass. 
Another decided innovation from him is a superb Verbena 
Mayflower, which for vigor of growth and size and color of flower 
surpasses anything I have seen. It has the charm of that unique 
rose, American Pillar, two shades of clearest pink (71 F. & B.). 
The large-flowered hybrid Clematis is undoubtedly the most 
gorgeous and showy of our northern flowering vines. But they 
are not for the novice. Their habits have to be understood thor- 
oughly, but a plant once established and doing well will out- 
flower the rest of your garden. We all know the violet-flowered 
Jackmanii which is such a gorgeous sight, I have eight old plants 
of it in my garden and have no trouble with it unless I forget to 
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