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HARDY PERENNIALS—Continued. 
SPIRAEA aruncus (Meadowsweet). A vigorous 
plant with graceful foliage and long arching 
plumes of feathery-white flowers. 4-5 ft. 
Amethyst. Erect, deep violet purple. 
Granat. Crimson flowers on strong spikes. 
Gladstone. Fine spikes of pure white. 
Queen Alexandra. Large fluffy pink spikes. 
All Spireas, 50c each; $4.50 for 10; $40.00 per 100. 
STOKESIA cyanea (Cornflower Aster). Attractive 
free flowering perennial bearing large blue flow¬ 
ers. I-IV 2 ft. 
Cyanea alba. White form of the above. 
SWEET WILLIAM (See Dianthus Barbatus). 
THALICTRUM aquilegifolium (Meadowrue). A 
graceful border plant, feathery cream-colored 
flowers. 2-3 ft. May-June. 
dipterocarpum. Long sprays of rosy-purple flowers 
with yellow anthers. 5-6 ft. Aug.-Sept. 35c 
each; $3.00 per 10. 
TRILLIUM (Wood Lily or Wake Robin). Grandi- 
florum. Excellent plants for shady positions. 
Large, pure white flowers in early Spring. 12 to 
18 inches. 
TRITOMA (Red Hot Poker) Pfitzeri. Hardy if 
given protection, but the most satisfactory method 
of wintering is to bury the roots in sand in a cool 
cellar. In bloom from August to October, with 
spikes 3 to 4 feet high, blooms rich orange-scarlet. 
VALERIANA Officinalis. (Hardy Garden Helio¬ 
trope). Produces showy heads of rosy-tinted 
white flowers during June and July with delicious, 
strong heliotrope odor. 3 to 4 ft. 
VERBASCUM Phoeniceum. Flowers of various 
colors including white, pink, mauve, purple and 
blue. Stems about 2 ft. high. 
Olympicum. Yellow flowers on stately stems about 
6 ft. high. Leaves covered with silvery down. 
VERONICA longifolia subsessilis (Speedwell). One 
of the most attractive of all blue flowering plants. 
Flowers intense deep blue. 2-2 V 2 feet. Aug.- 
Sept. 
VINCA (Periwinkle or Trailing Myrtle). Minor. A 
trailing, evergreen plant, used extensively for car¬ 
peting the ground under shrubs and trees or on 
graves, where it is too shady for grass or other 
plants to thrive. Strong, nursery-grown clumps. 
Apr.-May. 
VIOLA Cornuta (Tufted Pansies). 
Admiration Snow Queen 
Blue Perfection White Perfection 
Lutea Splendens Yellow Gem 
Papilio 
VIOLA HYBRIDS AND SPECIES (Everblooming). 
G. Wermig. A variety of Tufted Pansy, forming 
clumps which are covered with rich violet-blue 
flowers the entire season. 
Jersey Gem. Possesses the dwarf habit and 
continuity of blooming of the true horned Viola 
(V. cornuta), and the vigorous bushy growth and 
roundish foliage of the finest English bedding 
varieties. Color is pure, rich violet, and slightly 
perfumed. 6 in. 
Apricot Queen. A companion to Jersey Gem. Color 
is apricot, blending into a deep orange center. 
Gracilis. Charming rock or border species. Tufted 
habit rich violet flowers, leaves long and wiry. 
VIOLA ODORATA (Sweet Violet) 
The varieties listed below are suited for forc¬ 
ing under glass; perfectly hardy and are covered 
with flowers in early Spring and wonderfully sweet 
scented. 
Prince of Wales. Rich, deep purple; single flowers 
on long stems. 
Marie Louise. Most popular double violet of fine 
dark mauve. Strong grower and productive. 
Either of the above: 
35c each; $3.00 for 10; $25.00 per 100. 
YUCCA filamentosa (Adam’s Needle). Evergreen 
plant forming a rosette of leaves and tall spikes 
of white flowers. 4-6 ft. June-July. 
HARDY LILIES 
(Prices subject to change) 
Doz. 100 
Auratum (The Golden-rayed Lily of Ja¬ 
pan). Pure white, thickly studded 
with crimson spots, and a clear, gold¬ 
en band through the center of each 
Pctsl 
Jumbo Bulbs, 11-13 in. _$7.00 $50.00 
Mammoth Bulbs, 9-11 in. _ 5.00 35.00 
Auratum platyphyllum. The largest 
flowered variety of Auratum; white 
heavily spotted yellow. 
Jumbo Bulbs, 11-13 in. _ 8.00 60.00 
Speciosum album. Pure white. 
Mammoth Bulbs, 9-11 in. _ 8.00 60.00 
Large Bulbs, 8-9 in._ 5.00 35.00 
Speciosum rubrum magnificum. The 
most popular variety grown. Rich 
carmine on white ground with crim¬ 
son spots. 
Jumbo Bulbs, 11-13 in. _ 7.00 50.00 
Mammoth Bulbs, 9-11 in. _ 5.00 35.00 
Speciosum melpomene. Same habit as 
magnificum, but darker in color. 
Jumbo Bulbs, 11-13 in. _ 7.00 50.00 
Mammoth Bulbs, 9-11 in. _ 5.00 35.00 
Henryi (The Yellow Speciosum). Rich, 
golden yellow, lightly spotted with 
brown. 
Mammoth Bulbs _ 8.00 60.00 
Myriophyllum (Regale). Flowers white, 
slightly suffused with pink, with a 
beautiful shade of canary-yellow at 
the center. 
Large Bulbs _ 7.00 50.00 
Jumbo Bulbs _10.00 75.00 
Batemanni. Reddish-orange _ 4.00 30.00 
Browni. Creamy white inside, purple 
outside _10.00 75.00 
Canadense. Bell-shaped blossoms, bright 
yellow with red stripes _ 2.00 15.00 
Elegans, Leonard Joerg. Rich, apricot 
spotted _ 4.00 30.00 
Hansoni. Reddish-orange flowers, 8 to 
12 in a cluster _ 8.00 60.00 
Pardalinum (Leopard Lily). Scarlet and 
yellow spotted rich brown __— 4.00 30.00 
Superbum. Bright orange, tipped red, 
spotted flowers ._-— 3.00 20.00 
Testaceum. Nankeen yellow. Price on 
application. 
Tenuifolium. Brilliant scarlet _ 3.50 25.00 
Tigrinum splendens. Orange, spotted 
black _ 3.00 22.00 
Umbellatum grandiflorum. Orange-red 3.50 25.00 
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