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"Pure and Sure" Seeds—ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY 
VALERIANA (Garden Heliotrope) 
(Perennial) 
Rubra Mixed. Hardy border plants; large frag¬ 
rant flowers. Blooms first year if sown early. 
June. 2 to 3 feet. Pkt.. 10c; % oz., 25c. 
VERBENA (Annual) 
Verbenas usually flower well in August from 
seed sown in open ground in May. Germination 
will be hastened if the seed is soaked in lukewarm 
water before planting. Cover seed about one-fourth 
inch deep. When the young plants have three or 
four leaves transplant in rows two feet apart and 
about twenty-four inches apart in the row. Fine 
for beds and massing. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. A beautiful giant 
hybrid raised from a cross between Verbena 
Luminosa and Beauty of Oxford. Salmon-pink. 
Pkt., 25c. 
Salmon Pink. A splendid giant flowering, true 
salmon-pink with white eye. Pkt., 10c; y 4 oz., 
50c. 
Dwarf Compact Fireball. Grows about 6 inches 
high and is literally covered with bright scarlet 
blooms: excellent for borders, beds or pot plants. 
Pkt., 25c. 
VERBENA, Mammoth Grandiflora 
y 4 oz. Pkt. 
Blue .$0.50 $0.10 
Lucifer. Cardinal-red .50 .10 
Rosea Stellata. Rose-pink.50 .10 
Luminosa. Flame-pink.50 .10 
Golden Queen.50 .10 
White .50 .10 
Purple Mantle .50 .10 
Mixed .50 .10 
Auricula Fid. Mixed.40 .10 
Great Floral Clock Mixture. A splendid variety 
of compact growth with large trusses of all fine 
colored flowers. Pkt., 15c. 
Fine Mixed. This extra choice mixture includes 
a wide range of very beautiful colors. Pkt., 5c; 
y, oz., 40c. 
VERBENA (Perennial) 
Venosa. 1 foot. Largely used for bedding pur¬ 
poses, strong, thrifty growers, covered with 
bright purple and heliotrope flowers. June to 
October. Pkt., 10c; y 4 oz., 30c. 
VERONICA (Speedwell) (Perennial) 
Spicata. An elegant hardy border plant, growing 
about 1 V 2 feet high, producing long spikes of 
bright blue flowers. June and July. Pkt., 15c; y 4 
oz., 50c. 
VINCA—PERIWINKLE (Annual) 
These are very bright annuals which should be 
included in every garden. They are most attrac¬ 
tive with their dark green glossy leaves and their 
beautiful and large flowers. Excellent for bedding 
and borders. The plants grow about 12 inches tall. 
% oz. 
Pkt. 
Rosea. Fine rose color . 
$0.10 
Rosea Alba. White, rosy eye .... 
.30 
.10 
Alba Pura. Pure white. 
.30 
.10 
Mixed, All colors. 
.30 
.10 
VIOLET, Sweet Scented (Perennial) 
Seed is of slow germination and should be sown 
in the Fall and left outdoors. 
Viola Odorata (Semperflorens) . Is the well 
known English Violet. Succeeds best in a par¬ 
tially shaded, moist place. 4 inches. April and 
May. Pkt., 10c 14 oz., 40c. 
VIOLA CORNUTA— 
See Tufted Pansies, Page 71. 
WALLFLOWER (Annual) 
The plants grow to a height of 114 to 2 Vz feet. 
Early Wonder Mixed. The seed we are offering 
this season has been produced from special stock 
seed. Will bloom in about 90 days from time of 
sowing. Pkt., 25c; % oz., 40c. 
WALLFLOWER (Perennial) 
They flower early, and are often called the true 
“harbingers of spring.’’ They thrive in poor soil, 
but are not hardy and should be sown in a cold 
frame during the autumn months and transplanted 
to the open ground in the spring. 1 y to 2 feet. 
Pkt. 
Double Mixed.$0.15 
Single Mixed. 14 oz., 30c.10 
WAHLENBERGIA See Platycodon, page 74. 
WOOLFLOWER, CHINESE (Annual) 
Plants grow two to three feet high, the bloom 
starting early with a central head, round and 
globular. Start seed, if convenient, under glass 
about four weeks before time to transplant to the 
garden. For beds and borders. Pkt. *4 oz - 
Crimson .$0.10 $0.40 
Pink .10 .40 
Mixed. All colors.10 .40 
WILD CUCUMBER (Annual) 
Rapid-growing annual climber. Has beautiful 
foliage and pretty fragrant white flowers. 15 feet. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
WILD GARDEN FLOWER MIXTURE 
We offer a mixture of the easiest and surest 
growing kinds that can be sown broadcast, and with 
little or no care will produce a bright effect. 
Pkt. Oz. Lb. 
Annual Mixed .$0.10 $0.25 $2.50 
Perennial Mixed.10 .50 0.75 
Verbena. 
Chinese Woolflowers. 
Double Wallflowers. 
