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VARIETIES MARKED WITH * SUPPLIED IN PLAIN PACKETS ONLY 
SWEET PEAS—Continued 
TORENIA □ 
GRANDIFLORA TYPES 
Choice Mixed Colors—Sow Early 
Landreths’ Fine Mixed. 
Lb., $1.00; j lb., 30c.; oz., 15c.; pkt., 10 
Landreths’ Special Mixed. 
Lb., $1.20; i lb., 40c.; oz., 16c.; pkt., 10 
Tagetes —See Marigold. 
(Normal germination, 10-15 days) 
★Fournieri —Round busby plants about 10 inches 
tall, with very attractive flowers somewhat like 
Snapdragon, of a beautiful sky-blue and violet, 
with a yellow lip. An excellent border substitute 
for pansies. Likes plenty of moisture. Native of 
Cochin-China.oz., 30c.; pkt., 10 
THUNBERGIA (Black-Eyed Susan) □ 
Tufted Pansy— See Viola Cornuta. 
VENIDIUM (Monarch of The Veldt) □ 
(Normal germination, 30 days) 
Fatuosum —-2-3 feet. Daisylike flowers 
4-5 inches across, of a brilliant orange 
with center zone of purple-black. Sow 
in March or April in a sunny position, 
or can be started indoors for earlier bloom. 
Foliage silky gray. Grows wild in South 
Africa.i oz., 1.00; pkt., 26 
Alba Pura —Pure white .\ oz., 46c.; pkt., 10 
^•Alba Rosea Oculata —Waxy white, with 
deep rose eye. \ oz., 46c.; pkt., 10 
Rosea— Rose petals, crimson eye. 
j oz., 46c. ; pkt., 10 
Mixed .i oz., 40c.; pkt., 10 
Venidium—Fatuosum 
TITHONIA □ 
VERBENA □ 
(Normal germination, 10-15 days) 
The Verbena is a well-known annual of 
creeping habit. Partially upright, but when 
prostrate taking root freely where stems come in 
contact with the ground. Excellent for bedding. 
In bloom 90 days. 
(Normal germination, 10-15 days) 
Alata Mixed —A trailing and climbing plant with 
large showy flowers. Colors embrace all shades 
of yellow, orange, buff and white, almost all 
with black centers. Makes a good ground-cover, 
too, on sunny banks. 4 feet. Grows wild in Soutli 
Africa.i oz., 30c.; pkt., 10 
VINCA (Madagascar Periwinkle) O 
(Normal germination, 10-12 days) 
Valuable for pot culture or for borders, tender 
annual. 1 foot. Seed germinates slowly. Roots 
may be taken up in the Fall, potted, and flowered 
indoors during the Winter. Foliage a shiny 
dark green, somewhat like that of a gardenia. 
Native of the Island of Madagascar as well 
as other tropical spots. 
(Normal germination, 5-10 days) 
★ Speciosa (Mexican Sunflower)—Though really a 
perennial, this plant is best started indoors in the 
northern states, and treated as an annual. Com¬ 
ing from Mexico, it is a rare and handsome thing, 
and ideal for the background of a wide border, 
Flowers are a huge dazzling orange-scarlet, 3-4 
inches across, and resemble a single Zinnia. 
5 feet tall. Native to Mexico and West Indies. 
i oz., 60c.; pkt., 15 
TRITOMA O 
(Torch Lilly or Red Hot Poker) 
(Normal germination, 30 days) 
Hybrida —Handsome and showy border subjects, 
resembling orange spear-heads. Requires pro¬ 
tection during Winter. Native of Africa. 
^ oz., 26c.; pkt., 10 
Sow the seed one-quarter inch deep in a box of 
light rich soil. Start in February or March under 
gentle heat of hot-bed or even in sunny window, 
and after hardening-off transplant the seedlings in 
May or June in open ground in good rich soil. 
Verbenas are found nearly all over the world. 
The origin of the garden variety, however, is un¬ 
known, as it is believed to be a multiple hybrid. 
Gigantea Blue Shades.i oz., 75c. ; pkt., 10 
Gigantea Firefly or Scarlet .. J oz., 76c.; pkt., 10 
Gigantea Pink Shades .i oz., 75c. ; pkt., 10 
Gigantea White .£ oz., 76c.; pkt., 10 
Gigantea Choice Mixed .i oz., 66c.; pkt., 10 
★Beauty of Oxford Hybrids —Shades from rose 
pink to rose red. Astonishingly brilliant. 
£ oz., 76c.; pkt., 10 
