TROLLIUS LEDEBOURI — rbmy(2)20. Widely opened 
blossoms of burnished gold, like gigantic Buttercups. Seed 
germinates slowly, but will come at last. Pkt. 20c. 
TSUGA CANADENSIS — jk 80 ft. Stately ornamental 
evergreen. Good timber or windbreak tree, and will shear 
to a rich hedge. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 40c; 1 oz. $1.25. 
TULIP SPECIES 
The wild or “botanical” Tulips are dainty subjects for 
the rockery, or for naturalizing. They may be satisfactorily 
grown from seed. urcbnzy(l-2). 
TULIPA BATALINI — Pleasingly fragrant, soft yellow 
flowers, with pointed petals. Rare dwarf species from 
Bokhara. Pkt. 20c. 
TULIPA BIFLORA—Remarkable for being cluster-flow¬ 
ered; two to five blossoms on each stem. Cream, with rich 
yellow center. From the Caucasus. Pkt. 20c. 
TULIPA DASYSTEMON—Brilliant yellow, edged white. 
Dainty dwarf. Five inches. Very early. Pkt. 20c. 
TULIPA GREGGI—A glorious species, with great orange- 
vermilion flowers that glow with the hot light of molten 
metal. Big silvered leaves, maroon-splashed. Pkt. 20c. 
TULIPA KAUFMANNIANA—Water-lily Tulip. Earliest 
bloomer. Handsome blossoms of pale ivory, deeply en- 
carmined in reverse. Very lovely. Pkt. 20c. 
TULIPA SPRENGERI—Large flowers of live-coal scar¬ 
let. Tall. Latest of all Tulips to flower. Pkt. 20c. 
TULIPA STELLATA—The flowers soread to form wide 
golden stars. Slender and graceful. Pkt. 20c. 
TULIPA SYLVESTRIS—Elongated flowers of bright yel¬ 
low, sweetly scented. Early. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 90A6—One pkt. each of the eight for $1.45. 
TULIP GARDEN HYBRIDS—ucbzy(2)28. Saved from 
named Darwin, Breeder and Cottage sorts. Extraordinary 
color range. Offered for experimental work in the pro¬ 
duction of new seedling varieties. There ought to be good 
things here. Pkt. 15c; Ys oz. 40c. 
THE TURFING DAISY 
A spreading, densely fern-leaved perennial that naturally 
will form a close tight turf, long-enduring and wear-re¬ 
sisting. Recommended for much-trodden places, for dry 
banks, or even beneath trees if shade be not too heavy. 
In June the feathery mat will be starred with little white 
daisies, but if you do not want them, just run the lawn- 
mower over them. It will grow where grass will not. Sow 
in seed beds, then transplant to stand a few inches apart 
each way. Shoots will reach out. rooting as they grow, 
and soon there will be solid turf. Botanically this is Matri¬ 
caria Tchihatchewi. Pkt. 15c; 5s oz. 40c; 54 oz. 75c. 
The “Finding Lists” at the end of the general 
descriptive offerings, have been prepared to help you 
in making up your order. Please refer to them. 
There you will find classifications of varieties for 
all sorts of special places and purposes. 
TYPHA ANGUSTIFOLIA — nmx72. Slender Cat-tail. 
Striking semi-aquatic. Leaves used for baskets. Pkt. 5c. 
TYPHA L ATI FOLIA—nmxlOO. Giant Cat-tail. For marsh 
borders. The starchy roots of the Cat-tails were an im¬ 
portant food source for the Indian. The roots were dried: 
then ground into meal. An analysis shows that such meal 
is about equal to cornmeal in starch and protein content, 
but contains less fats. Pkt. 5c; Ya oz. 20c. 
TUNICA SAX I FRAG A—*erdx(8) 10. The plant is a soft 
pink mistiness of blossom-haze from June till near winter. 
Pkt. 5c. 
ULEX EUROPAEUS—eqbdh(2) (4)48. Gorse or Furze. 
Branching shrubs with dark green, spiny branches, almost 
leafless. Each ends in a crowded cluster of glossy yellow 
“butterfly” flowers. Blooms in spring, and usually again 
in autumn. Showy. Hardy to New York. Give sheltered 
position above. Sow seed where plant is to stand. Pkt. 
10c: Ya oz. 25c. 
ULEX NANUS—eqrbdh(4)20. Resembles last, but dwarf- 
er and denser in habit; blooming only in autumn, but then 
for several weeks. Pkt. 15c. 
ULMUS AMERICANA—jy 120 ft. The graceful Elm. Pkt. 
10c; Yu oz. 20c; 1 oz. 50c. 
UVULARIA GRANDIFLORA — rnsty(2)18. Merrybell. 
Buff yellow. Soon makes large colonies. Pkt. 20c. 
VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM — qbamsty(2)72. Giant 
Blueberry. From cultivated plants of named large-fruited 
sorts. Big fruits, most delicious in flavor. Also worthy of 
cultivation as an ornamental shrub, with pink-tinted white 
urn-blossoms in spring, and gorgeous scarlet foliage in 
autumn. Pkt. 15c: Ys oz. 35c. 
VALERIANA SITCHENSIS—rbmh(3)25. Feathery pinlc- 
and-white of richest fragrance. Pkt. 20c. 
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VALLOTA PURPUREA — utw. The Scarborough Lily- 
Close to Amaryllis, but hardier and surer. The large clus¬ 
tered flowers vary from pure scarlet to rich dark red. 
Makes a famous pot plant, or planted deeply in sheltered 
places, is often hardy outside. Sow in frames, or a sunny 
window. Pkt. 20c. 
VANDA BLEND—Large-flowered Orchids of great beauty, 
for conservatory culture. Fine mixture. Pkt. 25c. 
VARNISH TREE—See Koelreuteria. 
VELTHEIMIA GLAUCA — eutw(l)24. Desirable and 
easy pot bulbs with handsome, half-succulent and crispy, 
blue-green leaves, glossy and undulate. Bears heavy, long¬ 
stemmed trusses of rosy pink flowers, spotted with buff 
and red cinnabar. Pkt. 25c. 
VENUS FLYTRAP—See Dionea. 
VERBASCUM or SHOWY MULLEIN 
The Verbascums offer easy beauty, delicately tinted irt 
blossom, and with a charm of down-silvered or leather¬ 
grained foliage. They are of utmost winter-hardiness, but 
rather short-lived naturally. Still this scarce matters, since- 
all re-seed surely enough to keep an invariable succession 
of blooming-size plants coming on. 
VERBASCUM BLATTARIA—ebndx(2-3)50. In June and 
July, stately spires, with spaced blossoms, white or soft 
yellow, always with lavender tinting. Exquisite in detail. 
Pkt. 5c; Ya oz. 20c; 54 oz. 35c. 
VERBASCUM CHAIXI ALBA — ebdx(2-3)50. Graceful 
stem-wands flare out in vase form from each rosette. The 
multitudinous blossoms are of a dainty white translucence. 
Pkt. 10c. 
VERBASCUM LONGIFOLIUM PANNOSUM—ebdx(2-3) 
50. Plants mantled in cottony fluffines. Large flowers of 
glossed old-gold. Lower rosette leaves often two feet long. 
Pkt. 15c. 
VERBASCUM LYCHNITES—erbdx(3)36. Flowers, white 
or yellow, profuse above woolliness. Pkt. 10c. 
VERBASCUM HYBRIDUM MISS WILMOTT —ebdx 
(2-5)70. Magnificent plants in imposing architectural sug¬ 
gestion, built up with great silvered tomentose leaves to 
the beginning of the close candelabra branching. Big, 
crinkly, silky flowers, the color of new cream, all summer. 
Pkt. 10c. 
VERBASCUM PHOENICEUM HYBRIDS—erbcdstx(8) 
25. Hyacinth Mullein. Blossoms of daintiest charm in 
tall, slender “hyacinth” spikes. There will be cream, apple- 
blossom pink, rose, lavender, violet and purple of Tyre, 
above ground-hugging leaf-rosettes like pebbled morocco. 
Blooms long in spring, and again in autumn. Light shade 
appreciated. Pkt. 10c. 
VERBASCUM WEIDEMANNIANUM — ebdh(3)36. Big 
wool-covered leaves, with racemes of delicate flowers in 
sapphire, indigo, lilac and purple. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 91A6—One pkt. each of the seven Verbascums, 
for 65c. 
VERBENA BIPINNATIFIDA—erbdnh(2)15. Hardy per¬ 
ennial, with feathery, half-procumbent branches, and showy 
flower clusters, lilac to purple. Pkt. 15c. 
VERBENA HASTATA—ebnh(3)50. Tall candelabras of 
pretty violet flowers for many weeks. Will thrive in dry or 
moist soils, providing it has sun. Hardy perennial. Pkt. 
5c; 54 oz. 30c. 
VERBENA STRICTA—ebnh(3)25. Pretty flowers of blue- 
purple in long spikes. Foliage softly downy. Hardy. Pkt. 
5c; 54 oz. 30c. 
VERBENA VENOSA—*uftrh(3-4) 15. Beautiful flowers of 
clustered lilac for months. Effective in rockery, or for 
bedding. Blooms first year, started early. Tubers may be 
carried over winter by packing in sand in cellar. Pkt. 10c. 
*VERBESINA ENCELIOIDES — eocdx(3-5)25. Crown- 
beard. A really good long-rayed daisy of soft yellow, most¬ 
ly petal. Makes branching plants, with sparkling foliage. 
Resists drought. Pkt. 10c. 
VERNONIA BALDWINI—ecbnmh(3)45. Earliest species 
to bloom. Bears a wealth of blossom tassels of most 
vivid violet. Good. Pkt. 20c. 
VERNONIA NOVABORACENSIS—ecbnmh(4)60. Robust, 
handsome, and hardy. The flowers are panicled tufts of 
rich aster-purple. Plant with early Goldenrod, for pleasing 
effects in purple and gold. Pkt. 10c; 54 oz. 35c. 
VERONICA INCANA—erx(3-4)15. Low crowded foliage 
masses; a particularly attractive silvered gray. The flow¬ 
ers are clear blue-purple, in loose racemes a foot high. 
Pkt. 15c; tV oz. 30c. 
VERONICA OFFICINALIS — ergpsth(2)5. Close ever¬ 
green creeper for sun or light shade. It will grow under 
trees, where grass will not, in pavement joints, or step 
crevices. A good bulb cover, too. Little spires of blos¬ 
soms, blue, and sweetly aromatic, scatteringly in June and 
July. Pkt. 15c. 
