TIGRIDIA, Tiger Flower; Mexican Flame Flower. Most 
gorgeous bulbous flowers of the Gladiolus family and 
requiring the same soil and treatment. They flower for 
weeks in mid-summer. Flowers are cup-shaped of most 
brilliant coloring, and usually richly spotted reddish 
maroon at center. Spring delivery only, after March 15. 
I offer the following splendid sorts: 
Pavonia alba. White with rose spots. 
Pavonia grandiflora. Vivid scarlet with yellow mottled 
centers. 
Pavonia Ruby King. Lovely carmine rose. 
Pavonia Canariensis. Stunning orange-yellow. 
Varieties named above, 25 cts. each; 3 for 60 cts.; $2 
per doz. 
Tigridias Mixed. A fine mixture. 15 cts. each; 3 for 40 
cts.; $1.00 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 
Tigridia Hybrids “Sunset Mixture”. So called because in 
this glorious strain of hybrids the riotous combinations 
of reds and yellows are rivaled only by the October 
sunset. There are buffs, apricots, yellows, all beautifully 
suffused or flushed with red; reds delightfully overlaid, 
in varying degrees, with yellow, hardly any two alike. 
20 cts. each; 3 for 50 cts.; $1.50 per doz. 
TOLMEIA Menziezii. This hardy Californian plant has 
soft, green, heart-shaped leaves and creeps by under¬ 
ground runners to make broad low masses. A lovely 
foil or ground cover in the moist woodland garden. 
25 cts. each; 3 for 60 cts.; $2 per doz. 
*TRI LLIUM Rivale. A gem for the shaded pocket. See 
page 13. 
*TUNICA saxifraga. 6 inches high with grass-like tufts of 
foliage and sprays of soft pink flowers all summer. 
Invaluable in hot, dry situations. 25 cts. each; 3 for 
60 cts. 
VERONICA. Most charming plants for the border, moister 
sections of the rock garden, or in walls. They have 
dense masses of flowering stems and in spring are 
fairly smothered with flowers. Cult: Sun or light shade. 
Soil, best a good loam always moist. PL, fall to spring. 
Prop. Div. 
*Pectinata rosea is a low carpet of wooly foliage, the flow¬ 
ers rose colored. Distinctive. 
*Repens. Prostrate creeper with pleasing bright green fol¬ 
iage and blue or white flowers. 
*Teucrium prostrata. Quite low, with fine blue flowers in 
May. 
*Teucrium “Royal Blue”. Of strong upright growth with 
very dark blue flowers in May and June. 12 inch. Fine. 
All Veronicas 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
VANCOUVERIA hexandra, “Redwood Ivy” or “Mexican 
Ivy” is a woodland plant of the Western forests and 
easily the prettiest of all American woodland foliage 
plants. Perfectly hardy about Boston and plantings seen 
there have brought me floods of orders. Vancouveria 
has slender underground roots which grow laterally a 
few inches under the surface, and from these leaf clus¬ 
ter push up at intervals, in time making a dense mass 
of the glossy pinnate leaves. Cult: Shade to deep 
shade. Soil, any well drained. PL, fall to spring. To 
plant, excavate so that roots may be laid flat and cov¬ 
ered three inches deep, of course with any leafy stems 
erect. 15 cts each; $1.50 per doz.; $7.50 per 100. 
VIOLA. In any garden Violas should have a conspicuous 
position, for the most modest are delights. Cult: Sun 
or light shade. Soil, a rich loam with constant moisture 
for finest effects. Pl„ fall to spring. Seeds. 
**Alpina. Long narrow leaves and flowers of deep blue- 
purple from May to Sept. A favorite with me. 30 cts. 
each; 3 for 75 cts. 
*Gracilis, Lord Nelson. A tufted violet of compact habit 
with glowing purple flowers from spring to Sept. 25 cts. 
each; 3 for 65 cts. 
*G. Wermig. Of habit like last but flowers a most lovely 
clear violet-blue. Long flowering. 25 cts. each; 3 for 
65 cts. 
*Hederacea, the Australian Violet, makes low masses of tiny 
heart-shaped leaves and spread by underground stolons. 
Rosy purple flowers from May to Oct. 25 cts. each; 3 
for 65 cts. 
*Lutea. A low, compact, canary-yellow pansy-like plant of 
real merit. May to August. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
*Pedata, the Bird’s Foot Violet, is a gem. 4 inches high 
with leaves cut like a bird’s foot. Large handsome 
flowers are a delightful shade of violet with lighter halo 
at center. They flower well in May, and several times 
through the summer. 25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
*Pedata Bicolor. Varies from Pedata in having the two 
upper petals deep violet, while the lower ones are lilac. 
Irresistible in its beauty. 35 cts. each; 3 for 90 cts. 
*Sylvestris Rosea. Strong leafy clumps with bright rose 
flowers borne above the foliage from spring to fall. 
25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts. 
VIOLA odorata, Sweet Violets. Lovely old-fashioned gar¬ 
den violets, thriving in any good light loamy soil in 
shade. 
Czar. Very free flowering, single white. 25 cts. each; 3 
for 60 cts. 
*M arie-Louise. An improved form of the lovely, old-fash¬ 
ioned, very fragrant, double light blue Violet. 25 cts. 
each; 3 for 60 cts. 
^Princess Mary. A lovely new deep blue violet with very long 
stems, and very double at center. A new form and most 
striking. 30 cts. each; 3 for 90 cts. 
*Swanley White. Makes strong clumps with large double 
flowers of purest white on long stems. 25 cts. each; 3 
for 60 cts. 
WEST AMERICAN VIOLETS 
The West is very rich in this genus and fully forty varie¬ 
ties and species are described by botanists. 
To one who only knows European and East American 
Violets, they will offer many surprises—for many of 
them have cut foliage. They can be divided into two 
groups: 
First group is of the Eastern Canina or lobata habit; 
plants that hold their foliage some time during summer 
and more or less creeping. 
*Canina adunca, the Dog Violet, makes wide clumps with 
blue flowers. A very fine rock garden plant for moist 
places. 
*Cuneata. Leaves ovate, and flowers white veined purple, 
with outside of petals purple. Forms low, compact mats. 
*Glabella has the true violet-shaped leaf and a yellow 
flower. Makes mats. 
*Ocellata is half way between violet-shaped leaves, several 
stems making a nice clump, and flowers white, tinted 
purple. A fine plant. 
*Praemorsa. Leaves orbicular, a close clump, with yellow 
flowers. 
Second Group. In this the plants have a single, deep-seated 
bunch of fibrous roots which may produce several 
stems. They flower early and then ripen hard for a 
summer rest. Many grow in situations that are dry and 
hot in summer, but they flower early. Fall planting for 
these. Fine rock garden plants. 
This group should be planted deeply, so that the tip 
of root is covered 1% to 2 y 2 inches. Use a heavy mulch, 
which may be raked off in very early spring. 
*Beckwithii has three parted leaves. Flowers violet and 
purple. 
*Chrysantha has finely cut leaves. Flowers rich yellow 
w'ithin, maroon on back. A beauty. 
*Hallii has palmate leaves, finely cut upper petals dark 
purple, and lower yellow. 
*Lobata has three parted leaves like an oak leaf, and yellow 
flowers. 
*Lobata, var. integrifolia. Like the type, but with leaves 
entire. 
*Purpurea. Rounded, grayish leaves. Rich yellow flowers, 
with the outside of flower a deep purple. 
*Sheltonii has finely divided leaves, a half creeping habit, 
and yellow flowers. 
*Trinervata. Upper petals dark blue, lower pale blue on 
yellow base. Deeply cut leaves. Rare. 
Prices of above 15 cts. each; 3 for 40 cts.; $1.50 per doz. 
ZAUSCH N ERI AS are West American plants locally called 
Wild Fuchsias. They make dense masses of foliage from 
6 inches to 2 feet high, according to species, and in 
fall are a solid mass of the most brilliant scarlet. Here 
they are oftener found on rock faces where there is a 
little seepage. Fine border plants, too. 
*Californica is about 6 inches, with light green foliage. 
*Californica var., a little taller, with grayish leaves. 
Cana grows from 1% to 2 feet, with grayish foliage. A 
wonder when in flower. 
All are hardy in Europe and presumably in the East. 
25 cts. each; 3 for 65 cts.; $2.50 per doz. 
The above prices are postpaid to your door. 
* Indicates plants well suited to rock gardens. 
** Indicates plants suited to the rock garden only. 
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