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Beautiful hardy perennials that vary in height from a 
few inches to three feet and bear blue, rosy pink or 
white flowers in terminal spikes or racemes. Showy 
plants for borders or rock gardens and all of easy cul¬ 
ture. 
Culture. Good, ordinary soil will suffice for all tli 
foregoing kinds. Grow the dwarf sorts in masses on 
the margins of sunny borders or rock gardens, and the 
others in colonies in positions according to their height. 
Plant in autumn or spring, 6 to 8 inches apart; cut back 
all faded flowers to promote new growth and additional 
blooms. They are classed amongst the best perennials 
for the American gardens. 
♦Amethystina “Royal Blue’’ 
Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Beautiful spikes of rich gentian blue flowers. 10 to 15 
inches. June and July flowering. 
♦Erica Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A heather-like Speedwell with delicate pink flowers. 
June-July. 8 to 12 inches. 
♦Gentlanoides Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Beautiful variety with spikes of large flowers, palest 
blue edged deep blue, in June and July. 1 foot. 
♦Incana Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
(Candida). 1 foot. July and August. A white, woolly 
plant; flowers numerous; blue. Has good appearance, 
both in and out of bloom. Useful in rockery or for 
edging paths and flower beds. 
Iionglfolia subsessilis Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
2 feet. July to September. One of the handsomest 
blue-flowering plants. Perfectly hardy and increases in 
strength and beauty each year. Spikes completely 
studded with beautiful blue flowers; fine for cutting 
and one of the best plants for the hardy border. 
Orchidea Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25,00 
Very handsome variety from the Balkans. Grows 2 to 
3 feet in height and produces a profusion of clear blue 
flowers. 
♦Repens Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00,100 $20.00 
1 to 2 inches. May and June. A useful rock or carpet¬ 
ing plant with light blue flowers. Not very hardy, we 
recommend Rupestris in its place. 
♦Rupestris Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A fine rock plant growing 3 to 4 inches high; thickly 
matted, deep green foliage, hidden in early June under 
a cloud of bright blue flowers. Does well in light shade 
and is also a good ground cover for shrub borders. 
♦Rupestris flexuosa Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 1 00 $20.00 
Prostrate creeping plant forming a solid carpet of 
green which in late April and early May is covered with 
pale blue flowers 1 inch high. A-No. 1 rock plant. 
♦Rupestris, Heavenly Blue 
Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
The same habit as Rupestris or Rupestris alba; pros¬ 
trate; does well in full sun or light shade. Lovely in 
the rockery or at base of shrubbery. Completely cov¬ 
ered with heavenly-blue flowers in late May or early 
June. 
♦Rupestris nana Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Prostrate and creeping and flowers at the same time as 
Rupestris forming a dark green carpet of shiny foliage 
which is covered with deep gentian blue flowers in late 
April and early May; one inch high; one of the best 
early blue rock plants known. 
♦Rupestris nana rosea Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
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Has same habit and flowers at same time as Rupestris 
nana. The flowers, however, are mauve-pink. 
Spicata Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
Dong spikes of violet-blue flowers all summer; a verv 
fine variety for the middle of the hardy border. For 
best results lift and divide every three years and fer¬ 
tilize well with bone meal. Plant grows about 24 inches 
tall. 
Spicata alba Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, iOO $18.00 
Long spikes of snowy white flowers. 
Spicata rosea Three $100, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Much branched variety with pink flowers. 
♦Teucrlum,, Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 1Q0 $20.00 
Dwarf; spreading, of a dense growth; flowers blue. 6 to 
12 inches. May and June. 
♦True Blue Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00,100 $20.00 
Literally covers itself with blossoms of intense blue. 
12 inches. June-July flowering. 
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Popular garden flowers originally obtained by crossing 
Viola cornuta (the Horned Viola) with the ordinary 
Pansy. They differ from the ordinary Pansy by being 
more compact in habit and more continuous and free 
in flowering. 
Culture. To grow Violas well, good soil is a great ad¬ 
vantage, although fine results may be obtained from 
plants planted in any soil that has been well dug, and 
a heavy dressing of partially rotted manure incorpor¬ 
ated at the time of digging. Plant 8 inches apart in fall 
or early spring and plant firmly, taking out sufficient 
soil so that each plant may be embedded just up to Its 
collar. Be sure and see that no excess moisture will 
kill the plants in winter. 
VIOLA CORNUTA—Tufted Pansies 
Admiration Three $0.65. Doz. $1.75, 100 $12.00 
Deep violet flowers in great profusion all summer. 
♦Floraire Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A gem, producing profusely all summer through, small 
blossoms of pale blue. Famous in and around Geneva, 
Switzerland, a product of Monsieur Correvon. Fine for 
rockery. 
♦G. Wermig Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00,100 $20.00 
A variety of Tufted Pansy, forming clumps which are 
covered witli rich violet-blue flowers the entire season; 
fine for rock garden. 
Golden Yellow Three $0.65, Doz. $1.75, 100 $12.00 
A very free-flowering sort producing its golden yellow 
flowers all summer. 
♦Gracilis Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
A tufted species producing a mass of rich purple, small, 
starry flowers, in bloom all summer. An ideal variety 
for the rock garden. 
Jersey Gem Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50,100 $18.00 
Possesses the dwarf habit and continuity of blooming 
of the true horned Viola (V. cornuta), and vigorous, 
bushy growth and roundish foliage of the finest English 
bedding varieties. Pure, rich violet, slightly perfumed. 
Perfection Three $0.65, Doz. $1.75, 100 $12.00 
Light blue flowers in abundance all summer; a very 
lovely variety planted with the yellow sort. 
Sntton’s Apricot Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
Beautiful rich apricot shade, tinted orange toward the 
. center. 
^Sutton’s Gem Three $0.75, Doz. $2.00, 100 $15.00 
* A very pretty mixture of tufted Violas, mostly of rose 
shades, but also showing some clear pinkish mauves. 
White Perfection Three $0.65, Doz. $1.75, 100 $12.00 
Pure white blooms in great profusion all summer. 
Mixed Three $0.65, Doz. $1.75, 100 $12.00 
Many shades and markings. 
VIOLA ODORATA—Sweet Violet 
♦Prince -of Wales Three $0.85, Doz. $2.50, 100 $18.00 
Rich, deep purple. Gloriously sweet scented. The' best 
of the single hardy sweet scented Violets. Does ex¬ 
cellently in shade. 
♦Rosina Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Producing not only in spring but again in late autumn, 
quantities of dainty flowers, deliciously fragrant and 
of a charming color.—a combination of pink and old 
rose shades. The fragrance probably is the most out¬ 
standing feature of this new Viola. Extremely useful 
for bordering or as a ground cover in half shade or full 
sun. Splendid also for the rock garden. 
♦Double Russian Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Perfectly hardy anywhere, producing double, sweet 
scented flowers in abundance. A splendid variety for 
that troublesome shady place. 
YUCCA—Adam's Needle 
Stately perennials, with thick, woody stems furnished 
with stiff, evergreen, swordlike, sharply pointed leaves, 
produced in a thick cluster at the top of the stems. 
Culture. They require a deep, rich soil and a well 
drained sunny position. As before mentioned, they may 
he grown as isolated specimens on the lawn or on 
banks, or in colonies in the wild garden. They will not 
thrive in peaty or chalky soils. Plant in early spring 
or fall, 1 foot apart. 
♦Filamentosa 
Among the hardy plants there is nothing more effective 
and striking for isolated positions on the lawn. It is 
also indispensable for the large rockery. Its broad, 
swordlike, evergreen foliage and immense branching 
spikes of drooping, creamy white flowers, rising to a 
height of 6 feet, render it a bold and handsome subject 
wherever placed. 
Three Doz. 100 
3- year-old flowering plants.$1.00 $3.00 $20.00 
4- year-old flowering plants. 1.20 3.50 25.00 
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