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VARIETIES MARKED WITH * SUPPLIED IN PLAIN PACKETS ONLY 
SWEET PEAS—Continued 
GRANDIFLORA TYPES 
Grandifloras are best for use where weather is 
very hot, but in other respects, they cannot 
compare with the Spencers. 
Landreths’ Fine Mixed. 
1 lb., 85c.; \ lb., 25c.; 1 oz., 15c.; pkt., 5 
Tagetes —See Marigold. 
THUNBERGIA (Black-Eyed Susan) □ 
(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 
South Africa.i oz., 30c.; pkt., 10 
TITHONIA □ 
(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. 
J oz., 50c. ; pkt., 15 
Venidium Fastuosum 
TRITOMA O 
(Torch Lily 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. 
I oz., 70c.; ys oz., 25c.; pkt., 10 
TORENIA □ 
(Normal germination, 10-15 days) 
^Fournieri —Round bushy 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. y& oz., 30c.; pkt., 10 
Tufted Pansy —'See Viola Cornuta. 
VINCA (Madagascar Periwinkle) □ 
(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. 
Alba Pura —Pure white. I oz., 50c.; pkt., 10 
^Alba Rosea Oculata —Waxy white, with deep 
rose eye. \ oz., 50c.; pkt., 10 
Rosea —Rose petals, crimson eye. 
\ oz., 50c. ; pkt., 10 
Mixed . \ oz.’ 45c.; pkt., 10 
VENIDIUM (Monarch of The Veldt) □ 
(Normal germination, 30 days) 
Fastuosum —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.| oz., 1.26; pkt., 26 
Hybrids Mixed .| oz., 2.00; pkt., 35 
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. 
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 unknown, 
as it is believed to be a multiple hybrid. 
