BRIDGEPORT, PENH A. 
HARDY PERENNIAL PLANTS 
Officinalia. (S.L.) 
Produces showy heads of rose tinted white flowers, during June and July 
loves a moist spot. 3 to 4 feet high 
It is very fragrant and 
The dwarf sorts are used for the rock gar- 
VERONICA. Speedwell. 
Superb perennials for the border and the rock garden, 
den and the tall ones for the border or cutting. 
Culture: Veronicas are of easy culture; they usually prefer moist soil. The addition of well- 
rotted manure or some fertilizer will improve and increase the size of the flower spikes Thev 
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Beautiful spikes of sky-blue flowers on 10 to 15 inch stems during June and July. 
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..., A heather-like Speedwell with delicate pink flowers. May and June. 10 to 12 inches high. 
*Fi laforaia. (S.L.) 8 
Blue flowered, creeping plant. 2 to 3 inches high. June and July. 
*6entianoides. (L.) 
A beautiful variety with spikes of large flowers, pale blue edged with deeper blue in May and 
June, 
★ Incana. (S.L.) 
A white, wooly-leaved plant, it has good appearance out of bloom as well as when in bloom. Blue 
flowers on 12 inch stems in June and July. A very useful rockery plant or for edging paths or 
flower beds. 
Longifolia subaessilia. (L. HJapanese Speedwell). 
The showiest and best of the Speedwells. Forms 
a bush 2 to 3 feet high, with long, dense 
spikes of deep blue flowers from July to Cct. 
Fine for cutting. 30# each; $1.00 per 4; 
$2.50 per doz. 
★ Repena. (S.L.) 
A useful rock or carpeting plant with light 
blue flowers blooming in May and June. 2 to 
3 inches high. 
★ Rupestris. (S.L.) 
A fine rock plant growing 3 to 4 inches high. 
Thickly matted, deep green foliage, hidden in 
spring under a cloud of bright blue flowers. 
Spicata. (S.L.) 
Long spikes of violet blue flowers, all 
summer. A fine variety for the hardy border. 
For best results lift and divide every two or 
three years. 
VINCA. Periwinkle. Trailing Myrtle. 
The Periwinkle are usually planted for edging 
to shrubbery borders, to carpet the ground 
under the shade of trees, or in shady borders 
with ferns and flowering bulbs. 
Culture: Ordinary soil in a shady position. 
Minor. 
Fine evergreen creeper; a good ground cover 
in shady places where grass will not grow. 
15# each; 40# per 3; $1.50 per doz.; $10.00 
per 100. 
VIOLA. Tufted Pansiee. 
The Viola differ from the ordinary pansy by being more compact in habit and more free flowering. 
If the old flowers are regularly removed, and some of the long stems cut back, they will bloom 
continuously throughout spring and summer, and into the late fall. They are adapted for mass¬ 
ing in beds, or the margins of borders and the rock garden. 
Culture: The Violas require the same treatment as Pansies. Liking a rich soil, preferably one 
that has been well dug and top dressed with well-rotted manure. They must be well drained in 
the winter as any excess moisture is apt to kill the plant. They must have plenty of water 
during the hot dry summer months. 
★ Apricot. (S.) 
Free blooming, in shades of Apricot. 
★ Arkwright. (S. )(Novelty). 
This new variety is of the large-flowered type; the color is a beautiful bright rosy-crimson, 
with terra cotta shadings, making it a very outstanding variety, with the added attraction of 
being very fragrant. 
★ Black Prince. (S. ) 
This is a very dark red, so dark that it has the appearance of black. 
★ Chantreland. (S.) 
This is a new variety, blooming very freely all summer. The flowers are pure Apricot. 
★ Cyclop*. (S.) 
Purple with a large white eye. 
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