PITZONKA’S PANSY FARM 
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BRISTOL, PENNA 
Thermopsis 
Valeriana officinalis 
Viola, Jersey Gem 
VALERIANA • Garden Heliotrope 
Coccinea. Umbels of rose flowers on 1-foot 
stems from June until October. A splendid 
plant for bold effects in the wall or rock- 
garden. Plants, if too large, may be se¬ 
verely cut back without damage. Total 
height about 2 feet. 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 
10, $9.00 per 100. 
Coccinea alba. White form of the above. 
20 cts. each, $1.50 for 10, $9.00 per 100. 
Officinalis (Garden Heliotrope). Produces 
showy heads of rose-tinted white flowers 
during June and July. Very fragrant. 
Loves a moist spot. 3 to 4 ft. 25 cts. each, 
$1.80 for 10, $12.00 per 100. 
VERONICA • Speedwell 
Amethystina, “True Blue.” A splendid 
rich dark blue. June and July. 15 to 
18 in. 30 cts. each, $2.00 for 10, $15.00 
per 100. 
Filiformis. Blue-flowered, creeping plant. 
25 cts. each, $1.80 for 10, $12.00 per 100. 
® Incana. Deep blue flowers with silvery 
foliage. Has good appearance, both in 
and out of bloom. Useful in rockery or 
for edging paths and flower-beds. 6 in. 
25 cts. each, $1.80 for 10, $12.00 per 100. 
Longifolia subsessilis (Japanese Speed¬ 
well). The showiest and best of the 
Speedwells. Forms a bushy plant 2 to 
3 feet high, with long, dense spikes of 
deep blue flowers from July to Septem¬ 
ber. 30 cts. each, $2.00 for 10, $15.00 
per 100. 
® Rupestris. 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. May. 25 
cts. each, $1.80 for 10, $12.00 per 100. 
® Rupestris nana. Prostrate and creeping. 
Deep gentian-blue flowers in late April 
and early May. One of the best early 
blue rock-plants known. 1 in. 30 cts. 
each, $2.00 for 10, $15.00 per 100. 
® Rupestris nana rosea. Has same habit 
and flowers at same time as Rupestris 
nana. The flowers are mauve-pink. 30 
cts. each, $2.00 for 10, $15.00 per 100. 
Spicata. Long spikes of violet-blue flow¬ 
ers from June to August. Fine variety 
for hardy border. For best results, lift 
and divide every three years. 2 ft. 25 
cts. each, $1.80 for 10, $12.00 per 100. 
Spicata rosea. Same type as above with 
delicate pink flowers. 25 cts. each, $1.80 
for 10, $12.00 per 100. 
VINCA • Myrtle 
® Minor. Fine evergreen creeper. A good 
ground-cover in shady places where 
grass will not grow. Much used for 
covering graves. Single light blue flow¬ 
ers. 20 cts. each, $1.65 for 10, $10.50 
per 100. 
© Minor alba. The rare, white-flowered 
form of the variety listed above. 30 cts. 
each, $2.00 for 10, $15.00 per 100. 
VIOLA • Tufted Pansies 
® Haslemere Hybrida. An unusual and 
delightful variety for the rock-garden. 
Medium-sized, lavender-pink flowers 
cover the dwarf clumps in the early 
Summer. 25 cts. each, $1.80 for 10, 
$12.00 per 100. 
©Jersey Gem. The most valuable bedding 
Viola yet introduced, blooming from 
early May to the end of the season. Of 
compact, sturdy growth. Flowers pure 
violet, without the slightest shading, and 
borne on good stems about 6 inches long. 
Our stock is all propagated from di¬ 
visions, being of the originator’s stock. 
This variety does not come true from 
seed. 25 cts. each, $1.80 for 10, $12.00 
per 100. 
® Maggie Mott. Novelty. Deep lavender, 
with a center fading to cream with a yel¬ 
low eye. Violas of the above type are 
little known in this country. They are 
hardy to cold but should be lightly 
shaded in the Summer and planted in a 
moist situation. Blooms the entire sea¬ 
son. Long stems. 35 cts. each, $3.00 for 
10, $25.00 per 100. 
® Purple Glory. A Viola of recent introduc¬ 
tion, being of the Jersey Gem type. The 
flowers are borne on long stems held well 
above the plants. A difference is shown 
in the shape of the flower, it being some¬ 
what round. A very beautiful Viola 
blooming persistently throughout the 
entire Summer. 25 cts. each, $1.80 for 
10, $12.00 per 100. 
VIOLETS, Hardy 
® Blanda (Sweet White Violet). White 
flowers in April and May. Shade or 
partial shade. 20 cts. each, $1.50 for 
10, $9.00 per 100. 
® Double Russian. This is not suited for 
forcing under glass, but is perfectly hardy 
and a gem for the garden or hardy bor¬ 
der, producing in early Spring great 
masses of fine, large, double, deep purple 
flowers of exquisite fragrance. 35 cts. 
each, $2.50 for 10, $18.00 per 100. 
® Pedata bicolor (Painted Bird’s-foot Vio¬ 
let). A variety of which the upper petals 
are of a rich purple, the lower ones nearly 
white. Too much cannot be said of this 
splendid variety. 25 cts. each, $1.80 for 
10, $12.00 per 100. 
© Rosina. Novelty. Exquisite, fragrant, 
rich rosy pink flowers. It is entirely 
different from any other Violet. 35 cts. 
each, $2.50 for 10, $18.00 per 100. 
Vinca (Periwinkle) 
Veronica longifolia subsessilis 
