VERBASCUM v*.** -cum 
(SELECTED STRAINS) 
Perennial. For borders. Flowers June onwards. 
Harkness Yellow. Stately spikes of golden yellow. Height 6 feet. 
Oz. $4.00 \i oz. $1.25 y 8 oz. 75c. Pkt. 30c. 
Miss Willmott. Creamy white flower spikes. Height 6 feet 
Blooms from July until October. 
Oz. $4.00 M oz. $1.25 Vs oz. 75c. Pkt. 30c. 
Phoeniceum. One of the prettiest Verbascum for the perennial 
border. Grows about 2 feet high. The slender, wiry stems carry 
numerous flowers in a variety of charming shades. Also splendid 
greenhouse plant. 
Oz. $4.00 Moz. $1.25 Koz. 75c. Pkt. 30c. 
VERONICA Ver-on-i-ca (Speedwell) 
Perennial. For borders and rockeries. Common soil. 
Allioni. Pretty trailing sort about 3 inches high, with white 
e flowers. ... ... ... ... ... Pkt. 35c. 
Gentianoides. Lovely light blue flowers in May. Fine for 
borders. 2 ft. ... ... ... ... ... Pkt. 50c. 
Prenja. Creeping blue variety, about 6 inches high. Fine for 
E rockeries. ... ... ... ... ... Pkt. 35c. 
Repens. Compact plants in close mats of bright green, covered 
E with pale blue flowers. Blooms in Spring. Height 2 inches. 
Pkt. 50c. 
Spicata. Bright blue. 1J4 feet. ... ... Pkt. 25c. 
Teucrium, Royal Blue. Charming little species, with spikes of 
s clear blue flowers. 1 foot. ... ... ... Pkt. 25c. 
VIOLAS Vie-o-la E 
Perennial. For rockeries, edging and beds. Mixed soil. 
SMALL FLOWERED VIOLAS 
(VIOLA CORNUTA HORNED VIOLETS) 
Small, starry flowers in great profusion. Valuable for rockeries 
and in shady places, under trees, etc. 
Rosy Gem | Purple Gem [ Mauve Gem 
Yellow Gem | White Gem | Mixed Gem 
Each of above: V oz. $1.75 % oz. $1.00 Pkt. 35c. 
MEDIUM FLOWERED VIOLAS 
(CORNUTA HYBRID A, or GIANT VIOLETS) 
Characteristics of the Violet, but several times larger. 
Princess Astrid. New. 1935 Novelty. Extra long flower stalks. 
HfT Begins blooming in May; large, dark blue flowers. Excel¬ 
lent for cutting. ... ... ... ... Pkt. 50c. 
Lord Nelson. Velvety violet purple. ... ... Pkt. 50c. 
Jersey Gem. Rich deep mauve blue, free and continuous 
bloomer. About 70 per cent true from seed. ... Pkt. 50c. 
Haslemere. Lilac pink, in abundance. ... ... Pkt. 35c. 
Lavender Gem. A replica of the popular Jersey Gem. Soft, 
deep lavender. ... ... ... ... Pkt. 50c. 
Blue Perfection. Bright blue. . Pkt. 25c. 
White Perfection. Pure white. Pkt. 25c. 
W. H. Woodgate. Lovely violet mauve flowers. Pkt. 50c. 
Puck. Yellow and violet combination. ... ... Pkt. 35c. 
Yellow Perfection. Clear yellow. ... ... Pkt. 25c. 
LARGE FLOWERED VIOLAS 
Pansy flowered, round shaped flowers, 
true bedding sorts. 
Trivett’s Avalanche. White. 
Trivett’s Primrose Queen. 
Lovely soft pale yellow. 
Arkwright Ruby. Ruby red 
with terra cotta shadings. 
Dobbie’s Giant Purple 
Dobbie’s Giant Yellow 
Exhibition strains of the 
Dobbie’s Giant White 
Dobbie’s Giant Lavender 
Sutton’s Apricot. Orange 
center. 
Sutton’s Bizarre. Violet 
purple with apricot. 
Giant Choice Mixed 
. Pkt. 50c. 
$4.00 
Any of the above, each 
Collection: One pkt. each of nine colors 
T.T.S. NEW VIOLA—Trivett’s Avalanche 
VIOLA TRICOLOR 
( Old-fashioned Wild Pansy) 
Johnny-Jump-Up. The probable ancestor of the modern 
Pansy, also known as “ None-So-Pretty.” Purple, blue and yellow 
are the three colors that give them their name and the combina¬ 
tions are variable. Sometimes there will be a yellow blossom and 
below it on the same stalk one of yellow and blue, etc. Ideal for 
naturalizing beside pools, in woodlands, shady rockeries, as a 
ground cover for Iris beds and other naturalized plantings. The 
tiny flowers first appear during early Spring. Hardy perennial. 
Use seed liberally when sowing in woodlands. 
Oz. $1.50 V oz. 50c. Pkt. 10c. 
VIOLETS (Sweet Violets) 0 
Perennial. Rockeries, woodland, etc. 
Odorata, The Czar. Large fragrant deep violet flowers. Pkt. 50c. 
Sweet Purple. Rich purple color, sweet-scented. Pkt. 25c. 
White Pearl. Pure white, sweet-scented. ... Pkt. 25c. 
Rose Pearl. Sweet-scented. Bright rose. ... Pkt. 35c. 
Mixed. Many sorts in mixture. Ideal for sowing on banks of 
pools, under trees, etc. Sweet-scented. Treat like Pansies. 
Oz. $3.00 V oz. $1.00 Pkt. 20c. 
VINCA Vin-ca (Madagascar Periwinkle) 
Dwarf bedding and edging plants, easily raised from seed. Treat 
as annuals. 
The deep green, glossy foliage and bright single flowers are very 
showy. Height about 9 inches. 
Sow seed early indoors. 
Bright Rose. Attractive shade of bright pink. 
Pale Pink. Light shell pink. 
Pure White. Glistening pure white sort. 
White with Eye. White with rose eye. 
Any of the above four: V oz. $1.00 V% oz. 60c. Pkt. 35c. 
VITTADENIA Vit-ta-den-i-a (Santa Barbara Daisy) 
Perennial. For rockeries. Height 6 inches. 
Triloba (Erigeron mucronatus). A lovely little perennial for 
S the rock garden which if sown early will flower the first 
season. Numerous small, Daisylike flowers, white tinted on 
reverse with pinkish mauve. .. . Pkts. 35c. and 20c. 
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