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V eronica (Speedwell) 
AMETHYSTINA. Amethyst-blue flowers. July 
to August. 
INCANA. Silvery white foliage; soft blue flowers. 
July and August. 1 foot. 
LONGIFOLIA alba. Erect, branched, white¬ 
flowering spikes in late summer. 2 to 3 feet. 
Longifolia subsessilis (Speedwell). Handsome, 
bright blue flowers on long spikes the entire sum¬ 
mer and fall. 2 feet. 25 cts. 
MARITIMA. Long spikes of blue flowers. 2 
feet. July to September. 
ROSEA. Spikes of bright rose flowers. 1H feet. 
ROYAL BLUE. A new, dwarf, creeping variety, 
with crowded spikes of rich pale blue. 9 in. 
RUPESTRIS. A dwarf, trailing plant for rock¬ 
eries; forms a carpet of blue flowers. 
SPICATA. Long spikes of bright blue flowers. 
2 feet. July and August. 
VIRGINICA. Tall spikes of white flowers. 3 to 4 
feet. July and August. 
Violets, Hardy 
DOUBLE RUSSIAN. Fine, large, double, deep 
purple flowers of exquisite fragrance. Perfectly 
hardy outside. 
VIOLETS, continued 
ODORATA, MME. SCHWARTZ. Large, sin¬ 
gle, very fragrant, dark violet flowers. Hardy if 
slightly protected. Excellent for winter flowering 
in coldframes. 
Vinca (Periwinkle, or Trailing Myrtle) 
MINOR. A trailing, evergreen plant, used exten¬ 
sively for carpeting the ground under shrubs or 
trees or on graves, where it is too shady for grass or 
other plants to thrive. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz., $8 
per 100. 
Yucca 
FILAMENTOSA (Adam’s Needle). Among 
hardy plants there is nothing more effective and 
striking for isolated positions on the lawn or on dry 
banks where few other plants thrive. It is also 
indispensable for the rockery. Its broad, sword-like, 
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. Should be plantd in spring. 
The plant is native to the south Atlantic states, 
is hardy and vigorous, and will grow where many 
plants do not flourish. Strong plants, 25 cts.; very 
heavy clumps, 50 cts. 
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All plants above, unless otherwise noted, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. Those priced at 25c. are $2.50 per doz 
Ornamental Grasses 
Much used for planting as single specimens on the lawn or in groups and beds. Nothing gives a finer 
effect than strong clumps of these Grasses well placed. 
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ARUNDO donax (Giant Reed). A 
variety growing to a height of 15 feet, 
foliage and large plumes in late fall. 
Arundo donax variegata. A variety of the 
preceding in which the foliage is beautifully 
marked with white. 
ERIANTHUS RAVENN7E (Hardy Pampas 
Grass). Forms large clumps of very long, narrow 
leaves, gracefully recurving like a beautiful fountain 
of green, from which rise tall flower-spikes to a 
height of 12 feet, bearing large, Pampas-like plumes. 
As a single specimen there is nothing finer. 
EULALIA gracillima univittata. Graceful, 
narrow foliage, bright green with a silver midrib. 
5 to 6 feet. 
Eulalia Japonica variegata. Very ornamental 
variety. Leaves beautifully striped white and 
green. 5 feet. 
Eulalia zebrina. Very long blades, with broad 
yellow band across the leaves. Forms an effective 
adornment to the lawn. 7 feet. 
GYNERIUM argenteum (The True Pampas 
Grass). This is by far the most effective of all the 
Ornamental Grasses, with massive, silvery plumes 
borne on strong stems 8 to 10 feet high. It is not 
hardy north, but well-established clumps can 
remain in the ground, carefully protected, or lifted 
and wintered in a warm coldframe. 50 cts.; large 
clumps, $1. 
Gynerium monstrosum. A variety of gigantic 
growth, attaining a height of 10 to 12 feet, with 
enormous white plumes. Medium-sized plants, 
75 cts. 
Gynerium, Roi des Roses. A very strong¬ 
growing variety, with massive plumes of a deep 
rose-color. Medium-sized plants, 75 cts. 
Gynerium variegata aurea. A variety with 
silvery plumes and golden-margincd foliage. 50 
cts.; large clumps, $1. 
Gynerium carmineum Renbatleri. A very 
early-flowering variety, with large rose plumes. 
Medium-sized plants, 75 cts. 
Strong clumps of the above Grasses, unless otherwise noted, 25 cts. each, $2.50 per doz.; 
extra-heavy clumps, 50 cts. each 
The iris and phlox which arrived last week were very 
satisfactory.—MISS EDITH GILMORE, Utica, N. Y. 
My peonies came in good shape. I am very much 
pleased with them.—J. H. VICKER, Massachusetts. 
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