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WAVS ID E GARDENS 
TRADESCANTIA - Spider-wort or Flower-of-a-Day 
An old-fashioned American perennial, with narrow, purple-veined leaves, 
and flowers consisting of three sepal-like segments and three petal-like 
ones in dense umbels. 
Culture. All will thrive in ordinary soil in partially shady or sunny bor¬ 
ders. Also suitable for naturalizing in the wild garden, woodland, or 
shrubbery borders. Good town garden plants. Best grown in colonies of 
three or more. Plant in autumn or spring, 8 inches apart. 
Virginica Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
Produces a succession of blue flowers all summer, on fleshy, blue-green 
stems about 18 inches high. A very fine plant for places where it is 
difficult to grow more delicate subjects; does well in shade and at the 
base of house or porch, where nothing else will grow. Good for the city 
garden. 
Virginica alba Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
A white-flowered form. 
TROLLIUS - Globe-flower 
Hardy perennials belonging to the buttercup order. The flowers are 
globe-shaped, yellow or orange in color and useful for cutting. 
Culture. They require a deep rich soil containing plenty of humus. They 
also like plenty of moisture, hence, should be grown in damp, shady 
corners, or, better still, by the waterside, in bold masses. Plant in 
autumn or very early spring, 8 inches apart. Each spring give a top 
dressing of rotten manure. Few plants make a brighter display of color 
in spring and early summer. 
Asiaticus, Salamander Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50 
A splendid new variety of excellent habit producing a wealth of rich 
yellow blossoms. Does very well near a pond or stream. 
Europaeus, Gold Quelle Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50 
A deep yellow flower with tall, rich golden stamens. A fine late flowering 
sort. 
Europaeus, Lemon Queen Three $1.60, Doz. $4.50 
Free flowering strong growing plant. Flowers pale yellow, produced in 
abundance on stems about 2 feet high. 
Europaeus, Orange Globe Three $1.60, Doz. $4.50 
Desirable free-flowering plants, producing their giant orange-yellow 
buttercup-like blossoms on stems 1 to 2 feet high from May until 
August; succeeds admirably in the border in a half-shady position. 
Europaeus Superbus Three $1.60, Doz. $4.50 
Same habit as Orange Globe with pale yellow blossoms. 
Ledebouri Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50 
A magnificent variety of very deep orange color. Its great merit lies 
in its late flowering propensities. After other varieties have faded, it 
is at its best. 
Choice Mixed Colors Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Colors range from pale yellow to deep orange; on strong stems 2 feet 
high. Wonderful as cut flowers, and good in moist locations. 
Scabiosa Caucasica 
Santolina Chamaecyparissus 
TRITOMA - Torch Lily; Flame Flower; Red Hot Poker 
Also known under the name of Kniphofia. A very popular plant for 
garden decoration. They are of stately growth, have long, narrow, 
grassy leaves, and bear their drooping, tubular flowers in dense spikes 
on long, naked stems well above the foliage. They are ideal plants to 
grow in the border. Coming chiefly from South Africa they must be well 
protected in cold districts; Quartiniana, however, is perfectly hardy. 
Flowers are prized for cutting in late summer and early autumn. 
Culture. Any good, ordinary, well drained soil and a sunny position 
will suit Tritomas. Plant in spring only, 12 inches apart. A liberal mulch¬ 
ing of decayed manure should be spread around the base of the plants 
in early winter. During severe weather protect the plants by a covering 
of straw or dry litter. 
Pfitzeri Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50 
Hardy if given protection. In bloom from August to October, with 
spikes 3 to 4 feet high, and heads of bloom of a rich orange-scarlet. 
Perry's Hardy Hybrids Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00 
These are seedlings of various colors, ranging from pale yellow to deep 
orange and are very showy; perfectly hardy. 
Quartiniana Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50 
A strong growing variety, blooming late in May. Orange-red at first, 
but yellow on bottom half as bloom matures. Perfectly hardy here; 
does not need protection. 
Uvaria grandiflora Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50 
3 to 4 feet. The old-fashioned, late-flowering sort, with flowers rich 
red changing to salmon-pink. Needs slight protection. 
TUNICA- Coat Flower 
Slender, graceful perennials with almost hairlike stems covered all 
summer with small Baby's Breath-like flowers. Excellent for rock gar¬ 
den, rock wall or in front in sunny borders. 
Culture. Ordinary well drained garden soil not too rich suits them best. 
Grow in rock garden, rock wall or border in full sun. Plant in fall or 
spring, 4 inches apart. 
*Saxifraga Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
A pretty tufted plant with light pink flowers, produced all summer, 
about 6 inches high; for the rockery or border. 
*Saxifroga rosea flore pleno Three $1.20, Doz. $3.50, 100 $25.00 
Is a lovely double, pink variety. The rose-pink flowers are produced 
all spring and summer in great quantities which makes it a most valu¬ 
able plant for the rock garden. We have a limited number of strong 
plants in pots ready to bloom. 
VALERIANA - Centranthus; Garden Heliotrope 
Hardy, old-fashioned perennials. Showy plants for dry, sunny borders, 
banks, or old walls. Flowers are borne in panicles. A great favorite in 
old-fashioned gardens, especially in districts where soil abounds with 
lime. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and sunny borders. Planted in the chinks of old 
walls will speedily roof and make dense bushes. Plant in spring or fall, 
12 inches apart. 
*Coccinea Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
Showy heads of old rose flowers in umbels on 12-inch stems just above 
the rich green foliage, are produced from June until October. A splendid 
plant for bold effects in the wall or rock garden; plants, if too large, 
may be severely cut back without damage. Total height about 2 feet. 
*Coccinea alba Three $0.85, Doz. $2.75, 100 $18.00 
White form of the above. 
Officinalis Three $1.00, Doz. $3.00, 100 $20.00 
(Hardy Garden Heliotrope). Produces showy heads of rose-tinted white 
flowers during June and July, with delicious strong heliotrope odor. 
3 to 4 feet high, loves a moist spot. 
