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VARIETIES MARKED WITH • SUPPLIED IN PLAIN PACKETS ONLY 
Tithonia Speciosa 
VENIDIUM (Monarch of The Veldt) □ 
Culture 4. Normal germination, 30 days 
Fastuosum— 2-3 feet. Daisylike flowers 4-5 inches 
across, with a double row of brilliant orange petals with 
center zone of purple-black. Sow in March or April in a 
sunny position, or can be started indoors for earlier bloom. 
Foliage silky gray. Grows wild in Soutli Africa. 
yi oz. 1.00 pkt. 25 
Hybrids Mixed. yi oz. 1.16 pkt. 35 
VERBENA □ 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination 10-15 days 
The Verbena is a well-known annual of creeping habit. 
Partially upright, but when prostrate taking root freely 
where stems come in contact with the ground. Excellent 
for bedding. In bloom 90 days. 
Sow the seed one-quarter inch deep in a box of light rich 
soil. Start in February or March under gentle heat of 
hot-bed or even in sunny window, and after hardening-ofi 
transplant the seedlings in Maj" or June in open ground in 
good rich soil. Verbenas are found nearly all over the 
world. The origin of the garden variety, however, is 
unknown, as it is believed to be a multiple hybrid. 
Gigantea Lavender Glory —All-America 1933. 
K oz. 85 pkt. 10 
Gigantea Blue Shades .oz. 85 pkt. 10 
Gigantea Firefly or Scarlet .K oz. 85 pkt. 10 
Gigantea Pink Shades .K oz. 85 pkt. 10 
Gigantea White .K oz. 85 pkt. 10 
Gigantea Choice Mixed .14 oz. 75 pkt. 10 
•Beauty of Oxford Hybrids —Shades from rose pink to 
rose red. Astonishingly brilliant.X oz. 85 pkt. 10 
VERONICA (Speedwell) O 
Culture 3. Set out Sept. Normal germination, 15-20 days 
•Spicata —Bears small spikes of rich blue flowers in 
.luly and August. Exceedingly attractive plants 2-3 feet 
tall. Native in Northern Europe and Asia X oz. 65 pkt. 10 
VIOLA CORNUTA 
Culture 3. Set out Sept. Normal germination, 8-40 days 
Tufted Pansy Mixed —This plant is often mistaken for a 
small-size pansy. It belongs to the same family, but is 
quite different, for the petals do not overlap nearly so much 
as in the pansy. The season is longer, and the plants are 
much more hardy. A gem for rock gardening. Clear 
colors of yellow, white, terra-cotta, rich purple, lavender, 
apricot,- and rose. Keep flowers cut to promote continuous 
bloom. X OZ- 4^5 pkt. 10 
VIOLA TRICOLOR—See Pansies. 
THUNBERGIA (Black-Eyed Susan) □ 
Culture 1, 4 or 5. Normal germination, 10-15 days 
Alata Mixed— A trailing and climbing plant with large 
showy flowers. Colors embrace all shades of yellow, orange, 
buff and wliite, almost all with black centers. Makes a 
good ground-cover, too, on simny banks. 4 feet. Grows 
wild in South Africa.X oz. 35 pkt. 10 
TITHONIA □ 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 5-10 days 
Speciosa (Mexican Sunflower) —Though really a pereimial, 
this plant is best started indoors in the northern states, 
and treated as an annual. Coming from Mexico, it is a 
rare and handsome thing and ideal for the background of 
a wide border. Flowers are a huge dazzling orange-scarlet, 
3-4 inches across, and resemble a single Zinnia. 5 feet 
tall. Native to Mexico and West Indies. X oz. 60 pkt. 15 
TRITOMA (Torch Lily or Red Hot Poker) O 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 30 days 
Hybrids —Handsome and showy border subjects, re¬ 
sembling orange spear-heads. Requires protection during 
Winter. Native of Africa. X oz. 55 pkt. 10 
TORENIA □ 
Culture 1 or 4. Normal germination, 10-15 days 
•Fournier! —Round bushy plants about 10 inches tall, 
with very attractive flowers somewhat like Snapdragon, 
of a beautiful sky-blue and violet, with a yellow lip. An 
excellent border substitute for pansies. Likes plenty of 
moisture. Native of Cochin-China.oz. 35 pkt. 10 
TUFTED PANSY —See Viola Cornuta. 
VINCA (Madagascar Periwinkle) □ 
Culture 3, 4, or 5. Normal germination, 10-12 days 
Valuable for pot culture or for borders, tender annual. 
1 foot. Seed often germinates slowly. Roots may be 
taken up in the Fall, potted, and flowered indoors during 
the Winter. Foliage a shiny dark green, somewhat like 
that of a gardenia. Native of the Island of Madagascar 
as well as other tropical spots. 
Alba Pura—Pure white.X oz. 50 pkt. 10 
•Alba Rosea Oculata— Waxy white, with deep rose 
eye.X oz. 50 pkt. 10 
Rosea- Rose petals, crimson eye.X oz. 50 pkt. 10 
Mixed .X oz. 45 pkt. 10 
Venidium Fastuosum 
