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perennial plants 
TRITOMA (Kniphofia). 
Red Hot Poker, Flame Flower or Torch Eily. 
Tritoma PUtzeri. 
PFITZERI. Everblooming Flame Flower. —Remark¬ 
able for the large size of its flower heads and for its early, 
free and continuous-blooming habit. It is the greatest 
bloomer of the family, throwing up constantly, through¬ 
out the summer and autumn, stout stems from three to 
four feet high, crowned with large spikes or heads of a 
rich, vivid orange-scarlet; producing a gorgeous blaze of 
color, when massed in the border or on the lawn, that is 
truly startling. It has sword-shaped foliage, and is a 
plant admirable for the foreground of shrubbery or for 
any situation where bright color is desired. Needs pro¬ 
tection in winter. (See cut.) Each, 15c; doz., $1.50; 
100 , $ 10 . 00 . 
UVABIA GRANDIFLORA. —The old-fashioned popular va¬ 
riety. Flowers are rich ochre and bright red, shading to 
salmon pink and are borne in large, full, dense spikes on 
stems three to five feet high. Each, 12c; doz., $1.25; 
100 , $ 8 . 00 . 
TROLLIUS Globe Flower. 
Desirable and popular hardy perennials growing about 
two feet high and flowering freely for a long season— 
from May till August. Prefers a well-drained, sandy lo¬ 
cation; succeeds in partial shade. 
JAPONICUS FL. PL.—Deep orange red, very double 
flowers. 
ORANGE GLOBE.—A new form of T. Caucasicus with 
large rich orange flowers. 
Each, 15c; doz., $1.50. 
VALERIANA. 
OFFICINALIS. I-Iardy Garden Heliotrope. St. George’s 
Herb. An old-fashioned perennial and very lovely. It 
grows from 2 to 3 feet tall, has handsome pinnate foliage, 
and during June and July bears great numbers of large 
flower heads of small, light pink flowers, having the de¬ 
licious odor of the Heliotrope. Each, 12c; doz., $1.25. 
VERONICA. Speedwell. 
AMETHYSTINA. (2 feet.)—Thickly branching with a 
profusion of showy spikes of Amethyst-blue flowers in 
July and August and dark green foliage. 
V . longifolia subsessilis. 
LONGIFOLIA SUBSESSILIS. Blue Jay Flower. (2 to 
2y z feet.)—Beyond question the most brilliant, beautiful 
and best perennial, giving blue flowers. It is among the 
very most valuable of all perennials, and too much can 
scarcely be said commending it. It is extremely hardy, 
thrives on all soils and in all locations, and from early in 
May until the middle of September—the season the Blue 
Jay is to be seen in the tree tops, this variety produces 
a veritable cloud of tall spikes a foot long that completely 
cover the plant. The foliage, too, is attractive; its leaves 
being numerous, large and dark green. A mass of it pre¬ 
sents a sight never to be forgotten. (See cut.) 
KUPESTRIS.—A charming little creeping species grow¬ 
ing but 3 or 4 inches high. It forms a dense mat of deep 
green foliage, which is completely covered in spring with 
bright blue flowers. It is very effective and largely used 
in rock planting. 
SPICATA.—A variety of one to two feet, producing in 
summer a wealth of bright, deep blue flowers. 
Strong clumps, each, 15c; doz., $1.50; 100, $10.00. 
One each of the 4 varieties for 50c. 
VINCA. Periwinkle. 
MINOR.—Known also as Trailing Myrtle. A creeper of 
shrubby habit but so largely planted with Hardy Peren. 
nials I offer it with them. It is of rapid growth and 
quickly produces a dense carpet of foliage. It retains its 
glossy, deep green leaves throughout the year and presents 
in spring and early summer a blanket of bright blue 
flowers. Much used for covering graves and of special 
value for carpeting under shrubs and in groves of trees 
where grass will not grow. It is also of great value for 
holding steep banks to prevent washing, and is exceedingly 
attractive in foliage at all seasons of the year. Each, 10c; 
doz., $1.00; 100, $6.00. 
MINOR AIjBA.—S imilar to the above except the flowers 
are pure white. Each, 12c; doz., $1.25; 100, $8.00. 
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