HARDY PERENNIALS 
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VERONICA gentianoides. Speedwell. Pretty racemes 
of pale blue flowers in May; about 18 inches high. 
Seeds, 8 cts. per pkt. N., 15 cts. each, $1.20 
per doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.40 per doz. 
V. incana. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. 
V. Iongifolia. Two feet high ; lilac flowers. Seeds, 
6 cts. per pkt. N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; 
P., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per doz. 
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V. spicata. Bright blue flowers, in a dense spike. 
Europe. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 12 j 
cts. each, $1.20 cts. per doz. 
VIOLA. Violet. 
V. alpestris. A delicate-flowered species from 
Switzerland, with white and yellow flowers. One 
of the easiest to grow, and very hardy. May to 
September. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 12 
cts. each, $1.15 per doz. 
V. Canadensis. Canadian White Violet. One of | 
the best of wild violets. Not rarely 18 inches 
high, branching and bearing numerous white 
and purple flowers. May. Seeds, 10 cts. per 
pkt. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 11 cts. 
each, $1.10 per doz. 
V. canina, var. Muhlenbergii. A blue-flowered spe¬ 
cies about five inches high. N., 10 cts. each, $1 
per doz.; P., 11 cts. each, $1.10 per doz. 
V. cornuta. Horned Pansy. The recently added 
varieties of this charming plant luive greatly 
enhanced its vulue as a class, which is distinct 
from the common Pansy. It is partial to moist 
soil, comes as readily from seed as any class of 
plants, and is about as durable as the common 
Pansy. Seeds, G cts. per pkt. N., 12 cts. each, 
$1.10 per doz.; P., 14 cts. each, $1.30 per doz. 
V. —, var. papilio. N., 15 cts. each; P., 17 cts. each. 
V. palmala, var. cucullata. Hooded Violet. Blue 
flowers. N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 15 
cts. each, $1.30 per doz. 
V. pedata. Bird’s-foot Violet. Handsome pur¬ 
ple-blue flowers. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; 
P., 11 cts. each, $1.10 per doz. 
V. —, var. bicolor. In this charming variety the 
two upper petals are deep violet or purple, and 
have a velvety surface like pansy petals; the 
lower ones are plain blue, like the petals of the 
type. May. Seeds, 10 cts. per pkt. N., 10c. 
each, $1 per doz.; P., 11 cts. each, $1.10 per doz. 
. V. pedatifida (= V. delphinifolia ?). Prairie Vio¬ 
let. Palmately divided leaves, 5 to 7-parted; 
flowers violet or purple. N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 
per doz.; P., 13 cts. each, $1.20 per doz. 
V. primulifolia. Primrose-leaved Violet. Light 
blue flowers. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 
12 cts. each, $1.15 per doz. 
V. pubescens. N., 15 cts. each; P., 10 cts. each. 
V. rostrafa. Long-spurred Violet. Pale blue and 
violet flowers in May. N., 15 cts. each; P., 17 j 
cts. each. j 
V. Selkirk!!. Rare. N., 25c. each; P., 27c. each. | 
VIOLA tricolor. Pansy. This is one of the most gen¬ 
erally popular of cultivated flowers. Easy of 
culture in most any garden soil, it prefers a 
cool, moist bottom, and in such a place will give 
larger flowers. It has a longor season for bloom¬ 
ing than most plants, beginning in early spring 
and continuing until frost. Mixed seeds, 10 cts. 
per pkt. N., 5 cts. each, 35 cts. per doz.; P., G 
cts. each, 45 cts. per doz. 
VICIA tenuilolia. Vetch. Pretty trailing vine, with 
dark green foliage and white flowers. Seeds, 10 
cts. per pkt. N., 20 cts. each; P., 25 cts. each. 
WALDSTEINIA fragaroides. Yellow Strawberry. 
N., 15 cts. each; P., 17 cts. each. 
YUCCA angustifolia. Bear-grass. A handsome and 
hardy species, having shorter and narrower 
leaves than the following. N., 15 cts. each, $1.50 
per doz.; P., 20 cts. each, $2 per doz. 
Y. filamentosa. Adam’s Needle. Pour to 8 foot 
high; large roots. N., 30 cts. each. 
ZYGADENUS muscaetoxicum (Amianthium musccs- 
toxicum). Fly Poison. Handsome racomoso 
heads of white flowers in June. N., 15 cts. each; 
P., 17 cts. each. 
A clump of Violet*. 
AT. preceding the prices,\indicatcs not prepaid; P. indicates prepaid. 
