Hardy Perennials 
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TUNICA saxifraga. Has small pink flowers in the 
greatest profusion. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per cloz.; 
P., 15c. each, $1.25 per cloz. Seeds, 5c. per pkt. 
ULMARIA Filipendula ( Spiraea filipendula). Meadow 
Sweet, Drop wort. Flowers white or rose out¬ 
side; stem 2 to 3 feet high, grooved, erect, with 
a few small leaves. Tuberous-rooted herbaceous 
perennial. June and July. A native of Europe. 
N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, 
$1.25 per doz. 
U. Filipendula II. pi. N., 15 cts. each, $1.35 per 
doz.; P., 18 cts. each, $1.00 per doz. 
U. palmata. N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. 
U. pentapetala, var. aurea. Queen of the Meadow. 
N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. 
U. —, var. fl. pleno. N., 20 cts. each, $1.50 per 
doz.; P., 25 cts. each, $1.85 per doz. (See 
illustration.) 
U. rubra, var. venusta. Two to 8 feet high. Flowers 
deep peach-blossom color, in compound panicles. 
N., 15 cts. each; P., 18 cts. each. 
UVULARIA grandiflora. Bell wort. Ten to 18 inches 
high, forking above numerous light green leaves 
and pale yellow flowers. Spring. N., 10 cts. 
each, $1 per doz.; P., 12 cts. each, $1.20 per doz. 
VANC0UVERIA hexandra. Barrenwort. A very de¬ 
sirable little trailer, native to Oregon and 
Washington. It has handsome six-sided leaves 
and delicate waxen white flowers about half an 
inch wide. It is a fine hardy plant to grow in 
shade. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 18 
cts. each. 
VERBASCUM. Mullein. 
V. nigrum. Handsome bright yellow or white flow¬ 
ers in June. Plant 2 feet high. Western Asia. 
N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 15 cts. each, 
$1.35 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
V. —, var. album is a pretty form with white flow¬ 
ers. N., 15 cts. each, $1.25 per doz.; P., 18 
cts. each, $1.45 per doz. 
V. Phoeniceum. Very pretty free-growing peren¬ 
nials, 2 feet high; flowers purple or white. A 
charming plant which cannot fail of giving sat¬ 
isfaction. Quite hardy. June. N., 12 cts. each, 
$1.10 per doz.; P., 14 cts. each, $1.25 per doz. 
Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
VERONICA gentianoides. Speedwell. Pretty racemes 
of pale blue flowers in May; about 18 inches 
high. N., 15 cts. each. $1.20 per doz.; P., 18 
cts. each, $1.40 per doz.; $G per 100. 
V. longifolia. Two feet high; lilac flowers. N., 
12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each. 
V. spicata. Bright blue flowers, in a dense spike. 
Europe. N., 10 cts. each, $1 per doz.; P., 12 
cts. each, $1.20 per doz. Seeds, 5 cts. per pkt. 
V. spurea ( V. arnethystina) . Amethyst blue flow¬ 
ers. N., 12 cts. each, $1.10 per doz.; P., 15 cts. 
each, $1.30 per doz. 
V. Virginica. Culver’s Root. Two to G feet high. 
Flowers in panicled spikes, nearly white. Grows 
in rich woods. July and August. N., 12 cts. 
each; P., 15 cts. each. 
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. 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 have greatly 
enhanced its value 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. My stocks were all sold out last autumn, 
but, as I have planned to grow in the green¬ 
house a lot of potted plants, which should bloom 
by the middle of June, I offer the following at 
12 cts. each, or $1.15 per doz. Add 15 cts. per 
doz. for postage, if by mail. 
V. —, var. Blue. 
V. —, var. White. 
V. —, var. Purple Queen. 
V. —, var. Papilio. 
V. palmata, var. cucullata. Hooded Violet. Blue 
flowers. N., 12 cts. each; P., 15 cts. each. 
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. N., 10 cts. 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; P., 
13 cts. each. 
V. primulifolia. Primrose-leaved Violet. Light 
blue flowers. N., 15 cts. each; P., 1G cts. each. 
V. 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 longer season for bloom¬ 
ing than most plants, beginning in early spring 
and continuing until frost. N., 5 cts. each, 35 
cts. per doz.; P., G cts. each, 45 cts. per. doz. 
Mixed seeds, 10 cts. per nkt. 
WALDSTEINIA fragaroides. Yellow Strawberry. 
N., 15 cts. each; P., 17 cts. each. 
YUCCA glauca. Bear-grass. A handsome and hardy 
species, having shorter and narrower leaves 
than the following. N., 25 cts. each; P., 35 cts. 
each. 
Y. filamentosa. Adam’s Needle. Four to 8 feet 
high. N., 20 cts. each. 
Y. var. recurvifolia. A form of the common Yucca. 
N., 20 cts. each; P., 30 cts. each. 
i\ r . preceding the prices indicates not prepaid; P. indicates prepaid. 
