TRITONIA or FLAME FLOWER 
Bulb-flowers of great beauty, coming into bloom quickly. 
They make particularly good winter pot bulbs. May be 
grown also in frames. Will usually flower first year from 
seed, eutw(x) (7) 16. 
TRITONIA CROCATA—Sprays of brightly colored blos¬ 
soms, saffron-orange to flame scarlet. Handle just like 
Freesia. Pkt. 15c; tV oz. 35c. 
TRITONIA HYALINA—Exquisitely formed blossoms of 
sparkling, half-translucent salmon pink. Particularly satis¬ 
factory window bloomer. Pkt. 20c. 
TRITONIA ROSEA—Deepest rose, buff-touched at petal 
base. A summer-blooming garden species, winter hardy 
if mulched, or may be cellar-stored in dry sand. Pkt. 15c. 
TRITONIA SQUALIDA—Despite its name, a very lovely 
flower, with petals of rich, pure pink, claret stained below. 
Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 128B7—One pkt. each of above for 65c. 
TRITONIA BLEND—Many interesting Tritonias in mix¬ 
ture, including the above. Pkt. 15c. 
TULIP SPECIES 
The wild or “botanical” Tulips are dainty subjects for 
the rockery, or for naturalizing. They may be satisfactorily 
grown from seed, urcbnzy(1-2). 
TULIPA BATALINI — Pleasingly fragrant, soft yellow 
flowers, with pointed petals. Rare dwarf species from 
Bokhara. Pkt. 20c. 
TULIPA BIFLORA—Remarkable for being cluster-flow¬ 
ered; two to five blossoms on each stem. Cream, with rich 
yellow center. From the Caucasus. Pkt. 20c. 
TULIPA DASYSTEMON—Brilliant yellow, edged white. 
Dainty dwarf. Five inches. Very early. Pkt. 20c. 
TULIPA FOSTERIANA—Large flowers of intense crim¬ 
son, black at base. Robust. Late. Turkestan. Pkt. 20c. 
TULIPA GREGGI—A glorious species, with great orange- 
vermilion flowers that glow with the hot light of molten 
metal. Big silvered leaves, maroon-splashed. Pkt. 20c. 
TULIPA KAUFMANNIANA—Water-lily Tulip. Earliest 
bloomer. Handsome blossoms of pale ivory, deeply en- 
carmined in reverse. Very lovely. Pkt. 20c. 
TULIPA PRAESTANS—Rose-tinged scarlet with yellow 
base. Sometimes cluster-flowered. Early. Pkt. 20c. 
TULIPA SPRENGERI—Large flowers of live-coal scar¬ 
let. Tall. Latest of all Tulips to flower. Pkt. 20c. 
TULIPA STELLATA—The flowers spread to form wide 
golden stars. Slender and graceful. Pkt. 20c. 
TULIPA SYLVESTRIS—Elongated flowers of bright yel¬ 
low, sweetly scented. Early. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 129B7—One pkt. each of above for $1.75. 
TULIP GARDEN HYBRIDS—ucbzy (2)28. Saved from 
named Darwin, Breeder and Cottage sorts. Extraordinary 
color range. Offered for experimental work in the pro¬ 
duction of new seedling varieties. There ought to be good 
things here. Pkt. 15c; 54 oz. 40c. 
THE TURFING DAISY 
A spreading, densely fern-leaved perennial that naturally 
will form a close tight turf, long-enduring and wear-re¬ 
sisting. Recommended for much-trodden places, for dry 
banks, or even beneath trees if shade be not too heavy. 
In June the feathery mat will be starred with little white 
daisies, but if you do not want them, just run the lawn- 
mower over them. It will grow where grass will not. Sow 
in seed beds, then transplant to stand a few inches apart 
each way. Shoots will reach out, rooting as they grow, 
and soon there will be solid turf. Botanically this is Matri¬ 
caria Tchihatchewi. Pkt. 15c; y$ oz. 40c; 54 oz. 75c. 
Nothing is more deadly, monotonously boresome 
than complete consistency, whether it be in gardener 
or garden. Let your garden express at least a 
healthy whimsy, a prejudice hearty enough for ac¬ 
cent. It should fulfill your individuality, rather than 
be fitted to a book pattern. 
ULEX EUROPAEUS—eqbdh(2) (4)48. Gorse or Furze. 
Branching shrubs with dark green, spiny branches, almost 
leafless. Each ends in a crowded cluster of glossy yellow 
“butterfly” flowers. Blooms in spring, and usually again 
in autumn. Showy. Hardy to New York. Give sheltered 
position above. Sow seed where plant is to stand. Pkt. 
10c; 54 oz. 25c. 
ULEX NANUS—eqrbdh(4)20. Resembles last, but dwarf- 
er and denser in habit; blooming only in autumn, but then 
for several weeks. Pkt. 15c. 
URGINEA MARITIMA—ufh(5)50. Sea Squill. Panicles of 
little white blossoms, purple-keeled. Rodenticide. Pkt. 20c. 
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UVULARIA GRANDIFLORA — rnsty(2)18. Merrybell. 
Buff yellow. Soon makes large colonies. Pkt. 20c. 
V ACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM — qbamsty (2)72. Giant 
Blueberry. From cultivated plants of named large-fruited 
sorts. Big fruits, most delicious in flavor. Also worthy of 
cultivation as an ornamental shrub, with pink-tinted white 
urn-blossoms in spring, and gorgeous scarlet foliage in 
autumn. Pkt. 20c; special large pkg., 50c. 
VACCINIUM OVATUM — qasty(2)36. Box Blue-berry. 
Dense masses of tiny evergreen leaves. Waxy, pink-tinted 
blossoms. Sweet, edible berries. Pkt.- 20c. 
VACCINIUM PARVIFLORUM—qasty(9)60. A red “blue¬ 
berry.” Translucent red berries, a bit acid for eating out 
of hand, but exceedingly good when cooked; pies, puddings 
and the like. Pkt. 20c. 
VALERIANA SITCHENSIS—rbmh(3)25. Feathery pink- 
and-white of richest fragrance. Pkt. 20c. 
VALERIANA PIIU—ebh(3)36. Charming blossoms, tiny, 
airy, in rather dense terminal umbels; pure white, or softest 
blush. Pkt. 15c. 
VALLOTA PURPUREA — utw. The Scarborough Lily. 
Close to Amaryllis, but hardier and surer. The large clus¬ 
tered flowers vary from pure scarlet to rich dark red. 
Makes a famous pot plant, or planted deeply in sheltered 
places, is often hardy outside. Sow in frames, or a sunny 
window. Pkt. 20c. 
VANCOUVERIA HEX ANDRA—rgsy(3) 12. Foliage like 
Maiden-hair fern, useful for cutting. Panicles of oddly in¬ 
verted creamy flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
VARNISH TREE—See Koelreuteria. 
VELTHEIMIA GLAUCA — eutw(l)24. Desirable and 
easy pot bulbs with handsome, half-succulent and crispy, 
blue-green leaves, glossy and undulate. Bears heavy, long¬ 
stemmed trusses of rosy pink flowers, spotted with buff 
and red cinnabar. Pkt. 25c. 
VENUS FLYTRAP—See Dionea. 
VERBASCUM or SHOWY MULLEIN 
The Verbascums offer easy beauty, delicately tinted in 
blossom, and with a charm of down-silvered or leather¬ 
grained foliage. They are of utmost winter-hardiness, but 
rather short-lived naturally. Still this scarce matters, since 
all re-seed surely enough to keep an invariable succession 
of blooming-size plants coming on. 
VERBASCUM BLATTARIA—ebndx(2-3)50. In June and 
July, stately spires, with spaced blossoms, white or soft 
yellow, always with lavender tinting. Exquisite in detail. 
Pkt. 5c; 54 oz. 20c; 54 oz. 35c. 
VERBASCUM BLATTARIA ALBA—White translucence, 
with hint of lilac. Pkt. 10c. 
VERBASCUM CHAIXI ALBA — ebdx(2-3)50. Graceful 
stem-wands flare out in vase form from each rosette. The 
multitudinous blossoms of dainty white. Pkt. 10c. 
VERBASCUM LONGIFOLIUM PANNOSUM—ebdx(2-3) 
50. Plants mantled in cottony fluffines. Large flowers of 
glossed old-gold. Lower leaves often two feet long. Pkt. 15c. 
VERBASCUM HYBRIDUM MISS WILMOTT — ebdx 
(2-5)70. Magnificent plants in imposing architectural sug¬ 
gestion, built up with great silvered tomentose leaves to 
the beginning of the close candelabra branching. Big, 
crinkly, silky flowers, the color of new cream, all summer. 
Pkt. 10c. 
VERBASCUM PHOENICEUM HYBRIDS—erbcdstx(8) 
25. Hyacinth Mullein. Blossoms of daintiest charm in 
tall, slender “hyacinth” spikes. There will be cream, apple- 
blossom pink, rose, lavender, violet and purple of Tyre, 
above ground-hugging leaf-rosettes like pebbled morocco. 
Blooms long in spring, and again in autumn. See illustration, 
page 31, but usually spikes are fuller. Pkt. 10c. 
VERBASCUM WEIDEM ANNIANUM — ebdh(3)36. Big 
wool-covered leaves, with racemes of delicate flowers in 
sapphire, indigo, lilac and purple. Pkt. 15c. 
OFFER 130B7—One pkt. each of above for 65c. 
VERBENA BIPINNATIFIDA—erbdnh(2)15. Hardy per¬ 
ennial, with feathery, half-procumbent branches, and showy 
flower clusters, lilac to purple. Pkt. 15c. 
VERBENA HASTATA—ebnh(3)50. Tall candelabras of 
pretty violet flowers for many weeks. Will thrive in dry or 
moist soils, providing it has sun. Hardy perennial. Pkt. 
5c • oz. 30c. 
*VERBENA FLAG OF DENMARK—eox(8) 10. Plants 
selected to intensify dv/arfness and compactness, making 
them particularly fitted for edgings or for bedding. In¬ 
dividual florets carry large white eye, surrounded with a 
band of scarlet, a deep shade of rich intensity. Pkt. 15c. 
*VERBENA CHAMOIS—Like the last in all save coloring, 
this a charming shade of salmon-tinted buff, almost an 
apricot. Pkt. 15c. 
