40 T.dlvard Gillette Southlviek, Mass,—Hardy Terennials 
Viola canina, var. sylvestris (Dog Violet). □ A pretty, many-flowered Violet, 6 inches high, 
blue in color, branching and forming little clumps. Moist, shady places. lo cts. each, 
$i per doz. 
V. cucullata (Common Blue Violet). □ A strong-growing plant, from a thickened or tuberous 
root; slemless, each leaf and flower-stalk growing on a long stem from the root. Flowers 
deep or pale violet-blue or purple; single. lake nearly all our native Violets, it grows in 
damp places, mostly in shade. lo cts. each. Si per doz. 
V. cornuta (Iforned Pansy). A An old garden plant of much merit, with sweet-scented, bright 
lavender flowers in spring; quite hardy in wet or very moist, open places. 15 cts. each, 
$i per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
V. cornuta alba. A A pure white variety of good form; a great bloomer from spring through the 
season, 15 cts. each, $i per doz.; seeds, 5 cts. 
V. odorata, Czar (Sweet Violet). A This is a variety of the English Violet which is scattered 
over Euroi)e and Rus.sian Asia, and grown near the European cities in great quantities 
for the city markets. I'his variety Czar is a good bedding plant here; its flowers are double, 
violet in color and very fragrant in spring. It likes a moist and rather heavy soil in the 
open border, or where it can get the noonday sun. Hardy, yet it is greatly benefited by 
a covering of boughs or leaves through the winter. 2:; cts. 
Yucca filamentosa 
V. odorata.A The common Sweet English 
Violet. Single, but very fragrant. 15 cts. 
each, $1.50 per doz. 
V. pubescens.D 6 to 12 inches high. Flowers 
yellow, veined with purple. This little Violet 
IS found throughout New England, in rather 
dry soils in shade, in early summer. 10 cts. 
each, $i per doz. 
V. rotundifolia .3 Low, 2 to 3 inches high. A 
yellow Violet, with large, round leaves flat 
on the ground; growing on moist, mossy 
banks near mountain brooks. Early spring. 
10 cts. each, Si per doz. 
V. pedata (Bird’s-foot Violet).A Leaves all 
divided. Large, handsome, pale or deep 
purple or blue flowers in summer. Delights 
in a dry, sandy soil in open sun. Spring or 
early summer. One of the very best of our 
wild Violets and satisfactory to grow by rea¬ 
son of its great flower-bearing quality. Fine 
large clumps. 20 cts. each, Si.50 per doz. 
V. pedata, var. bicolor.A A beautiful variety of 
the above, with two leaves of the flower 
violet-colored. Does nicely in a sandy loam 
soil in partial shade. Spring, ic cts. each. 
Si. 25 per doz. 
? A 'I he little Violet found in old 
gardens, with bright yellow and i)urj)le flow¬ 
ers, sometimes called Johnny - jump - ups. 
10 cts. each, Si per doz. ^ 
V. ?-A 6 to 10 inches high in early sum¬ 
mer; a strong, vigorous grower, with masses 
of wcU-dcvclopcd, dark green leaves. The 
flowers arc white, with purple in the throat, 
standing up well above the leaves (not 
unlike the Canada Violet in color) and 
covering the plant with its masses of bloom. 
It does exceedingly well in the rich, moist 
border or partial shady nook; not fragrant; 
forms large clumps. 25 cts. each, $1.50 per 
doz. 
YUCCAfilamentosa(Adam’s Needle). A Thcdark 
green leaves, i lo 2 feet long, are clustered 
at the base, about an inch wide in the cen¬ 
ter, running to a sharp point, the edges split¬ 
ting off into little hairs i to 4 inches long. 
The flowers are large creamy white, borne 
along the stalk near the top; 3 to 6 feet 
high. It is an evergreen and looks well 
through the winter. Too heavy for the mail. 
Not prepaid, 35 cts. 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants 
