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EDWARD GILLETT’S CATALOGUE. 
tuberous root; stcinless; each leaf and flower stalk on a long stem from the 
root. Flowers deep or pale violet-blue or purple. 10 cents each, §1 per dozen, 
pubescens — 6 to 12 inches high. Flowers yellow, veined with purple. 15 cents 
each, $i per dozen. 
rotundifolia — Low, 2 to 3 inches high, with yellow flowers in early spring. 10 
cents each, .$1 per dozen. 
sagittata — Flowers blue. Plant in dry, open places. 10 cents each, $1 per dozen. 
blanda (Sweet White Violet) — Flowers slightly 
fragrant. Plant in a moist, open place. 10 cents 
each, $1 per dozen. 
canina var. sylvestris (Dog Violet)—This is a 
pretty, many-flowered violet, blue in color, 
branching and forming little clumps. Moist, 
shady places. 10 cents each, $1 per dozen, 
pedata (Bird’s Foot Violet)—Leaves all divided. 
Large, handsome, pale or deep purple or blue 
flowers in summer. Delights in a dry sandy 
soil in open sun. 10 cents each, 81 per dozen, 
pedata var. bicolor— A beautiful variety of the 
above, with two leaves of the flower violet 
colored. Does nicely in a sandy loam soil in a 
partial shade. 15 cents each, 81.25 per dozen. 
VINCA minor (Common Periwinkle)—A most 
VIOLA. CUCULLATA. 
plant, with bine flowers. 
beautiful ever¬ 
green trailing 
Also known by the 
10 cents each, $1 per 
name of Blue Myrtle 
dozen, $4 per 100. 
minor alba — A very fine variety with pure white 
flowers. As easily grown as the Common Peri¬ 
winkle. 15 cents each, §1.25 per dozen, 
minor argentea varigata — A pretty var. with 
variegated leaves. 15 ceiits each, §1.50 per 
dozen. 
YUCCA fllailieiltosa (Adam’s Needle)—The 
dark green leaves, 1 to 2 feet long, clustered at 
the base, about an inch wide in the center, 
running to a sharp point, the edges splitting 
off into little hairs 1 to 4 inches long. The 
flowers are large, creamy white, borne along 
the stalk, near the top, 3 to 6 feet high. Very 
ornamental on the lawn. It is an evergreen 
and looks well through the winter. My stock 
is nursery grown; 
mail. 
dozen 
Fine plants. 
it is too heavy for 
50 cents each. §2.50 
YUCCA KILAMKNTOSA 
Bog it cl Aquatic Plants. 
Bogs and Lakes are very essential elements in landscape work. Tbe wet, 
springy bank and muddy pool below can be made the choicest spots under the magic 
touch oi the progressive gardener of to-day. These unsightly places are made to 
produce great wealth of both flowers and foliage, the muddy pool is transformed 
into the clear lake for aquatics, and the springy bank is set to Sarracenias, Diomeas, 
etc., etc., and made into a botanist’s paradise, for here these Bog plants are at home. 
AC0RUS Calamus (S weet Flag)—Grows in low wet places. Leaves light 
green, 1 to 3 feet long. The root stalk has an aromatic flavor, well known to 
people of New England. Desirable for shallow lakes or wet places. 10 cents 
each, §1 per dozen. 
