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EDWARD GILLETTS CATALOGUE. 
tuberous root; stemless; eacli 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 —0 to 12 inches high. Flowers yellow, veined with purple. 15 cents 
each, $1 per dozen. 
rotundifolia — Low, 2 to 3 inches high, with yellow flowers in early spring. 10 
cents each, 81 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, 81 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 
viola cucullata. partial shade. 15 cents each, 81-25 per dozen. 
SWEET ENGLISH VIOLET— Single, very hardy. Well known 
in cultivation. 10 cents each, $1 per dozen. 
CALIFORNIA VIOLET- rhis is a strong, vigorous grower, with very 
large single purple flowers, borne on long stems, quiie fragrant. 10 cents 
each, $1 per dozen. 
IllillOr (Common Periwinkle)—A 
most beautiful evergreen trailing plant, with 
blue flowers. Also known by the name of Blue 
Myrtle. 10 cents each, §1 per dozen, §4 per 
hundred. 
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 cents each, $1.50 per 
dozen. 
(Adam’s Needle) — 
to 2 feet long, clustered 
inch wide in the center, 
point, the edges 
1 to 4 inches long. 
YUCCA fllameiitosa 
dark green leaves, 1 
the base, about an 
running to a sharp 
off into little hairs 
flowers are large, creamy white, borne 
the stalk, near the top, 3 to G feet high, 
ornamental on the lawn. It is an evergreen 
and looks well through the winter. My stock 
is nursery grown; it is too heavy for the 
mail. Fine plants. 50 cents each, $2.50 per 
dozen. 
YUCCA FILAMENTOSA. 
BOG AND AQUATIC PLANTS. 
Bogs and Lakes are very essential elements in landscape work. The wet, 
springy bank and muddy pool below can be made the choicest spots under the magic 
touch of the progressive gardener of to-day. These unsightly places are made to 
