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Edivard Gillette Southwick, Mass. — Hardy Perennials 
Viola Canadensis, g Is 1 to 2 feet high, with heart-shaped leaves and whitish flowers tinged 
with purple. A moist, shady situation is desirable for its cultivation. May to August. 
15 cts. each, SI. 25 per doz. 
V. blanda (Sweet White Violet), ® ^ Flowers slightly fragrant. Damp, open places in 
spring. 10 cts. each, SI.00 per doz. 
V. canina, var. sylvestris (Dog Violet), m A pretty, many-flowered Violet, 6 inches high, 
blue in color, branching and forming little clumps. Moist, shady places. 10 cts. each, 
Sl.OO per doz. 
V. cucuilata (Common Blue Violet), ffl A strong growing plant, from a thickened or tuber¬ 
ous root; stemless, each leaf and flower-stalk growing on a long stem from the root. 
Flowers deep or pale violet-blue or purple; single. Like nearly all our native Violets, 
it grows in damp places, mostly in shade. 10 cts. each, Sl.OO "per doz. 
Tiarella cordifolia (see page 48) 
V. comuta (Horned Pansy). # An old garden plant of much merit, with sweet scented 
bright lavender flowers in spring; quite hardy in wet or very moist, open places. 10 
cts. each, Sl.OO per doz. 
V. comuta alba. # A pure white variety of good form ; a great bloomer from spring through 
the season. 10 cts. each, Sl.OO per doz. 
V. odorata. The common Sweet English Violet. Single, but very fragrant. 20 cts. each, 
$1.50 per doz. 
V. pubescens. m Six 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, Sl.OO per doz. 
V. rotundifolia. ® 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, Sl.OO per doz. 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants. 
