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Edward Gillett, Souihwicf^, Mass,—Hardy Perennials 
Trillium grandiflorum. > Probably the prettiest of the genus, and most generally culti- 
\ated. It grows 8 to 15 inches high, bearing a large, white flower, often 2 to 2* 2 
inches in length and 2 inches wide, turning to lilac-color with age. 10 cts. each, 
Slperdoz. 
T. grandiflorum roseum. Beautiful rose-colored flowers. 15 cts. each, $1.50 doz. 
T. erectum. s Has broader, rhomboid leaves, with a dark purple flower. 10 cts. each, 
SI per doz. 
Trillium erectum album. £ A variety with white or greenish white flowers. 15 cts. 
each. $1.25 per doz. 
T. nivale. cfc A low kind, with pure white flowers. Four to 6 inches high. 15 cts. each. 
$1.25 per doz. 
T, recurvatum. s Leaves green, with white patches, flowers brown-purple. A most 
beautiful and easily grown Trillium. 15 cts. each. $1.25 per doz., $6 per 100. 
T. sessile, s Four to 12 inches high. Flowers dark-purple. 20 cts. each, $1 50 per doz. 
T. sessile, var. Californicum. s brom the Pacifle coast. Large roots. 25 cts. each, $2 
per doz. 
TUNICA saxifraga. ^ About a foot high, spreading leaves, numerous; flowers small, 
but literally covering the plant; rosv white, pink or purple in color. Open border 
or rock-garden. 15 cts. each. $1.25 per doz.; seeds. 5 cts. 
UVULARIA grandiflora (Large 
Bellwort). s About 15 
inches high, forking above, 
bearing numerous mem¬ 
braneous leaves and yel¬ 
lowish drooping flowers. 
Frequently has more than 
one stalk from the same 
root. Blooms in early 
spring. 10 cts. each, $1 
per doz. 
U. perfoliata, ffl Smaller than 
the last, with leaves more 
clasping on the stalk. 10 
cts. each, $1 per doz. 
U. sessifolia. m Similar to the 
preceding, only the leaves 
are sessile instead of clasp¬ 
ing. All these Uvularias 
are ea.sily cultivated and 
quite pretty. 10 cts. each, 
$1 per doz. 
VALERIANA (Centranthus) 
Coccinea (Red Valerian). 
One foot high with 
smooth leaves and bright 
crimson flowers all sum¬ 
mer. 20 cts. each. 
V. alba, AVhite; a foot high. 
20 cts. each. 
V. officinalis (Common Val¬ 
erian), or Garden Ilelio- Sedum .Stoloniferum (see pa^e 42) 
trope. ^ Two to 4 feet 
high. A plant of old gardens, well known for the spicy fragrance of its small, 
numerous flowers in spring, which arc white, pink or lavender colored and very 
fragrant. It delights in the open border in a rich soil, where it soon forms fine 
clumps. 20 cts. each. 
VANCOUVERIA hexandra (Barrenwort). E* ICight to 12 inches high. A plant native to 
Oregon and Washington. Of creeping haVjit, with quite pretty, compound leaves 
and creamy white flowers. Plant in rich, moist, shacly ])lace. 20 cts. each. 
VERONICA alpina (Hoary Speedwell). ^ A low alpine i>lant of creejnng habit; flowers 
rather small, blue or violet. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
V. gentianoides (Gentian-leaved Speedwell). # One to 2 feet. Leaves clustered at the 
base, carj)cting the soil; pale blue flowers in a sliort raceme. It docs cjuite well as a 
border ]dant or in shady places in rather moist soil. 15 cts. each. $1.25 ])er doV/. 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants 
