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Edward Gillell, Southrvick., Mass. — Hardy Perennials 
Veronica incana (Hoary Spoechvcll). About a foot high with numerous, small, 
bright blue flowers in a raceme; rjuite showy and forms good clumps in a sunnv 
I)laee. The leaves are woolly, white and attrac’tive. 20 ets. each. Sl.oO per doz. 
V. longifolia. ^ A strong-growing si)ecies 2 feet high, with numerous lilac-colored 
flowers in a short raceme. July to Sei>teniber. Flowers freelv in anv good soil. 
20 ets. each, -Sl.oO i)er doz. 
V.^Iongifolia subsessilis. ^ A strong species, growing 2 feet or more, of good habit 
and the small. lustrous blue flowers from August to October make it one of 
the very choicest of our garden ])lants. It delights in a ricli, moist place in the open 
border. 25 ets. each, S2 per doz. 
V. repens (Creeping S])eedwell). # A neat, low-growing ])lant, with small, pale 
blue flowers, covering the soil, forming a sod where grass will not grow. Prefers 
a moist corner in open sun. 10 ets. each, $1 per doz. 
V. spicata. # Rather slen¬ 
der. 2 feet high, bearing 
dense spikes of bright 
blue flowers. June to 
August. 15 ets. each, 
SI.25 i)cr doz. 
V. Virginica (Great Virgin¬ 
ian S])eedwell). ^ A 
plant of strong, stately 
growth. In a moist, 
ricli soil, which is best 
suited to its growth, it 
often attains a height 
of 0 feet or more. 
The leaves are borne in 
whorls along the stalk, 
flowers in terminal ra¬ 
cemes—white or pale 
blue. The ])lant, being 
tall and rather coarse¬ 
leaved, should be set 
back in bed. 25 ets. 
each, .S2 ])er doz.; 
seeds. 5 ets. 
Smilaciiia raceniosa (see pujii* 
VINCA minor (Common 
Periwinkle). 5R A 
most beautiful ever¬ 
green trailing plant, with large blue flowers. Also known by name of Blue Myrtle. 
1 his i)lant is f{uite hardy and very desirable to ])lant in drv sliade wliere it will 
cover barren i)laces. 15 ets. each. SI.25 per doz.; .?(> ])er I'OO. 
V. minor alba. A fine variety, with jmre white flowers borne in ])rofusion. 20 ets. 
eacdi, §1.75 per doz. 
VERNONIA Noveboracensis 
(Iron weed). Three 
to 5 feet. \bgorous- 
grow i n g ])erennials, 
witli very .showy ])urple 
flowers in small lieads 
in autumn. \’ery elTect- 
ive as single s])ecimens 
or grown in clumj^s 
near water or very 
moist ground. 25 ets. 
each. 
See page one for explanation of signs before description of plants 
