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EDWARD GILLETT, SOUTHWICK, MASS., U. S. A. 
Violets. 
VERONICA gentianoides. Plant 12 to 18 inches 
high, with pale blue flowers in a raceme 
in spring. 15 cts. 
V., var. incana. A pretty little dwarf bed¬ 
ding plant with silvery leaves; flowers dark 
purple. Choice. 15 cts. 
Spray of Veronica VIOLA. The wild Violets are for the most part 
among our first spring flowers. They fur¬ 
nish an abundance of bloom, a variety of color, and are so easily grown as to be 
worthy of a place in every wild garden. 
V. Canadensis. Is 1 to 2 feet high, with heart-shaped leaves, and whitish flowers 
tinged with purple. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
V. cucullata (Common Blue Violet). A strong-growing plant from a thic/.ened or 
tuberous root ; stemless, each leaf and flower-stalk growing on a long stem from the 
root. Flowers deep or pale violet-blue or purple. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 
V. pubescens. 6 to 12 inches high. Flowers yellow, veined with purple. 15 cts. 
each, $1 per doz. 
V. rotundifolia. Low, 2 to 3 inches high, with yellow flowers in early spring. 
10 cts. each, Si per doz. 
V. sagittata. Flowers blue. Plant in dry, open places. 10 cts. 
V. blanda (Sweet White Violet). Flowers slightly fragrant. Plant in a moist, open 
place. 10 cts. each, Si per doz. 
V. canina, var. sylvestris (Dog Violet). This is a pretty many-flowered Violet, blue 
in color, branching and forming little clumps. Moist shady places. 10 cts. each, 
Si per doz. 
V. 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 cts. 
each, $1 per doz 
V. 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 cts. 
each, Si.25 per doz. 
VINCA minor (Common Periwinkle). A most beauti¬ 
ful evergreen trailing plant, with blue flowers. 
Also known by the name of Blue Myrtle. 10 cts. 
each, Si per doz., $4 per 100. 
V. minor alba. A very fine variety with pure white 
flowers. As easily grown as the Common Peri¬ 
winkle. 15 cts. each, Si 25 per doz. 
YUCCA filamentosa (Adam’s Needle). The dark 
green leaves, 1 to 2 feet long, are 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. 
Fine plants, 35 cts. each, $1 50 per doz. Too heavy 
for the mail. Not prepaid. 
