50 Flower Seeds 
HOSEA WATERER, Philadelphia 
Giant Verbena 
TRITOMA 
Red-Hot Poker; Flame Flower; Torch Lily 
Hybrida. A valuable half-hardy perennial border plant, easily raised 
from seed and flowers the same year. If sown in heat in January 
or February, the plants will commence to throw up their attractive 
scarlet and yellow flower-spikes in July or August. Most useful 
foi che herbaceous border and for cutting. 3 feet. Pkt. 15 cts.; 
large pkt. 40 cts. 
URSINIA ANETHOIDES 
Hybrids. These are the most attractive and useful of the many 
species of Ursinia native to South Africa, being easy to grow, and 
the blossoms remaining open until dark. The plants form large 
cups of leaves from which spring up long, wiry stems, bearing 
flowers of a rich orange with central zones of color varying from 
ruby-red to dark purple. These very showy hardy annual plants 
will do excellent service both for cutting and for garden decoration. 
Pkt. 15 cts.; large pkt. 40 cts. 
VALERIANA • Garden Heliotrope 
Showy, hardy border plants with large heads of white and red 
flowers on 3-foot stems, emitting a delicate heliotrope odor. Pkt. 
Mixed .J^oz. 25 cts .. $0 10 
VERONICA • Speedwell 
Splendid, hardy plants which bear unusually long spikes of small, 
showy flowers. Pkt. Large pkt. 
Longifolia. Deep blue. August and September.$0 10 $0 25 
Spicata. Bright blue. July. 15 40 
Repens. Light blue. 6 inches. 15 40 
VERBASCUM 
Phceniceum. One of the prettiest species for the herbaceous Pkt. 
border. The flowers are carried on slender stems, about 2 feet 
high, and include white, pink, blue, mauve, and purple. This 
variety is excellent for growing in pots in the greenhouse, and 
if sown in June or July will bloom in early spring. A charming 
hardy perennial.Large pkt. 40 cts. . .$0 15 
VIOLAS • Tufted Pansies 
The improved forms of Viola cornuta are rapidly growing in favor. 
They flower continuously for nearly eight months in the year, and 
while their flowers are not so large as those of the pansy, their bright 
colors and floriferousness make them welcome additions, to the garden 
or rockery. Pkt. Large pkt. 
Admiration. Rich, dark blue.$0 15 $0 40 
Apricot. Apricot-yellow, tinged orange. 25 75 
Arkwright Ruby. New. Bright ruby-crimson with 
terra-cotta shadings. 35 1 00 
Blue Perfection. Mauve, yellow eye. 15 40 
Chantreyland. Purest apricot. 35 1 00 
Jersey Gem. Pleasing shade of dark violet-blue. ... 35 1 00 
Lutea splendens. Golden yellow. 15 40 
Mauve Queen. Delicate lavender-blue. 15 40 
Purple Queen. Deep purplish blue. 15 40 
Purple Gem. A most attractive shade of pure purple. 35 1 00 
Scotch Strains. Choicest hybrids, mixed. 50 1 00 
Tricolor (Johnny-jump-up). 15 40 
White Perfection. Pure white .. .. 15 40 
Yellow Queen. A large-flowering deep yellow. Very 
free flowering. 35 1 00 
Choice Mixed. 15 40 
GIANT-FLOWERED VERBENAS 
A magnificent new strain of robust, compact habit and free bloom¬ 
ing. Immense trusses; individual florets measure an inch in diameter. 
Best results are obtained by sowing the seed early in the house or 
hotbed. Outdoor sowings may be made in May. Annual, pj.^ Large pkt. 
Blue, White Eye.$0 15 $0 40 
Coccinea. Scarlet, small eye. 15 40 
Ellen Willmott. Salmon-rose with white eye. 15 • 40 
Etna. Geranium-red with creamy yellow eye. 15 40 
Lucifer. Vivid scarlet self. 15 40 
Luminosa. Luminous flame-pink, shading to salmon. 15 40 
Pure White. 15 40 
Rosea Stellata. Rose-pink, white eye. 15 40 
Salmon-Pink. Pure, even tone of salmon-pink. 15 40 
Violacea Stellata. Deep violet, white eye . 15 40 
Mixed. 15 40 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 10 colors, $1.25 
New Giant-flowered Varieties. See Novelties and Specialties, 
page 11. 
MAMMOTH VERBENAS 
Our choice strain of Mammoth Verbenas, one of the most effective 
bedding plants, is unsurpassed for its brilliant colors and immense 
flowers. Pkt. Large pkt. JLoz. Pkt. Large pkt. fioz. 
Pink. 
Purple. 
Scarlet. 
Striped.... 
COLLECTION: One pkt. each of above 7 colors, 60 cts. 
10 $0 
25 
$0 60 
White.. . 
..$0 10 $0 
25 
$0 60 
10 
25 
60 
Yellow. . 
10 
25 
60 
10 
25 
60 
Blue.... 
10 
25 
60 
10 
25 
60 
Mixed.. . 
10 
25 
50 
Upright Verbenas 
Royal Bouquet. Plant 15 to 18 inches high; upright Pkt. Large pkt. 
grower. Large flowers in beautiful mixture.$0 15 $0 40 
Dwarf Compact Fireball. Excellent for beds and 
borders. About 6 inches high, literally covered with 
bright scarlet flowers. 15 40 
Various Verbenas 
Citriodora (Lemon-scented Verbena). An old favorite with Pkt. 
fragrant evergreen leaves. 3 feet.Large pkt. 40 cts. . .$0 15 
Erinoides (Moss Verbena). Elegant little spreading bushes 
with finely cut foliage and pretty heads of purplish rose bloom, 
changing to Oxford blue.Large pkt. 25 cts. .. 10 
Erinoides alba. White flower-heads.Large pkt. 25 cts. .. 10 
Venosa. Largely used for bedding purposes; strong, thrifty 
growers covered with bright purplish heliotrope flowers. 
1 foot.Large pkt. 25 cts. .. 10 
Venosa lilacina. New. Delicate lavender-blue. 1 foot. 
Large pkt. 40 cts... 15 
VINCA 
Madagascar Periwinkle 
Ornamental free-blooming plants, with dark laurel-Iike foliage 
and handsome pink and white flowers. Seed should be sown early and 
the plants will bloom the first summer. They can be taken up in the 
fall, potted, and kept in bloom through the winter. Seed germinates 
slowly. 11^ feet. Pkt. l4oz. 
Rosea. Rose, dark eye.$0 10 $0 50 
Alba. White, crimson eye. 10 50 
Alba pura. Pure white. 10 50 
Mixed. 10 40 
VIOLET 
Odorata. Pretty, free-blooming hardy Violets with large, Pkt. 
fragrant flowers.Large pkt. 25 cts. . .$0 10 
WALLFLOWER 
Well-known, deliciously fragrant, half-hardy perennials, blooming 
early in the spring, with spikes of beautiful flowers. They should be 
protected in a coldframe in the winter and planted out in April. 
Early Paris Market, Mixed. This variety, if sown in March, Pkt. 
will bloom in July.kfoz. 25 cts. . .$0 10 
Bronze King. Reddish bronze, very early, suitable only for 
growing indoors for winter blooming.. . .Large pkt. 40 cts... 15 
Single Mixed. All colors.Moz. 25 cts. .. 10 
Double Finest Mixed .Large pkt. 40 cts... 15 
Early Double Annual. If sown early in spring, will be in full 
bloom by June 1. Yellow and dark brown flowers of great 
beauty and wonderful scent on superb, strong spikes. We 
consider this valuable for pot-culture... .Large pkt. 40 cts.. . 15 
XERANTHEMUM 
Double Mixed. Beautiful Everlasting Flowers, easy to grow. The 
flowers, of bright rose, purple, or white, are borne on long, slen¬ 
der stems. Pkt. 10 cts.; 34 oz- 25 cts. 
