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HARDY SHRUBBY VERBENA. 
AISO CATTED 
"1SEVE SPIRAEA.' 
(Cat yoptens Mastacanthm.) This very valuable autumn-blooming shrubby plant 
is a name of China, and although known to botanists for many years 
lias remained obscure, not for want of merit, as it has all the elements 
of popularity. It is easy to grow, is hardy as far north as Boston, and 
blooms abundantly. Its color is beautiful, an exquisite shade of azure 
blue, and flowers luxuriantly in apctor in the open ground; its bloom¬ 
ing period is in tiio fall, from September until heavy frosts, when 
flowers are scarce and hardly anything is to be had in its color. It 
grows about two feet high, and bears fragrant feathered clusters of 
along the stem, so that it is preeminently adapted for cut flowers, 
the blooms remaining fresh days after they are cut. It belongs to the 
same natural order as the Verbena, and the foliage has a pleasant 
S2 00 ° d0r Whe “ bruised - (*’« «*<•) Price, 20c. each, 3 for 50c., 12 for 
Mammoth Verbenas. 
One of our specialties. The list 
we offer cannot be excelled. No 
garden is complete without a col¬ 
lection of Verbenas. 
Beauty of Oxford. Beep pink. 
Climax. Glowing scarlet. 
Glow-worm. Crimson. 
Invincible. Rich purple. ( See cut.) 
Iona. Deep pink. 
Lerona. Dark red, largo flower. 
Miss Arthur. Scarlet. 
Mrs. Cleveland. White. 
Mrs. James. Pink, striped white. 
Mrs. Massey. Bright pink. 
Negro. Dark maroon. 
Neptune. Lilac, striped white. 
Summit. Light purple, white eye. 
White Plume. Pure white, very fine, 
Wiston. White, dwarf bushy habit. 
Price, 10c. each; any G for 50c.; 
set of 15 for $1.00. 
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Scabiosa . . 
. . Caucasica. 
This is one of the 
best of hardy herba¬ 
ceous perennials, 
growing some 3 feet 
high, forming a 
sturdy, branched 
bush, with an almost 
constant succession 
of rich lavender-blue 
flowers, varying from 
3 to 4 inches across, 
borne on long stems, 
especially adapted 
for cut flowers. The 
peculiar shade of 
color is of unusual 
value in bouquet 
w o r k. 25c. each, 
$2.25 per doz. 
Veronica . . 
. Armethystina. 
(Amethyst Speedwell.) 
One of (he most at¬ 
tractive of our hardy 
herbaceous plants. It 
forms a dense plant 
from a foot to 18 
inches high, covered 
with showy spikes of 
bright blue flowers in 
July. 25c. each, $2.25 
per doz. 
. . HARDY DOUBLE ENGLISH VIOLET. . . 
This Violet is entirely hardy, perfectly double, a deep violet-purple color and most 
deliciously fragrant. It surpasses the well-known “Marie Louise ” Violet in richness 
of color, being many shades darker, and far excels it in its delightful odor; this is one of 
its greatest merits. It is entirely free from disease of any kind, will grow and bloom in 
any garden and in any situation. Nothing is more appropriate for cemetery plots than 
the Hardy Double English Violet. ( See cut.) Price, 1st size, large flowering clumps 
35c. each, 3 for $1.00; $3.50 per doz. Young plants, 20c. each, 3 for 50c., 7 for $1.00. 
DOUBLE VIOLETS. 'I heso are the sorts largely grown for cut flowers. They are 
-— not hardy in the North, but may bo grown in frames. 
Lady Hume Campbell. Its excelling merit is its strong, healthy constitution. Light purple. 
Marie Louise. Rich purple. Swanley White. The best white. 
Price, large plants, 30c. each, 4 for $1.00. Young plants, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. 
SINGLE VIOLET. “ California Violet.” This has large single purple flowers, when 
- well grown as largo as a silver dollar, and deliciously fragrant. 
Largo plants, 30c. each, 5 for $1.00. Small plants, 10c. each, 3 for 25c., 12 for $1.00. 
. . . VINCAS. . . . 
Vinca Major Variegata. A useful drooping plant for baskets and vases. Distinctly 
marked, creamy white on a green ground. 
Price, 10c. each, $1.00 per doz. Large plants, 30c. each, $3.00 per doz. 
Vinca Minor Alba. ( Creeping Myrtle.) Very hardy, will grow in shade, and splendid 
for cemeteries. Pure'white flowers. (Seeprice below.) 
Vinca Minor Cerulea. Similar to above in every respect, but has blue flowers. 
Price, large clumps, 30c. each. Small plants, 15c. each, $1.50 per doz. 
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