Kansas City, Missouri 
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TRITOMA (Perennial) 
(Red-Hot Poker or Flame 
Flower) 
Hybrida. It is not generally 
known that they are read¬ 
ily grown from seed, many 
flowering the first year if 
sown early. Flowers borne 
in compact form on stout 
3 and 4 ft. stems, having 
the appearance at a dis¬ 
tance of orange and red- 
colored spear heads. Pkt., 
10 c; y H oz., 50c, postpaid. 
VENIDIUM FASTUOSUM 
(Monarch of the Veldt) 
Large, brilliant orange flow¬ 
ers, 3 in. across, with a black- 
purple zone at the base of the 
ray-petals and a dark center. 
The plants grow 2 to 3 ft. tall 
and bloom from midsummer 
until frost. Pkt., 25c; T V o/,., 
70c. 
Venidium Fastuosum 
VERBENA 
Half Hardy Annual Trailing Plant 
One of the most beautiful occupants of our flower borders. Blooming freely 
all season until frosts, and in the most brilliant colors. Admirable for solid beds 
or masses and also for edging. 
Sow one-eighth inch deep in boxes or pots of fine soil, transplant to other 
boxes three inches apart, and plant out in a warm, sunny position when danger 
from frost is past. 
Crimson Glow (New). Rich glowing crimson. Finest and deepest shade available. 
Pkt. 25c. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 50c. 
Blue Shades. Pkt., 10c; *4 oz., 50c. 
Hybrida Grandiflora 
Royale. Blue with creamy yellow eye. Pkt., 20c. 
Lucifer. Brilliant scarlet. Pkt., 25c. 
Beauty of Oxford. Shades pink to red. Pkt. 15. 
Venosa. Hardy creeper. Heliotrope purple; 12 inches high. Pkt., 10c. 
VINCA (Periwinkle) 
Ornamental free-blooming plants, with dark laurel-like foliage and handsome 
pink and white flowers. Seed should be sown early and then 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. 
Alba Pura. Pure white. Pkt., 10c; y& oz., 40c. 
Delicata. Soft pink. Pkt., 10c; y» oz., 50c. 
Rosea Alba. White with crimson eye. Pkt., 10c; y» ox., 40c. 
Rosea. Rose, crimson eye. Pkt., 10c; y& oz., 40c. 
Mixed. Above varieties mixed. Pkt., 10c; y& oz., 40c. 
VIOLA (Tufted Pansy) 
Perennial 
Few bedding plants are so dependable, colorful and persistent, in blooming 
over a long period of time as the tufted pansies. The individual flowers are 
smaller than the regular pansy. It is very hardy and for that reason is one of 
the best edging plants for border or rock garden. Pkt., 15c; y s oz.. 40c. 
Odorata Semperilorens (Sweet Violet). Pkt., 10c; y» ox., 40c. 
