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HARDY PERENNIALS—Continued. 
STATICE latifolia (Sea-lavender). Fine spreading 
panicles of lavender flowers. 2 ft. 
incana nana. A low growing type which is very 
choice. 18 in. 
STOKESIA cyanea (Cornflower). Attractive free 
flowering perennial bearing large blue flowers. 
1-1 y 2 ft. 
cyanea alba. White form of the above. 
SWEET WILLIAM (See Dianthus Barbatus). 
THALICTRUM aquilegifolium (Meadow-rue). A 
graceful border plant, feathery cream-colored 
flowers. 2-3 ft. May-June. 
dipterocarpum. Long sprays of rosy-purple flowers 
with yellow anthers. 5-6 ft. Aug.-Sept. 
THYMUS (Thyme). Serpyllum coccineum. Plants 
become completely covered with brilliant crimson- 
scarlet flowers. June-Aug. 
*serpyllum splendens. A rapid, dwarf-growing var¬ 
iety; very hardy and excellent to cover bare spots, 
also good for the edge of walks or in the rock 
garden. 
*serpyllum Album. Forms dense mats of dark green 
foliage and masses of white flowers. 3-4 in. June- 
July. 
*citriodoreus. The well known lemon thyme. 
*citriodoreus, argenteus variagata. Has white or 
silver variegated leaves. 
*lanuginosus. Wooly foliage with bright pink flow¬ 
ers. 
TRILLIUM (Wood Lily or Wake Robin). Grandi- 
florum. Excellent plants for shady positions. 
Large, pure white flowers in early Spring. 12 to 
18 inches. 
TRITOM A (Red Hot Poker) Pfitzeri. Hardy if 
given protection, but the most satisfactory method 
of wintering is to bury the roots in sand in a cool 
cellar. In bloom from August to October, with 
spikes 3 to 4 feet high, blooms rich orange-scarlet. 
TROLLIUS europaeus (Globeflower). Large, glob¬ 
ular lemon-colored flowers, prefers moist position. 
I-IY 2 ft. May-June. 
europaeus “Orange Globe” Strong growing variety 
with large globular flowers of a rich glowing or¬ 
ange color. 2 ft. $1.20 for 3; $4.25 doz. 
TUNICA saxifraga. A pretty tufted plant of light 
pink flowers produced all Summer. 
saxifraga fl. pi. Attractive double form of the 
above. 90c for 3; $3.00 doz. 
VALERIANA officinalis. (Hardy Garden Helio¬ 
trope). Produces showy heads of rosy-tinted 
white flowers during June and July with delicious, 
strong heliotrope odor. 3 to 4 ft. 
VERBASCUM phoeniceum. Flowers of various 
colors including white, pink, mauve, purple and 
blue. Stems about 2 ft. high. 
olympicum. Yellow flowers on stately stems about 
6 ft. high. Leaves covered with silvery down. 
VERONICA longifolia subsessilis (Speedwell). One 
of the most attractive of all blue flowering plants. 
Flowers intense deep blue. 2-2^ feet. Aug.- 
Sept. 
*frehani. Blue flower. Golden yellow foliage. 8 in. 
Royal Blue. A very fine variety with rich blue 
flowers. 15 in. 
*erica. A heather-like Speedwell with delicate pink 
flowers. June-July. 8 to 10 inches. 
*rupestris. A prostrate grower with soft blue blos¬ 
soms. 
*rupestris flexuosa. A prostrate carpeter with very 
pretty blue flowers. 8 in. 
*rupestris nana. Quite the finest of the race with 
sapphire-blue flowers. 6 in. Very dwarf. 
*rupestris rosea. A lovely pink flowered sort. 8 in. 
*rupestris alba. A white flowered type which is 
charming. 
spicata. Blue flowers. IV 2 ft. 
*Incana (Candida). 1 foot, July and August. A 
white, woolly plant; flowers numerous; blue. Has 
good appearance, both in and out of bloom. Use¬ 
ful in rockery or border. 
VINCA (Periwinkle or Trailing Myrtle). Minor. A 
trailing, evergreen plant, used extensively for car¬ 
peting the ground under shrubs and trees or on 
graves, where it is too shady for grass or other 
plants to thrive. Strong, nursery-grown clumps. 
Apr.-May. 
VIOLA Cornuta (Tufted Pansies). 
Admiration Snow Queen 
Blue Perfection White Perfection 
Lutea Splendens Yellow Gem 
Papilio 
VIOLA HYBRIDS AND SPECIES (Everblooming). 
Jersey Gem. Possesses the dwarf habit and 
continuity of blooming of the true horned Viola 
(V. cornuta), and the vigorous bushy growth and 
roundish foliage of the finest English bedding 
varieties. Color is pure, rich violet, and slightly 
perfumed. 6 in. 
Apricot Queen. A companion to Jersey Gem. Color 
is apricot, blending into a deep orange center. 
Gracilis. Charming rock or border species. Tufted 
habit, rich violet flowers, leaves long and wiry. 
*W. H. Woodgate. A white Jersey Gem with cut 
foliage. 
VIOLA ODORATA (Sweet Violet) 
The varieties listed below are suited for forc¬ 
ing under glass; perfectly hardy and are covered 
with flowers in early Spring, and wonderfully sweet 
scented. 
Prince of Wales. Rich, deep purple; single flowers 
on long stems. 
Marie Louise. Most popular double violet; fine 
dark mauve. Strong grower and productive. 
Either of the above: 
$3.25 per doz. $25.00 per 100 
YUCCA filamentosa (Adam’s Needle). Evergreen 
plant forming a rosette of leaves and tall spikes 
of white flowers. 4-6 ft. June-July. 
