Torenia 
Fournieri. Bushy plants with small, sky-blue snap¬ 
dragon flowers, with three dark blue spots and a 
yellow throat. Splendid for hanging-baskets and 
cutting. Start indoors February 1. Ht. 10 in. Pkt. 
15 cts.; Tsoz. 25 cts.; 65 cts.; oz. $2. 
Ursinia 
Anethoides Hybrids (Jewels of the Veldt). The bushy 
plants, 2 feet across, carry hundreds of daisy-like 
flowers on wiry s.tems above the light feathery 
foliage. The orange petals have a band ranging 
from ruby to purple surrounding the center disc, 
each spangled with jewel-like dots. Ht. 1 ft. Pkt. 
15 cts.; 3>^oz. 25 cts.; 3"|oz. 45 cts; oz. $1.40. 
Venidium 
Fastuosum Hybrids. Even more attractive than the 
original orange. The plants are free-flowering, 2 to Torenia Fournieri 
3 feet tall, and bloom over a long period. The colors 
include apricot, cream, white, salmon, canary-yellow, golden yellow, and orange. Pkt. 20 cts.; 
^oz. 30 cts.; 90 cts.; oz. $3. 
Verbena 
Few flowers give greater satisfaction. They produce their large, fragrant blossoms con¬ 
stantly from midsummer until frost in all kinds of weather and on even the poorest soils. 
Giant Hybrids, Mixed. This magnificent strain produces the very largest and finest blooms. 
The trusses are truly immense and are formed of individual florets over an inch across. The 
plants are robust, of compact habit, about 1 foot high, and bloom very freely. This mixture 
includes blue, geranium-red, lavender, flame-pink, pink, rose, royal blue, cerise, scarlet, 
salmon, violet, and white. Pkt. 15 cts.; Koz. 25 cts.; 34oz. 40 cts.; oz. $1.25; 34Ib. $4.40. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. A beautiful giant hybrid with flower-heads often 4 Inches across, 
on strong plants 1 foot high. The bright color shades from clear rose-pink to rose-red with 
a touch of salmon. Pkt. 20 cts.; Hoz. 30 cts.; Moz. 55 cts.; oz. $1.75; j^lb. $6. 
Special Dwarf Bedding, Mixed. A very select medium large-flowered strain which is ideally 
suited for bedding because of its very compact, erect habit. The plants, from 6 to 8 inches 
high, permit close planting, and are covered with attractive flower-heads in a delightful 
assortment of colors. Very popular. Pkt. 15c.; Koz. 30c.; 34oz. 50c.; oz. $1.50; }4^h. $5. 
. Large-flowering. A very excellent mammoth-type 
strain with dark green, 12-inch plants enlivened 
er ena ^ j^any fine heads of star-shaped florets with 
rounded, lobed petals. The flower-clusters 
are large and produced freely throughout 
a long season. Very popular strain with 
bedding plant growers. Blue, Pink, Purple, 
Scarlet, White, and Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts.; 
hioz. 30 cts.; oz. $1; Mib. $3.50; lb. $12.75. 
Virginian Stock 
Mixed. This easily grown annual, 8 inches high, is 
one of the best bedding plants having bright 
colors. If started indoors in March and set out¬ 
doors in late April, it will bloom from May 
through the summer. Fine for edgings. Pkt. 10 
cts.; oz. 20 cts.; }4}h. 60 cts.; Ib. $1.80. 
Wallflower 
Early Paris Market, Mixed. Long spikes of fragrant, 
single flowers, from yellow to brown, some tinged with 
red and purple. Likes a cool, moist spot in partial shade. 
Ht. 1 ft. Pkt. 10cts.; p^oz. 20 cts.; oz. 30cts.; J^^lb. $1. 
Xeranthemum 
Double Mixed. Erect, 2-foot, silvery plants with 
double flowers, Ip^ inches across, having ray petals in 
white, pink, and purple around a white central tuft. 
Pkt. 10 cts.; 34oz- 15 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; J4Ib. $1.30. 
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