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THUNBERGIA (Black-Eyed Susan) □ 
Culture 1, 4 or 5. Normal germination, 10-15 days 
Alata Mixed —A trailing and climbing plant with large showy 
flowers. Colors embrace all shades of yellow, orange, buff and 
white, almost all with black centers. Makes a good ground- 
cover. too, on sunny banks. 4 feet. Grows wild in South 
Africa. 34 oz. 25 pkt. 10 
TITHONIA □ 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 5-10 da ys 
Speciosa (Mexican Sunflower)—Though really a perennial, 
this plant is best started indoors in the northern states, and 
treated as an annual. Coming from Mexico, it is a rare and 
handsome thing and ideal for the background of a wide border. 
Flowers are a huge dazzling orange-scarlet, 3^4 inches across, 
and resemble a single Zinnia. 5 feet tall. Native to Mexico 
and West Indies.34 oz. 50 pkt. 15 
TRITOMA (Torch Lily or Red Hot Poker) O 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 30 days 
Hybrida —Handsome and showy border subjects, resembling 
orange spear-heads. Requires protection during Winter. 
Native of Africa. 34 oz. 55 pkt. 10 
TORENIA □ 
Culture 1 or 4. Normal germination, 10-15 days 
•Fournierl —Round bushy plants about 10 inches tall, with 
very attractive flowers somewhat like Snapdragon, of a beauti¬ 
ful sky-blue and violet, with a yellow lip. An excellent border 
substitute for pansies. Likes plenty of moisture. Native of 
Cochin-China. ft oz. 30 pkt. 10 
Tufted Pansy —See Viola Cornuta. 
VINCA (Madagascar Periwinkle) □ 
Culture 3, 4, or 5. Normal germination, 10-12 days 
Valuable for pot culture or for borders, tender annual. 1 foot. 
Seed often germinates slowly. Roots may be taken up in the 
Fall, potted, and flowered indoors during the Winter. Foliage 
a shiny dark green, somewhat like that of a gardenia. Native 
of the Island of Madagascar as well as other tropical spots. 
Alba Pura —Pure white.34 oz. 50 pkt. 10 
•Alba Rosea Oculata —Waxy white, with deep rose eye. 
34 oz. 50 pkt. 10 
Rosea — Rose petals, crimson eye.34 oz. 50 pkt. 10 
Mixed .34 oz. 45 pkt. 10 
Venidium Fastuosum 
VENIDIUM (Monarch of The Veldt) □ 
Culture 4. Normal germination, 30 days 
Fastuosum— 2-3 feet. “All-America” Award of Merit 1933. 
Daisylike flowers 4-5 inches across, with a double row of 
brilliant orange petals with center zone of purple-black. Sow 
in March or April in a sunny position, or can be started indoors 
for earlier bloom. Foliage silky gray. Grows wild in South 
Africa.34 oz. 1.00 pkt. 25 
Hybrids Mixed. y oz. 1.15 pkt. 35 
VERBENA □ 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination 10-15 days 
The Verbena is a well-known annual of creeping habit. 
Partially upright, but when prostrate taking root freely where 
stems come in contact with the ground. Excellent for bedding. 
In bloom 90 days. 
Sow the seed one-quarter inch deep in a box of light rich soil. 
Start in February or March under gentle heat of hot-bed or 
even in sunny window, and after hardening-off transplant the 
seedlings in May or June in open ground in good rich soil. 
Verbenas are found nearly all over the world. The origin of 
the garden variety, however, is unknown, as it is believed to be 
a multiple hybrid. 
Gigantea Lavender Glory —“All-America” 1933. 
34 oz. 85 pkt. 10 
Glgantea Blue Shades .34 oz. 85 pkt. 10 
Gigantea Firefly or Scarlet .34 oz. 85 pkt. 10 
Glgantea Pink Shades .34 oz. 85 pkt. 10 
Gigantea White .34 oz. 85 pkt. 10 
Gigantea Choice Mixed . 34 oz. 75 pkt. 5 
•Beauty of Oxford Hybrids —Shades from rose pink to rose 
red. Astonishingly brilliant.34 oz. 85 pkt. 10 
VERONICA (Speedwell) O 
Culture 3. Set out Sept. Normal germination, 15-20 days 
•Spicata —Bears small spikes of rich blue flowers in July and 
August. Exceedingly attractive plants 2-3 feet tall. Native 
in Northern Europe and Asia.34 oz. 65 pkt. 10 
VIOLA CORNUTA 
Culture 3. Set out Sept. Normal germination, 8-40 days 
Tufted Pansy Mixed —Ihis plant is often mistaken for a 
small-size pansy. It belongs to the same family, but is quite 
different, for the petals do not overlap nearly so much as in 
the pansy. The season is longer, and the plants are much 
more hardy. A gem for rock gardening. Clear colors of 
yellow, white, terra-cotta, rich purple, lavender, apricot, and 
rose. Keep flowers cut to promote continuous bloom. 
34 oz. 50 pkt. 15 
Viola Tricolor —See Pansies. 
VISCARIA □ 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 15-30 days 
•Blue Pearl —A new introduction from England. Semi¬ 
dwarf, and pure lavender-blue, this plant is ideal for mass 
effects.34 oz. 50 pkt. 15 
WALLFLOWER (Cheiranthus) O 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 5-10 days 
Thriving in poor soil, the Wallflower is a half-hardy perennial, 
producing beautiful fragrant flowers, mostly yellow, orange and 
brown. Requires protection during the Winter. Blooms first 
year if sown early. 18 inches. Excellent for planting against 
wall with southern exposure. Native in many parts of Europe. 
Large Flowering Single Mixed. 34 oz. 25 pkt. 10 
Siberian Wallflower —Brilliant orange. Single. 34 oz. 15 pkt. 10 
Yarrow —See Achillea. 
ZINNIA □ 
Culture 1 or 4. Normal germination, 5-10 days 
Johann Gottfried Zinn, a German, in 1757, published a 
“Catalogue of the Plants in the Garden of Gottingen” listing 
this plant for the first time anywhere, and giving it his name. 
The Landreths, who introduced the Zinnia to commercial 
use more than 100 years ago, feel that their strain is unsurpassed 
by that of any seedsman. All our seed is California-grown, 
under the most careful supervision of experts. Our “Blooms- 
dale Mixtures” are not “grown-as-mixtures” as is often the 
case, but are made up only of the very best named varieties, 
which have been grown as separate colors. This assures a 
much wider color-range than is possible by the common method . 
