ST. LOUIS SEED COMPANY—"Pure and Sure" Seeds 
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VALERIANA (Garden Heliotrope) 
(Perennial) 
Rubra Mixed. Hardy border plants; large fra¬ 
grant flowers. Blooms first year if sown early. 
June. 2 to 3 feet. Pkt., lac; % oz., 25c. 
VERBENA (Annual) 
Verbenas usually flower well in August from seed 
sown in open ground in May. Germination will 
be hastened if the seed is soaked in lukewarm 
water before planting. Cover seed about one- 
fourth inch deep. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. A beautiful giant hy¬ 
brid raised from a cross between Verbena Lum- 
inosa and Beauty of Oxford. Salmon-pink. Pkt., 
15c. 
Salmon Pink. A splendid giant flowering, true 
salmon-pink with white eye. Pkt., 10c; M oz., 
50c. 
Dwarf Fireball. Grows about 6 inches high and is 
literally covered with bright scarlet blooms; ex¬ 
cellent for borders, beds or pot plants. Pkt., 15c. 
VERBENA, Mammoth Grandiflora 
Pkt. MOz. 
Blue.$0.10 $0.50 
Lucifer. Cardinal-red.10 .50 
Mayflower. Deep rose-pink.10 .50 
White .10 .50 
Purple Mantle.10 .50 
Mixed .10 *50 
Auricula Fid. Mixed.10 .40 
Great Floral Clock Mixture. A splendid variety 
of compact growth with large trusses of all fine 
colored flowers. Pkt., 15c. 
Fine Mixed. This extra choice mixture includes a 
wide range of very beautiful colors. Pkt., 5c; ^ 
oz., 40c. 
VERBENA (Perennial) 
Venosa. 1 foot. Largely used for bedding pur¬ 
poses, strong, thrifty growers, covered with 
bright purple and heliotrope flowers. June to 
October. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 30c. 
VERONICA (SpeedweU) (Perennial) 
Spicata. An elegant hardy border plant, growing 
about 1% feet high, producing long spikes of 
bright blue flowers. June and July. Pkt., 15c; 
M oz., 50c. 
Veronica Spicata 
Vinca 
VINCA—PERIWINKLE (Annual) 
These are very bright annuals which should be 
included in every garden. They are most attrac¬ 
tive with their dark green glossy leaves and their 
beautiful flowers. Excellent for bedding and borders. 
The plants grow about 12 inches tall. 
M oz. Pkt. 
Rosea. Fine rose color.$0.30 $0.10 
Rosea Alba. White, rosy eye.30 .10 
Alba Pura. Pure white.30 .10 
Mixed. All colors.30 .10 
VIOLET, Sweet Scented (Perennial) 
Seed is of slow germination and should be sown 
in the Fall and left outdoors. 
Viola Odorata (Semperflorens). Is the well known 
English Violet. Succeeds best in a partially 
shaded, moist place. 4 inches. April and May. 
Pkt., 15c; Vs oz., 40c. 
VIOLA CORNUTA— 
See Tufted Pansies, Page 17. 
WALLFLOWER (Annual) 
The plants grow to a height of VA to 2 V 2 . feet. 
Early Wonder Mixed. The seed we are offering 
this season has been produced from special stock 
seed. Will bloom in about 90 days from time of 
sowing. Pkt., 15c; Vk oz., 40c. 
WALLFLOWER (Perennial) 
They flower early, and are often called the true 
“harbingers of spring.” They thrive in poor soil, 
but are not hardy and should be sown in a cold 
frame during the autumn months and transplanted 
to the open ground in the spring. Wk to 2 feet. 
Pkt. 
Double Mixed .$0.15 
Single Mixed. V 2 oz., 30c.10 
WAHLENBERGIA, See Platycodon, page 19. 
WOOLFLOWER, CHINESE (Annual) 
Start seed, if convenient, under glass about four 
weeks before time to transplant to the garden. For 
beds and borders. 
Pkt. M oz. 
Crimson .$0.10 $0.35 
Mixed. All colors.10 .35 
WILD CUCUMBER (Annual) 
Rapid-growing annual climber. Has beautiful 
foliage and pretty fragrant white flowers. 15 feet. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c. 
WILD GARDEN FLOWER MIXTURE 
We offer a mixture of the easiest and surest 
growing kinds that can be sown broadcast. 
Pkt. Oz. Lb. 
Annual Mixed.$0.10 $0.15 $1.00 
Perennial Mixed.10 .50 6.75 
Pkt. 
Rock Garden Mixture of Annuals.$0.10 
Rock Garden Mixture of Perennials.10 
