TtJLlP GAKDEN hybrids — ucbzy(2)28. Saved from named 
Darwin, Breeder and Cottage sorts. Extraordinary color 
range. Offered for experimental production of new seed¬ 
ling varieties. Pkt. 15c; % oz. 40c. # 
TUNICA SAXIFRAGA — *erdx(8ll0. The plant is a soft 
pink mistiness of blossom-haze from June till near winter. 
Pkt. 6c. 
THE TURFING DAISY 
A spreading, densely fern-leaved perennial that naturally 
vvill form a close tight turf, long-enduring and wear-re¬ 
sisting. Recommended for much-trodden places, for dry 
banks, or even beneath trees if shade be not too heavy. 
In June the feathery mat will be starred with little white 
daisies, but if you do not want them, just run the lawn- 
mower over them. It will grow where grass will not. Sow 
in seed beds, then transplant to stand a few inches apart 
each way. Shoots will reach out, rooting as they grow, 
and soon there will be solid turf. Botanically this is Matri¬ 
caria Tchihatchewi. Pkt. 15c ; % oz. 40c; % oz. 76c. # 
FLOWERING GORSE 
Ulex at Old Orchard, still showed sprays of golden bloom 
in December this year. The contrast of glossy yellowness 
against the rich dark green of the curious needle-fur 
foliage, gives highly decorative effects. 
ULEX EUROPAEUS — eqbdh(2) (4)48. Gorse or Furze. 
Branching shrubs with dark green, spiny branches, almost 
leafless. Each ends in a crowded cluster of glossy yellow 
“butterfly” flowers. Blooms in spring, and usually again 
in autumn. Showy. Hardy to New York. Give sheltered 
position above. Sow seed where plant is to stand. Pkt. 
10c; % oz. 25c. 
ULEX NANUS — ecirbdh(4)20. Resembles last, but dwarf- 
er and denser in habit; blooming only in autumn, but then 
for several weeks. Pkt. 15c. 
URGINEA MARITIMA—ufh(5)50. Sea Squill. Panicles of 
little white blossoms, purple-keeled. Rodenticide. Pkt. 20c. 
VACCINIUM CORYMBOSUM—qbamsty(2)72. Giant Blue¬ 
berry. From cultivated plants of named large-fruited 
sorts. Big fruits, most delicious in flavor. Also worthy of 
cultivation as an ornamental shrub, with pink-tinted white 
urn-blossoms in spring, and gorgeous scarlet foliage in 
autumn. Pkt. 20c; special large pkg., 50c. # 
SCARBOROUGH LILY 
It is Vallota purpurea, a showy flowering bulb in the 
Amaryllis relationship. The large, clustered flowers vary 
from pure scarlet to rich, dark red. Makes a famous, pot 
plant, or planted deeply in sheltered places, established 
bulbs will often winter outside. Sow in frames, or a 
sunny window. Pkt. 20c. 
VANCOUVERIA PARVIFLORA — rns(h)yl5. Inside-out- 
flower. Lilac-tinged blossoms. Airy foliage. Pkt. 15c. 
VELTHEIMIA GLAUCA—eutw(l)24. Desirable and easy 
pot bulbs with handsome, half-succulent and crispy, blue- 
green leaves, glossy and undulate. Bears heavy, long¬ 
stemmed trusses of rosy pink flowers, spotted with buff 
and red cinnabar. Pkt. 25c. 
VENUS FLYTRAP-See Dionaea. 
VERBASCUM or SHOWY MULLEIN 
The Verbascums offer easy beauty, delicately tinted in 
blossom, and with a charm of down-silvered or leather¬ 
grained foliage. They are of utmost winter-hardiness, but 
rather short-lived naturally. Still this scarce matters, since 
all re-seed surely enough to keep an invariable succession 
of blooming-size plants coming on. The Verbascums fit 
the tall hardy border, or given room to develop individ¬ 
ually, they will make striking decorative specimens. We 
offer here a blend of many species, flowers in white and 
cream, with varied shades of yellow from light to dark; 
then there will be lavender tintings, with others that 
reach the rose, lilac, violet and purple range. See also 
Treasure Chest, page 64. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c. # 
VERBASCUM PHOENICEUM HYBRIDS—erbcdstx(8)25. 
Hyacinth Mullein. Blossoms of daintiest charm in tall, 
slender “hyacinth” spikes. There will be cream, apple- 
blossom pink, rose, lavender, violet and purple of Tyre, 
above ground-hugging leaf-rosettes like pebbled morocco. 
Blooms long in spring, and again in autumn. See illustration, 
l>aye 40, but usually spikes are fuller. Pkt. 10c. # 
VERBENA HASTATA-ebnh(3)50. Tall candelabras of 
pretty violet flowers for many weeks. In full sun, thrives 
anywhere. Hardy perennial. Pkt. 5c ; % oz. 30c. # 
VERBENA BIPINNATIFIDA—»ercbx(8)16. From June un¬ 
til late November there is a constant showing of clustered 
bloom, mantling in blue-reflecting lavender the great piles 
of ferny, feathery foliage. It is perennial, seemingly of 
complete winter-hardiness at Philadelphia, but if by any 
chance it should be found tender in exposed northern lo¬ 
cations, it may then be treated as an annual, for it comes 
into bloom from spring-sown seed with pleasing speed. Far 
better color, and more showily effective than Verbena aub- 
letia. Flat clusters. Pkt. 16c; oz. 35c. # 
♦VERBENA FLAG OF DENMARK—eox(8)10. We have been 
selecting this to intensify dwarfness and compactness. 
Flowers of most brilliant scarlet, but center pure white. 
Pkt. 15c. # 
VERBENA BONARIENSIS—*ebnx(3-4)45. Each branch, and 
there are tangles of them, ends in a short spike of tiny 
lilac florets. Really very good. Argentina. Pkt. 15c. # 
VERBENA STRICTA — ebnh(3)25. Pretty flowers of blue- 
purple in long spikes. Fine hardy perennial. Pkt. 6c. # 
VERNONIA NOVEBORACENSIS—ecbnmh(4)60. Robust, 
handsome, and hardy. The flowers are panicled tufts of 
rich aster-purple. Plant with early Goldenrod, for pleasing 
effects, in purple and gold. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c. # 
VESICARIA UTRICULATA—erbx(l-2)18. Tufted rosettes 
from which rise leafy stems, each with clustered crown 
of golden yellow blossoms, like those of Wall-flower. Later 
there are interestingly inflated seed-pods; Zeppelins of 
Lilliput. Pkt. 20c. 
AND VERONICA FOR BLUE 
VERONICA HULKEANA—ebdx(2)3G. Handsome foot-long 
panicles of lilac bloom. New Zealand. Pkt. 15c. 
VERONICA INCANA — erx(3-4)15. Low ci’owded foliage 
masses; a particularly attractive silvered gray. The flow¬ 
ers are clear blue-purple, in loose racemes a foot high. 
Pkt. 15c; ia oz. 30c. # 
VERONICA LYALLI — erx(2-3)8. Low spreading mats of 
loosely fluffed fern-foliage. Many pretty spikes of pink- 
lilac flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
VERONICA ORCHIDEA—ecbx(2-3)28. Sturdily upright and 
compact clumps, each stem ending in a long spike of 
bright blue flowers. Pkt. 15c. # 
VERONICA PEDUNCULARIS—erx(2)6. Spikes of white 
stars, with linings and tintings of pink pearl. Pkt. 20c. 
VERONICA REPENS—ergph(3-4)2. The daintiest of trail¬ 
ing beauties, with minute leaves, scarce more than a ground- 
mat of imbricated emerald. Through the summer months, 
though, this is veiled by a pretty haziness of palest blue 
blossoms. For rockery, ground-cover, bulb cover or pave¬ 
ments. Shallow rooting, so needs judicious watering in 
drought. Pkt. 20c. # 
VERONICA SAXATILIS — erx(2)7. Decorative fern-trail¬ 
er, flowers of sapphire in loose sprays. Pkt. 20c. 
VERONICA BORDER BLEND—ecbh. A blend of showy 
taller kinds, in blue, violet, white and rose, for hardy 
border effects. Long in bloom. Pkt. 15c. # 
OFFER 151A8 —One pkt. each of above for $1.20. 
FOR KEY LETTER EXPLANATIONS see first 
page of catalog. The key letters and numerals after 
each varietal name are intended to indicate classifi¬ 
cation, needs, uses, blooming season and height. 
VIBURNUM 
The Viburnums are hardy and amenable shrubs of con¬ 
siderable beauty of flower, fruit and form. All are relative¬ 
ly easy from seed, providing sowing is made in open 
ground in late fall, or failing this, that stratification or 
refrigeration of the seed, (see “y” culture, page 1), precedes 
spring sowing. 
VIBURNUM ACERIFOLIUM—qsty 8 ft. Creamy flowers; 
black fruits. Shade tolerant. Purple in autumn. Pkt. 
10 c. # 
VIBURNUM CARLESI — qy 5 ft. Splendid spreading shrub, 
with perfume-haunted pink and white flowers in May. 
Showy. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c. 
VIBURNUM DENTATUM — qy 12 ft. The showy Arrow- 
wood. White flowers, purple fruits. Pkt. 10c ; % oz. 20c. 4t 
VIBURNUM LENTAGO — qjy 25 ft. Fragrant white flow¬ 
ers ; then sweet, edible fruits. Pkt. 10c ; % oz. 20c. 
VIBURNUM TOMENTOSUM--qy 10 ft. Snowball. Hand- 
.some white flowers, showy fruits. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35c. 
VIBURNUM TRILOBUM -qy 10 ft. Bush Cranberry. Ex¬ 
cellent hardy ornamental, with showy scarlet fruits, from 
which delectable jam or jelly is made. Pkt. 10c ; >4 oz. 20c. 
OFFER 152A8—One pkt. each of above for 50e. 
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