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SAXIFRAGA. Has small pink flowers in 
the greatest profusion. Nice for the low 
border or for rockwork; blooms profuse¬ 
ly. 6 inches high. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
SAXIFRAGA ALBA. White form of pre¬ 
ceding, 6 inches. June-September. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
SAXIFRAGA ROSEA, FL. PL. A pretty 
new double flowering form with much 
larger flowers than the older single type 
and it is of a deeper color. Starts flower¬ 
ing in early June and continues until 
late fall. Flowers are produced on stems 
6-8 inches in length and resemble little 
pink bells. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
2" Pot.s, Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
VALERIANA 
Valerian; Garden Heliotrope 
COCCINEA. Showy heads of old rose 
flowers in umbels on 12-inch stems just 
above the rich green foliage, are pro¬ 
duced from June until October. A splen¬ 
did plant for bold effects in the wall or 
rock garden; plants, if too large, may be 
severely cut back without damage. Total 
height about 2 feet. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
COCCINEA ALBA. White form of the pre¬ 
ceding. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
VERBENA 
CANADENSIS. A creeping plant in bloom 
all summer. The flowers are purplish blue 
and always plentiful. Good for rock gar¬ 
den in warm, sunny place. 
2" Pots, Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
VENOSA. A neat border or bedding spe¬ 
cies, violet-purple flowers. 
2" Pots, Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
HARDY VINCA 
Every year the Hardy Vinca or Trailing 
Myrtle enjoys a very good demand. This 
iS' due of course to their beautiful glossy, 
evergreen foliage. Where nothing else 
will grow on sloapy land or side hills in 
partial or dense shade or in open sun¬ 
shine, the Vincas will always make a very 
desirable ground cover and they also pro¬ 
duce flowers. Florists who have ceme¬ 
tery business can make good use of Vincas 
for planting on graves, also in vases and 
hanging baskets. A nice planting of these 
is always profitable. We list here a very 
good assortment and are growing all our 
Vincas in pots so that our customers can 
transplant them during the spring months 
A very interesting family of plants 
that form excellent subjects for the hardy 
border and rockery. They will thrive in a 
rich well-drained soil in an open situation 
in full sun. 
AMETHTSTINA. Blue flowers in long 
racemes, dwarf tufted habit. June and 
July. Height 12 Inches. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
BLUE FAY. Grows to a height of 18 
inches, producing light blue flower spikes 
on 18 inch stems. This Veronica is very 
attractive, due to its color which works 
in wonderfully well with flowers during 
the month of September. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
BLUE SPIRE, A worthy and outstanding 
novelty. Grows to a height of about 2 feet 
producing lovely deep blue spikes of 
flowers above lively green foliage. It 
thrives well in almost any type of soil 
and the flowers are desirable for cutting. 
3" Pots. Per 10, $1.75; Per 100, $12.00 
ELEGANS ROSEA. A nice erect growing 
variety 12 inches high; big flowers. Pink, 
^ Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
INCANA. Deep blue flowers with silvery 
foliage Has good appearance, both in and 
out of bloom. Useful in rockery or for 
edging paths and flower beds. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
LONGIFOLIA HYBRIDS. Exactly like 
Longlfolia Subsessilis except that this 
strain produces variable shades of flow- 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
LONGIFOLIA SUBSESSILIS. A delightful 
2-foot border plant with attractive foli¬ 
age of distinct character, a roughened 
bronze green. Flowers are borne abund¬ 
antly during July and August in ^tig 
compact spikes of a beautiful deep blue 
and are frequently used as cut flowers. 
Field Grown, Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
2" Pots, Per 10, $1,50; Per 100, $10.00 
IjYALLI. Semi-creeper, foliage light green 
resembling Verbenas. Flowers are pro¬ 
duced on spikes 4-6 inches in length, 
color sky blue. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
MULTIFIDA. Lilac colored flowers in 
June. 6-8 inches in height. 
2" Pots, Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
ORCHIDEA. A very handsome variety. 
Grows 2 to 3 feet in height and produces 
a profusion of clear blue flowers. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
PEDUNCULARIS. A prostrate plant, 
leaves oblong, coarsely toothed: flowers 
white, veined with pink. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
PECTINATA. Gray foliage, creeping 
habit, producing mauve rose flowers in 
May. Very showy either in or out of 
bloom. 
2" Pots, Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
PULCHELLA. A little on the Rupestris 
type producing large blue flowers in May. 
Height 1 foot. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
REPENS. Low spready-growing kind, 
clinging closely to ground and very use¬ 
ful as ground-cover. Tiny blue flowers in 
early Spring. Thrives best in moist sunny 
location. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
repens rosea. Very short compact 
plant covered in May and June with del¬ 
icate pink flowers. Very desirable for 
rock g'ardens or carpeting, thriving both 
in sunny and shady locations. 
Per 10, $2.00; Per 100, $15.00 
RUPESTRIS. Deep green foliage fairly 
hidden in midsummer with clouds of 
bright blue flowers. An ideal rock garden 
plant, growing only about 2 to 3 inches 
in height. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
rupestris rosea. Fine border or rock 
plant. Pink flowers. 
Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
SPICATA, Long spikes of violet-blue flow¬ 
ers all summer, a very fine plant for the 
middle of the hardy border. Grows about 
24 inches high. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
SPICATA ALBA. Very dark green fol¬ 
iage producing pure white flowers and 
gi'owing to a height of 15 inches. 
Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
TEUCRIUM CHAMAEDRYS. Neat and 
distinct species. 8 inches high. Flowers 
silvery rose. 
Per 10, $1.50; 
per 100. $10.00 
with perfect satisfaction. 
MINOR. A trailing, evergreen plant, used 
extensively for carpeting the ground un¬ 
der shrubs or trees or on graves where it 
is too shady for grass or other plants to 
thrive. Strong, nursery-grown clumps. 
2" Pots, Per 10, $1.00; Per 100, $7.00 
MINOR BOWLES VARIETY. A very at¬ 
tractive variety, having runners of 
glossy evergreen foliage. Like Minor, it 
does not brown during the hot summer 
days. Flowers are bright blue produced 
in great profusion in early spring with a 
sprinkling of bloom during the summer. 
A very compact grower and one of the 
best ground covers. 
2" Pots, Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
MINOR VARIEGATA. A very striking 
variety, producing trailers of good length. 
The striped foliage is larger than the 
green Minor types. Makes a very good 
showing soon after planting. 
2" Pots, Per 10, $1.50; Per 100, $10.00 
FLORA RUBRA PLENA. See Page 3. 
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Seed Department 
We hope by this time you hove checked over the Mortin-Prott Co. 
: wholesole seed catalog in which is listed a complete assortment of 
: the most desiroble annual and perennial seeds. All seeds offered 
■ ore tested in soil in greenhouses under conditions similar to yours. 
This assures you of receiving good germination. If you have not yet 
■ purchased your seeds, we will consider it o great favor if you will allow 
• the Martin-Pratt Seed Co. to take care of your seed requirements. 
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