VERONICA - Speedwell 
Beautiful hardy perennials that vary in height from a few inches to 
three feet and bear blue, rosy pink or white flowers in terminal spikes 
or racemes. Showy plants for borders or rock gardens and all of easy 
culture. 
Culture. Good, ordinary soil will suffice for all the foregoing kinds. 
Grow the dwarf sorts in masses on the margins of sunny borders or 
rock gardens, and the others in colonies in positions according to their 
height. Plant in autumn or spring, 6 to 8 inches apart; cut back all 
faded flowers to promote new growth and additional blooms. They are 
classed amongst the best perennials for the American gardens. 
♦Amethystina "Royal Blue" Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Beautiful spikes of rich gentian-blue flowers. 10 to 15 inches. June 
and July flowering. 
Blue Spires Three $1.50, Doz. $4.50, 100 $30.00 
Far superior to the well-known Spicata. Growing two feet high, its 
lovely deep blue spikes show up well in the hardy border. The foliage 
is clean and plant is of bushy upright habit and flowers throughout the 
early summer. A fine new introduction of real merit, and a plant which 
does withstand hot and dry weather without suffering. Altogether a 
very worth-while border plant. 
* Erica Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A heather-like Speedwell with delicate pink flowers. June-July. 8 to 
12 inches. 
♦Incana Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
(Candida). 1 foot. July and August. A white, woolly plant; flowerls 
numerous; blue. Has good appearance, both in and out of bloom. 
Useful in rockery or for edging paths and flower beds. 
Longifolia subsessilis Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
2 feet. July to September. One of the handsomest blue-flowering 
plants. Perfectly hardy and increases in strength and beauty each 
year. Spikes completely studded with beautiful blue flowers; fine for 
cutting and one of the best plants for the hardy border. 
♦ Repens Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
1 to 2 inches. May and June. A useful rock or carpeting plant with 
light blue flowers. Not very hardy, we recommend Rupestris in its place. 
♦ Rupestris Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A fine rock plant growing 3 to 4 inches high; thickly matted, deep 
green foliage, hidden in early June under a cloud of bright blue flowers. 
Does well in light shade and is also a good ground cover for shrub 
borders. 
♦ Rupestris flexuosa Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Prostrate creeping plant forming a solid carpet of green which in late 
April and early May is covered with pale blue flowers 1 inch high. 
A-No. 1 rock plant. 
♦Rupestris, Heavenly Blue Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
The same habit as Rupestris or Rupestris alba; prostrate; does well in 
full sun or light shade. Loveiy in the rockery or at base of shrubbery. 
Completely covered with heavenly blue flowers in late May or early 
June. 
♦ Rupestris nana rosea Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Has same habit and flowers at same time as Rupestris nana. The 
flowers, however, are mauve-pink. 
Spicata Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Long spikes of violet-blue flowers all summer; a very fine variety for 
the middle of the hardy border. For best results lift and divide every 
three years and fertilize well with bone meal. Plant grows about 24 
inches tall. 
Spicata alba Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Long spikes of snowy white flowers. 
True Blue Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Literally covers itself with blossoms of intense blue. 12 inches. June- 
July flowering. 
Veronica Longifolia Subsessilis 
Double Russian Violet 
VINCA - Periwinkle or Trailing Myrtle 
The Periwinkles are suitable to grow as edgings to shrubbery borders, 
carpet the ground under the shade of trees, or in shady borders with 
ferns, lilies and other bulbs. 
♦Minor 
A trailing evergreen plant, used extensively for carpeting the ground 
under shrubs or trees or on graves, where it is too shady for grass or 
other plants. Doz. 100 1000 
Nursery grown plants, 1 year old.$1.40 $8.00 $65.00 
Nursery grown plants, 2 years old. 1.65 10.00 85.00 
Heavy plants from 2'/ 2 -inch pots. 2.25 12.00 90.00 
♦Minor alba (2/2-inch pots) Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00; 100 $25.00 
The rare white-flowered form of the variety listed above. 
Culture. Ordinary soil in positions named at left. Plant in autumn or 
early spring, 4 to 6 inches apart. Additional beauty is obtained by the 
interplanting of daffodils, mertensia or plumbago larpentae. All these 
bulbs and plants do well planted under Vinca minor. 
♦Minor aurea variegata Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
The hardy golden variegated Vinca is a very attractive plant for the 
rockery or any shady place where a touch of color for the winter is 
required. 
Minor, Bowles Variety (2-in. pots) Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00; 100 $25.00 
The foliage is broad and rich glossy green, of strong texture. The flowers 
are not only larger but of a deeper rich blue color and are borne with a 
remarkable profusion. 
WHAT IT IS: Wayside Gardens Organic Plant Food remains available 
in the soil for a long time, slowly disintegrating. Never causes indigestion. 
It's a food rich in organic matter that has all the merits of the best rotted 
manures, and still is in a form as easy to use as the usual fertilizers. 
HOW TO USE IT: Wayside Gardens Special Food is easy to use. The 
directions are simple. If your garden is an established one, apply twice a 
year, March first and September first. Use 15 to 25 pounds for top dressing 
a space of 500 square feet for hardy plants, rock plants, roses, annuals and 
other flowering plants, shrubs and bulbs. 
In making a new garden, double the amount and mix with the soil. 
Planting may be done at once. No burning is possible. For old lawns use 
10 to 25 pounds for top dressing 500 square feet. In making new lawns 
use double the amount and mix with the soil. Seeding may be done at 
once. No burning effect will result. 
For potted plants, a 3-inch potful of the food, mixed with a bushel of 
soil will give you splendid results. 
50 lbs.$4.00 500 lbs.$25.00 
100 lbs. 7.00 2000 lbs. 90.00 
Can be obtained direct from Wayside Gardens only. May be stored for 
several years without loss of vitality. 
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