VERBASCUIVl Ver-bas-cum (Mullein) 
Perennial. For borders. June onwards. 
Harkness Yellow. Stately spikes of golden 
yellow. Height 0 feet. 
34 oz. SI.25 3^8 oz. 75c. Pkt. 30c. 
IVI iss Willmott. Creamy white flower spikes. 
Height G feet. Blooms from July until October. 
34 oz. $1.25 34 oz. 75c. Pkt. 30c. 
Phoeniceum. One of the prettiest Verbas- 
cums for the perennial border. Grows about 
2 feet high. The slender, wiry stems carry 
numerous flowers in a variety of charming 
shades. Also splendid greenhouse plant. 
34 oz. $1.25 34 oz. 75c. Pkt. 30c. 
Chaixi White. .A white Verbascum; graceful 
stems of many dainty Howers. Height about 
4 feet. ... ... ... ... Pkt. 25c. 
Olympicum. Very decorative, woolly foli¬ 
age and noble spikes of yellow flowers. 
iHr” 6 feet high. A grand subject for the 
back of perennial borders, etc. 
34 oz. $3.00 34 oz. $1.75 Pkt. 50c. 
T.T.S. VERBENA -VENOSA 
Trivett’s Lavender 
A fine subject for beds, massing, rockeries, etc. 
Lavender blue. Height 12 inches 
VERONICA Ver-on-i-ca (Speedwell) 
Perennial. For borders and rockeries. 
Allioni. Pretty trailing sort about 3 inches 
S high, with white flowers. 
34 oz. $1.75 Pkt. 35c. 
Fruticans. See Veronica saxatilis. 
Gentianoides. Lovely light blue flowers in 
May. F'ine for borders. 2 feet. 
34 oz. $2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
Officinalis. Close evergreen creeper for sun 
or light shade. It will grow under trees where 
grass will not, in pavement joints, rock crev¬ 
ices. A good ground or bulb cover plant. 
Little spires of blue, sweetly aromatic flowers 
in June and July. Height 4 or 5 inches. 
34 oz. $2.00 34 oz. $1.25 Pkt. 25c. 
Prenja. Creeping blue variety about 6 inches 
□ high. Fine for rockeries. ... Pkt. 35c 
Repens. Compact plants in close mats of 
bright green, covered with pale blue 
1^4 flowers. Blooms in Spring. Height 2 
inches. 34 oz. $2.50 34 oz. $1.50 Pkt. 50c. 
Saxatilis. This charming sort forms cushions 
P^T" that are smothered with dainty blossoms 
of gentian blue. Height 6 to 8 inches. For 
rockeries. Blooms from May to July. Pkt. 25c. 
Spicata. Bright blue. 134 feet. 
34 oz. $2.00 34 oz. $1.25 Pkt. 25c. 
Spicata Rose. Pink. 15 inches. 
34 oz. $2.50 34 oz. $1.50 Pkt. 35c. 
Spicata White. Height 15 inches. 
34 oz. $2..50 34 oz. $1.50 Pkt. 35c. 
Spicata Mixed. All colors. 
34 oz. $1.50 34 oz. 85c. Pkt. 15c. 
Subsessile (Longifolia subsessile). Splendid, 
long spikes of amethyst blue. Height 
about 2 feet. Grand for the border and cutting 
34 oz. $1.50 34 oz. 85c. Pkt. 20c. 
Teucrium prostrata. Mixed shades. 
__ 5 to G inches. Grand for rockeries. 
Q 34 oz. $2.00 34 oz. $1.25 Pkt. 25c. 
' Teucrium, Royal Blue. Charming little 
__ species with spikes of clear blue flowers. 
Irj 1 foot. 
34 oz. .$3.00 34 oz. $1.75 Pkt. 50c. 
Trivett’s Greenhouse Varieties. These 
are mixed greenhouse forcing sorts grow¬ 
ing about 4 feet high. Splendid cut flowers. 
[ Pkts. 75c. and .50c. 
T.T.S. VERONICA—Spicata 
Bright blue spikes for flower border or cutting. 
A hardy perennial. Height 134 feet. 
T.T.S. Trivett’s Crimson Vinca 
A new color in Vincas. Deep crimson of ruby 
shade. Glossy leaves 
VIBURNUIVI Vi-bur-num 
Perennial shrub. For culling. 
Carlesi. Worth raising for its delicious fra¬ 
grance. It is a spreading shrub with round 
flower lieads composed of many small florets, 
pink with white. Height 1 to 5 feet. Sow the 
seed in the .lutumn or Winter in pots or boxes. 
Place outdoors in a shady, sheltered place and 
after about 2 months of freezing bring indoor 
to heat. ... ... Pkts. 2.5c. and 1.5c. 
VESICARIA Ve-si-kay-ri-ah 
(Zeppelins of Lilli put) 
Perennial. For rockeries, etc. 
Utriculata. Clusters of golden yellow flowers 
similar to Wallflower, followed by interesting 
ornamental seed pots. Height about 134 feet. 
Pkt. 2.5c. 
VI Cl A Vis-i-ah 
.Annual. Climber. 4 feet. 
Gerardi. A rapid annual climber for fences 
or sunny banks, etc. Clusters of blue flowers 
resembling small Sweet Peas. 
34 oz. 50c. Pkt. 10c. 
Snowdrift. A fine, free-blooming climber 
with pure white flowers. 
34 oz. 60c. Pkt. 15c. 
VINCA Vin-ca (Madagascar Periwinkle) 
Dwarf bedding and edging plants, easily 
raised from seed. Treat as annuals. Sow the 
seed indoors in January or February. The 
seedlings should be transplanted several times 
to form strong plants. 
The deep green, glossy foliage and bright 
single flowers are very showy. Fleight about 
9 inches. Sow seed early indoors 
Trivett’s Crimson. Bright red, attractive 
flowers with red stems; forms a splendid con¬ 
trast to the glossy, dark, evergreenlike 
foliage. A grand bedding and edging sort. 
Bright Rose. .Attractive shade of bright 
pink. 
Pale Pink. Light shell pink. 
Pure White. Glistening pure white sort. 
White with Eye. White with rose eye. 
Mixed. All colors. 
Any of the above six; 
34 oz. $1.00 34 oz. 60c. Pkt. 35c. 
VINES that may be grown from seed— 
page 51. 
VIOLAS, Trivett’s Choice Selection — 
See page 112. 
VIRGINIA COWSLIP— See Mertensia Vir- 
ginica. 
SPECIAL USES OF FLOWERS—See list on 
page 51. 
NOVELTIES and NEWLY ADDED ITEMS 
—See list on page 5. 
CULTURAL HINTS ON RAISING FLOW¬ 
ERS FROM SEED—See page 13. 
"I have used your Tested Seeds for 
almost 15 years and I must say that 
I have had no real cause to complain, 
they have proved highly satisfactory 
to me all that time.” 
MR. RICHARD WALSH 
Superintendent-Head Gardener to 
MRS. E. S. TOWNSEND 
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