4l VERNONIA BLEND — cbnmkt(4)60. Panicled tufts of 
rich aster-purple. Pkt. 10c. 
21 VERONICA FOR BLUE 
VERONICA BIDWILLI—erbx(2-3)9. New Zealand carpeter, 
with sprays of pretty mauve flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
VERONICA CORYMBOSA STRICTA — erx(2)9. Round, 
thick pancakes of ferniness, set closely in crown effect with 
upright blue flower-spikes. Good. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each 
2oc ; 3 for 65c; 10 for $1.90.) 
VERONICA ELATIOR—ebx(8)25. Spikes of individually 
large flowers of soft blue in branching thickets. Pkt. 15c. 
VERONICA INCANA-^efgrx(3-4)15. Most attractive sil¬ 
very gray foliage in crowded mats. Racemes above of 
excellent blue purple flowers. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each 
25c; 3 for 65c.) 
VERONICA LYALLI — ergx(2-3)8. Sky blue flowers in 
loose spikes, over tufted “verbena” foliage. Pkt. 15c. 
(Plants, each 25c; 3 for 65c.) 
VERONICA OFFICINALIS — ergx(2-4)4. Splendid ground 
cover or carpeter, making wide mats. Low flowers of soft 
blue. Pkt. 10c. (Plants, each 20c; 3 for 55c; 10 for 
$1.65.) 
52 VERONICA TRAVERSI—-ebx(3)40. Dense leafy globes 
of plants, formal as though clipped to shape, set in sum¬ 
mer with a fluffy profusion of white flowers in loose spire- 
sprays. New Zealand. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 125A9—One pkt. each of above for 90c. 
VERONICA SPECIES—Austriaca 10c; Grandis 15c; Hul- 
keana 15c; Orchidea 15c; Peduncularis 20c; Repens 15c; 
Saxatilis 25c. 
VERONICA BLEND—-Above and others. Unsurpassed mix¬ 
ture. Long in bloom. Pkt. 15c. 
21 VERONICA FLEXUOSA—Low mats, set in late spring 
with four inch spikes of pretty bloom, lilac to indigo. 
Plants only, each 25c; 3 for 65c. 
21 VERONICA RUPESTRIS ROSEA—Trailing mats, the 
ends upturning to low spikes of delightful rose-pink blos¬ 
soms. Botanical position doubtful, yet it is a well-sep¬ 
arated and valuable horticultural form. Plants only, each 
25c; 3 for 65c. 
21 VESICARIA UTRICULATA — erbx(l)20. Many leafy 
stems, each finished in a terminal cluster of golden “wall¬ 
flower” bloom. Then come balloons of seed-pods. Pkt. 15c. 
51 VIBURNUM BLEND—qy. Valued hardy shrubs with 
good foliage and handsome flowers, these clustered, white 
or creamy. Later come showy berries, purple, black or 
scarlet. Pkt. 10c; % oz - 20c. 
21 THE PANSY-VIOLETS 
Flowers that approach the Pansy form. Viola tricolor 
being indeed the Adam of our big garden Pansies. These 
likeable Pansy-Violets, though, have a greater grace of 
line, a vaster floriferousness, and, above all, a vigor of 
constitution that lets them quite disregard weather and 
adversity. Long-lived perennials, or mostly so. Sow in 
cool early spring, or in September. 
VIOLA BATTANDIERI—Charmingly variable in the creamy, 
lilac, lavender and smoky purple range. Pkt. 15c. 
VIOLA BOSNIACA—Green mats. Blossoms of mauve rose, 
sometimes segregated into variegations over cream. Pkt. 15c. 
VIOLA CALCARATA—From the Swiss Alps comes this 
King of Pansy-Violets, a long-stemmed, long-blooming em¬ 
bodiment of informal grace and beauty. It makes dense 
wide cushions, set above with flowers early and late, 
through every season of the year, (snow permitting). 
A royal indigo, with radiate pencilings, dominates, but 
there will be also purple, cream, or rarely pink-lilac. An 
enduring perennial, plants that have been at Old Orchard 
for the past eight years, are still getting bigger and finer. 
Pkt. 20c. (Plants, each 25c; 3 for 65c; 10 for $1.90.) 
VIOLA FLORAIRENSIS—Big pansy-like blossoms of shad¬ 
ed lilac-lavender; right through summer heat, April to 
VIOLA HYBRIDA APRICOT—Oval, lustrous blossoms of 
deepest apricot, shading to velvety orange at center. Free 
in its blooming. Showy. Pkt. 20c. 
VIOLA LU1EA—A dainty little wild Pansy from English 
hills. Elfin blossoms, from cream-primrose, through lemon, 
to shining gold. Mats. Long in bloom. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, 
each 20c; 3 for 50c; 10 for $1.50.) 
VIOLA MACEDONICA—Intense, rich velvet-purple. Pansy 
style. It keeps right on blooming through heat and 
drought. From sunny Balkan hills. Pkt. 20c. (Plants, 
each 20c; 3 for 50c.) 
VIOLA MUMBYANA — Velvety black-purple above, 6 moky 
gold below, petal-wings spread for flight. Algeria. Pkt. 
20 c. 
VIOLA SAXATILIS— See page 2. Pkt. 25c. 
VIOLA NIGRA or BLACK IMP—Quaint little flowers that 
might have been snipped from black velvet. It is about 
the closest to black of any flower, merest hint of violet re¬ 
flection, and it comes true from seed. Of exceeding flori¬ 
ferousness. May be naturalized effectively. Blooms quickly 
first year from seed, putting on a three-month show. Pkt. 
10c; A oz. 20c; % oz. 35c. 
VIOLA WOCKEI—Extra early, blooms more or less all 
winter. Largest flowers in this group, mostly of deepest 
purple richness, but again with lavender markings. Pkt. 
25c. 
OFFER 126A9—One pkt. each of above for $1.75. 
OTHER PANSY-VIOLETS—Altaica 20c; Gracilis 15c; Tri¬ 
color, Ural variety, 15c. 
PANSY-VIOLET BLEND—The above and others. Valued 
for bedding, edgings, terraces, rock gardens. Pkt. 15c; 
oz. 35c; Ys oz. 60c; % oz. $1.00. 
21 FRIENDLY BUTTERFLY-VIOLETS 
Here are happy and lovable flowers for rock garden, 
woodland, garden path or meadow. They greet the spring 
with their blossoms, but in latest autumn one may still 
find an occasional bloom braving the cold winds. Flower 
and habit of plants in this Violet section are quite unpansy¬ 
like. “kt” culture, unless otherwise marked. 
VIOLA BRITTONIANA —- Large blossoms of deepest pur¬ 
ple, long stemmed. Makes upright, ornamental tufts of 
slashed foliage. Recommended. Pkt. 15c ; ^3 oz. 35c. (Plants, 
each 25c ; 3 for 65c.) 
VIOLA CONFEDERATA — A vigorous and showy large- 
flowered Violet of fullest hardiness. Blossoms of silvery 
white, but with a purple-shaded richness radiating from 
a dark and velvety center. Botanically, it is Viola Priceana. 
Pkt. 15c; A oz. 25c. (Plants, each 25c; 3 for 60c.) 
VIOLA ELATIOR—A tall-growing, branching Violet, long 
in bloom. Big blossoms of soft blue-azure, with white eye. 
Pkt. 15c; Ye oz. 30c, (Plants, each 25c; 3 for 65c.) 
VIOLA EIZANENSIS—Pearly white, fragrant blossoms. 
Decoratively slashed foliage. Pkt. 35c. 
VIOLA JOOI—A spendthrift of bloom, in full flower by 
early April, before its own leaves appear. It is then a 
cushiony mound of pink-lilac, hundreds of blossoms in a 
veritable color-turf of their own making. Uusally re¬ 
blooms in autumn. Highest recommendation. Sometimes 
called Jewel Violet. Pkt. 20c; rg oz. 35c; % oz. 60c. 
(Plants, each 20c; 3 for 55c; 10 for $1.70.) 
VIOLA HEDERACEA — Australian Violet. Dense three- 
inch moundlets of most delightful foliage. Blossoms of 
exquisite daintiness, quite unviolet-like. Color is pure 
blue-purple, but the lower petal is margined with white, 
and the wing-petals are about half and half, purple and 
white. Upper petals are oddly reflexed. Not very hardy, 
but blooms freely as an annual, if seeds are sown early. 
Charming pot or terrarium plant also. Pkt. 25c. 
VIOLA LABRADORICA—Floriferous half-trailer, with blos¬ 
soms of alluring blue-lavender. Pkt. 15c; ^3 oz. 35c. 
(Plants, each 25c; 3 for 65c.) 
VIOLA ODORATA BLUE EMPEROR—y. The intensely 
fragrant, long-stemmed, long-blooming English or Sweet 
Violet. Big flowers of rich blue-indigo. The English 
Violets are persistent in the open ground if given a cool 
sheltered position, or they may be forced. Try in cold 
frame for late winter and earliest spring blooming. Pkt. 
15c. (Plants, each 25c; 3 for 60c; 10 for $1.85.) 
VIOLA ODORATA ROSE SHADES—y. Pearl-pink, through 
rose, to mauve lilac. Perfumed. Pkt. 20c. 
VIOLA ODORATA WHITE—y. Large and fragrant white 
flowers. Pkt. 20c. 
VIOLA PAPILIONACEA OLD ORCHARD VARIETY. Big 
“butterfly” blossoms of rosy lilac, a most charming tone. 
Vigorous, easy, hardy. Pkt. 15c. 
VIOLA PATRINI—Daintily tufted Violet with clear 
lavender flowers. Vigorous. Good. North China. Pkt. 15c. 
VIOLA PEDATA—The brilliantly showy Birdsfoot Violet. 
Very large blossoms, purest blue lavender to purple, or 
rarely bicolor, suffused white below, varied purple velvets 
above. This Violet thrives in slightly acid soil. Pkt. 20c. 
(Plants, concolor blue, each 20c; 3 for 55c; 10 for $1.65. 
Bicolors, each 25c ; 3 for 70c; 10 for $2.10.) 
VIOLA PEDUNCULATA—y. Golden Violet. Inch-wide 
flowers of brilliant golden-orange, starred mahogany, and 
tinted ruddy brown in reverse. Slow germinater. Pkt. 20c. 
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