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VARIETIES MARKED WITH • SUPPLIED IN PLAIN PACKETS ONLY 
THUNBERGIA (Black-Eyed Susan) □ 
Culture 1, 4 or 5. Normal germination, 10-15 days 
Alata Mixed —A trailing and climbing plant with large showy 
flowers. Colors embrace all shades of yellow, orange, buff and 
white, almost all with black centers. Makes a good ground- 
cover, too, on sunny banks. 4 feet. Grows wild in South 
Africa.—packet 10c 
TITHONIA □ 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 5-10 days 
Speciosa Early Strain (Mexican Sunflower)—Though 
really a perennial, this plant is best started indoors in the 
northern states, and treated as an annual. Coming from 
Mexico, it is a rare and handsome thing and ideal for the 
background of a wide border. Flowers are a huge dazzling 
orange-scarlet, 3-4 inches across, and resemble a single 
Zinnia. 5 feet tall. Native to Mexico and West Indies.— 
packet 15c 
Early Flowering Tithonia 
TRITOMA (Torch Lily or Red Hot Poker) O 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 30 days 
Hybrida —Handsome and showy border subjects, resembling 
orange spear-heads. Requires protection during Winter. 
Native of Africa.—packet 10c 
TORENIA □ 
Culture 1 or 4. Normal germination, 10-15 days 
•Fournieri —Round bushy plants about 10 inches tall, with 
very attractive flowers somewhat like Snapdragon, of a beauti¬ 
ful sky-blue and violet, with a yellow lip. An excellent border 
substitute for pansies. Will grow anywhere. Native of 
Cochin-China.—packet 10c 
Tufted Pansy —See Viola Cornuta. 
VINCA (Madagascar Periwinkle) □ 
Culture 3, 4, or 5. Normal germination, 10-12 days 
Valuable for pot culture or for borders, tender annual. 1 foot. 
Seed often germinates slowly. Roots may be taken up in the 
Fall, potted, and flowered indoors during the Winter. Foliage 
a shiny dark green, somewhat like that of a gardenia. Native 
of the Island of Madagascar as well as other tropical spots. 
Alba Pura —Pure white.—packet 10c 
•Alba Rosea Oculata—Waxy white, with deep rose eye.— 
packet 10c 
Rosea —Rose petals, crimson eye.—packet 10c 
Mixed —packet 10c 
VENIDIUM (Monarch of The Veldt) □ 
Culture 4. Normal germination, 30 days 
Fastuosum —2-3 feet. “All-America” Silver Medal 1933. 
Daisylike flowers 4-5 inches across, with a double row of 
brilliant orange petals with center zone of purple-black. Sow 
in March or April in a sunny position, or can be started indoors- 
for earlier bloom. Foliage silky gray. Grows wild-in South 
Africa.—packet 25c 
Hybrids Mixed —packet 35c 
VERBENA □ 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 10-15 days 
The Verbena is a well-known annual of creeping habit. 
Partially upright, but when prostrate taking root freely where 
stems come in contact with the ground. Excellent for bedding. 
In bloom 90 days. 
Verbenas are found nearly all over the world. The origin of 
the garden variety, however, is unknown, as it is believed to be 
a multiple hybrid. 
Gigantea Lavender Glory— “All-America” 1933 
Gigantea Blue Shades Gigantea Firefly or Scarlet 
Gigantea Pink Shades Gigantea White 
Any of the above packets 10c 
Gigantea Choice Mixed —-packet 5c 
•Beauty of Oxford Hybrids —“All-America” Pronze Medal. 
1933. Shades from rose pink to rose red. Astonishingly 
brilliant.—packet 10c 
VERONICA (Speedwell) O 
Culture 3. Set out Sept. Normal germination, 15-20 days 
•Spicata —Bears small spikes of rich blue flowers in July and 
August. Exceedingly attractive plants 2-3 feet tall. Native- 
in Northern Europe and Asia.—packet 10c 
VIOLA CORNUTA 
Culture 3. Set out Sept. Normal germination, 8-40 days 
Tufted Pansy Special Formula Mixed —This plant is often 
mistaken for a small-size pansy. It belongs to the same family,, 
but is quite different, for the petals do not overlap nearly so 
much as in the pansy. The season is longer, and the plants are 
much more hardy. A gem for rock gardening. Clear colors of 
yellow, white, terra-cotta, rich purple, lavender, apricot, and. 
rose. Keep flowers cut to promote continuous bloom.—pkt. 15c 
Viola Tricolor —See Pansies. 
VISCARIA □ 
Culture 4 or 5. Normal germination, 15-30 days 
•Blue Pearl —A new introduction from England. Semi¬ 
dwarf, and pure lavender-blue, this plant is ideal for mass- 
effects.—packet 15c 
Verbena Gigantea Mixed 
