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TUTTLE BROTHERS NURSERIES 
VERONICA. Long lived perennials that thrive in most any soil or sunny loca¬ 
tion. Bloom in summer. 
Blue Candle. Long slender spikes thickly set with beautiful blue flowers that 
hold their color for a long period. Good for cutting. 2V4-in. pots; gal. containers. 
*Incana. Highly attractive gray (almost white) foliage. Clear, deep blue flowers 
in summer. Gal. containers; 214-inch pots. 
Longifolia subsessilis. Bears compact 6 to 8-inch long spikes of deep blue 
flowers. Leaves wide, 3 inches in length, compact on stems ctnd dark green. 
Gal. containers. 
Marilima. Strong growing, hardy perennial to 2 feet. Dark green leaves to 4 
inches in length. Dense racemes of lilac-colored flowers. Sun or part shade. 
214-inch pots; gal. containers. 
*Pectinata. Prostrate, white foliage. Flowers deep blue with white center. 
Gal. containers. 
*Repens. A minutely-leaved, trailing variety that roots as it spreads, 
forming a close mat of cool, deep green. Bears slender racemes of small, 
light blue flowers in late spring. Excellent in the rock garden. Part shade. 
214-inch pots; gal. containers. 
*Rupestris. Probably the hardiest of the prostrate varieties. The small, 
thickly growing leaves are quite substantial in texture. It, too, roots as it 
travels and spreads into a small carpet of deep green loveliness. Many 
medium blue flowers in early summer. Invaluable in the rock garden or 
border. Gal. containers; 214-inch pots. 
Spicata. An old standby. Long narrow, medium green leaves; 3-inch spikes of 
flowers in summer. Grows to 2 feet. Blue and Pink. 214-in. pots; gal. containers. 
Corymbosa. Pale blue. Grows to 1 foot. 214-inch pots. 
*Teucrium. Half trailing plant to 6 inches in height. Dark green foliage. Many 
small spikes of blue flowers. 214-inch pots; gal. containers. 
VINCA (Periwinkle) 
Major (Common Periwinkle or Trailing Myrtle). The hardiest ground cover. 
Will thrive under eucalyptus trees and in other difficult locations. Cut 
back to 2 or 3 inches each winter. Has attractive blue flowers in spring. 
Excellent for hanging baskets or window boxes. 2V2-inch pots; gal. con¬ 
tainers. Bare root, $1.50 per 100. 
Major variegated. Identical to former except for white variegation. Gal. con¬ 
tainers; 2 V' 2 -inch pots. 
Minor. Flowers and leaves smaller than Major. 2V'2-inch pots; gal. containers. 
Rosea (Madagascar Periwinkle). Low, glossy-foliaged plant. Through summer 
and fall the tips of each branchlet are aglow with waxy white or soft pink 
flowers similar to phlox. Plant in protected, sunny location. Height to 2 feet. 
214-inch pots; gal. containers. 
*VIOLET (Viola odorata) 
Light Blue. A lovely shade of soft blue. Probably the most fragrant violet 
grown here. Stems exceptionally long. Flowers large. Sun. Gal. con¬ 
tainers; 2 V 2 -inch pots. 
Gov. Herrick. Deep blue. 214-inch pots; gal. containers. 
Marie Louise. Double blue. 214-inch pots; gal. containers. 
Princess of Wales. Clear violet blue. Long stems. Fragrant. 21/2-inch pots; 
gal. containers. 
(*) PARTICULARLY USEFUL IN ROCK GARDENS 
