21 THE TURFING DAISY 
A spreading, densely fern-leafed perennial that naturally 
will form a close tight turf, long-enduring and Wear-resist¬ 
ing. Incidentally, it is a good rockery plant, too. Botani- 
cally it is Matricaria Tchihatchewi. We recommend it for 
much-trodden places, for dry banks, even beneath trees if 
shade be not too heavy, but never for any place that is 
likely to stay wet long. In June the feathery mat Will be 
starred with little white daisies, but if you do not want 
them, just run the lawn-mower over them. The Turfing 
Daisy will thrive sometimes where grass will not. It can 
be very good indeed, but it is no panacea for lawn ills. 
We suggest that you try it on a small scale at first, in 
order to determine its adaptability to your particular con¬ 
ditions, and your own liking for it. Then if it fits, you can 
take it on in a bigger way next season. Sow in carefully 
prepared seedbeds, ^ as you would seeds of any rock garden 
or border perennial, later transplanting the well-grown 
seedlings into prepared ground where the lawn is desired, 
spacing them a foot apart each way. “yt” culture. Pkt. 
15c; 12 pkts. for $1.25. Not more than 12 pkts. supplied 
to one customer. 
TURFING DAISY PLANTS—Good rooted divisions can 
be supplied that will spread quickly to a close mat if 
spaced a foot apart each way. Can be set in either 
spring or fall. The divisions, by nature of the species, 
are small, and with thread like roots, but transplant them 
promptly upon arrival into good soil, using plenty of 
water, and they will quickly go to growing again. 20 for 
$1.00; 100 for $4.00. 
51 VACCINTUM CORYMBOSUM — jbamy(2)72. Giant 
Blueberry. From cultivated plants of named large-fruited 
sorts. Big fruits, most delicious in flavor. Also worthy of 
cultivation as an ornamental shrub, with pink-tinted white 
urn-blossoms in spring, and gorgeous scarlet foliage in 
autumn. Pkt. 20c; special large pkg., 60c; % oz. 76c. 
35 VALLOTA PURPUREA—w. It is the Scarborough Lily, 
showy cousin of Amaryllis. Clustered flowers that vary 
from pure _ scarlet, to rose-toned reds. A famous pot 
plant, or if bulbs are set deeply and protected, will 
sometimes winter outside. Pkt. 25c. 
35 VELTHEIMIA GLAUCA—w. An extraordinary bulb, 
not at all difficult from seed, and highly decorative in 
both flower and leaf. Handsome blue-green foliage, carried 
in reminder of Bird’s-nest Fern, half-succulent and crispy, 
glossy and undulate. Finally come long-stemmed and 
massive trusses of rosy pink flowers, tinged with buff 
and cinnabar. Handle as a pot plant. Seeds can be sown 
any time of year. Pkt. 25c. 
♦VENIDIUM FASTUOSUM HYBRIDS—cbkt(3-4) 36. Mon- 
pch of the Veldt. Great daisies, 3 to 4 inches across, 
in melting pastel tones, creamy white, primrose, buff, lemon, 
yellow, golden orange, always with vivid black-purple 
zone. It cuts. Full sun. Pkt, 20c. 
VERBASCUM HARDY BORDER BLEND—efbx(2-3). No 
hardy plant will give more striking decorative specimens. 
Blossoms white, cream, primrose, lemon or golden. Again 
they may show lavender or lilac suffusions or be solidly of 
rich purple violet. Foliage, down-silvered or leather¬ 
grained. Height, 3 to 7 feet. Pkt. 10c; % oz. 30c. 
VERBASCUM PHOENICEUM HYBRIDS — erbcdstx(8)25. 
Hyacinth Mullein. Blossoms of daintiest charm in tall, 
slender “hyacinth” spikes. There will be cream, apple- 
blossom pink, rose, lavender, violet and purple of Tyre, 
above ground-hugging leaf-rosettes like pebbled morocco. 
Blooms long in spring, and again in autumn. See illustration, 
page 44, but usually spikes are fuller. Pkt. 15c. 
OTHER VERBASCUMS—At 10c the pkt. Blattaria, Blat- 
taria white, Chaixi album, Wilmottiae, Sinuatum, Pyra- 
midale, Weidemannianum, Wilsoni, Macedonicum. 
^ VERBENA ANNUAL 
Great trusses of colorful blossoms from early summer to 
latest autumn. Ideal for edgings, bedding, ground cover 
or in porch boxes. Cuts well. Likes full sun. We offer 
here seeds of the Giant-flowered Strain, in care^””v 
anced mixture, salmon, pale pink, rich rose, vivid red. 
scarlet, cardinal, white, lavender and varied brilliant 
blues. We have seen no larger-flowered strain than this; 
doubt that there is one, though it may be possible for 
you to pay double the price for the hope of it, if that be 
your desire. Pkt, 10c; ^ oz. 25c; % oz. 40c; % oz. 70c. 
21 HARDY PERENNIAL VERBENAS—Corymbosa 15c; 
Stricta, pkt. 10c, % oz. 35c; Venosa pkt. 10c; % oz, 30c; 
Canadensis 15c; Hastata 15c; Bipinnatifida (see page 2^ 
pkt. 15c. i 
♦VERBENA BONARIENSIS — ecbx(3-5)40. Tall b/anchinx 
sprays of little violet flowers. For cutting. Pkt. 10c. 
♦VERBESINA ENCELIOIDES—ebnx(8)40. A showy and 
easy annual that doesn’t know when to stop blooming. 
Big single, butter-yellow daisies with irregular petals. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 20c. 
21 VERONICA FOR BLUE 
But sometimes it is white or pink; always it is good. 
VERONICA AUSTRALIS—ergx(2-3)8. Sky blue flowers in 
loose spikes, over tufted “verbena” foliage. Fine carpeter. 
Formerly listed as V. Lyalli. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each 25c; 
3 for 65c; 10 for $1.90.) 
VERONICA CORYMBOSA STRICTA — erx(2)9. Round, 
thick pancakes of ferniness, set closely in crown effect with 
upright blue flower-spikes. Good. Pkt. 16c. (Plants, each 
25c; 3 for 65c; 10 for $1.90.) 
VERONICA ELATIOR—ebx(8)26. 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. 16c. (Plants, each 
25c; 3 for 65c.) 
VERONICA LINIFLORIA—erx(3)8. Pretty New Zealand 
species. Large flowers, few in cluster, pure white or pale 
rose, Pkt. 15c. 
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 65c; 10 for 
$1.65.) 
VERONICA REPENS—Sheets of vivid moss-like green, 
veiled in early summer by a wide, low spread of pretty 
palest blue blossoming. Pkt. 15c. (Plants, each 25c,) 
VERONICA SCUTELLATA—erbx(2-5)15. Vivid deep blue, 
slender tapering ^pikes. Starts blooming in early July, and 
still full of flowers at Old Orchard on November 30th, 
closest to everblooming of all the Veronicas we have. 
Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 146A40—One pkt. each of above for $1.00. 
VERONICA SPECIES—Excellencies here. Bidwelli 15c; 
Catarractae 20c; Caucasica 15c; Grandis 15c; Koenitzeri 
15c; Orchidea 15c; Maritimum 10c; Saxatilis 25c ; Traversi 
20c. 
VERONICA BLEND—The above and others. Unsurpassed 
mixture, long in bloom. Pkt. 15c; it oz- 60c. 
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, 
VERONICA PLANT OFFER—One plant each, labeled, of 
Australis, Corymbosa, Incana, Officinalis, Flexuosa, Rapens 
and Rupestris rosea, for $1.50. Postage extra, see page 1. 
♦VISCARIA OCULATA BLEND—ecbx(2-3)14. Quick, easy 
annuals for long massed bloom. There will be white, 
pink, rose, vivid red, Delphinium blue. Highly attractive. 
Botanically a variety of Lychnis Coeli-rosa. Pkt. 10c; 
^4 oz. 25c. 
♦WALLFLOWER EARLY WONDER DOUBLE MIXED— 
ercbkt(4)24. Sweet perfumes and rich colorings here, com¬ 
binations and blendings of rich browns and red mahogany, 
with canary and gold. Pkt, 15c. 
21 WAHLENBERCIA 
Low-growing hardy Campanulads of much charm in 
the rock garden, 
WAHLENBERGIA ALBOMARGINATA—erx(2)5. Rather 
large vase-shaped flowers of pure white or blue. New 
Zealand. Pkt. 20c. 
WAHLENBERGIA PUMILIO—erltx(2)5. Glistening, sil¬ 
vered foliage tuffets, hidden long by a crowd of sky-look¬ 
ing chalicecups in vitrilucent lavender-toned amethyst. 
Pkt. 25c. 
WAHLENBERGIA SAXICOLA—ierx(2)4. Dainty little 
tufted Tasmanian, with exquisite airy bells of bright sky 
blue. Pkt. 20c. 
OFFER 149A40—One pkt. each of above for 55c. 
WATER LILY—See Nymphaea, Nelumbium. 
33 WATSONIA MIXED—cbk(4) Bulb-flowers in the Glad¬ 
iolus alliance; greatly showy and varied. Pkt. 10c. % oz. 
35c; % oz. 60c. 
WILD FLOWER—Page 27. 
61 WISTERIA FLORIBUNDA—kt. Magnificent hardy vine. 
Very long flower clusters in varied blues, or sometimes 
white. Pkt. 10c; ^4 oz. 20c, 
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