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VERBENAS 
Mostly decumbent, creeping plants, with 
clusters of bright flowers; extremely showy. 
Sow in the open ground in May, or earlier 
under glass. Thin to 1 foot apart. 
Giant-flowering Types 
_ More flowers to each truss, and the indi¬ 
vidual florets are larger. They attain a 
height of 1}^ feet and, if sown outdoors early 
in May, may be had in bloom by July. 
Etna. Vivid scarlet with small yellow eye. 
Luminosa. Shades of salmon, flesh, and 
coral on a ground of flame-pink. 
*Royale. Royal blue, primrose-yellow eye. 
*Salmon-Pink. Even tone of salmon-pink. 
Spectrum Red. Wonderful dazzling color. 
♦White King. Pure white. 
Mixed. A mixture of all shades. 
♦Crimson Glow. Fine crimson, pure, self- 
colored and without a white eye. Large 
flower trusses. 
♦Lavender Glory. Clear lavender contrasting 
with the cream-white centers. Large blooms. 
(Not entirely fixed; still a few light colors.) 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., Ygoz. 60 cts., f4oz. $1 
COLLECTION No. 38: 5 pkts., one each 
marked (*), 60 cts. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids, Mixed. The 
color varies from clear rose-pink to rose- 
red, and makes this the brightest rose- 
colored Verbena. The individual flowers 
measure over 1 inch in diameter. Pkt. 
25 cts., J^oz. 75 cts., ^oz. $1.25. 
New Apple Blossom. Flowers almost white, 
shading to a delicate cameo-pink toward 
the edges, where they are a decided pink. 
Individual flowers are 1 inches in diam¬ 
eter, while the flower-head measures 4 to 
5 inches. Pkt. 25 cts., }4oz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Floradale Beauty. A new selection from the 
Beauty of Oxford class. It bears large clus¬ 
ters of flowers of beautiful rose and salmon. 
Pkt. 25 cts., J^oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Following are described on page 15 
Blue Sentinel. Pkt. 25 cts., 3^oz. 75 cts., 
34oz. $1.25. 
Flamingo. Pkt. 25 cts., y^oz. $1, J^oz. $1.50. 
Medium-flowering Types 
The trusses and individual flowers are of 
large size and brilliant color. Plants are 
vigorous and bloom freely. Height 1 ft. 
Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., }4oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50. 
Miniature Types 
These grow only 6 to 9 inches high. 
Carmine Ball. Bright carmine. 
Fireball. Bright flame-scarlet. 
Dark Blue Pure White 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., V&oz. 50 cts., V^oz. 90 cts. 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 4 colors, 50c. 
Mixed, pkt. 15 cts., Ysoz. 40 cts., V 40 Z. 75 cts. 
Various Verbenas 
Bonariensis. 4^ Tall, hardy perennial 
producing rosy lavender flowers on long 
stiff stems; these are highly and sweetly 
perfumed, and are valuable for cut-flowers. 
Award of Merit, R. H. S., England. Pkt. 
35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, Ygoz. $1.50. 
Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citriodora). Old 
favorite. Pale green, scented foliage. Pkt. 
25 cts., 5 pkts. $1, 34oz. $1.50. 
Erinoides (Moss Verbena). Moss-like spread¬ 
ing foliage and purplish blue blossoms. 
Pkt. 15 cts., Moz. ^ cts., oz. $2. 
Venosa (Hardy Garden Verbena). 1 ft. Pur¬ 
ple flowers all summer. Pkt. 15 cts., Y^oz. 
40 cts., 34 oz. 75 cts. 
Viola tricolor 
VIOLAS • Tufted Pansies 
Perennial. Violas bloom so freely and for 
so long that they are often preferred to 
pansies. The colors are particularly clear. 
Viola cornuta Hybrids 
Blue Gem (Jersey Gem). 4 in. Pleasing 
shade of deep violet-blue, with an occa¬ 
sional slight variation in tint. Will come 
about 70 per cent true from seed. Pkt. 
25 cts., i^oz. $2.75, Yioz. $5, }^oz. $9. 
Apricot Gem. An unusually fine shade, 
blending into a deep orange center. Splen¬ 
did when planted with Blue Gem. Pkt. 
25 cts., ^oz. $1.50, Yioz. $2.50, ^oz. $4. 
Cornuta, Mixed. Pkt. 20 cts., f^oz. $1. 
New Hybrid Violas 
Arkwright Ruby. Terra-cotta markings on 
crimson make this Viola most attractive. 
Fragrant. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Blue Butterfly. A perfect bedding Viola, 
coming practically 100 per cent true from 
seed. The color is a mid-blue shading to 
white. Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
Normandie. Handsome Viola of the Gra¬ 
cilis type, bearing large, self-colored flow¬ 
ers of a rich burgundy color. Pkt. 50 cts., 
3 pkts. $1.25. 
Primrose Perfection. The flowers are so 
numerous that the plant is almost hidden 
by them. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
Yellow Queen. Deep yellow. A truly large- 
flowering type. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
Aurora. Bluish purple; immense flower. 
Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Avalanche. Immense, pure white flowers. 
Supersedes White Queen. Pkt. 25 cts. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Odorata (Sweet Violet). 4 in. Violet-blue 
flowers; fragrant. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Odorata, The Czar. Deep violet flowers, 
large and fragrant. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
Odorata, White Pearl. Pure white; sweet- 
scented. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Tricolor (Johnny-jump-ups). These cheer¬ 
ful and popular little “Pansy Faces” are 
easy to grow, and they will self-seed with¬ 
out further attention. Flowers are purple, 
blue, and yellow. Pkt. 20 cts., 2 pkts. 
35 cts., 3^oz. 50 cts., J^oz. 90 cts. 
WALLFLOWERS 
These half-hardy annual and perennial 
Wallflowers are grown for early spring bed¬ 
ding and for their delightful fragrance. Per¬ 
ennial sorts should be sown in autumn and 
carried over in coldframe; annual sorts may 
be sown indoors in March and will flower the 
first year front seed. 
New Annual Wallflower, Extra- 
Early Double 
If seed of this variety is sown in early 
spring, it will be in full bloom by June. The 
flowers are equal in size to those of the peren¬ 
nial double varieties, and they are delicately 
perfumed. 
Canary-Yellow Dark Brown 
Golden Yellow Mixed 
Light Brown 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., 60 cts., %oz. $1 
Single Annual Varieties 
Early Parisian. Gold, shaded orange-red. 
Early Blood-Red. Red, orange shaded. 
Early Golden Gem. Yellow. 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., I/ 40 Z. 30 cts. 
MIXED, pkt. 10 cts., %oz. 25 cts. 
Perennial Varieties 
The following mixtures are hardy but 
should be sown in fall, carried over winter in 
a frame, and planted out in spring. 
Single, Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts., J^oz. 60 cts. 
Double, Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
VESICARIA utriculata (Bladder-Pod), 
ft- Shrubby perennial for the rock- 
garden, with globes of yellow flowers fol¬ 
lowed by inflated pods. Pkt. 35 cts., 
3 pkts. $1. 
VIBURNUM Carlesi. 4 ft. Perennial shrub, 
covered with 3-inch cymes of perfumed, 
wax-like white flowers, valuable for cutting. 
Pkt. 50 cts., 3 pkts. $1.25. 
VICIA sylvatica (Cow-Vetch). 4 ft. An¬ 
nual climber for covering fences, etc. 
Whitish blue flowers. Pkt. 25c., 5 pkts. $1. 
VITTADINIA triloba. Sin. Trailing peren¬ 
nial for the rock-garden, beds, or borders. 
Blooms the first year from seed. Small, 
daisy-like flowers of white changing to 
rosy mauve. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
VOLUTARIA, Star of the Desert. IJ^ ft- 
Annual with flowers like a centaurea, rose- 
pink, with lilac suffusion. Useful as a cut- 
flower, but not recommended for beds be¬ 
cause of its straggling habit. Sow seed in 
the garden in spring where you wish it to 
flower. Thin to 9 inches from plant to 
plant. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1, 34oz. $1.50. 
XERANTHEMUM, Mixed. Annual; Ever¬ 
lasting. 2 ft. Pretty edging plant. The 
flowers are useful for dried bouquets for 
winter decoration. Easily grown. Pkt. 
10 cts., )4oz. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
YUCCA filamentosa (Adam’s Needle; Silk 
Grass). Ornamental evergreen perennial, 
producing a 6-foot branched panicle of 
creamy white flowers. Pkt. 35 cts., 
3 pkts. $1. 
ZAUSCHNERIA californica (Humming 
Bird’s Trumpet; California Fuchsia). 1 ft. 
Decumbent rock-garden perennial, with 
small grayish leaves and scarlet fuchsia¬ 
shaped blooms. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
STUMPP & WALTER CO 
Out from its sunned and sheltered nooks, 
the blue eye of the Violet looks 
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