lin A nr\Ckl 'il l D .1 T Each will capture more than a quart a day during 
tCJUIr your oAKUtiN with Japanese oeetie I raps. the season of infestation. Price, with bait, $1.50 
THALICTRUM. Meadow-Rue. Extremely 
graceful foliage not unlike a maidenhair 
fern, and dainty flowers in profusion. 
Adiantifolium. White flowers freely pro¬ 
duced in June. 18 in. to 2 ft. 
Aquilegifolium. As its name implies, it 
has foliage like a columbine, with rich 
purple-mauve flowers. 3 ft. June. 
Glaucum. This we recommend especially, 
as it has blue-green foliage, finely di¬ 
vided, and heads of sulphur-yellow, 
fluffy flowers. 4 ft. July. 
Minus, if Dwarf variety with white flow¬ 
ers and miniature foliage. Very suitable 
for the rock-garden. 6 to 9 in. July. 
THERMOPSIS caroliniana. A plant that 
has been grown for the last 130 years, 
and yet is not too well known today. It 
grows 5 feet high, with large, yellow, 
pea-shaped flowers in July. 
THYMUS. Thyme. ★ These charming, fra¬ 
grant plants are mostly of dwarf, spread¬ 
ing habit and are unexcelled for dry, 
sunny banks where grass is difficult to 
establish, and for various positions in the 
rock-garden. When planted at the 
crevices of walks, they give off a fra¬ 
grant aroma when walked on, and are a 
sheet of blossoms in June and July. 
Azoricus. Deep green mat with rosy 
flowers. 3 in. June. 
Citriodorus argenteus. A taller-growing 
variety with handsome silver-edged 
leaves and pink flowers. 6 to 9 in. June. 
Herba-barona. An excellent rock-plant 
of trailing habit with lilac flowers. 2 ft. 
June. 
Lanuginosus. Mauve flowers and gray, 
woolly leaves. 2 in. June. 
Nitidus. Shrubby species with gray-green 
foliage and soft silvery mauve flowers. 
9 in. June. 
Serpyllum. The wild Mountain Thyme 
of creeping habit, with rosy purple 
flowers. 2 in. June. 
Serpyllum album. Decidedly miniature 
foliage of light bright green with pure 
white flowers. 1 in. June. 
Serpyllum coccineus. Very dark reddish 
green foliage, making a perfect mat like 
the above, but with brilliant crimson 
flowers. 1 to 2 in. June. 
TRITOMA 
Torch Lily; Flame Flower; Red-Hot Poker 
Very vigorous perennials of easy culture in 
any garden soil, in full sun. They have strong 
grass-like foliage from which arise spikes of 
flowers from July to September. 
Autumn Tints. Red and gold. 23^ ft. Sept. 
Flaming Torch. Red, shaded yellow. 2)4, 
ft. Sept. 
Golden Thoughts. Rich old-gold flowers. 
23 ^ ft. Sept. 
Orange Glow. Deep warm orange color. 
23-^ ft. Sept. 
Salmon Beauty. Salmon-pink. 23^ ft. Sept. 
Sulphur Spire. Citron-yellow. 234 ft- Sept. 
Above varieties, $1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
Pfitzeri. Everblooming Tritoma. Bright or¬ 
ange-scarlet flowers with salmon-rose 
edges. Fine for cutting. 3 ft. $1 for 3, 
$3.75 per doz. 
S. & W. Hybrids. A grand mixture of yel¬ 
lows, flame-reds, burnt-orange, etc. 90 cts. 
for 3, $3.25 per doz. 
Viola, Jersey Gem 
VERBENA. Vervain. Variable plants, as 
the descriptions will show. We recom¬ 
mend winter protection for them. 
Bonariensis. Lavender-rose sprays on 
long, wiry stems. In bloom from June to 
October. A gem for cutting. 4 to 5 ft. 
$1.50 for 3, $5.50 per doz. 
Canadensis. ★ A creeping plant with 
finely cut foliage and heads of beautiful 
lavender flowers all summer. 6 to 9 in. 
$1 for 3, $3.75 per doz. 
Chamaedryfolia. ★ Of trailing and 
spreading growth continually producing 
scarlet flowers; the most vivid of any 
plant. So bright that they dazzle the 
eyes on a sunny day. 3 in. May to Oct. 
VERONICA • speedwell 
Charming plants, natives of Europe and 
America. Free flowering, and they can be 
used in the rock-garden and border. 
Blue Jay. Valuable because it flowers in 
August and September. Bright blue 
sprays. 2 to 334 ft- 
Filiformis. ★ Trailing plant with graceful 
foliage. Covered in spring with pale blue, 
white-lipped flowers. 2 in. May, June. 
Gentianoides. ★ Gentian-like leaves and 
spikes of pale blue flowers edged with a 
deeper blue. 6 in. June. 
Incana nana. ★ A compact plant with 
beautiful silvery foliage and spikes of bril¬ 
liant blue flowers. 6 to 9 in. July, Aug. 
Incana rosea. Similar, with pink flowers. 
Longifolia subsessilis. Very heavy long 
spikes of deepest blue. Perfect border 
plant. 2 to 3 ft. July. 
Peduncularis. ★ It has the appearance of a 
heuchera, and from June until the end of 
July produces its pearly white flowers in 
light airy sprays. $1.20 for 3, ^.50 per doz. 
Repens. ★ A carpeting plant with light blue 
almost stemless flowers. 1 in. May, June. 
Spicata. Useful border plant with spikes of 
blue flowers from July to September. 2 ft. 
True Blue. Smothered with blossoms of 
Intense blue. 9 to 12 in. June, July. 
VINCA. PeTiwinkle;OldMaid;Myrtle. Grand 
ground-covers for shade. 
Alpina. A beautiful plant with large pur¬ 
ple flowers produced all summer and fall. 
Minor alba. White flowers show up well 
against the dark glossy foliage. 
Minor, Bowles Variety. A greatly im¬ 
proved form. Always in bloom, the 
flowers being very large and clear blue. 
Verbena bonariensis 
VIOLA cornufa 
Tufted Pansies if 
The flowers of the Viola are like those of 
pansies but smaller. Unlike pansies, however, 
they are perennial and very sweetly scented. 
All can be used in rock-gardens, borders, and 
paths. 6 to 9 in. May until fall. 
Arkwright’s Ruby. A rich velvety ma¬ 
hogany-red with dark maroon blotches. 
Avalanche. Large white flowers in great 
profusion. 
Blue Butterfly. Sky-blue shading to white. 
Chantreyland. New variety with large 
deep apricot flowers. 
Jersey Gem. A well-known variety with 
rich violet flowers in great profusion. 
Royal Purple. Another splendid variety, 
very floriferous, and of rich purple color. 
W. H. Woodgate. Fine large Cambridge 
blue flowers. 
Yellow Queen. A splendid deep yellow. 
Very free flowering. 
VIOLA odorafa 
Sweet Violet 
The Violets listed below are among the 
best and most distinct. All are splendid for 
cutting. The double Violets should be 
afforded some protection in winter. 
Frey’s Fragrant. A single Violet with flow¬ 
ers J4 to inch in diameter, on 6 to 9-inch 
stems. Rich deep purple. Very prolific in 
April, and flowering again in the fall. 
Marie Louise. Very large; double; lavender. 
Spring flowering. $1.20 for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
Rosina. Single, very fragrant flowers of 
dark rose-pink. $1.20 for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
Russian Single. Produces great masses of 
fine large deep purple flowers. 
Snow Queen. Own introduction. Dozens 
of large white Violets on long stems. Spring 
flowering. $1.20 for 3, $4.50 per doz. 
YUCCA filamentosa. A darn’s Needle. 
Spiked evergreen foliage with creamy 
white flowers on 6-foot stems. Requires 
full sun and a calcareous soil. A fine 
plant for tubs and terraces and for plant¬ 
ing in positions where boldness is re¬ 
quired. 1-yr. plants, $1 for 3, $3.75 per 
doz.; 2-yr. plants, $1.35 for 3, $5 per^doz.; 
3-yr. plants, $2 for 3, $7 per doz. 
PRICES, unless otherwise noted, 90 cts. for 3, $3.25 per doz. Purchaser pays transportation beyond 50 mUes of New York 
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