TRADESCANTIA 
Trad-es-can-shi-a (Spiderwort) 
Perennial. For perennial border, rock 
garden, etc. 
Virginica. “Flower of a Day,” but 
nevertheless almost everblooming, the 
blossoms showing various shades of 
blue. An attractive old-time perennial. 
Height 18 inches. ... ... Pkt. 35c. 
TRICYRTIS Try-sir-tis 
{Toadlily) 
Perennial. With protection. 
Macropoda. Violet flowers spotted 
purple borne in clusters on 2 to 3 feet 
stems. Makes a fine pot plant for cool 
greenhouse. % oz. .$2.00 Pkt. 50c. 
TRIPTERIS Trip-ter-is 
A nnual. For cutting and display. 
Hyoserioides. Attractive annual from 
South Africa. The plants grow 2 to 2J^ 
feet high. The stems are 12 to 14 inches 
long, bearing clusters of dainty yellow 
Daisies with darker centers and 134 to 
2 inches across. Pkt. 25c. 
TRITOMA Try -toe-ma T.T.S. 
{Red Hot Poker) 
Perennial. For perennial borders and cutting. 
Mirabilis (Annual Red Hot Poker). Orange 
and yellow. Blooms the first season if sown 
early. ... ... ... ... Pkt. 50c. 
Royal Standard Very choice; lower half of 
spike is butter yellow; upper part, rich 
scarlet. Height 3 feet. ... Pkt. 50c. 
Rufa. A rare and choice species, long, slender 
spikes, yellow tipped with scarlet red. Height 
234 feet. ... ... ... Pkt. 50c. 
Stark’s Perpetual. Novel strain, many 
shades of yellow, salmon, blood red. Blooms 
from May to October. Height 3 feet. Pkt. 50c. 
Gold Medal Hybrids. Choice mixture of 
various shades. 
34 oz. $2.00 34 oz. $1.25 Pkt. 50c. 
TUNICA SAXIFRAGA Tune-i-ca 
Perennial. For rockeries and edging. July- 
September. Sandy loam. 
B Slender foliage with innumerable tiny, 
starlike pale pink flowers. Low growing. 
4 or 5 inches. ... ... ... Pkt. 35c. 
THERMOPSIS—Caroliniana 
(See page 120) 
TROLLIUS Trol-li-us (Globeflower) 
Perennial. For herbaceous borders ajid cutting. 
Mixed soil. 
Ledebouri, Golden Queen. The plant is 
very vigorous. Grows from 3 to 4 feet in 
height. The color is intense glowing golden 
orange. Most Trollius are rather difficult "^■1 
to raise from seed, but one of the greatest 
recommendations this introduction has, is 
that the seed germinates freely when sown in 
the Spring. ... ... ... Pkt. 50c. 
TROPAEOLUIVI Tro-pee-o-lum 
Speciosum. Perennial. Climbing greenhouse 
Nasturtium. Striking, brilliant scarlet flowers. 
Splendid foliage. (Seed scarce). Pkt. 50c. 
Trivett’s Baby Mixed. Small, compact little 
baby Nasturtiums for outdoors. About 6 
inches high. Small flowers in choice mixture. 
Oz. 50c. 34 oz. 20c. Pkt. 10c. 
See also under NASTURTIUMS. 
URSINiA Ur-sin-i-a 
(Jewel of the Veldt) 
Annual. Bedding, cutting and green¬ 
house. 
Trivett’s Aurora. Bright orange 
with a broad band of deep crimson 
around the center. Height about 
1 foot. ... Pkts. 50c. and 35c. 
Anethoides. Annual Daisy from 
South Africa, growing about 1 foot 
high; the orange-colored flowers 
measure about 2 inches across and 
each have a deep purple zone around 
the center. ... ... Pkt. 25c. 
T.T.S. URSINIA—Choice Hybrids 
Trivett’s Tangerine. A charming 
dwarf sort growing about 6 to 8 
S inches high, smothered with 
rich orange flowers. Ideal for 
edging, beds or rockery. Must have 
full sunlight. Pkts. 60c. and 35c. 
Choice Hybrids. Bushy plants 
about 134 feet high, which produce 
a hundred or more fully expanded 
flowers at one time. The foliage is 
light and feathery and the "TPi 
blooms are carried well above the 
leaves on thin, but wiry stems of 
sufficient length for vase work. 
Although the petals of all the flow¬ 
ers are rich orange, the center zones 
vary in color from ruby red to deep 
blue. (Illustrated). ... Pkt. 50c. 
TURFING DAISY. SeePyrethrum 
TYDAEA Ti-dee-a 
Annual. Greenhouse. Height 1 foot. 
Large Hybrids. Valuable greenhouse 
plant. If sown in May, will bloom in 
December and will continue for some 
time. Treat similar to Gloxinias. 
Pkt. 50c. 
VALERIAN Va-lee-ri-an 
(Pretty Betsy) 
Perennial. For cutting. Height 2 feet. 
June-July. 
Red. Fine, deep ruby red color. 
Scarlet. Very brilliant bright scarlet 
shade. 
White. A white form, excellent for 
cutting. 
Mixed. All available colors in mixture. 
Any of the above four; 
Oz. $1.50 34 oz. 50c. Pkt. 15c. 
Montana (Mountain Valerian). Grace¬ 
ful, pretty, rose-colored flowers. Height 
about 8 in. ... ... Pkt. 50c. 
Officinalis. .All Heal. Fragrant light 
pink flowers in June-July. 4 to 5 feet. 
Oz. $3.00 34 oz. 85c. Pkt. 25c. 
VENIDIUIVI Ve-nid-i-um 
Fastuosum. The plants attain a height of 
2 to 3 feet, and above the grayish silky foliage 
rise numerous rich orange-colored Daisylike 
flowers which are marked with a purple black 
zone at the base of the petals. This variety 
is best treated as a half hardy annual, sowing 
the seed in April or early May, as germination 
is difficult if started earlier. ... Pkt. 50c. 
Fastuosum, Trivett’s Hybrids. (Illus¬ 
trated). A fine strain, producing many new 
colors—creamy white, yellow, salmon, "TPi 
rose, orange, salmon red, etc. All with 
contrasting center zones. Height 2 to 3 feet. 
In mixture only (Seed scarce). Pkt. $1.00 
Calendulaceum. A strong growing, hardy 
annual, with large, brilliant orange-colored 
flowers which have a paler zone round the 
central dark disc. Gives a succession of bloom 
the whole Summer and Autumn. Height 
18 inches. ... ... ... Pkt. 25c. 
T.T.S. VENIDIUM—Fastuosum 
Trivett’s Hybrids 
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