SWEET ROCKET, Hesperis, P 
An old, hardy garden favorite. Fragrant flowers resembling 
perennial Phlox. Sow seeds early and transplant once before 
placing in permanent location. Height, 2-3 feet. 
White. Red. Mixed Colors. 
TAHOKA DAISY, AF 
A recent introduction. Very showy annual, blooming well 
even in a hot, dry situation. Has daisy-like blooms of rich 
lavender. 2 feet high. 
THALICTRUM, Meadow Rue 
Though not of bright and conspicuous color, the feathery 
flowers of the Thalictrums are decorative and interesting, and 
their leaves, resembling the maiden-hair fern, are attractive 
both in the border and when cut. They grow easily from seed. 
Dipterocarpum. 4 to 5 ft. Aug.-Sept. Very graceful plumes 
of rosy-purple flowers with conspicuous yellow anthers. 
THUNBERGIA, Black-Eyed Susan 
Beautiful, rapid-growing annual climber, preferring a warm, 
sunny situation; used extensively for hanging baskets, vases, 
low fences, etc. Very pretty flowers in buff, white, orange, 
etc., with dark eyes. 4 feet. Mixed Colors. 
TITHONIA, AF 
Orange Vermilion. Resembles single African Marigolds. Grows 
6 feet high. Fine cut flower. 
Fire Bali (New). Grows 6-8 ft. in height, bearing flowers 4 y 2 to 
5 inches in diameter. Brilliant scarlet orange with clear yellow 
center. Start early inside and set out after frost danger has 
passed. Pkt. 15c. 
TORENIA, Wishbone Flower, A 
A very fine annual for rock garden, pots, hanging baskets or 
bedding. Snapdragon-like flowers of sky-blue. 10 inches. Par¬ 
tial shade. 
TROLLIUS, Globe Flower PF 
A fine plant bearing bright orange and yellow flowers in a 
slightly shaded, moist location. 2 to 3 feet. Seed germinates 
very slowly. Soak in hot water six hours before planting. 
Pkt. 25c. 
TRITOMA, Red Hot Poker, P 
A perennial, not strictly hardy, but will live through the 
winter with a protective covering of leaves or short manure; 
or the roots may be lifted and carried over winter in sand 
in a cellar. 
Mixed Hybrids. 
Pfitzer’s Hybrids. Very large, brilliant red. 
TRICHOSANTHES, Cucumeroides, P, Clb. 
An ornamental hardy perennial climber of great attraction. 
It has showy feathery laciniated flowers leaving red colored 
cucumber-like fruits. Try it. 
URSINIA, Jewel of the Veldt, AF 
A native from South Africa, easily grown from seed. Lovely 
daisy-like flowers borne on long stems. Blooms during the 
summer and fall. Height, 12 inches. 
Anethoides. Deep orange with dark center, beautiful. 
Anethoides Hybrids. Shades of orange, yellow and apricot. 
VALERIAN, Garden Heliotrope, P 
Hardy perennial. Pinnate foliage and panicles of flowers 
with odor of heliotrope. 5 feet. June and July. 
Pink, Red, White, and Mixed. 
VENIDIUM, Monarch of the Veldt, A 
Fastuosum. It suggests the exotic splendor of its native Africa 
and luxuriates in the mid-summer sun. The plants grow about 
2 feet high and bear golden-yellow sunflower-like blooms with 
black centers. 
Fastuosum Hybrids. The color range is varied and very inter¬ 
esting—apricot shades, pure white, canary yellow, golden yel¬ 
low and the well-known orange. We find that the hybrids 
stand extreme heat better than the original orange. 
VERONICA, Speedwell, P 
An elegant hardy perennial plant of easy culture and free 
flowering habit. Of value as a cut flower or for the garden. 
Spicata. Bright blue flowers. 18 inches. 
Mixed Colors. 
PRICES ON FLOWERS 
10c Pkt.; 3 for 25c; 13 for $1.00. 
Unless otherwise noted. 
VERBENA 
VERBENA, A 
A favorite class of flowers splendid for beds, borders, cut¬ 
ting, and for medium sized and larger rock gardens. For 
quickest results start the seed indoors during February or 
March and transplant to flowering quarters during May. If 
sown outdoors in May the plants will bloom beginning late 
July. 
HYBRIDA GRANDIFUORA, GIGANTEA 
Crimson Glow is self-colored, glowing crimson, wholly without 
even a small light eye. The individual florets are of good size, 
although as is characteristic of the reds in Verbena, they are 
not as large as some other colors, such as pink and lavender. 
Crimson Glow is one of the most vivid Verbena colors. Pkt. 15c. 
Lavender Glory. Lavender, cream eye. Pkt. 15c. 
Floradale Beauty. Special Mention, All-America Selections, 
1937. Floradale Beauty Verbena is a giant hybrid, the flowers 
varying from bright rose-pink to deep rose-red of exceptional 
brightness. Individual florets are of perfect form, fully round¬ 
ed, and average 1% in. across; they make up into heads or 
trusses which measure 4 to 5 in. across. Pkt. 15c. 
White. Mixed Colors. 
Mounty (New). A new Verbena of great brilliance; a solid deep 
rose red. Plant grows 18 inches in diameter and each bloom 
will measure at least 4 inches in diameter. Typical of Mounty 
is its long-flowering spikes and vigorous growth. Pkt. 15c. 
Brightness. Very vivid colored Verbena, a bright cerise scarlet 
with contrasting large white eye. Large flower heads 2*4 inches 
to 2% inches across. Fine variety for bedding or edging. 
Pkt. 20c. 
MAMMOTH FLOWERING 
Deep Yellow. Pink. White. 
Lucifer. Red. Purple. Mixed Colors. 
PERENNIAL VERBENAS 
Erinoides (Moss Verbena). Produces a mass of moss-like foliage 
spreading over the ground. For beds, baskets or rockeries. 
Flowers purple. 
Venosa (Hardy Garden Verbena). Heliotrope blue. Fine for 
bedding. 
Bonariensis (New). A perennial Verbena that attains 5 feet, 
bearing rosy-lavender flowers in midsummer. Splendid for 
mass plantings. Award of Merit, Royal Horticultural Society, 
1937. 
VIRGINIAN STOCKS, French Forget-me-nots, RA 
Small red, rose and white flowers about % in. across. Fine 
for edgings. For continuous display until fall, several succes¬ 
sive sowings should be made about two weeks apart. 6 to 8 in. 
Mixed Colors. 
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