VINCA, Madagascar Periwinkle, Old Maid, A 
Ornamental free-blooming annual with bright green, shiny 
foliage and one of the most satisfactory and long-flowering 
bedding plants we have. 12 to 18 inches. Mixed Colors. 
VIOLAS 
VIOLA CORNUTA, Pansy Violets, Tufted or Bedding 
This improved strain (Viola grandiflora hybrids) produces 
Pansy-like blossoms, about 1 inch across. The colors include 
white, lemon, orange, lavender, purple, blue, etc. They form 
perfect mats covered with flowers from spring until cold 
weather. They are hardy perennials, fine for permanent beds, 
edgings, etc. Many of them are highly violet scented. 
Ilona. Wine red. 
Papilio. Deep violet. 
Blue Perfection. Bright blue. 
White Perfection. 
Mixed Colei’s. Balanced mixture of all good colors. 
VIOLET, Sweet-Scented, Viola Odorata, P 
The well-known sweet-scented single-flowering Violet, thriv¬ 
ing best in a semi-shaded situation. Blue and White. 
VISCARIA, AF 
Very showy and effective garden annual, producing freely 
throughout the summer large single flowers in red, white and 
blue shades. Very bright and effective for beds and useful for 
cutting. 
Blue Pearl. White. 
Red. Dwarf; very colorful. Brilliant Mixed. 
Rose. 
VOLUTARIA, Star of the Desert, F 
A flower from the African desert. Volutaria is grown prin¬ 
cipally for a cut flower. Deep lavender. Will keep a week. 
WALLFLOWER, Cheiranthus Cheri, P 
Produces spikes of beautiful, exceedingly fragrant flowers. 
Colors yellow, red, orange and brown. Half hardy perennials. 
Sow seed in open and transplant to permanent location late in 
summer. Should bloom second season. Height, 1 to 1 V 2 feet. 
Blood Red. Golden King. 
Wine Red. White Gem. 
Fire King. Orange. 
Mixed, Single. Large flowering. 
Finest Tall Double Mixed. Branching. 
DWARF VARIETIES 
Blood Red. Golden Yellow. Mixed Colors. 
CHEIRANTHUS, Siberian Wallflower 
Allioni. This unusual little plant deserves a place in your 
rock garden or low border. Upright spikes bear numerous 
four-petaled flowers of dazzling rich orange. Though a hardy 
biennial, it flowers the first season from seed and when 
established will bloom throughout the summer. 
Allioni Golden Redder (New). Companion to the above, orange. 
Good size flowers. Golden yellow, on plant 12 inches in 
height. Blooms first from seed. 
WILD CUCUMBER VINE, A 
Eobata. A very quick growing vine, though the seed is some¬ 
what slow to germinate. Excellent for covering trellises, old 
trees, fences, etc. Beautiful bright green foliage and honey- 
scented white flowers during summer. 
ZINNIAS, AF 
One of the most showy and satisfactory of our hardy an¬ 
nuals for beds, mixed borders and for cutting purposes. Easy 
to grow in any good garden soil. They commence flowering 
early in the summer and continue until frost. 
Note our complete list of all the worthwhile varieties. 
DWARF SORTS 
For a beautiful display of color and for continuous blooms. 
Dwarf Zinnias are unexcelled. They are real cut flowers and 
will last well in the house. Try some. 
Tom Thumb. These tiny flowered Zinnias have a charm the 
larger ones can never attain, and make a brilliant display. 
They come in attractive color combinations, red tipped gold, 
salmon and gold, primrose yellow with a hundred unusual 
intermediate shades. All cold’s mixed. 
HAAGEANA DOUBLE (Mexican Hybrids). The small flow¬ 
ered Mexican Zinnias have a charm all their own. The smaller 
flowers lend themselves to bedding and make a brilliant dis¬ 
play and yet have stems long enough to make fine bouquets 
for small vases and bowls. The mixture contains many attrac¬ 
tive colors and color combinations. Finest Mixed. 
EARLY WONDER. A new race of Dwarf early flowering 
Zinnias producing masses of Pumila type flowers on nearly 
leafless stems. Especially nice for cutting. 
Salmon Pink. Rose Pink. 
Gypsy, Deep Orange. Mixed. 
DOUBLE LILLIPUT. 12 inches. A charming dwarf which is 
excellent for low borders or edgings. The plants are of tidy 
habit and produce a bounteous supply of very double pompon 
flowers about iy 2 inches across. The colors are bright and 
well varied. 
Canary Yellow. Purple. White. 
Crimson Gem. Scarlet Gem. Mixed. 
Pink Gem. Valencia. Orange. Salmon Gem. 
NEW! This year we offer a pastel mixture of Lilliput 
Zinnias. Finest of cut flowers. Pkt. 10c. 
GRACILLIMA (Red Riding Hood). Deep scarlet, miniature 
red flowers. Very free flowering. 
Zinnia Linearis 
The most unusual and interesting of the newer Zinnias is 
the little dwarf variety, Linearis. The flowers, which are 
single, are a lovely shade of golden orange, with a delicate 
lemon yellow stripe through each petal, while the center is 
dark brown in the young flowers, turning golden orange as 
the pollen develops. It is extremely early blooming, com¬ 
mencing to flower when the plants are about 6 inches tall. 
Pkt. 15c. 
Creeping Zinnia. Masses of small Zinnia-like blooms of deep 
golden yellow. 6 inches. Blooms all summer. Grows well in 
dry, hot places. 
Cupid Zinnia. The smallest of all! 12 inches. Bushy growth. 
Will bloom all summer producing quantities of fine cut flow¬ 
ers. 
Pixie. Bright yellow. Snowdrop. White. 
Tiny Tim. Rich scarlet. Fine Mixed. 
LILLIPUT ZINNIAS 
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