Veronica - Speedwell 
In the eagerness for new things, some of the lovely old ones are all 
too often neglected. 
We cannot imagine a garden or a well-kept rock garden without 
just quantities of Veronica. No matter what may be introduced in novel 
plants, no matter how fine the garden or border in which they are to 
grow, this garden would not be complete without such plants as Ver- | 
onica Longifolia Subsessilis. From July to September it is one of the | 
high lights. The color created by Royal Blue in June is outstanding. 
Spicata Rubra with its pinkish lavender blooms and silvery gray fo- | 
liage is a lovely plant anywhere. 
Then take the dwarfs such as Repens, Rupestris, Flexuosa. How 
incomplete a rockery would look without them. Above all, they are so | 
easily grown and multiply freely. Don’t overlook them, they are | 
among the best of hardy plants. 
Culture. Good, ordinary soil will suffice for all the following kinds. 
Grow the dwarf sorts in masses on the margins of sunny borders or rock 
gardens, and the others in colonies in positions according to their height. 
Plant in autumn or spring, 6 to 8 inches apart; cut_back all faded 
flowers to promote new growth and additional blooms. They are classed 
amongst the best perennials for the American gardens. 
*Amethystina “Royal Blue” Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Beautiful spikes of rich gentian-blue flowers. 10 to 15 inches. June | 
and July flowering. | 
Blue Spires Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Far superior to the well-known Spicata. Growing two feet high, its lovely 
deep blue spikes show up well in the hardy border. The foliage is clean 
and plant is of bushy upright habit and flowers throughout the early 
summer. A fine new introduction of real merit, and a plant which does 
withstand hot and dry weather without suffering. Altogether a very 
worth-while border plant. 

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; ; *Eric Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 | 
CIBER VERE AOE) BU: A heather-like Speedwell with delicate pink flowers. June-July. 8 to 
Inches, | 
*Incana Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
(Candida.) 1 foot. July and August. A white, woolly plant; flowers | 
numerous; blue. Has good appearance, both in and out of bloom. Use- 
tul in rockery or for edging paths and flower beds. | 
*Incana Rosea Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
A fine companion to the above with rosy pink flowers. It is excellent 
for edging, as well as an attractive plant in the foreground of the border. 
Longifolia subsessilis Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
2 feet. July to September. One of the handsomest blue-flowering plants. | 
Perfectly hardy and increases in strength and beauty each year. Spikes 
completely studded with beautiful blue flowers; fine for cutting and one 
of the best plants for the hardy border. 
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*Repens Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 | 
1 to 2 inches. May and June. A useful rock or carpeting plant with 
light blue flowers. Not very hardy, we recommend Rupestris in its place. 
*Rupestris Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 | 
A fine rock plant growing 3 to 4 inches high; thickly matted, deep | 
green foliage, hidden in early June under a cloud of bright blue flowers. 
ne well in light shade and is also a good ground cover for shrub 
orders. 
*Rupestris flexuosa Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Prostrate creeping plant forming a solid carpet of green which in late 
April and early May is covered with pale blue flowers 1 inch high. 
A-No. 1 rock plant. 
*Rupestris, Heavenly Blue Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
The same habit as Rupestris or Rupestris alba; prostrate; does well in 
full sun or light shade. Lovely in the rockery or at base of shrubbery. 
Completely covered with heavenly blue flowers in late May or early June. 
*Rupestris nana rosea Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Has same habit and flowers at same time as Rupestris nana. The 
flowers, however, are mauve-pink. 
Spicata _ Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Long spikes of violet-blue flowers all summer; a very fine variety for . 
the middle of the hardy border. For best results lift and divide every | 
three years and fertilize well with bone meal. Plant grows about 24 | 









Viola Cornuta, Sutton’s Apricot 


inches tall. 
Spicata alba Three $0.95, Doz. $3.00, 100 $18.00 
Long spikes of snowy white flowers. 
Spicata rubra Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Rather misnamed because the flowers are a pinkish lavender and not 
red tinted as the name implies. Habit of plant is fine, erect and stately 
os well as very free-flowering. Excellent subject for in front of the 
order. 
True Blue Three $1.10, Doz. $3.30, 100 $20.00 
Literally covers itself with blossoms of intense blue. 12 inches. June- 
July flowering. 
VINCA - Periwinkle or Trailing Myrtle (See page 83). 
YUCCA - Adam’s Needle 
Stately perennials with stiff, evergreen, swordlike, sharply pointed leaves, 
produced in a cluster, 
Culture. They require a sunny position. They will not thrive in peaty 
soils. Plant in early spring or fall, 3 feet apart. 
*Filamentosa Three $1.40, Doz. $4.00, 100 $25.00 
Among the hardy plants there is nothing more effective and striking 
for isolated positions on the lawn. It is also indispensable for the large 
rockery. Its broad, swordlike, evergreen foliage and immense branching 
4 E ———— ~: spikes of drooping, creamy white flo isi i 
Constant-Flowering Viola, Floraire render it a bold and hanceome subleet wherever needa ot 
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