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TRACHELIUM coeruleum. Per. tra-kee'-li'um. 
Tiny flowers in large, feathery heads, long-stemmed 
and excellent for cutting as well as garden-show; 
1% feet; sow February to May. Pkt., 15c. 
TRITOMA (Red Hot Poker; Kniphofia). Per. 
try-toh'-ma. 
Red, orange and yellow flowers, in large spear-shaped 
heads; foliage grass-like; 3 feet; sow March to June; 
early sowings often bloom first season. Germination 
period 3 weeks. 
Pfitzer’s Hybrid Red, large and brilliant. (See illus- 
tration, page 67.) 
Hybrids Mixed, all shades. Pkts., 15c. 
URSINIA pulchra. (African Daisy). ur-sin’-i-a. 
Vivid orange daisies, feathery foliage; a gem for low 
beds and edging; 6 inches; sow October to May. Large 
Pkt ooc,. small, 15c. 
VALERIANA (Garden Heliotrope). va-leer-i-ain'-a. 
Rose, red, white, fragrant small flowers in heads, 
very freely produced; 2% feet; sow December to April. 
Rose-red, White, Mixed. %-o0z., 25c; Pkts., 10c. 
VENIDIUM fastuosum. 
ve-nid'-i-um. 
Glossy orange daisies with 
purple-black zone, 4 to 5 
inches across, striking in the 
garden or cut; 2 to 8 feet; 
sow January to May. Ger- 
mination period 12 to 25 
days. Avoid over-watering. 
Vivid Orange; New Hybrids, 
in a mixture of shades from 
orange through yellows to 
cream and white. Pkts., 15c. 
Venidium. Pkt., 15c. —> 

VERBENA hypbrida. Per. ver-bee'-na. 
Pink, rose, red, lavender, blue, purple, white flowers 
in clusters, brilliant for bedding, and trailing ground- 
cover; 1 foot; sow December to August. Germination 
period 10 to 15 days. 
GIGANTEA (each floret in cluster usually as large as 
a quarter): 
Blue, deep blue, white eye. 
Floradale Beauty, new, salmon-rose shades. 
Lavender Glory, large, best lavender. 
Spectrum Red, new, intense red. 
White, pure white. 
Mixed, including other shades. %-oz., 45c; Pkts., 15c. 
ERECT, CUTTING VARIETIES: 
Blue Sentinel, new velvety blue-violet. 
Royal Bouquet Mixed. Pkts., 15c. 
TRAILING VARIETIES: 
Erinoides, small heads, fern-like foliage. 
Purple; White. %-oz., 50c; Pkts., 10c. 
Venosa, thrifty grower, purple head. Lilacina, laven- 
der-blue. %-oz., 40c; Pkts., 10c. 
Bonariensis (New), tall perennial to 5 feet, with rosy- 
purple flowers. Pkt., 15c. 
VERBENA hybrida. An. 
Golden Queen, good yellow, 1 foot; sow November to 
Mave Ekts -15e:; 
VERONICA spicata. Per. 
Rich deep blue, tiny tubular 
flowers in long, pointed spikes 
for borders; 1% feet;' sow 
March to August. Pkt., 15c. 
VINCA rosea (Periwinkle). Per. 
Pink and white, phlox-like, 
large flowers in sun or semi- 
shade; foliage dark, glossy 
green; 1 foot; sown February 
to April, will bloom same year. 
Germination period 2 weeks. 
Rose; White; Mixed. %-0z., “Periwinkle,” or 
40c; Pkts., 10c. Vinca Rosea 


