







GROW EVERLASTING FLOWERS, <,. 
VALERIAN (Garden Heliotrope; Heal-All). 
Perennial. 4 ft. Pinnate foliage; panicles 
of scented flowers in June and July. 
Red White Mixed 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., \yoz. 75 cts., oz. $1.25 
VENIDIUM fastuosum. Annual. 2 to 3 ft. 
For the garden or for growth under glass. 
Daisy-like, orange flowers, 3 inches across, 
with black centers. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, 
Koz. $1.50. 
Fastuosum Hybrids, Mixed. Annual. 
Mixture includes white, cream, lemon, 
yellow, orange, and buff. Pkt. 50 cts., 
3 pkts. $1.25. 
VERBASCUM olympicum. Perennial. 5 ft. 
The large leaves are covered with a silvery 
down, and above them rises a pyramid of 
bright yellow flowers. Pkt. 20 cts., oz. $1. 
Phoeniceum Hybrids, Mixed.  Peren- 
mal. 3 ft. Various shades from white 
through yellow to deep orange. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yyoz. 60 cts. 
VERONICA spicata (Speedwell). Perennial. 
2 ft. Useful border plant with spikes of 
bright blue flowers from July to September. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 2 pkts. 25 cts. 
Incana. Perennial. 1 ft. Beautiful silvery 
leaves and spikes of brilliant blue flowers. 
eictegS Cts) Dts. ole 
Allioni. Perennial. For the rock-garden. 
Trailing variety, growing about 3 inches 
high, with violet flowers. Pkt. 50 cts., 
3 pkts. $1.25. 
VESICARIA utriculata (Bladder-Pod). 
14% ft. Perennial for the rock-garden with 
yellow flowers followed by inflated pods. 
Pkey35) cts:, 3 picts. $1. 
VIRGINIAN STOCKS. Annual. Sown 
early, these pretty annuals are gay in the 
period between the spring and summer 
flowers, their fresh, bright colors in lines 
and beds producing a charming effect. 
White Rose 
Mixed 
Each, pkt. 10 cts., 42oz. 25 cts., oz. 40 cts. 
VISCARIA, TOM THUMB. Annual. 
This beautiful new race is unlike others, 
in that the plants are compact and bushy 
and they bloom so freely as to be entirely 
covered. Flowers resemble single wild 
roses in miniature. 1 ft. 
Blue Bouquet. Erect and bouquet-like, 
and the flowers are a brilliant cornflower- 
blue. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, oz. $2.50. 
Blue Queen. Bright blue. 
Red Queen. Fiery red. 
Rose Queen White Queen 
Each of above four, pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1 
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VERBENAS 
Mostly decumbent, creeping plants, with 
clusters of bright flowers; extremely showy. 
Sew in the open ground in May, or earlier 
under glass. Thin to 1 foot apart. 
Giant-flowering Types 
More flowers to each truss, and the indi- 
vidual florets are larger. They attain a 
height of 114 feet and, 1f sown outdoors early 
in May, may be had in bloom by July. 
Etna. Vivid scarlet with small yellow eye. 
Luminosa. Shades of salmon, flesh, and 
coral on a ground of flame-pink. 
*Royale. Royal blue, primrose-yellow eye. 
*Salmon-Pink. Even tone of salmon-pink. 
Spectrum Red. Wonderful dazzling color. 
*White King. Pure white. 
Mixed. A mixture of all shades. 
*Crimson Glow. Fine crimson, pure, self- 
colored and without a white eye. Large 
flower trusses. 
*Lavender Glory. Clear Iavender contrasting 
with the cream-white centers. Large blooms. 
(Not entirely fixed; still a few light colors.) 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., Ygoz. 60 cts., Y4oz. $1 
COLLECTION No. 38: 5 pkts., one each 
marked (*), 60 cts. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids, Mixed. The 
color varies from clear rose-pink to rose- 
red, and makes this the brightest rose- 
colored Verbena. The mdividual flowers 
measure Over 1 inch in diameter. Pkt. 
25 cts., oz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
Blue Sentinel. The plants form mats about 
10 inches high. Produced with great 
freedom all summer are large, deep flower- 
heads of a royal violet-blue color; the 
individual florets have a white center. 
Pkt. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
New Apple Blossom. Flowers almost white, 
shading to a delicate cameo-pink toward 
the edges, where they are a decided pink. 
Individual flowers are 114 inches in diam- 
eter, while the flower-head measures 4 to 
5 mches. Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Floradale Beauty. A new selection from the 
Beauty of Oxford class. It bears large clus- 
ters of flowers of beautiful rose and salmon. 
Pkt: 25 cts., 140z. 75 cts., oz. $2.50: 
Following are described on page 37. 
Annapolis Blue. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, 
LYgoz. $1.50, 14oz. $2.50. 
Roseglow. Pkt. 25 cts., loz. $1, oz. $3.50. 
Flamingo Red Sentinel 
Above 2, pkt. 25 cts., Yoz. $1, Y4oz. $1.50 
Miniature Types 
These grow only 6 to 9 inches high. 
Carmine Ball. Bright carmine. 
Fireball. Bright flame-scarlet. 
Dark Blue Pure White 
Each, pkt. 15 cts., “oz. 50 cts., Woz. 90 cts. 
COLLECTION: Pkt. each, above 4 colors, 50c. 
Mixed, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 40 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
Various Verbenas 
Bonariensis. 414 ft. Tall, hardy perennial 
producing rosy lavender flowers on Jong 
stiff stems; these are highly and sweetly 
perfumed, and are valuable for cut-flowers. 
Award of Merit, R. H. S., England. Pkt. 
35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, Lgoz. $1.50. 
Erinoides (Moss Verbena). Moss-like spread- 
ing foliage and purplish blue blossoms. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 1goz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Venosa (Hardy Garden Verbena). 1 ft. Pur- 
ple flowers all summer. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 
40 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
Out from its sunned and sheltered nooks, 
the blue eye of the Violet looks 


arden serve you during the winter as in 
LLECTION of 6 distinct sorts. 50 cts. 

Viola tricolor 
VIOLAS « Tufted Pansies 

Perennial. Violas bloom so freely and for 
so long that they are often preferred to 
pansies. The colors are particularly clear. 
Viola cornuta Hybrids 
Blue Gem (Jersey Gem). 4 in. Pleasing 
shade of deep violet-blue, with an occa- 
sional slight variation in timt. Will come 
about 70 per cent true from seed. Pkt. 
25 cts., ~s0z. $2.75, Leoz. $5, Woz. $9. 
Apricot Gem. An unusually fine shade, 
blending into a deep orange center. Splen- 
did when planted with Blue Gem. Pkt. 
25 cts., 7s0z. $1.50, oz. $2.50, goz. $4. 
Lutea splendens. Glowing yellow. 
White Perfection. Splendid white. 
Above 2, each, pkt. 25 cts., Yeoz. $1.25, 
WYoz. $2.25 
Cornuta, Mixed. Pkt. 20 cts., oz. $1. 
Large-flowering Hybrid Violas 
Arkwright Ruby. Terra-cotta on crimson. 
Fragrant. Pkt. 50 cts., Y%oz. $2.50. 
Blue Butterfly. A perfect bedding Viola. 
The color is a mid-blue shading to white. 
Pkt. 35 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
Chantreyland. Fine shade of apricot; the 
best in this color to date. Pkt. 50 cts., 
3 pkts. $1.25, lgoz. $2, voz. $3.50. 
Odorata (Sweet Violet). 4 m. Violet-blue 
flowers; fragrant. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Odorata, The Czar. Deep violet flowers, 
large and fragrant. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1. 
Tricolor (Johnny-jump-ups). These cheer- 
ful and popular little ‘‘Pansy Faces’’ are 
easy to grow, and they will self-seed with- 
out further attention. Flowers are purple, 
blue, and yellow. Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. $1, 
Yoz. $1.50. 
VINCA (Madagascar Periwinkle; Old Maid). 
Annual. 1 ft. Begins blooming in August 
from seed sown outdoors in May; blooms 
earlier if sown indoors in March. 
Alba. Pure white. Rosea. Rose. 
Rosea alba. White with rosy eye. 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., 4oz. $1, oz. $3.50 
Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts., 140z. 75 cts., oz. $2.50 
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