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Verbena, Blue Sentinel 
TUNICA Saxifraga (Tunic Flower). Spread- 
ing perennial for the rock-garden and for 
edging. Covered with small lilac-pink 
blossoms. 8 in. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
URSINIA anethoides (Sphenogyne an- 
themoides). Annual. Excellent for edgings. 
The orange, daisy-like flowers have purple 
and black centers. 1 ft. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yyoz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Anethoides, New Hybrids, Mixed. 
Annual. 1% ft. Each plant carries a hun- 
dred or more flowers at one time. All have 
florets of a delightful rich orange, but the 
coloring surrounding the disk varies in tone 
from ruby-red to dark purple. Pkt. 20 cts., 
loz. 50 cts., Moz. 90 cts. 
VALERIAN (Garden Heliotrope; Heal-All). 
Perennial. Pinnate foliage; panicles of 
scented flowers in June and July. 4 ft. 
Red White Mixed 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts., oz. $1.25 
VENIDIUM fastuosum. Annual. For the 
garden or for growth under glass. Daisy- 
like, orange flowers, 3 inches across, with 
black centers. 2 to 3 ft. Pkt. 25 cts., 
lyoz. 75 CU... YYoz. $1.25. 
Fastuosum Hybrids, Mixed. Annual. 
Mixture includes white, cream, lemon, 
yellow, orange, and buff. Pkt. 25 cts., 
Yyoz. $1, Moz. $1.50. 
VERBASCUM Blattaria albiflorum (Moth 
Mullein). A graceful perennial with 30- 
inch spikes of showy white flowers during 
July and August. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1. 
Phoeniceum Hybrids, Mixed.  Peren- 
nial. 3 ft. Various shades from white 
through yellow to deep orange. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yyoz. 60 cts. 
VERONICA spicata (Speedwell). Perennial. 
Useful border plant with spikes of bright 
blue flowers from July to September. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 2 pkts. 25 cts. 
Incana. Perennial. Beautiful silvery 
leaves and spikes of brilliant blue flowers. 
Lf. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 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 fiorets are larger. They attain a 
height of 114 feet and, if sown outdoors early 
in May, may be had in bloom by July. 
Annapolis Blue. The flowers are a beautiful 
mixture of shades of mid-blue, with no 
tendency to a purple cast. The plant is of 
spreading habit and the 3-inch clusters of 
flowers stand erect on foot-high stems. 
Their color varies in the florets of each 
cluster, giving a very pleasing effect, but 
the variation is within the limits of mid- 
blue—no light and no very dark hues. 
Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. $1, oz. $1.50. 
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 inches. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids, Mixed. The 
color varies from clear rose-pink to rose- 
red, and makes this the brightest rose- 
colored Verbena. The individual flowers 
measure over 1 inch in diameter. 
*Crimson Glow. Fine crimson, pure, self- 
colored and without a white eye. Large 
flower trusses. 
Etna. Vivid scarlet with small yellow eye. 
Flamingo. Erect in growth, each plant 
has up to a dozen stems and each stem 
will bear as many as four enormous clusters 
of large, vermilion-pink florets. Height, 
11% ft. 
*Lavender Glory. Clear Javender contrast- 
ing with the cream-white centers. Large 
blooms. (Not entirely frxed; still a few 
light colors.) 
*Royale. Royal blue, primrose-yellow eye. 
*Salmon-Pink. Even tone of salmon-pink. 
*White King. Pure white. 
Above 9, each, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 60 cts., oz. $1 
COLLECTION No.38: 5 pkts., one each 
marked (*), 60 cts. 
Giant-flowering Mixed. A combination of 
all shades. Pkt. 15 cts., Moz. 50 cts., 
Voz. 75 cts. 
Miniature Types 
These grow only 6 to 9 inches high. 
Blue Sentinel. The plants form mats about 
10 inches across. Produced with great 
freedom all summer are large, deep flower- 
heads of a royal violet-blue color; the 
individual florets have a white center. 
Carmine Ball. Bright carmine. 
Dark Blue. 
Fireball. Bright flame-scarlet. 
Pure White. 
Red Sentinel. A dwarf, compact, non- 
spreading type, the erect plants holding 
their shape all season. The color of the 
flowers is an intense, bright spectrum-red, 
with no eye. 
Above 6, each, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 75 cts., 
40z. $1.25 
Miniature Mixed, All Colors. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Yoz. 60 cts., Woz. $1. 
Your attention Is respectfully directed to 
Perfumes of Old-World Gardens 
offered on page 84 

PERENNIALS sown in the spring and summer will usually bloom the 
following year. Each packet has cultural notes printed thereon. 

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). Pleasing shade of 
deep violet-blue, with an occasional slight 
variation in tint. Will come about 70 per 
cent true from seed. 4 in. Pkt. 25 cts., 
7;0z. $2.75, Woz. $5, Yoz. $9. 
Apricot Gem. An unusually fine shade, 
blending into a deep orange center. Splen- 
did when planted with Blue Gem. Pkt. 
25 cts., zsoz. $1.50, 1goz. $2.50, oz. $4. 
Lutea splendens. Glowing yellow. 
White Perfection. Splendid white. 
Above 2, each, pkt. 25 cts., Yoz. $1.25, 
Ynoz. $2.25 
Cornuta, Mixed. Pkt. 20 cts., oz. $1. 
Large-flowering Hybrid Violas 
Arkwright Ruby. Terra-cotta on crimson. 
Fragrant. Pkt. 50 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Blue Butterfly. A perfect bedding Viola. 
The color is a mid-blue shading to white. 
Pkt. 35 cts., Yyoz. $1.25. 
Chantreyland. Fine shade of apricot; the 
best in this color to date. Pkt. 50 cts., 
Yyoz. $2, oz. $3.50. 
iat Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. $1, Yoz. 
VIRGINIAN STOCKS. Annual. Sown 
early, these pretty annuals are gay in the 
period between the spring Ree summer 
flowers, their fresh, bright colors in lines 
and beds producing a charming effect. We 
offer a choice mixture. Pkt. 10 cts., Woz. 
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, Woz. $2.50. 
Red Queen. Fiery red. 
Rose Queen 
Each of above two, pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. $1 


Various Verbenas 
Bonariensis. Tall, hardy perennial pro- 
ducing rosy lavender flowers on long stiff 
stems; these are highly and sweetly per- 
fumed, and are valuable for cut-flowers. 
Award of Merit, R. H. S., England. Als ft. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 14oz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Erinoides (Moss Verbena). Moss-like spread- 
ing foliage and purplish blue blossoms. 
Pkt. 15 cts., 1goz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Venosa (Hardy Garden Verbena). 
flowers all summer. 1 ft. 
Yyoz. 60 cts., oz. $2. 
Purple 
Pkt. 15 cts., 

VINCA (Madagascar Periwinkle; Old Maid). 
Annual. Begins blooming in August from 
seed sown outdoors in May; blooms earlier 
if sown indoors in March. 1 ft. 
Alba. Pure white. Rosea. Rose. 
Rosea alba. White with rosy eye. 
Each, pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1, oz. $3.50 
Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 75 cts., oz. $2.50 
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