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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 Rupestris. 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. 
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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 $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
Beautiful spikes of rich gentian-blue flowers. 10 to 15 inches. June 
and July flowering. 
Blue Peter Sold Out for This Season 
A recent novelty from England and without doubt the best of the 
early summer-flowering Veronicas. The flower spikes are of deepest 
navy blue on stiff stems about 15 to 18 inches tall. This variety 
will replace Blue Spires as soon as it is better known because of its 
better color and far superior habit of growth and floriferousness. 
A_heavy bloomer and of easy culture. A must for your garden. 
(Blue Peter is the name given the blue flag displayed by ships ready 
to leave port.) 

Blue Spires Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 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. 
*Incana Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
(Candida.) 1 foot. July and August. A white, woolly plant; flowers 
numerous; blue. Has good appearance, both in and out of bloom. Use- 
ful in rockery or for edging paths and flower beds. 
Longifolia subsessilis Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 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. 
*Rupestris Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
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. 
pees well in light shade and is also a good ground cover for shrub 
orders. 
Spicata Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
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 

inches tall. 
Spicata alba Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 100 $25.00 
: . ‘ Pen : i Long spikes of snowy white flowers. 
Veronica Amethystina, Royal Blue Spicata rubra Three $1.45, Doz. $4.75, 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 yell as very free-flowering. Excellent subject for in front of the 
order, 
VINCA - Periwinkle or Trailing Myrtle. (See page 75.) 
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 Each 85c, Three $1.50, Doz. $5.00 
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 
spikes of drooping, creamy white flowers, rising to a height of 5 feet, 
render it a bold and handsome subject wherever placed. 
Wayside has 400 acres of flowers brought to a high 
state of perfection by the use of but one specially pre- 
pared organic plant food. 
Read about it on page 182 

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