THE COLOSSAL 

Introduced Last Season 
by Jackson & Perkins 
Plant Patent Applied for 
Enormous, Prolific, Easy to Grow 
Y POPULAR acclaim, this is one of the most outstanding 
perennials ever introduced. Last year the demand far exceeded 
the supply and therefore many customers were disappointed. 
With an adequate supply for this season, you, too, will: want a 
number of these hardy colossal Viola Purple Heart plants to put 
sparkle into favored garden spots, into mixed beds, at the foot of 
evergreens, edges of rose beds and for other low mass plantings. 
They are easy to grow... not particular where you put them; 
although they do best in moist, loamy soil. . . like afternoon sun, 
but do not demand it... will live for years giving you infinite 
loveliness for very little care. Huge velvety deep violet-blue 3-in. 
flowers like those pictured, on graceful stems 7 to 8 in. long; 
blooming from early spring all through summer and fall. 
The petals of these giants are pleasingly waved, giving a play of 
tones that you'll never cease to admire. A bright yellow ‘‘eye’’ 
causes the lovely purple to seem even deeper and the sheen to 
appear richer and more velvety. Each plant sends out many shoots 
for a continual supply of flowers... from spring until freezing Tie Reeve Dee 
veals the abundant 
weather and some even after the first snow flies. If you clip off 
the runners in August, the plants will be more compact and the 
blooms more profuse. 
85c each; 3 for $2.25; 6 for $4.25; 
12 for $8.00 


blooming characteristics 
of Viola Purple Heart. 
Flowers frequently 
measure up to 3 in. 
ACrOSS. 

Color photograph by Wittmer 
















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Viola Purple Heart has 
had an unusually in- 
teresting history. 
Introduced last spring, 
the demand was 
gteater than for any 
other perennial on rec- 
ord and the demand 
continued unabated 
all summer and fall. 
The Military Order 
of the Purple Heart 
adopted this as their 
official flower at the 
annual meeting last 
year, 


The Purple Heart 
Medal 
Awarded by both 
U.S. Army and Navy. 
Established by George 
Washington in 1782. 
22. ‘And let it be known, 
that he who wears the 
Order of the Purple 
Heart, has suffered in 
the defense of his home- 
land, and shall forever 
be revered by his country- 
men.” — Gen, George 
Washington 
2 Jackson & Perkins Co. 
World 4 Larges Rese CFrower 
NEWARK, 
NEW 
YORK 

