Violas 


Tradescantia 
Polemonium - Jacob’s Ladder 
Blue Pearl. Has elegant, deep green, finely 
cut foliage and showy spikes of attractive 
baby-blue flowers. April, May. 3 for $1.60; 
10 for $5.00. 
RUDBECKIA 
Purpurea, The King. A crimson-red 
form that can be combined effectively 
with White Lustre. Each $1.00; 3 for 
$2.50. 
White Lustre. This new Rudbeckia we 
feel confident will take rts place as an 
important addition in many perennial 
gardens. You can count on White 
Lustre to reach 3 feet in height. Blooms 
freely on sturdy stems from late June 
to September. Each $1.00; 3 for $2.75, 
Salvia « Sage 
Pitcheri. Similar to Azurea but of more 
branching habit and larger flowers of rich 
gentian-blue. 3 to 4 ft. Each 75c.; 3 for 
$1.60; 10 for $5.00. 
Scabiosa 
Isaac House Giants. Lavender-blue flowers 
on strong 18-inch stems from June until 
September. Each 90c.; 3 for $2.25; 10 for 
$6.50. 
Sedum 
Spectabile. A pretty, erect-growing variety 
with broad, ene green foliage, and im- 
mense heads of showy, rose-colored flowers 
during the autumn. 11% ft. 
Spectabile, Brilliant. A rich-colored form 
of the above, being a bright amaranth-red. 
Above Sedums, each 60c.; 3 for $1.30; 
10 for $4.00 
* Statice Limonium 
Sea-Lavender 
Latifolia. Great Sea-Lavender. Handsome 
plants with heads of dark blue flowers that 
when dried last for months. 1 to 2 ft. 
Each 75c.; 3 for $1.60; 10 for $5.00. 
Stokesia - Cornflower Aster 
Blue Moon. A new and striking giant-flow- 
ering form of lavender-blue. Each 70c.; 
3 for $1.60; 10 for $5.00. 


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Dianthus barbatus 
Michell’s Prize Mixture. All colors. 
Pink Beauty. Sometimes called ‘Newport 
Pink.” An excellent shade of salmon with 
Immense flower trusses. 
Scarlet Beauty. A deep scarlet shade. 
All Sweet Williams, 3 for $1.30; 10 for $4.00 
Thalictrum » Meadow-Rue 
Adiantifolium. A beautiful variety with 
foliage like the maidenhair fern and minia- 
ture white flowers in June and July. 11% to 
2 ft. 3 for $1.30; 10 for $4.00. 
Glaucum. Blue-gray leaves rather finely 
cut, with heads of fragrant Chinese yellow 
flowers. 3 for $1.30; 10 for $4.00. 
Lavender Mist. Large, loose flower panicles 
of lavender-purple. Each 75c.; 3 for $2.00. 
Tradescantia - Spiderwort 
Ideal plants for shady Iocations. The com- 
mon old-fashioned forms were known to our 
grandmothers, who had many names for 
them, ‘The hybridizers have been at work 
improving them not only in color and size of 
bloom, but they have considerably lengthened 
the period of bloom. 
NEW TRADESCANTIAS 
Sent out by the U. S. Department of 
Agriculture. 
The descriptions are those of the Depart- 
ment. Height 15 to 20 inches. 
Blue Stone. Low-growing. Large rich blue 
flowers. 
Iris Pritchard. White flowers, heavily 
stained with azure-blue; blue center. Late 
bloomer. 
James Stratton. A variety with large 
flowers, 214 inches from tip to tip; color 
deep delphinium-mauve, slightly shaded 
with rose. ‘ 
Pauline. Flowers are rosy mauve. Vigorous. 
Purple Dome. A vigorous plant with large 
clusters of rich purple flowers. 
A Tradescantia collection in your shady 
garden will make an interesting planting. 
A single plant of any variety, 70c.; 
3 of one variety $1.60; 10 for $5.00 
*Tunica 
Saxifraga rosea fl.-pl. A pretty, double- 
flowering form of Saxifraga. Perpetual 
flowering from June until late in the fall. 
Each 70c.; 3 for $2.00; 10 for $5.00. 
Veronica - Speedwell 
Blue Spire. A hybrid of V. longifolia sub- 
sessilis and V. spicata which has retained 
the glorious dark color of Subsessilis. 
See inside front cover. Each 75c.; 3 for 
$2.00; 10 for $5.00. ; : ‘ 
xIncana. Bright silvery foliage with spikes 
of amethyst-blue flowers during July and 
August. 1 ft. Each 60c.; 3 for $1.30; 
10 for $4.00. 
Longifolia subsessilis. Japanese Speed- 
well. The handsomest blue-flowered plant 
we know, growing to a height of 2 feet and 
completely studded with its spikes of blue 
flowers; fine for cutting. Aug.—Oct. 3 for 
$1.60; 10 for $5.00. 
%Rupestris, Heavenly Blue. Dwarf and 
spreading. Flowers very early, of an ex- 
quisite shade of blue. Each 70c.; 3 for $1.75; 
10 for $5.50. shins 
*Rupestris, True Blue. Literally covers 
itself with blossoms of intense blue during 
June and July. 1 ft. Each 70c.; 3 for $1.75; 
10 for $5.00. 

Valeriana » Valerian 
Officinalis. Hardy Garden Heliotrope. Pro- 
duces, during June and July, showy heads 
of rose-tinted white flowers, with heliotrope 
odor. 3 to 4 ft. 3 for $1.30; 10 for $4.00. 
Viola Odorata - Sweet Violet 
Double Russian. Perfectly hardy anywhere, 
producing double, sweet-scented flowers in 
abundance. 3 for $1.60; 10 for $5.00. 
Royal Robe. A distinct addition to the 
Violet family that deserves a place in your 
shady rock-garden, or as a ground-cover. 
Flowers are a lustrous shade of violet-blue. 
A dozen of these plants will furnish quanti- 
ties of bloom during early winter and early 
spring, a time when cut-flowers are highly 
prized. 3 for $1.60; 10 for $5.00. 
Viola Cornuta « Tufted Pansies 
~ Newer Hybrids 
Jersey Gem. Without doubt the best bed- 
ding Viola yet mtroduced, flowering con- 
tinuously from April until heavy frost. 
Flowers pure violet, on stems about 
6 inches Jong. 
Purple Glory. Extra-large, rosy purple flow- 
ers on stems 8 to 10 inches long. 
Wedgwood. One of the best, producing 
beautiful Wedgwood-blue flowers. 
Yellow Queen. Another Jarge-flowered type 
with deep pure yellow flowers. 
All above Viola Cornutas, each 60c.; 3 of 
one variety, $1.15; 10 for $4.00 
*Vinca 
Periwinkle; Trailing Myrtle 
Alpina. This Vinca ts a deep, glowing vel- 
vety claret. Although endowed with a 
vigorous constitution, the habit ts refined, 
compact, and never becomes straggly. 
Bowles Variety. The foliage is a rich glossy 
green, of strong texture. Flowers are large, 
of a deeper rich blue and are borne with 
remarkable profusion. 
Minor alba. A white-flowering form of the 
above. 
Minor aurea. Golden variegated foliage and 
blue flowers. 
All Vincas, 3 for $1.20; 10 for $4.00 
Yucca » Adam's Needle 
Filamentosa. White, with reflexed flower 
bells. 3, $1.25; 10 for $4.00. 

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