


A CONVENIENT WAY TO PURCHASE 
VEGETABLE SEEDS IS IN A 
OF APPROVED VARIETIES. SOME 
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VERBENAS 
Mostly creeping annuals with clusters of 
showy flowers. Sow in May, or earlier under 
glass. Thin to 1 foot. 
Annapolis Blue. Beautiful mixture of 
shades of mid-blue, with no tendency to 
purple. Of spreading habit and the 3-inch 
clusters of flowers stand erect on foot-high 
stems. Their color varies within each 
cluster, but all the florets may be classed as 
mid-blue. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids, Mixed. Vary 
from rose-pink to rose-red: the brightest 
rose-colored Verbena. Enormous flowers. 
*Crimson Glow. Fine crimson, pure, self- 
colored and without a white eye. 
Etna. Vivid scarlet with small yellow eye. 
Flamingo. Erect. Vermilion-pink. 1% ft. 
*Lavender Clory. Lavender with cream- 
white centers. Large blooms. (Not en- 
tirely fixed; still a few light colors.) 
*Royale. Royal blue, primrose-yellow eye. 
*Salmon-Pink. Even tone of salmon-pink. 
Spectrum Red. Wonderful dazzling color. 
*White King. Pure white. 
Above, each, pkt. 25 cts., Ygoz. $1, oz. $1.50 
COLLECTION: 5 pkts., one each marked *, $1 
Giant-flowering, Mixed. AII shades. 
Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 75 cts., oz. $1.25. 

Miniature Types 6 to 9 in. 
Miniature, Mixed. These form mats 10 
inches across, covered all summer with 
large flower-heads. All colors. Pkt. 15 cts., 
Voz. 40 cts., 140z. 75 cts., oz. $2.50. 
Various Verbenas 
Bipinnatifida. A foot-high cushion with 
clusters of lilac-purple flowers. Perennial. 
Pkt. 25 cts., Yeoz. 75 cts., Woz. $1.25. 
Erinoides (Moss Verbena). Moss-like spread- 
ing foltage and purplish blue blossoms. 
Venosa (Hardy Garden Verbena). Purple 
flowers all summer. 1 ft. 
Above 2, each, pkt. 15 cts., 4oz. 60 cts., oz. $2 


Verbena, Annapolis Blue 
NEW YORK 8, N. Y. 



VIOLAS « Tufted Pansies 
Perennial. Violas bloom for so long that 
they are often preferred to pansies. 
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. 50 cts., 
soz. $2, Woz. $3.50, Woz. $6. 
Lutea splendens. Glowing yellow. 
White Perfection. Splendid white. 
Above 2, each, pkt. 50 cts., Yoz. $1.50, 
Y4oz. $2.50 
Large-flowering Hybrid Violas 
Arkwright Ruby. Terra-cotta on crimson. 
Fragrant. Pkt. 50 cts., #;0z. $2, Yoz. $3.50. 
Blue Butterfly. The color is a mid-blue 
shading to white. Pkt. 50 cts., zs0z. $1.25, 
Yoz. $2. 
Viola, Blue Perfection 
Blue Perfection. Medium clear blue flowers 
so numerous that the plant is almost hid- 
den. Pkt. 50 cts., z;0z. $1.25, Yoz. $2. 
Chantryland. Fine shade of apricot; the 
best in this color to date. Pkt. 50 cts., 
p;0z. $2, Loz. $3.50. : 
Papilio, Light Blue. Fine blue and white 
variety. Pkt. 35 cts., 3 pkts. $1, Yeoz. $1.50. 
Finest Mixed. Pkt. 35 cts., ys0z. $1.25, 
Voz. $2, oz. $3.50. 
Sweet Violets 
Viola odorata 
The Czar. Deep violet flowers, large and 
very fragrant. Pkt. 25 cts., Ygoz. $1, oz. 
$1.50. 
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., 
Yyoz. $1, Yoz. $1.75. 
VERBASCUM pheeniceum Hybrids, 
Mixed (Mullein). Perennial. Various 
shades from white through yellow to deep 
orange. 3 ft. Pkt. 15 cts., Moz. 60 cts. 

You will plant Violets and Wallflowers for their sweet perfume; 
a partial list of other scented flowers is on page 84 





Wallflowers | 
WALLFLOWERS 
Fragrant, half-hardy annuals and peren- 
nials for early spring bedding. Perennial sorts 
are sown in summer and wintered in a cold- 
frame; annuals may be sown indoorsin March. 

Annuals 
The flowers are equal in size to those of the 
perennial double varieties, and are perfumed. 
Double Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts., éoz. 60 cts., 
Yoz. $1. 
Single Annual Mixed. Pkt. 10c., oz. 25c. 
Perennials 
Double, Mixed. English seed; plants very 
fragrant. Pkt. 25 cts., Woz. 75 cts., Yoz. 
$1.25. 
Single, Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts., lgoz. 75 cts. 
VERONICA spicata, Blue (Speedwell). 
Perennial. Useful border plant with 
spikes of bright blue flowers from July to 
September. 2 ft. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts., $1. 
Spicata, Mixed. Pkt. 15 cts., Voz. 
AO cts., Yoz. 75 cts. 
Incana. Perennial. Beautiful silvery leaves 
and spikes of brilliant blue flowers. 1 ft. 
Pkt35'cts.,.3 pkts. $l: 
VINCA (Madagascar Pertwinkle; Old Maid). 
Annual. Begins bloommg in August from 
seed sown outdoors in May. 1 ft. 
Alba. Pure white. Rosea. 
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 
VIRGINIAN STOCKS. Annual. Gay in the 
period between spring and summer flowers. 
Their fresh, bright colors in Imes and beds 
produce a charming effect. Pkt. 10 cts., 
lgoz. 25 cts., oz. 40 cts. 
VISCARIA, TOM THUMB. Annual. The 
plants are compact and bushy and they 
bloom so freely as to be entirely covered. 
Flowers resemble single wild roses. 1 ft. 
Blue Bouquet. Flowers are brilliant corn- 
flower-blue. 
Rose Queen. Pink. 
Above 2, each, pkt. 15 cts., oz. 50 cts., oz. $1.50 
XERANTHEMUM, Mixed. Annual. Ever- 
lasting. Edging plant. The dried flowers 
are useful for winter decoration. 2 ft. Pkt. 
10 cts., YZoz. 25 cts., oz. 75 cts. 
Rose. 
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