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Verbena 
SWEET PEAS (A) 
Early Flowering Spencer. For outdoor or green- 
house culture. This class should have more 
attention from home growers who may have 
been disappointed with the late flowering type. 
These come into bloom two weeks earlier. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 0z., 25c; 14 Ib., 90c; Ib., $3.00. 
Late Spencer. A mixture of fine named varieties. 
PkKt., 10c; oz., 15c; 14 Ib., 50c; Ib., $1.75. 
LATHYRUS LATIFOLIUS 
(Perennial Sweet Peas) 
A sturdy vine bearing luxuriant foliage and 
clusters of waxy flowers in pink, red and white 
from June to September. The vine may be trained 
upon a support. It is also well adapted to cover 
banks or rugged places. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 14 oz., 40c. 
STRAWFLOWER MIXTURE (A) 
Used for winter bouquets. Cut when flowers 
are half expanded, hang heads down to keep stem 
straight. 
Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 35c. 
SWEET ROCKET (Hesperis) (P) 
Bears spikes of purple and white flowers, de- 
lightfully fragrant in the evening. Height 18 
to 24 in. Germination 12 to 20 days. 
Mixed. Pkt., 10c; 14 0z., 35c. 
SWEET WILLIAM (Dianthus Barbatus) (P) 
A well known perennial for bedding and bor- 
ders. The florets are borne on stiff stems in 
great profusion and many colors. Height 16 in. 
Germination 5 to 8 days. 
Holborn Glory. Varicolored White. 
Newport Pink. Scarlet Beauty. 
Single Mixed. Double Mixed. 
Pkt., 10c; 1% 0z., 35c. 
Annual Sweet William. Blooms from seed the 
first season. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt., 10c; 1% 0z., 35c. 
TAHOKA DAISY (Machaeranthera) (A) 
Lavender blue daisy-like flowers with golden 
yellow centers. The foliage is fern-like, blooms 
from June until autumn. Stands heat and 
drought. Height 16 in. Germination 12 to 20 
days. Pkt., 15c. 
THERMOPSIS (P) 
Caroliniana. Golden yellow flowers are produced 
on spikes resembling Lupines. Easily grown. 
Height 21% ft. Germination 15 days. Pkt., 15c. 
THUNBERGIA (Blackeyed Susan) (A) 
A graceful climber, producing trumpet-l ke 
flowers in shades from creamy white to golden 
yellow with solid black centers. Much used in 
hanging baskets and overhanging banks. Peren- 
nial grown as an annual. 4 ft. Germination 5 to 
12 days. Pkt., 10; 14 0z., 35. 
TITHONIA (Mexican Sunflower) (A) 
Speciosa. A tall growing plant with rich orange 
red flowers, resembling a single Zinnia. Sow 
in flats indoors. When seedlings are about 4 
in. high transplant to 4 ft. apart. May be 
sown outdoors when ground is warm. Height 
8 ft. Germination 5 days. Pkt., 15c. 
TORENIA (Wishbone Flower) (A) 
Fourn'eri. Compact plants literally covered with 
blossoms somewhat like Snapdragons. Of a 
beautiful sky blue, edged violet with yellow lip. 
A continuous bloomer. Height 12 in. Germina- 
tion 10 to 15 days. Pkt., 15c. 
TRITOMA (P) 
Pfitzers Red. An improved Red Hot Poker Plant. 
Large spikes of red tube-like flowers. Protect 
in winter. Pkt., 15c; 1% 0z., 50c. 
VERBENA (A) 
Verbenas will flower from midsummer until 
frost from seed sown outdoors in spring. For 
early blooms, sow indoors in February. Germi- 
nation will be hastened if seed is soaked in water 
several hours. 
Mammoth Blue. 
Lucifer. Cardinal red. 
Salmon Pink. 
Pkt., 10c; % 0z., 40c. 
Beauty of Oxford Hybrids. 
shades of pink and rose. 
40c. 
Floradale Beauty. Oxford type, free flowering. 
Color, beautiful salmon rose. Pkt., 15¢e; \% 
0z., 40c. 
Great Floral Clock Mixture. A splendid variety, 
compact growth and many fine colors. Pkt., 
15¢e; % oz., 40c. 
Venosa (P). Spreading plants producing 
clusters of lilac-blue flowers from June to 
October. Height 14 in. Pkt., 10c. 
Bipinnatifidia (P). From June until November 
there is a continual showing of clustered 
bloom in blue-lavender. Ferny foliage. A 
reasonbly winter hardy perennial, but so 
quick that it is usually grown as an annual. 
Height 15 inches. Pkt., 15c. 
VERONICA (Speedwell) (P) 
Spicata. Hardy plants growing about 18 in. high 
producing spikes of clear blue flowers from 
June to August. Germination 12 to 20 days. 
Pkt., 15c; \% 0z., 50c. 
White. 
Mixed. 
Large flowers in 
Pkt., 15c; 4 oz., 
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