VALERIANA - Centranthus; Garden Heliotrope 
Hardy, old-fashioned perennials. Showy plants for dry, sunny borders, 
banks, or old walls. Flowers are borne in panicles. A great favorite in 
old-fashioned gardens, especially where soil abounds with lime. 
Culture. Ordinary soil and sunny borders. Planted in the chinks of old 
walls will speedily root and make dense bushes. Plant in spring or fall, 
12 inches apart. 
*Coccinea Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Showy heads of old rose flowers in umbels on 12-inch stems just above 
the rich green foliage, are produced from June until October. A splendid 
plant for bold effects in the wall or rock garden; plants, if too large, 
may be severely cut back, without damage. Total height about 2 feet. 
Off.cinalis Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
(Hardy Garden Heliotrope.) Produces showy heads of rose-tinted white 
flowers during June and July, with delicious strong heliotrope ordor. 3 to 
4 feet high, loves a moist spot. 
VERBASCUM - Mullein 
Hardy biennial and perennial plants of stately growth, suitable for 
borders or rock gardens. The leaves are more or less woolly, and the 
flowers are borne in branched spikes. There are now several beautiful 
hybrids in cultivation which are superior to the species. 
Culture. Mulleins require a light or medium, well-drained soil. Plant 
in autumn or early spring, about 4 to 8 inches apart. Once a colony 
of these plants is established they will reproduce themselves freely from 
seed each year. 
Cotswold Gem Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50 
This Verbascum received an Award of Merit when introduced a few years 
ago in Europe. Here it has proven to be an outstanding and beautiful 
plant for the border, blooming from July until the end of September. 
Its numerous flower spikes rise to a height of four feet and are covered 
with soft amber-colored flowers with sparkling purple centers. Do splen- 
didly in poor soil and do not seem to mind hot, dry weather. A colorful 
plant, splendidly adapted to our hot, dry summers. 
Pink Domino Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50 
The upright rugged and picturesque branching flower spikes reach a 
height of 3 feet or more. They are in bloom from June until September 
and can be depended on for a fine and colorful background in the 
border. The color is a soft rose-pink with delicate buff undertones. 
A charming plant recently received from England where it, as well as 
Cotswold Gem and Cotswold Queen, are great garden favorites. 
VINCA - Periwinkle or Trailing Myrtle. (See page 13.) 
Vio las 
Violas are among the most beloved flowers. Their cheerful and colorful 
blossoms are so easily grown, no matter where, be it in the city, suburban 
garden, or in the country. From Switzerland came Floraire, our favorite! Its 
dainty pale blue flowers may be picked before the winter’s snow has melted. 
In hot summer weather it stands up better and flowers most freely; with fall 
and cool weather, it bursts forth again into masses of blooms which defy 
cold weather until well after Christmas. 
Culture. To grow Violas well, good soil is a great advantage, although 
fine results are obtained from plants planted in any soil that has been well 
dug, and a heavy dressing of partially rotted manure incorporated at time 
of digging. Plant 8 inches apart in fall or early spring and plant firmly. 
VIOLA CORNUTA - Tufted Pansies 
Catherine Sharp Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
A splendid hardy blue Viola for the garden as well as for the cool 
greenhouse for winter blooming. The flowers are large and grow on 
long, stiff stems which place them well above the foliage. Two-year- 
old clumps are 18 to 24 inches in diameter, remain nicely compact, 
produce hundreds of flowers throughout the entire spring, summer 
and fall: Viola Catherine Sharp is as hardy as Viola Jersey Gem, 
blooms more freely, and the flowers are about twice as large and a 
better, lighter blue. Does well in light shade and is a charming sub- 
ject for the rock garden as well. The brilliant yellow eye helps to 
give the lovely blue flower additional life and sparkle. A reliably 
hardy Viola with all the habits of a good garden plant. 
*Floraire Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
A most remarkable Viola. No sooner has the snow melted than it com- 
mences to flower, keeping on all summer without let-up until covered by 
winter snows. It is not unusual to find dozens of saucy lavender-blue 
blooms on a plant after Christmas. No wonder it is so popular in_ Geneva, 
Switzerland, where it was introduced by the late expert, Henry Correvon. 
Golden Yellow Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
A very free-flowering sort producing its golden yellow flowers all summer. 
Jersey Gem Each 65c, Three $1.56, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Possesses the dwarf habit and continuity of blooming of the true horned 
Viola (V. cornuta), and vigorous, bushy growth and roundish foliage 
of the finest English bedding varieties. Pure violet, slightly perfumed. 
Maggie Mott Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
This variety is used by the hundreds of thousands in Europe for bedding 
or massing along borders. The flowers are a lovely pure pale blue and 
beautifully proportioned. You will enjoy Maggie Mott Violas in your 
garden. It is a good strong grower and free bloomer and does not re- 
quire undue care or attention. In bloom all spring, summer and fall. 
Purple Glory Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
Large, velvety, deep violet-blue flowers on long, graceful stems 7 to 8 
inches long, blooming from early spring all through summer and fall! 
A bright yellow eye at the center of each flower gives additional lift and 
sparkle to the lovely, velvety purple. The plant sends out many shoots 
for a continual supply of flowers; from spring until winter freezing sets 
in, there is an abundance of blooms. The habit of the plant is nice and 
compact, not sprawly like so many Violas are, and it is perfectly hardy. 
Sutton’s Apricot Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Beautiful rich apricot shade, tinted orange toward the center. 
White Perfection Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
Pure white blooms in great profusion all summer. 
Mixed Viola Cornuta Three $1.45, Doz. $4.50, 100 $20.00 
Many shades and markings, create a riot of color, 
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Veronica Amethystina, Royal Blue 
VIOLA ODORATA - Sweet Violet 
*Double Russian Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.00, 100 $35.00 
Perfectly hardy anywhere, producing double, sweet scented violet flowers 
in abundance. A splendid variety for that troublesome shady place. 
Duchesse de Parma Each 75c, Three $2.00, Doz. $6.00, 100 $35.00 
A strong growing variety with very double, pale lavender-purple flowers 
which are highly scented. Does fine in shade. 
*Odorata semperflorens Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
A sweet scented perpetual flowering Violet. It never stops blooming. 
The flowers are fair size and you can always pick a nosegay from a 
few plants. The fragrance leaves nothing to be desired. This perpetual 
flowering Violet is a good grower, and if you plant it in a favorable 
location will soon become a big clump. Does well in light shade. Per- 
fectly hardy. A joy to own. 
*Rosina Each 70c, Three $1.90, Doz. $5.50, 100 $30.00 
Producing not only in spring but again in late autumn, quantities of 
dainty, deliciously fragrant, pink or old rose flowers. Useful for border- 
ing or as a ground cover in half shade or full sun. 
*Royal Robe Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
This glorious variety is a lustrous shade of deepest violet-blue. The 
blossoms are delicately fragrant and open out flat like a Pansy or Viola. 
It is quite unnecessary for us to expatiate on the transcendent beauty 
of this Violet. Suffice to say a trial in your own garden will bear out all 
we have had to say and more. A few plants of this Violet in the garden 
will serve to furnish quantities of bloom either during. early winter or 
early spring and at a time when cut flowers are most highly prized. 
White Czar Each 65c, Three $1.65, Doz. $5.25, 100 $25.00 
A beautiful white Violet. The flowers are on long stems; they are 
large and substantial and are produced in great abundance. In addition 
to its free flowering it is also a strong growing variety and is quite 
happy in full sun. A fine companion for Royal Robe which still con- 
tinues to be the best of blue Violets, 
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