THALICTRUM, Meadow Rue 
Though not of bright and conspicuous color, the feathery 
flowers of the Thalictrums are decorative and interesting, and 
their leaves, resembling the maiden-hair fern, are attractive 
both in the border and when cut. They grow easily from seed. 
Dipterocarpum. 4 to 5 ft. Aug.-Sept. Very graceful plumes 
of rosy-purple flowers with conspicuous yellow anthers. Pkt. 
10c. 
THUNBERGIA, Black-eyed Susan 
Beautiful, rapid-growing annual climber, preferring a warm, 
sunny situation; used extensively for hanging baskets, vases, 
low fences, etc. Very pretty flowers in buff, white, orange, 
etc., with dark eyes. 4 feet. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
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TITHONIA, A 
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Torch. NEW! All America Se- 4 wales tin a 
lection 1951. Entirely new tys EN hid 
flower, having an abundance of 
brilliant orange-scarlet 4-inch 
flowers like Single Dahlias by 
mid-summer on compact plants 
4-414 feet high. See color pic- 
ture on inside front cover. Pkt. 
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TRITOMA, Red Hot Poker, P 
A perennial, not strictly hardy, but will live through the 
winter with a protective covering of leaves or short manure, 
or the roots may be lifted and carried over winter in sand 
in a cellar. 
Mixed Hybrids. Pkt. 10c. 
VIOLET 
Sweet 
Scented, P 
(Viola 
Odorata) 
The well-known 
sweet-scented sin- 
gle-flowering Vio- 
let, thriving best 
in a_semi-shaded 
situation. 
Blue. Pkt. 25c. 
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SWEET SCENTED 
VIOLET 
VIOLA CORNUTA 
Pansy Violets, Tufted or Bedding 
This improved strain (Viola grandiflora hybrids) produces 
Pansy-like blossoms, about 1 inch across. The colors include 
white, lemon, orange, lavender, purple, blue, etc. They form 
perfect mats covered with flowers from spring until cold 
weather. They are hardy perennials, fine for permanent beds, 
edgings, etc. Many of them are highly violet scented. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
Mixed Colors. Balanced mixture of all good colors. Pkt. 15c. 
Apricot. Rich apricot, tinged orange. Pkt. 15ce. 
Yellow Perfection. Sulphur yellow. Pkt. 15c. 
White Perfection. Pure waxy white. Pkt. 15c. 
Helen Mount. Two upper petals rich violet, two smaller lower 
petals are lavender and the lower petal is canary yellow 
with black lines radiating from the eye. Narrow bushy foliage. 
Very free blooming. Average height about 8 inches with about 
a 12-inch spread of plant. Pkt. 25ce. 
Chinese Blue. A round-faced type such as Jersey Gem, Chan- 
treyland or Blue Perfection. Sky blue. Pkt. 25e. 
Admiral. Very large circular dark blue flowers. Pkt. 15c. 
VALERIANA, Garden Heliotrope, P 
Large heads of bright rosy red and white flowers with a 
delicate heliotrope-like fragrance. 2 ft. tall. Blooms June to 
October. 
Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
VERBENA, A 
A favorite class of flowers splendid for beds, borders, cut- 
ting, and for medium sized and larger rock gardens. For 
quickest results start the seed indoors during February or 
March and transplant to flowering quarters during May. If 
sown outdoors in May the plants will bloom beginning late 
July. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
VERONICA, Speedwell, P 
An elegant hardy perennial plant of easy culture and free 
flowering habit. Of value as a cut flower or for the garden. 
Spicata. Bright blue flowers. 18 inches. Pkt. 10c. 
VISCARIA, AF 
Very showy and effective garden annual, producing freely 
throughout the summer large single flowers in red, white and 
blue shades. Very bright and effective for beds and useful for 
cutting, Brilliant Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
VIRGINIAN STOCKS, French Forget-me-nots, RA 
Small red, rose and white flowers about %4 in. across. Fine 
for edgings. For continuous display until fall, several suc- 
cessive sowings should be made about two weeks apart. 6 to 
8 inches. Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10c. 
WALLFLOWER, Siberain, P 
Fine Double Mixed. Long spikes closely set with large, double, 
sweet-scented flowers in bright oriental red and yellow colors. 
Nice cut flowers. May, 1% to 2 feet. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 
Allioni. This unusual little plant deserves a place in your rock 
garden or low border. Upright spikes bear numerous four- 
petaled flowers of dazzling rich orange. Though a hardy 
biennial, it flowers the first season from seed and when 
Shc eae will bloom throughout the summer. Mixed. Pkt. 
10¢. 
ROCK GARDEN ANNUALS 
Mixed 
This mixture of over 30 varieties, not exceeding 12 inches 
in height, will provide blooms throughout the entire season. 
Planted as early as possible, the gardener should have blooms ° 
by the end of May. A succession of blooms will follow until 
late fall, when frost will destroy the flowers. A second lot of 
blooms may be enjoyed on most plants if they are cut back to 
two inches of the crown and properly watered. Pkt. 15c. 
ROCK GARDEN PERENNIALS 
Mixed 
A mixture of over 50 rare rock garden perennials with a 
maximum height of six inches. Some of the items will bloom 
almost as soon as the frost is out of the ground. Others will 
bloom later in the year, insuring the grower blooms all season. 
A planting, carefully made in a suitable place, should remain 
a beauty spot for a number of years without reseeding if given 
minimum care. Pkt. 25c. 
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