serpyllum albus—2 inches, very flat, white flowers. 
serpyllum coccineus—2-3 inches, bright carmine-red flowers. 
SH ae lanuginosus—2-3 inches, grey woolly foliage; very flat, seldom 
owers. 
serpyllum Purdy’s var.—3-4 inches, very vigorous and spreading, good 
ground cover, lavender-pink flowers. ~ 
serpyllum Reiter’s Var.—2 inches, very flat and tiny leaved with tiny deep 
rose flowers in profusion. 
TRACHELIUM coeruleum—to 2 feet, an old-timer too long neglected with 
large heads of blue flowers in late summer. May not survive severe 
frosts such as winter of 1948-49. g.c. 
*TRADESCANTIA—to 1% feet, narrow-bladed foliage and dense umbels of 
flowers all summer and fall, part shade. g.c. — 90¢. 
Blue Stone—soft rich medium blue. 
J. C. Weguelin—pale azure-blue. 
Pauline—pale rosy-mauve. 
Purple Dome—deepest of all, glowing violet. 
VERBASCUM (Mullein)—Coarse-growing, large woolly leaved plants with 
long spikes of flowers. Good among shrubs and at back of perennial 
plantings, to 6 feet. g.c. 
Miss Willmott—creamy-white flowers. 
olympicum—golden-yellow flowers. 
*VERBENA pulchella (Verbena erinoides)—purple-blue verbena heads all 
summer and fall, good ground cover, does not winter-kill, but may 
look shabby in cold winters. Available after May first. Fts. 
pulchella Maonetti—rose-pink, candy striped white. 4’s. 
VERONICA—Some of our most effective blue-flowering plants. Foliage clean 
and attractive, shear flower spikes as finished for additional bloom. 
Blue Spire—2-2% feet, glorious dark blue spikes in summer. g.c. 
Crater Lake Blue—to 1% feet, intense “Crater Lake” blue, late spring 
and summer. 4’s — 70¢. 
t filiformis—emerald green mat of tiny rotund leaves, dotted in spring 
with tiny palest blue-lavender flowers, the whole 1 inch. Sun or saat 
Good ground cover, with moisture. On order only. 
holophylla littoralis—to 1% feet, large shining green foliage and fat 
spikes of intense indigo blue, one of the most interesting we have 
seen. g.C. 
incana—silvery rosettes of foliage, blue spikes. g.c. 
rupestris—creeping, to 6 inches, pale-blue spikes. 4’s. 
spicata—1'%-2 feet, spikes of lilac blue in summer, sun, divide every 
two years. g.c. 
teucrium Sky Blue—neat emerald green foliage, with 10-12 inch stems 
bearing spires of pure sky-blue. 4’s — 70c. 
TVINCA—sun or shade, good green foliage, one of most reliable ground 
covers. $7.00 per flat of 100. Bare root $6.00 per 100. 
minor—see note on ground covers. 
minor alba—white form. 
minor alpina—wine-red, semi-double. 
minor Bowles Var.—see note on ground covers. 
* Indicates plants for shade. § Indicates herbs. 7+ Indicates ground covers. 
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