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Saier’s 
GARDEN MAGAZINE 
DIMONDALE, MICHIGAN. 
VOL. 2. No. 16. OCTOBER 1951. 
Owner and publisher of Saier’s Garden 
Magazine, Harry E. Saier, Dimondale, Mich. 
Issued each month. Subscription price 
$2.00 per year; 2 years $3.00; single copies 
25 cents. 
Send all seed orders to the Pioneer Seed 
Company, Dimondale, Michigan. 
SUBSCRIPTIONS AS XMAS GIFTS 
A letter just received from Mrs. Betty 
Hale Ferguson of Dallas, Texas, bring up 
the subject of subscriptions to SATER’S 
GARDEN MAGAZINES as suitable Christ- 
mas presents. We have had this in mind 
and this will be found in another column. 
She kindly writes as follows: ‘I found the 
listings of the Pioneer Seed Company about 
five years ago and from the seed paper 
I have ordered seeds at different times 
since. I have always found them to be very 
satisfactory: 
I subscribed to your Garden Magazine and 
it started with the first issue. I am highly 
pleased with it and would like to give sub- 
scriptions as Christmas gifts. Will you 
please advise me when I should send the 
subscription information? Also, could it 
be arranged that each recipient of a sub- 
scription would receive the Seed Book to 
be released in January, without further ord- 
ering by me or the person?” 
It is our intention to save out four or 
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TROLLIUS - URSINIA - VERBENA 
TROLLIUS. (TROL-ee-us) GLOBE FLOWER. Ranunculaceae. 
They make nice spring flowering plants in the border if planted in a low moist place 
with Some shade. Colors are yellow or orange and in form Buttercup-like; easy. 
—albiflorus.) Creamy awiiter tsen lars btb mecserrsticsc,stceatecseestcestecrcucanerecesetareeesd TROL-Z2. 25¢ 
—europaeus. Globe Fl. (St. Wolfgang); lemon-yellow; 2” ac; HP . TROL-8W. 25¢ 
—-—Orange Princess. Pretty orange variety; 1 ft; HIP..........:cssss0-- . TROL-8P. 25¢ 
—Ledebourii. Yellow fis; 2 ft; sunny place in bog garden; HP.. TROL-19. 25¢ 
—patulus. Soft yellow fis; 2 ft; for the brook Side; HP... esesseteereeteeees TROL-19T. 25¢ 
—pumilus. Alpine King-cup. Golden yellow cups; 10”; pretty; HP........ TROL-20. 25¢ 
—Trollius Blend. All AbDOVE SPECIES) MIKE... .cicseccecscsscvesssessvsrconesesveerevsresucszesovers TROL-X. 20¢ 
TULIPA. (TEW-li-uh) TULIP. Liliaceae. 
Growing Tulips from seed is interesting, especially so with the species. Usually 
these come true from seed; they are easily grown but the seeds do not germinate 
quickly. The species,or Botanical Tulips, are very pretty and should be grown more. 
—hiflora. RG sp, star-like fils white or yellow; 57”; HBD....0..-..cccccccecececceorsserers TULP-4. 20¢ 
—Clusiana v chrysantha. Golden yellow vase-shaped; 6”; HBb... .. TULP-9C,. 20¢ 
—i-—-Stellata maw lite Ore yellow, DLObuy G15 ELESptecrereeernsesttausssseceseeseressees .. TULP-9S. 25¢ 
—Kaufmanniana. Beautiful; water lily-like; white, yellow, pink 8”........ TULP-25. 25¢ 
—Sprangeri. Bright red; funnel-shaped in bud; last to flower; 12.’............ TULP-47. 25¢ 
—sylvestris. Bright yellow, frag; 9-18’; HBb TULP-51(C). 30¢ 
— Tulip) Blends All Sabove™ mixed... TULP-X. 20¢ 
TUNICA. (TOO-nik-uh) TUNIC FLOWER. Caryophyllaceae. 
Herbaceous annuals and perennials similiar to Dianthus in growth but smaller. For 
edging or the rockery. 
—Saxitraga. | Lutted w spread gs s Dili ils sup hl bey epeesseesesatycervense ccestscncdecereereteentec=oe-< TUNI-2. 20¢ 
UNIOLA. (eu-NA-oh-lah) Gramineae. 
North American perennial grasses with prominant 2-edged spikelets borne in panicles. 
——latifolian wErettyarnmubi emp OLGer me op Lbs mele pe eee teeta cticc cee tecteescesenuesatteesecccrnsvee UNIO-1. 15¢ 
URSINIA. (ur-SiN-ee-uh) Compositae. 
South American annuals and perennials, the flowers daisy-like, solitary or loosely 
clustered. Sow seeds early indoors or direct to soil. Treat as an annual. 
—anethoides. Jewels-of-the-Veldt. Orange fils purple centers; 18” HA.... URSN-1. 20¢ 
—w—aurora. Brilliant orange; crimson zone; A . 20¢ 
—cakilifolia. Yellow or orange; S. Rhodesia . 25¢ 
—pulchra compacta. Yellow or orange, 2” ac; rays br-purple; 2 ft; HA.... URSN-7. 20¢ 
—Ursinia Blend. Above mixed and many pretty NyDTids...........ceseseeseseeeeees URSN-X. 15¢ 
VACCINIUM. (vak-SIN-ee-um) BLUEBERRY, CRANBERRY. Ericaceae. 
Hardy shrubs and trees grown for ornament or for their edible fruits and all thriv- 
ing in rather acid soils of a peaty sand nature. Sow the seeds in the fall or stratify 
till spring. If interested in quantity of seed write for prices. 
—augustifolium. (pennsylvanicum) Dec; bluish black fr; 1 ft; HSh......0000. VAC-l. 25¢ 
—canadense. Decideaous; fr; blue; 1-2 ft; fo) a err ronan certo VAC-6. 25¢ 
—corymbosum. Highbush or Swamp B; Wortleberry; 15 ft; HSh.........0000... VAC-7. 25¢ 
——Seed from large fruited named Varieties. ccceccccccsscesceesceseeesees . VAC-7N. 25¢ 
—IMIxXed Wy VACCINIUNMS i AU ADOVE! TIRE. caiiiestecac.aresevicascsowtasvsscacSesenctevercersecesscesvecstessee VAC-X. 20¢ 
VALERIANA. (val-eer-ee-AY-nuh) VALERIAN. Valerianaceae. 
Perennial plants and shrubs with small white or rose flowers in cymes or spikes. 
Very easy to grow in the border; they are very fragrant. 
—officinalis, Garden Heliotrope. Popular; pink, red, white fis; 4 ft; HP VAL-12X. 15¢ 
erase WV ELIT Otis ee careec sae cctv eens SeOe ees uk Tats each eviosenh Siveeayscs venue Car sabaonastsconsascisiecsvensevaesecnadesebettecseatanethcvene VAL-12W. 15¢ 
maete— FRO Gh vvave specusccctceucvessdve eavescusscsuectext test aesssutsaccscssaviswosduvasteossoctesus these cavesicsaseckassbsnosvaseunssaseestesse VAL-12R. 15¢ 
—rubra: see Centranthus rubra. 
VERBASCUM. (ver-BASK-um) MULLEIN. Scrophulariaceae. 
Mostly tall hardy biennials; making good specimens in the back ground of the border; 
thrive in most any soil and are easy to grow. 
POR TIC UALATUTIAPE La ay ie cescessccsesctrccssvandacstastes#it savesssceevcesvenvdndeseessssossencocoseanesasssoncnsansveceeoresuceees VEBS-18. 25¢ 
—phoeniceum hybrids. Purple and red fis in racemes; 4 ft; HB... VEBS-19. 20¢ 
VERBENA. (ver-BEE-nuh) Verbenaceae. Germ. 10 days. 
Mostly perennials and highly prized for their profuse blooming. In the North they 
are grown as hardy annuals but in the far South they can be sown as perennials. In 
the North start seeds indoors for real early flowers; set 1 ft. apart in a sunny place. 
Vv. TEUCRIODES: To which probably belong most of the popular garden varieties. The 
varieties following are the very best and all mammoth in size. 
—Daneborg. Scarlet with Showy White CY E.oicccscsccsscessscsssssessecesescsceseceesece VERB-I1D. 15¢ 
.. VERB-IE. 15¢ 
.. VERB-I1L. 15¢ 
. VERB-1M. 15¢ 
. VERB-1GX. 15¢ 
sete steoeee VERB-1CX. 20¢ 
—Lavender Glory. Pretty shades of lavender with cream eye.... 
—Luminosa.. “Pink; (shaded stop Salmon. .c...ccsssssesssacaisevsssvecslossccccccviccecee: 
—Gigantea Mixed. Above and many other colors........... 
—compacta, Mixed. Low growing, 6’; for edging or bedding... 
VERBENA SPECIES: 
—hbipinnatifida. Lilac-purple fils in loose clusters; Showy; HPbeeeeccccccccccccccscse VERB-2. 20¢ 
—canadensis. (aubletia) Violet-red; June to frost; 10”; *HP.......0000......... VERB-5. 20¢ 
VERBESINA. (ver-bes-SYE-nuh) Compositae. 
Am. plants and shrubs, yellow, orange or white flowers, s 
lit i i 
—enceliodes. Golden yellow rays, 2” ac; TA OE TOTY. OC 20 Dee) eC ee 
Maesavenarkcasnsdanvaseheveccstnctsesniedace mee eee VEBE-3. 20¢ 
VERONICA. (ver-RON-ik-uh) SPEEDWELL. Scrophulariaceae. 
Annual and perennial plants popular in the rockery or border, h i 
and thriving in a sunny or light shady place; they are easy from rey tree OO Gane 
—Spicata mixed. Blues, reds, pink, white fs; 18’; HP... . VERO-70X 15¢ 
—-—nana alba. Low growing strain; white flowers.................. VERO-70NA. 20¢ 
—-—Blue Shades. .. VERO-70B. 15¢ 
SSA NON sea sab ts ad Sa f e desinkvandnsing SURCeURSYerRaiet cost eee PRC VERO-70S. 15¢ 
‘It is our i nition a ese see ists be correct, both as t ifi i 
and to descriptions eae We use Hortus II as our authority.....1f any of pk conderonnere 
a mistake,’ we will certainly deem it a favor if it is pointed out to us. 
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