TUNICA - URSINIA - VERONICA 
ORNAMENTAL TOMATO: Small fruits with tough skin that dries and does not rot; 
grow much like ornamental peppers and CELTICS... cece eseesetseseeetseneeeee TOM-1. 25¢ 
TOWNSENDIA. (toun-SEN-de-ah) Compositae. 
Biennial and perennials closely resembling Aster,s in white, rose to violet, with rays. 
Not commonly grown but fine for the rockery. 
—exscarpa. Stemless, 1” tall; mauve with yellow disk; RG; pretty; HP.... TOWN-1. 25¢ 
TRACHELOSPERMUM. (trak-el-oh-SPERM-um) Apocynaceae. 
Twining evergreen vines. Suitable for the South. 
—fragrans. White fis; pots 9” long; tall Climber; TPoe..cceeseeseceseeeseesessees TRAC-3. 25¢ 
TRACHYMENE caerulea. (Didiscus caerulea) Biue-Lace-Flower; 2 ft; HA TRAC-1. 20¢ 
TRADESCANTIA. (trad-es-KANT-ee-ah) SPIDERWORT. Commelinaceae- 
Perennials with blue, rose, purple and white flowers in umbels and they are 
grown indoors, or in baskets or in the order; easily grown. 
—Beauty Blend. Hardy species; 3 ft; HP cceccccceeeseesssesesesesnenenenenetererereres . 15¢ 
TRICHOSANTHES Anguina. Serpent, Snake or Club Gourd; ACl . 25¢ 
TRIFOLIUM. (trye-FOH-lee-um) CLOVER. Leguminosae. 
We list here only those of ornamental value. 
—repens. SHAMROCK. This and Oxalis acetoselia said to be S; HP........ TRIF-20. 20¢ 
——y. atropurpureum. Deep bronze red with green margins lvs; HP.... TRIF-20P. 20¢ 
TRIPTERIS. (TRIP-ter-is) Compositae. 
South Afrean plants or shrubs, not hardy in the North. Flowers are daisy-like. 
both ray and disk flowers. Plant early in the spring. 
—hyoseroides. Golden yellow fis, laGlceciskspretivs Zackie; LUA csstmctereescees TRIP-1. 20¢ 
—alpinum. Red fis in loose heads; 4”; PITS seat cee cet sin caertacenca ee surscvonccesext ssccenthtass TRIP-4(C). 25¢ 
TRITOMA: see Kniphofia. Red-Hot-Poker. 
TRITONIA Mixed. Culture same as for Gladiolus; hardy in North........ TRIT-X. 25¢ 
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 White fis} 157; FP... eseestessssessscesssssssenescnssccotersscnsenseseesoese TROL-2. 25¢ 
—europaeus. Globe Fl. (St. Wolfgang); lemon-yellow; 2” ac; HP. . TROL-8W. 25¢ 
—w—Orange Princess. Pretty orange WarietiyerL mils) ELEN scsiscutiscrrccsse-ste- .. 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 HOOK ISTE CW EEDE iit stccvscccesecoetestes dete TROL-19T. 25¢ 
—pumilus. Alpine King-cup. Golden yellow cups; 10”; pretty; HP........ TROL-20. 25¢ 
—Trollius Blend. TASTIMEND O ViGMRE D CGLOS i TENG Che eae snes crgeevaes ctcntascuersVeedeecaeedegetesscescnses TROL-X. 20¢ 
TROPAEOLUM (trop-PEE-ol-um) peregrinum. Canary-Bird-Flower. A fine annual 
climber with fis 1” ac; canary yellow; 10 ft; HHA TROP-7. 15¢ 
TULBAGIA violacea.” So. Africay “242 Lbicsnrsscecsecseen it .. TULB-3. 25¢ 
So. BROdeSian SPCCies ier eecccececcerctececccvsncenssssecostscscsscscesnesscvncsssssearssanguenesetcnerenssesssessoresesse> TULB-5. 25¢ 
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. 
—Batalnii. Pale yellow; early; Bokhara; G6? ..cccseuseesseeceenssereeeterscsetenseeceeacsees TULP-3. 40¢ 
—hbiflora. RG sp, star-like fils white or yellow; 5°; HBD..............ceesecsesssee TULP-4. 20¢ 
—Clusiana v chrysantha. Golden yellow vase-shaped; 6”; TULP-IC. 2C¢ 
—Fosterana. Large CrimSOn 1S; LODUSt... eects ereseenensesecsetecsesetsenesnenee! oats TULP-15. 25¢ 
— —Flaming Youth. oocc.eeecscsccssssseseessessseees .. TULP-I15Y. 20¢ 
| ——stellata. White or yellow; pretty; ... TULP-9S. 25¢ 
Se GSEAMICE ElCGAIS. — roieceecinvcnsncerecnscncqesuensstctsvenconssasessonnses TULP-I5S. 25¢ 
—Kolpakowskiana. Turkestan... ceececsesseeeeseeerete crease acess tees secenensnaseee tees .. TULP-26. 25¢ 
—Kaufmanniana. Beautiful; water lily-like; white, yellow, pink 8’’........ TULP-25. 25¢ 
—praesians. Light red; Bokhara; LBD cc ssceesssecseeeeersteceeres ceeretsescesess TULP-4l. 25¢ 
—Sprangeri. Bright red; funnel-shaped in bud; last to flower; 12” TULP-47. 25¢ 
—sylvestris. Bright yellow, frag; 9-18”; EET ERR eo eccnttet ott ctenssccasecavecduescovcacensns TULP-51(C). 30¢ 
—tarda. (dasystemon) Smail; yellow; Turkestan... TULP-52. 25¢ 
—Tulip Blend. All aAbOVE MIKE... eccsesecssesesessesestsncseetesseeteneseesetseeseesasansseacantees TULP-X. 20¢ 
TUNICA. (IOO-nik-uh) TUNIC FLOWER. Caryophyllaceae. 
Herbaceous annuals and perennials similiar to Dianthus in growth but smaller. 
edging or the rockery. 
—saxifraga. Tufted, spreading; ER ee mica: ttetehecdecsndectestesatesctr/apesttveaacs ates TUNI-2. 20¢ 
UNIOLA. ‘(eu-NA-ob-lah) Gramineae. 
North American perennial grasses with prominant 2-edged spikelets borne in panicles. 
—Jatifolia. Pretty n thie border; 5 ft; TIL eis Sin rzatesvnes devant tatetnocsurassatscacsecoptarseasurae® UNIO-1. 15¢ 
URSINSA. (ur-SriN-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. 
For 
pink fis; 
—-anethoides. Jewels-of-the-Veldt. Orange fis purple centers; 18” HA.... URSN-1. 20¢ 
_ aurora. Brilliant orange; Crimson ZONE; HAs UASN-IA. 20¢ 
—cakilifolia. Yellow or orange; S. PUI O CGS telteccerenccesttieretssasreasestredvecasetocccrsnscersa rece URSN-S. 25¢ 
—pulchra compacia. Yellow or orange, 2”. ac; rays br-purple; 2 ft; HA.... URSN-7. 20¢ 
—_Ursinia Blend. Above mixed and many POLS they My OLIGS iesseresectsscessenvatteacteees 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 jolie anes ah Sq DEES ober arorces VAC-1. 25¢ 
—cariadense. Decideaous; fr; blue; A De Citys co Me redsseqsscpusetecssstacassucsvosecsonat .. VAC-6. 25¢ 
—corymbosum. Highbush or Swamp B; Wortleberry; 15 Breit & is) a peda ae VAC-7. 25¢ 
Seed from large fruited named VarietieS....srserserreerseerseerserses .. VAC-7N. 25¢ 
—Mixed Vacciniums. All above TAVUSGU oetirerttiees ckseWercerccasciiucacsenectidonsespeciacsacecsesccres VAC-X. 20¢ 
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SHRUBS 
Being South African shrubs it can be 
expected that many will not be hardy in 
the North; however, they all should be 
tried in the South. 
PRICE: 50¢ per packet; 5-$2.00; postpaid. 
ACCKANTHERA $spectabilis. 
ADENANDRA fragrans. 
ADHATODA Duvernoia. 
ALLOPHYLUS monophylla. 
ASPALATHUS sarcodes. 
ATHANASIA parviflora. 
AULAX pallasia. 
—pinifolia. 
BAROSMA crenulata. 
—scoparia. 
—serratifolia. 
BAUHINIA Galpinii. 
BERZELIA lanuginosa. 
BRUNIA albiflora. 
—nodiflora. 
BURCHELLIA bubalina. 
CALPURNIA sylvatica. 
—villosa. 
CARISSA edulis. 
—-—var. tomentosa. 
—grandiflora. 
TRANSPLANTING DIFFICULT SHRUBS 
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a good hint of how to treat the Russian 
Almond itself, for presumably it will bud 
upon something and make a still more vig- 
orous growth in consquence. The  suck- 
ering of the roots of the Almond would 
also be avoided, a great gain, for this thrifty 
little shrub is altogether too much of a 
weed when permitted to wander about on its 
own roots. 
The methed of planting everything below 
ground is a variation of the method of 
pruning to the ground, and it can be applied 
to subjects which do not allow their wood to 
rot easily when it is in contact with the 
cold, moist soil of spring. The best ex- 
ample I know of, such a plant, is the Ru- 
gosa Rose, with its hybrids. If the wood 
of these roses is well ripened, almost any 
amount of it may be buried at planting 
time. Normally, of course, one will plant a 
bush of which it is desired to retain as 
much of the bulk as possible (since even 
the stem contains a certain amount of 
“sthenght”), with whatever portion of its 
top that can convienently be retained, and 
prune off the remainder, or most of it, after 
the job of planting is done. However, upon 
occasion I have buried enormous big rose 
bushes, deeper than I knew was desirable 
if it had not been for the need to get a 
great deal of growth under ground, and with 
only the tips of the branches emerging 
above the soil. Sometimes half the branches 
of these will die, but the remainder will 
grow, and the gardener seems to be ahead 
when he gives every branch that has any 
chance to live at all the opportunity to do 
so. When propagation is the aim, one will 
of course, divide such a bush when divis- 
ion is practicable, and in that event one will 
surely get some divisions with tops out of 
proportion to the sparse roots. When .this 
happens, the best thing to do is to cut off 
a large amount of the top, leaving merely the 
stout stems near the base of the plant, and 
then cover everything completely at plant- 
ing time. The root portion will send up 
shoots that will reach the sunlight and event- 
ually grow into a mature plant. How much 
is gained by retaining the stout basal stems 
I do not know, but apparently nothing is 
lost. They rot away, naturally, but probably 
a good deal of plant sugar is withdrawn 
from their tissues first. 
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