ZINNIA LIST 
VIOLA. (vye-OL-uh) VIOLET. Violaceae. 
The genus consists of many attractive herbaceous perennials and a few annuals. 
The Violet and Pansy are the two most popular. They all thrive in a rich soil and in 
partial shade. During winter they are require a mulch of leaves. The germination of 
Violets is different from that of Pansies; if handled the same way, good results will 
seldom be gotten. Try planting the Violets in the fall, in flats, leaving them outside 
to get the freezing weather, when they germinate good the first thing in the spring. 
VIOLA CORNUTA: Horned Violets. More or less tufted Violets. They come in many 
varieties of which the best and most popular are listed here. They do best in partial 
shade, rich moist soil and where it does not dry out too much in the summer. 
=Arkwhight Ruby. Rich crimson “with ark, CY... dsesntessssnasctescepects VIOL-1A. 20¢ 
Picolor.. Light, Violet=DIues Very PDC Y snc. cpcncecncsesesvets ee . VIOL-1B. 20¢ 
—Blaue Schonheit. Clear deep blue; new German var .. VIOL-iBS. 20¢ 
—Blue Gem. Jersey Gem. Compact violet-blue....... eee . VIOL-1IBG. 20¢ 
=Chantreyland. PUre ApPricOt; “PrES HOW ELING oii. .ccsitissscaccerspsacacervoncncecencsnsnesnns VIOL-IC. 20¢ 
—White Gem. Pure white; dandy... ... WIOL-1W. 20¢ 
SE TIGA CLYDE CUE YI EW IME=TCCe cctpy acccanstrnveashasetnodseteescusvananevsvabsiareravesiaiecesitea/atas-eanoe VIOL-IL. 20¢ 
—King Henry I. Deep violet with heavenly blue center, bright eye VIOL-1H. 20¢ 
Oe RINGCISOTIE UAL EO) VIOLET-DULDIC.. o.cacccosccssssecadsovscaspoxst audi vatsivevaasVensysoypeassaceteSenaateee VIOL-IN. 20¢ 
—Lutea splendens. Re mee Ol Cicer VG LO Wracnseserentctversutraccuesucter! settttcantin ckesterrsvaetir™ VIOL-1S. 20¢ 
mee tent Y CLIOW! SWATLOEY cccseccscceccucsncecasOoscnvenernnis .. VIOL-IPL. 20¢ 
—Papilio. Light blue with White Spots... eccsssseseeesseetcesessssstenessorssssseeesesenees VIOL-1P. 20¢ 
—Purple Bedder. New English variety.............. . VIOL-1PB. 30¢ 
—Scotch Strain. Newest and best hybrids mixed. . VIOL-1SX. 25¢ 
—Thuringia. Dark Dlue With WHItE CYC... seeceseeseneeereeccsessestsereeseessesssesesess VIOL-I1T. 20¢ 
|—Gem Varieties Mixed. Compact growing strain.. . VIOL-1XG. 20¢ 
'—Viola Blend. Blend of all the above varieties..... ; ] 
—W-F Blend. Bright gay colors in selfs, colors of reds, yellow, blue and apricot com- 
bined with many shades which are blotched; OZ. $6.00... VIOL-1IWF. 25¢ 
VIOLA SPECIES: All hardy perenials. : ; 
—adunca. Very hardy woodland Violet; violet; 4”; Alaska... VIOL-2. 25¢ 
—arenaria rosea. (rupestris) Pale violet or white; to Alaska; 3”; . 25¢ 
—bellidifolia. Dwarf matted; violet or purple fis; 3”; Rockies.. . 25¢ 
—Douglasii. Orange-yellow veined purple; grity soil; 4”; Calif pe . 25¢ 
—glabella. Big bright yellow fis; k eee - 25¢ 
—Hallii. Upper petals dark violet, lower white; 4”; ai . 25¢ 
—nigra, Black Imp. Quaint little Pansies; black velvet, small eye... sie . 25¢ 
—pedunculata. Orange-yellow; oe se . 35¢ 
—purpurea. Pine Violet; 8 : 02. 25¢ 
—saxatilis. Dawnside Strain of Johnny-Jump-Ups. T s an exceptional strain and 
we receive many fine comments on it evey year; best as annual..VIOL-114D. 25¢ 
—sempervirens. (sarmentosa) Yellow fis; decumbent; B. oss Famtaesaeleesnosease VIOL-116. 25¢ 
saVioln species Blend. Blend of above species (Odi iyieeserescecvevcsenetecsecesssnecsczivesucsss VIOL-XS. 25¢ 
NS -Viola Blend. All KindS Mik... scccccccsseecnsssssesssensessceassesecessese Y% Oz.$2.00.... VIOL-X. 20¢ 
VIRGINIA STOCKS: see Malcomia. 
VISCARIA: see Lychnis. : 
WALLFLOWER: see Cheiranthus cheiri. 
WOODFORDIA. (wood-FOR-de-ah). 
—fruticosa. Small red fls; Indian tr of Crape Myrtle Fam. for far S.... WOOF-1(M). 359 
XANTHISMA. (zanth-IS-mah) Compotitae. 
Annuals and perennials native of Texas; solitary heads of yellow flowers for the 
border. They make good cut flowers. 
—texanum. ae Of Mexass. leads 27) ac}, sumamer; 4 Gt} TA sie... i scccstecacrsees ZANT-1. 20¢ 
XERANTHEMUM. (zeer-ANTH-em-um) IMMORTELLE. Compositae. 
Easily grown annual everlasting flower with solitary heads of disk flowers. ‘They 
are good as cut flowers and very popular for drying. Sow seeds early in the spring. 
—annuum, Mixed. BEC AOUDIE HOWETSi...ccs.ccceccecscnatescacesceasadsddesesetseosedsqssonsoaseese XERN-1DX. 15¢ 
——Purple. Double  flOWETS........eessceseeees «KX ERN-IDP. 15¢ 
——Rose. Double flowers.......... .. XERN-IDR. 15¢ 
—— White. Double Pure WHITtECLu0.cecceseseeceencesceeeeteteseseseeesssessssasssesssesensnessenes XERN-1IDW. 15¢ 
PRICE: Oz. 55¢: 4 Oz. $2.00; 1 lb. $5.00, prepaid. 
YUCCA. (YUKK-uh) Adam’s Needle, Spanish Bayonet, Joshua Tree. Liliaceae. 
Suitable for bold effect in the border or for specimen plants on the lawn. Some 
are hardy, others need greenhouse care in the North. All easily grown from seeds. 
—filamentosa. Reclassified recently to Y. Smalliana, which see. 
—— gi] a. Greenish white fis; fls to 6 ft; lvs to 3 ft; hardy in INOUE ees YUCC-14. 25¢ 
T Gloriosa, Fls greenish white to reddish; lvs to 2% ft; fils to 8 ft; HHP.... YUCC-15. 25¢ 
—mohavensis. Mojave Y. 10 ft; fils purple-white; FHELP as sctascstesesceesensesonescrnens YUCC-20. 25¢ 
—-Smalliana. Adam’s Needle. White; fis to 12 ft; hardy in North... . YUCC-25. 20¢ 
—Yucca Blend. Above SPeCieS MiIXCC..... cesses eeesnsstsssnsseeessecereessteneneaneneneane YUCC-X. 20¢ 
ZINNIA. (ZINN-ee-uh) (crassima) Compositae. : rhe 
, f some 10 species of which Z. elegans is our popular garden Zinnia. 
sere order ecnuals and they may be started early indoors where they can be 
transplanted to flats and set out as soon as frost danger is passed. A little pinching 
back will produce more bushy plants; set out 144-2 feet apart for the large type. They 
| are especially good in the border, in bedding and for striking effect In mass plantings, 
and if solid colors are used they will be much more effective. 
DAHLIA-FLOWERED TYPE: The plants are 2%%-3 feet tall with large Dahlia-like 
blooms; especially good for bedding. Pope 16¢ 
—Canary Bird. Rich canary yellow... seostersensess easenensacncasscasacroresees . ewer i 
—Crimson Monarch. Large showy deep crimson. - bape ad 
—Dream. Most unusual FTosy laVeNde?.....eeeees ee aie oe 
—Exquisite. Light rose with a deep rose center iad ch ae 
—Illumination. Deep rose self; extra PTV sestt toote ves cuntdersceesfeeancesvaveneseqesocaasensersseves eto ae 1oF 
—Gold Dawn. Rich golden Yellow... jue Boe Ardy Ie 
—Golden Siate. A beautiful golden yellow. wae si he ae 
—Luminosa. A large luminous DrIGht PUNK... ccccsccccseeseseesesesesseesssseseseenenseseseneneees a pire ace 
_Meteor. A rich red; the darkest of the reds... 2 pitake tee on 
—Oriole. A very popular orange; CHOICE ys x igh ibe 
—Polar Bear. Large CLEAMY Wit... sescccerersesesreereeseeseessenesssensenteneensesencsesesseesesees -1W. 15¢ 
ZINNIAS: Continued on Page 240. 
PIONEER SEED COMPANY — DIMONDALE MICHIGAN 
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LEPTOSPERMUM 
SCORPARIUM 
Some years ago, looking for a suitable 
plant with pink or rose blossoms to set 
against the blue of the opposite side of the 
path in the rock garden, I came across one 
that looked helpful. It was displayed a- 
mong rock plants and then seemed to be a 
prostrate plant six inches high. 
The following spring it had doubled its 
height and gave evidence of being an up- 
right plant after all. Then flowers appear- 
ed on the wee things, flowers that looked 
like plum blossoms that later turned rose 
with brown or black centers. The foliage 
was red-brown, heath-like, and as the plant 
grew, blossoms showed at every node or 
joint of the stem. In the autumn the flow- 
ers were followed by black fruits about the 
size of small blueberries. They promised 
seeds at some time, but adhered tenacious- 
ly to the branches. The next winter, al- 
though by no means a mild one, this gen- 
erous plant went on blooming through the 
whole season, along one branch. 
After studying the label and looking up the 
variety, I found it to be Leptospermum scor- 
parium variety Nichollsii, known as_ the 
red ‘Manuke’ this is the variant of scopar- 
ium that won a prize many years ago as 
the most beautiful plant of the season. This 
in an English exhibition where the compet- 
ition is always keen. 
The Leptospermums run from small to 
great. L. scoparium begins to bloom when 
only six inches high and the aromatic flow- 
ers, which last from spring to autumn as 
in the mother plant, white with red centers. 
Another of this species, the L. ericoides, 
which attains the size of a tree has quant- 
ities of white flowers. The aromatic wood 
is used for posts and _ piles. Leptosper- 
mum came originally from New Zealand, 
Australia and the Malayas. 
In shape the L. Nichollsii is not unlike 
white broom. It promised to grow profusely 
but when it was four years old and four feet 
high, the cold winter of 1921 destroyed tha 
lovely shrub. Since then I have never been 
able to find another seedling nor any seed. 
Often I think of it with pleasure mixed with 
regret. The flowers were of a peculiar rose 
shade as if a plum tree had borrowed its col- 
ors from a single rose of magenta hue. 
RARE AFRICAN FLOWERS 
(Continued from Page 236) 
OSTEOSPERMUM Ecklonis. 
PELARGONIUM spp. mixed. 
PLECTRANTUS ciliatus. 
—myrianthus. 
—tomentosus. 
PRISMATOCARPUS diffusus. 
PYCNOSTACHYS urticaefolia. 
ROCHEA coccinea. 
ROELLA ciliata. 
SALVIA aurea. 
SCABIOSA africana. 
SELAGO Galpinii. 
—serrata. 
—spuria. 
—Thunbergii. 
SENECIO bipinnatus. 
—glastifolius. 
SOLENOSTEMON zambesiacus. 
STREPTOCARPUS mixed. 
SUTERA coerulea. 
—grandiflora. 
—microphylla. 
—stenophylla. 
SUTHERLANDIA frutescens. 
URSINIA sericea. 
—chrysanthemoides. 
VERNONIA glabra. 
WALAFRIDA nitida. 
