- BURPEE’S VERBENAS 
Colorful, dwarf plants, ideal for edgings, 
ground cover, rock gardens, porch boxes 
and cutting. The flowers are borne in large 
trusses from midsummer until late fall, 
Thrive in poor soil, and withstand drought 
remarkably well. We offer several distinct 
types; all are lovely and fill certain needs. 
GIANT FLOWERED VERBENAS 
Of robust, spreading growth, 8 to 12 in. 
high, 23% ft. and more across. Large trusses, 
the individual blooms of which measure * 
over 1 in. across. Quick to come into flower. 
2965 Apple Blossom Almost white shad- 
ing to delicate cameo-pink toward edges. 
2747 Crimson Glow Rich showy color. 
2793 Floradale Beauty All-America 
Silver Medal Winner. Color varies from 
bright rose-pink to the deepest rose-red. 
2751 Lavender Glory All-America Silver 
Medal Winner. Exquisite lavender set off 
by a prominent creamy white eye. 
2794 Royale Deep blue with yellow eye. 
2750 Salmon Pink True salmon-pink. 
2788 Spectrum Red All-America Bronze 
Medal Winner. Vivid dazzling red. 
2782 White Combines well with others. 
2780 Finest Mixed All the above colors 
ina carefully prepared and blended mixture. 
Any of the above Giant Flowered Verbenas: 
Pkt. 25¢; Y%oz.75¢; 1% oz. $1.40 
4 Giant Flowered 
Verbenas 
Apple Blossom, Royale, 
Spectrum Red and White 
472]—SPECIAL: One pkt. of 85¢ 
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LARGE FLOWERED VERBENAS 
2753 Sutton’s Blue Deep royal blue 
rounded flower trusses, 234 to 3 in. across 
and as deep as they are wide. Exquisite. 
Pkt. 25¢; Y%yoz.75¢; % oz. $1.40 
3700 Thunbergia alata, Mixed Pkt. 15¢ 
THUNBERGIA 
Black-Eyed Susan Vine § 
3700 Alata Mixed An unusually pretty 
little climber or may be used as a trailing 
plant for ground cover, hanging baskets 
and window-boxes. Forms a dense mat of 
foliage and flowers. Colors range through 
yellow, orange and buff to pure white, 
some with black eyes. Grow 5 ft. long. 
Pkt. 15¢; %4 oz. 60¢; 14 oz. $1.10 
Average heights and blooming season are 
given in descriptions. Some variation is 
natural in different localities. 
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2793 Verbena, Floradale Beauty Pkt. 25¢ 
TALL ERECT VERBENAS 
2785 Royal Bouquet Mixed Many 
bright and cheerful colors. Flowers are 
large. While the plants are of neat, compact 
habit, they grow from 15 to 18 in. tall. 
Pkt. 25¢; Yoz.75¢; 1% oz. $1.40 
DWARF VERBENAS 
A lovely type for edging, bedding and pot 
culture; the plants are of compact growth. 
Dwarf Compact 
Plants grow about 6 in. high, 10 to 12 in. 
across and form neat little mounds covered 
with medium-sized flower heads. 
2786 Carmine Ball Bright carmine. 
Pkt. 25¢; 4% oz. 75¢; 1% oz. $1.40 
2789 Creamy White New and distinct. 
Pkt. 25¢; %oz.75¢; Y%4 oz. $1.40 
2784 Fireball Brilliant scarlet. Striking. 
Pkt. 20¢; % oz. 70¢; 1% oz. $1.25 
Dwarf Erect 
2761 Blue Sentinel All-America Bronze 
Medal Winner. Broad, deep trusses of royal 
violet-blue flowers. Plants grow 10 in. tall. 
Pkt. 35¢; % oz. $1.00; 1% oz. $1.85 
2771 Venus Soft chamois-pink, the inner- 
most flowers suffused copper. 10 in. tall. 
Pkt. 25¢; Yoz.75¢3 % oz. $1.40 
2711 Tithonia, Torch Pkt. 25¢ 
TITHONIA—Mexican Sunflower 
Stately plants with single dahlia-like flow- 
ers 3 to 4 in. across, which are nice for cut- 
ting; suitable for backgrounds or hedges. 
2711 Torch All-America Silver Medal 
Winner. Unlike Speciosa, plants are of com- 
pact, upright bushy form, 4 ft. tall, earlier 
and more profuse blooming. Flowers are 
fiery orange-red and quite spectacular. 
Pkt. 25¢; Y%oz.75¢; 1% oz. $1.40 
2714 Speciosa Brilliant, orange-scarlet 
flowers. Blooms in late summer. 6 ft. high. 
Pkt. 20¢; iy oz. 60¢; 14 oz. $1.10 
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TIGRIDIA—Mexican Shell Flowar 
2115 Mixed Colors Large, brilliantly 
colored, triangularly shaped flowers in 
many varied hues of scarlet, rose, yellow 
and orange. Smaller petals are marked with 
carmine, purple or mahogany and some- 
times tinged pink, lavender and apricot. 
Blooms in August and September. 2 ft. 
Pkt. 25¢; We oz. $1.00; 1% oz. $1.85 
Tigridia bulbs, page 115. 
2770 Torenia fournieri Pkt. 25¢ 
TORENIA— Wishbone Flower Ro 
The compact, bushy plants, 1 ft. tall, are 
covered during the summer and fall with 
blooms that have a striking resemblance to 
miniature snapdragons. Fine for beds, 
borders, pots, window-boxes and rock 
gardens. Do well in semi-shady locations. 
2770 Fournieri Light blue blotched 
deeper blue in contrast to a yellow throat. 
Pkt. 25¢; 6 oz. $1.00 
2772 White Wings Ivory tinted rose. 
Pkt. 25¢; MWe oz. $1.00 
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2764 Viscaria, BlueGem Pkt. 15¢ 
VISCARIA—Rainbow Drops& 
Free-blooming plants, bearing a wealth of 
large, single, attractive blooms throughout 
the summer. Prefer cool climates. In hot 
sections, start seed early indoors. 
2764 Blue Gem, Tom Thumb Dwarf 
plants, 8 in. tall, covered with light ultra- 
marine blue flowers, 1 to 1% in. across. 
Pkt. 15¢; Y%oz.60¢; 1% oz. $1.10 
2763 Rose Gem, Tom Thumb Like the 
above except for color—beautiful slight 
variations of rose. Very profuse blooming. 
Pkt. 15¢; Y%yoz.60¢; 1% oz. $1.10 
WALLFLOWER 
Lovely sweet-scented flowers in oriental col- 
orings of red, brown, mahogany and yellow. 
2857 Double Early Wonder Mixed 
Canary-yellow, golden yellow, brown and 
mahogany are the predominating colors. 
Blooms within five months. 1% to 2 ft. 
Pkt. 20¢; 2 pkts. 35¢ 
2860 Single Mixed Creamy white, yel- 
low, light brown, blood-red and mahogany 
sweet-scented flowers are quickly and pro- 
fusely produced on 1 ft. stocky plants. 
Pkt. 15¢; 2 pkts. 25¢ 
Perennial Wallflower, page 58. 
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