92 MAYFAIR NURSERIES, Box 87, Hillsdale, N. J. 
UVULARIA. Merry Bells. (Liliaceae, Lily Family) 
Uvularia grandiflora. A beautiful eastern American native for the wild garden or 
shaded section of the rock garden, Great clumps of large glossy green leaves on 
erect 15 inch stems ornamented with a stunning show of huge pendulant, clear 
yellow bells in April and May. It likes a rich acid loam with leafmold or humus in 
a moist shady location. (pH 4-6) 
VACCINIUM. Cranberry. (Ericaceae, Heath Family) 
Vaccinium crassifolium. Long trailing stems with tiny shining green evergreen leaves. 
It makes a solid carpet about 3 inches high and several feet in diameter. An ex- 
ceptionally fine ground cover much like the Bear Berry but much easier to grow » 
and propagate. It has little pink flowers in small clusters followed by small black 
berries. It likes a sandy or peaty acid leafmold soil in full sun or half shade. 
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Vaccinium vitis-idaea. (Mountain Cranberry) A charming little evergreen shrub about 
8 inches high, forming compact little rounded mounds of small dark glossy green 
leaves that turn a colorful bronze in fall and winter. Showy clusters of waxy pink 
bells in May and June, followed by bright red berries in fall and winter. Of in- 
dispensable value in the rock garden becouse of its fine evergreen foliage, showy 
flowers and bright berries. It requires an acid sandy, leafmold soil in half shade or 
sun. It will stand full sun but it prefers part shade. (pH 4-6) 
Vaccinium vitis-idaea minus. A very dwarf form that makes solid carpets of tiny dark 
glossy green leaves about 2 inches high. Lovely tight clusters of waxy pink bells 
in May followed by huge bright red berries that sit right on the foliage. This is 
the true, naturally dwarf North American variety of the evergreen Mountain Cran- 
berry. It requires an acid sandy or peaty leafmold soil in shade or sun, (pH 4-6) It 
is a better grower in shade but the foliage keeps a nice bronze color when exposed 
to full sun. 
VANCOUVERIA. Inside-out Flower. (Berberidaceae, Barberry Family) 
Vancauveria hexandra. Large spreading clumps of dainty lacey foliage about 10 inches 
high with airy panicles of interesting white flowers in April and May. The flowers 
look as though they were turned inside-out. This lovely plant from the West Coast 
forests is valuable as a ground cover in shade in a rich acid leafmold soil, (pH 4-6) 
: VERBENA. (Verbenaceae, Vervain Family) 
Verbena canadensis. A quickly spreading clump of trailing, creeping and decumbent 
stems about 8 inches high with deeply toothed, crinky green leaves. It produces 
masses of large clustered heads of bright red-purple flowers from May to November. 
One of the most spectacular and most persistant bloomers in the garden. It makes 
a perfect wall plant as well as a ground cover and grows well in any ordinary 
garden ‘soil in full sun or light shade. (pH 5-8) If the soil is very rich it may tend to 
grow out of bounds but it can be easily controlled by shearing. 
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