ANNUALS—Continued 
VERBENAS 
10,000 S. One of the most colorful and showy plants for bedding, 
window boxes or combinations. Seed should be sown in a soil 
temperature of 65° to hasten germination which is sometimes slow. 
Once established, 50° nights suits them nicely, but be sure to 
pinch them early to avoid straggly growth. 
GRANDIFLORA. Low growing (about 1 ft.) and spreading in 
habit, with large flowers. Covers more ground than the other 
Verbena types. 
© Beauty of Oxford. A very choice, vigorous growing strain with 
extra large flowers. Colors range from clear rose-pink to deep 
rose-red, all with slight white eye. 
Crimson Glow. Warm, crimson-red without eye. 
Dannebrog. Very attractive bright scarlet with large white eye. 
Ellen Willmott. Extra large, salmon-pink. 
Floradale Beauty. Large flowers in shades of red and pink. 
@Lavender Glory. Very fine, large flowered lavender with white 
eye. About 75% true to type, balance white and purple. 
Luminosa. Deep salmon, shaded pink, with white eye. 
Mayflower. Shades of pink. 
Mounty. A brilliant scarlet or cardinal-red with small light 
eye. Color deeper than Spectrum Red and stronger in growth. 
@Pure White. Very even strain. Large flowered and vigorous. 
Rosea Stellata. Clear deep pink with white eye. 
@Royale. Large flowered rich deep blue with eye. 
@Spectrum Red. Very bright rich scarlet with no eye. 
Sutton’s Blue. Deep royal blue without eye. 
@ Mixture of all colors in the Grandiflora class. 
Prices above 15, each: tr. pkt., 40¢; 14 0z., 80c; 1 oz., $2.85. 
BUSH TYPE. 10 in. A very uniform, semi-dwarf, but vigorous 
type of growth. Flowers are carried above the foliage, adding 
much to the attractiveness of this class. 
Firelight. (New.) A welcome addition to the popular Bush 
type Verbenas. Flowers are a vivid, solid red. 
Tr. pkt., 550; 14 oz., $1.30; 1 0z., $4.00. 
@Giant Salmon Queen. Large flowered, bright coral-salmon with 
creamy white eye. 
Starlight. Large flowers are a rich mid-blue with ivory-white 
eye. An excellent companion to Salmon Queen. 
Blue Sentinel. Bright blue with very little violet shading. 
Practically no eye. 
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Snowball. “Snow-white.” Fine, free flowering, pure white. 
Prices above 4, each: tr. pkt., 55¢; %4 oz., $1.30; 1 oz., $4.00. 
UPRIGHT TYPE. Distinctly upright in habit, branching from 
the base of the plant. 
@ Rainbow Mixture. Semi-dwarf (8 to 10 in.), but upright grow- 
ing plants in a wide assortment of colors. Its earliness and 
erect habit make this strain valuable for pots and combination 
boxes as well as for borders. 
@ Royal Bouquet. 12 to 14 in. A mixture of all colors in this 
upright type. Stems are long enough for limited cut flower use. 
Prices above 2, each: tr. pkt., 55¢; 14 0z., $1.65; 1 oz, $5.00. 
DWARF TYPE. 4 to5 in. An extra dwarf type for border and pot 
work. Not suitable where summer heat is excessive. 
@Sparkle. Bright red with white eye. 
Tr. pkt., 50c; 14 oz., $1.50; 1 0z., $4.50. 
Crystal. (New.) A snow-white companion to Sparkle. Large 
flowers. Tr. pkt., 50c; 4 0z., $1.50; 1 0z, $4.50. 
Cup 
ILLINOIS 
VINCA ALBA 
Mr. Knapp of Knapp’s Marion Greenhouse, Marion, IIl., has this to 
say about Vincas: “This Vinca is something we have let fall by the 
wayside. Do you know that it is positively one of the most satisfactory 
and friendliest plants we have? We wouldn’t want our customers to 
hear us say it, but they are actually more satisfactory than Petunias 
in many ways. You should feature them some year.” 
VERBENAS, Continued 
Fireball. Bright, fiery scarlet, small flowers. 
® Mixture of all colors in this compact class. 
Prices above 2, each: tr. pkt., 40c; 14 0z., $1.10; 1 oz., $3.25. 
Ideal Florist Strain (Dwarf Masterblend). Low growing, but 
spreading in habit with large flowers in an extremely wide range 
of unusual colors—many with attractive light eyes. Early and 
free flowering. Fine for flat sales. 
Tr. pkt., 75¢; %4 0z., $2.00; 1 0z., $6.00. 
MISCELLANEOUS VARIETIES. 
Bonariensis. 90,000 S. 36 in. A long-stemmed Verbena with 
lavender-blue flower clusters. Has some cut flower value. 
Germination slow. 
Tr. pkt., 40¢; 46 0z., 75¢; % oz. $1.35. 
Venosa Lilacina. 60,000 S. 8 to 10 in. Flowers continuously 
throughout our hot Midwestern summers. Deep lilac flowers. 
Tr. pkt., 30c;z. 44-02... 50c». l-oz, $1:75. 
VINCA 
ROSEA (Periwinkle). 21,000 S. 15 in. One of the most gen- 
erally satisfactory outdoor bedding plants we have. Will stand 
an almost unbelievable amount of hot, dry weather. Sow early 
with bottom heat. 
@Twinkles. Soft blush-pink with bright red eye. 
@Pink. The standard medium pink. 
Crimson. Slightly darker than above. 
Alba Pura. Pure white. 
Alba Oculata. White with red eye. 
Mixture of above colors. 
Prices above 6, each: tr. pkt., 30¢; ™%4 oz. 60c; 1 0oz., $2.00. 
Viola. See page 67. 
WALLFLOWER 
Gold Standard. 14,000 S. Richly fragrant deep golden yellow 
flowers borne in spikes. In appearance and general habit Wall- 
flowers resemble Stocks. 
Tr. pkt., 65¢e7 % oz., $2.25; 1 oz., $6.50. 
ALL-DOUBLE NON-BRANCHING. Sow in December and grow 
in shallow soil (flats are fine) spaced 4x4 in. for valuable spring 
cut flowers. 
Helios. Bright golden yellow. 
Vulcan. Velvety, mahogany-red. 
Prices above 2, each: tr. pkt., (about 700 seeds), $1.00. 
Perennial Wallflower. See Cheiranthus, page 61. 
Verbenas are always popular for summer bedding. Give your customers several varieties to choose from. 5] 
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