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—ausiralis. VITT-1. 30¢ 
(trilobia) Fls with white rays. 
VIRGINIA STOCKS: see Malcomia. 
Viscaria: see Lychnis. 
WACHENDORFiA. 
—thyrsiflora. 
WAHLENBERGIA. 
—albo-marginata. WAHL-1. 30¢ 
Erect blue or white bell-shaped fis; 8”; 
ipiles. 
—grandiflora: see Platycodon grandiflorum. 
WACH-1. 25¢. 
WALLFLOWER: see Cheiranthus cheiri. 
WASHINGTONIA. 
—filifera. WASH-1. 50¢ 
Large Palm tree; (IX). 
—robusta. WASH-2. 50¢ 
(sonoroe); (VIII). 100 seeds $4.00. 
WATSONIA. 
—Beatrica. WAT-3. 25¢ 
Rich apricot-red; 3 ft; Af. bulb; (IX). 
—Van Staveren’s Strain WAT-9V. 25¢ 
Evergreen foliage; 5 ft; many colors; (IX) 
WIGANDIA. 
—caracasana. WIGA-1. 30¢ 
Sub-shrub; 10 ft; pretty; (X). Oz. $3.00. 
—urens. WIGA-5. 25¢ 
Violet fis; leaves heart-shaped, 1 ft. long. 
——macrophylla. WIGA-1M. 40¢ 
With good culture, leaves are 115 ft wide 
and 3 ft. long; tropical effect; blue fis; 13 
EtEG( IX): 
WISTERIA. 
—floribunda v. macrobotrys. WIST-2M. 40¢ 
Japanese Wisteria. Racemes 3 ft long. 
— —alba. WIST-2A. 40¢ 
—frutescens. WIST-3. 30¢ 
Hardy in N; (IV). Oz. 50¢; Ib. $5.00. 
—sinensis. WIST-9. 40¢ 
— —alba. WIST-9A. 40¢ 
WOODFORDIA. (wood-FOR-de-ah) 
—fruticosa. WOOF-l. 40¢ 
Small red fis; Indian tree of Crape Myrt- 
le Family; (X). 
WORMWOOD: see Artemisia Absinthium. 
WULFENDIA. 
—carinthiaca. WULF-1. 40¢ 
Hardy low perennial; blue tubular fis. 
— —alba. WULF-IF. 40¢ 
XANTHISMA. (zanth-IS-mah) 
Compositae. Annuals and perennials, nat- 
ive of Texas; solitary heads of yellow fis for 
ive of Texas; solitary heads of yellow fis; 
good in border as well as for cutting. 
—texanum. ZANT-1. 25¢ 
Star of Texas. Heads 2” across; 4 ft; TA: 
XANTHOCERAS. 
—sorbifolia. XANT-1. 40¢ 
Ornamental shrub; 15 ft; stratify seed 
best; (IV). 100 seeds $2.00. 
XERANTHEMUM. 
(zeer-ANTH-em-um) Immartelle.. Compos- 
itae. Easily grown annual everlasting fis 
with solitary heads of disk flowers. They 
are good as cut flowers and very popular 
for dried flowers; sow seeds early in spring. 
—annuum, Mixed. XERN-1DX. 20¢ 
Double flowers; 3 ft. 
——Purple. XERN-I1DP. 20¢ 
— —Rose. XERN-1DR. 20¢ 
— —White. XERN-1IDW. 20¢ 
Any above: Oz. 60¢; lb. $5.00. 
XEROPHYLLUM. 
Liliaceae. Turkey-Beard. Nice perennial 
for the wild garden; fis in dense terminal 
racemes. 
—asphodeloides. XERA-1. 35¢ 
Grass-like foliage; spikes 4 ft, topped py 
white stars; cuts well; best to sow fresh 
seed in mid-August, germinates in the fol- 
lowing spring. 
—tenax. XERA-5. 35¢ 
Flowers in 2 ft. racemes; 5 ft; (IX); wild 
garden. 
——Double Mixed. 
YUCCA. 
(YUK-uh) Adams Needle, Spanish Bay- 
onet, Joshua Tree. Liliaceae. Suitable for 
bold effect in the border or for specimen 
plants on the lawn; easily grown from seed. 
—aloifolia. YUCC-1, 25¢ 
Spanish Bayonet. (VIII). Oz. 60¢. 
XERA-DX. 25¢ 
—brevifolia. YUCC-6. 25¢ 
Josua Tree. 30 ft; (VIII). 
—filamentosa: see Smalliana. 
—glauca. YUCC-14. 30¢ 
Small S. Bayonet. Leaves 3 pi Hd a HR hh) 
Oz. $1.00 
—gloriosa. YUCC-15. 25¢ 
Greenish white to reddish fis; lvs 214 ft; 
fils to 8 ft; HHP. 
—mohavensis. YUCC-20. 25¢ 
Mojave Yucca. Purple-white fiss) 10 =ft3 
—Smalliana. YUCC-25. 25¢ 
Adams Needle. White fis; 12 ft; (IV). 
—Mixed. YUCC-X. 20¢ 
ZANTEDESCHIA. 
—aethiopica. ZAND-2. 30¢ 
Common Calla Lily. Oz. $4.00. 
— —Godefreyana. ZAND-2G. 25¢ 
Smaller and more profused bloomer. 
—Rehmannii. ZAND-5. 25¢ 
Red Calla. Dwarf. Oz. 50¢. 
ZEA: see under Corn. 
ZELKOVA. 
Ulmaceae. Deciduous Elm-like trees and 
shrubs; hardy in the North. 
—carpinifolia. ZELK-3. 35¢ 
(Z. crenata, Planera crenata) Caucasus; 
80 ft. 
ZEPHRANTHES Andersonii: Habranthus 
ZIGADEMUS. 
-—gramineus. ZIG-1. 25¢ 
Nice for the wild garden; 1 ft; fils in race- 
TCS GL) semble: 
ZINGIBER. (ZIN-jib-er) 
—officinalis. ZING-3. $1.06 
Common Ginger. Rhizomes furnished. 
ZINNIA 
(ZINN-ee-uh) (Crasima) Compositae. A 
genus of some 10 species of which Z. elegans 
is our popular garden Zinnia; they are TA 
and may be started indoors for early flower- 
ing; a little pinching back will form’ better 
shaped plants; striking effect in the border 
