Botanical

Name

English Name

1 Deciduous

2 Evergreen

3 Vine

4 Herbaceous

Perennial

Ultimate Height in feet

Color

Time of Bloom

Remarks

Viburnum tomentosum var. plicatum

Japanese Snowball

1

8

White

June

S. A strong growing shrub with spreading branches and large, dark green, rough leaves. Flower-clusters globose, about 3 inches across. One of the finest shrubs in existence. It has taken the place of the old-fashioned garden snowball, because of the freedom of its foliage from attacks of the green aphis. The fall coloring of the foliage is especially fine. B. C. G.

Vinca minor

Periwinkle or Myrtle

2&4

6-8 in.

Violet

April & June

A trailing evergreen with dark, glossy foliage. Good for covering ground under trees or for the rockery. Flowers solitary about 1 inch across, very pretty. A. G.

Vinca minor var. alba

White Mrytle

2&4

6-8 in.

White

April & June

A variety of the preceding with pure white flowers. A. G.

Vinca minor var. aurea variegata

Variegated Myrtle

2&4

6-8 in.

Violet

April & June

Foliage prettily variegated with yellow. A. G.

Vincetoxicum japoni-cum or Cynanchum acuminatifolium

Mosquito Plant

4

2

White

July

Bushy in growth and completely covered with small white flowers in clusters. Foliage gray and rough. A good border plant. B. C. G.

Viola cornuta

Horned Violet

4

5-6 in.

Violet

Apr. to Nov.

Foliage pretty, bright and tufted. Flowers about 1 inch across, faintly scented and borne in profusion. Good for the border, for edging flower beds or for the rock-garden. A.G. I.

Viola cornuta var. alba

4

5-6 in.

White

Apr. to Nov.

Flowers pure white.

Viola cucullata

Common Blue Violet

4

4-6 in.

Violet

May

Leaves yellow-green, heart-shaped. Flowers on short stems, sometimes striped with white. Good naturalized under trees. A. G.

Viola cucullata var. alba

White Violet

4

4-6 in.

White

May

A form of the preceding with white flowers. A. G.

Viola pedata

Bird's-foot Violet

4

4-6 in.

Pale lilac

May & June

Finely-divided deep green leaves. Flowers large, produced in profusion. Good under trees, in the rockery or in dry, arid places. A. G.

Viola pedata var. alba

4

4-6 in.

White

May & June

Similar to the preceding, but with flowers almost white. A.G.

Viola odorata var.Hardy Russian

Russian Violet

4

6-8 in.

Deep blue

May & June

The best of the hardy violets, with good foliage and large, fragrant flowers borne on long stems. A profuse bloomer. B. C.I.

Viola odorata var. Well-siana

4

8-10 in.

Deep blue

May & June

A variety of the preceding, with larger leaves and flowers which are not fragrant. B. C. I,