Plate 337. 

 VERBENA, LADY OF L ANGLE BURY. 



Nohvithstanding tlw disastrous season of last year, which so 

 thoroughlj' destroyed tlie beauty of the Verbena beds in every 

 garden which we visited, it still holds a prominent position in 

 the plans of every gardener, and hopes of better seasons en- 

 courage its growth and the pro(Uicti(ni of new varieties, and 

 hence from several quarters avc hear of new sorts, and some of 

 them which we have seen will, we think, be probably great 

 acquisitions. Amongst Mr. Keynes's set of six are some fine 

 flowers, especially il//'. J'^/is and Coh'shiU; while in ISIr. Perry's 

 collection, sent out by Mi-. Turner, of Slough, are some very 

 fine kinds, although more suitable for the exhibition-table than 

 for the garden. Amongst those that are likely to be favourites 

 for both objects is the flower wliich forms the subject of oiir 

 Plate. 



There are two flowers of a somewhat similar character. 

 Striata formosissima and Napoleon i Bossi, the former of En- 

 glish, the latter of Italian origin, but for bedding purposes 

 tiiey ha\e both defects, — th(> fn-mer is weak in habit and very 

 subject to mildew, the latter is straggling in growth and not 

 very fine. When then we say that Ladij of Lan(jlehunj is a 

 sport from a bed of Purple Kinci, — the very best of all Verbenas 

 for its habit, — we have said enough to show that is likely to 

 take a good position and to be much sought after. 



Ladij of Lanfjlehurii was obtained, and, as our neighbours 

 say, "fixed" by Mr. Crookshank, gardener to A\'. Jones Lloyd, 

 Esq., Langlebury, near Welwyn, Herts. It was exhibited last 

 year before the Floral Committee, when it obtained a first- 

 class certificate, and beautiful trusses of bloom were exhibited 



