IO2 AMATEUR CULTIVATOR'S GUIDE 



1874 Verbena Montana. This is another gem, truly : it has the habit of the common Ver- 

 bena, but is perfectly hardy, and blooms more profusely. The plant literally covers 

 itself with its bright, rose-colored flowers, from early in May until winter sets in. A 

 native of the gold regions of Colorado Territory. Seeds per packet . . . .25 



875 Veronica Pertbliata. A fine greenhouse plant, two feet high, with glaucous-green 



leaves and purple blossoms ; free blooming 50 



18/6 Viscaria Cardmalis. A seedling Viscaria, of an exceedingly brilliant and showy char- 

 acter; color brilliant magenta (a new color in Viscarias) ; the foliage, a bright lively 

 green, contrasts effectively with the very brilliant bloom, of which there is a pro- 

 fusion. In its way, this Viscaria is quite as important an introduction as was the 

 Linum, to which it is a suitable companion 25 



1877 Purpurea. Purple; new; fine; hardy annual i foot 13 



IG78 Splendens. Rosy red ; beautiful ; hardy annual, i foot 10 



1879 Violet. The Czar. A new, very large, and beautiful variety of the Violet. The leaves 

 are large ; and the flowers, which are of the deepest blue violet, are bonie on very 

 long foot-stalks (five to six inches in length), and are nearly twice as large and much 

 sweeter than the old Russian Violet. It is so hardy that it commences blooming in 

 September, and continues flowering until May, even during the frost and under the 

 snow. "The Gardener's Chronicle" says that, "in point of size and vigor, it 

 eclipses all that have preceded it. " Mr. Graham, the originator of the variety, writes 

 us that "it is in great demand among the flower-dealers in Covent-Garden Market, 

 and that he has made heaps of money with it." It has been awarded numerous 

 first-class certificates. Our plants have been in flower since last September, and the 

 few seeds we now offer were raised from the original plants obtained of Mr. Graham. .50 



1380 Viola Cornuta. One of the finest of alJ known Violets for summer and autumn deco- 

 ration. A neat, compact, perennial, herbaceous plant. Six to nine inches high, with 

 small heart-shaped leaves ; and yielding a succession of conspicuous, delicate, light- 

 mauve-blue flowers as large as the leaves, in succession, from April to October. A 

 beautiful plant for clumps or edgings, forming a rich, compact mass of green foliage, 

 set off by the profusion of deep purple, mauve-color, and violet blossoms. The seed 

 vegetates best if sown early in a cold frame, and the yoimg plants removed to the 

 border where they are to bloom ........... .50 



1881 Wallflower, Brown's Early. Thisvariety is commendable, and deserves to be preferred 

 to the old variety, its spikes of flowers being longer and thicker, the flowers larger, 

 more numerous, and blooming more regularly ; at the same time, very good either 

 for cut flowers or for bedding out 25 



1382 Waitzia Oorymbosa. Another very fine annual species of Everlasting ; of bushy, com- 



pact habit, growing about one foot high, and as much in diameter, each branch 

 terminating in clusters of elegant flowers of a deep amaranth color, with small 

 yellow disk ; succeeds well in light soil in the open ground, blooming from August 

 to October. Also fine for pot-culture 25 



1383 Acuminata Citrina. A fine Australian Everlasting, of bushy, compact growth, 



twelve inches high, with narrow foliage, bearing numerous terminal corymbs of flow- 

 ers, each flower an inch across, and in all the various shades of yellow . . . .25 



1334 Albo Purpurea. A variety of the former, with amaranth-colored flowers, in the 



various shades from crimson to purplish-red, with a yellow disk. Both are suited 



to pot-culture, and, if planted in the open ground, require a light sandy soil . .50 



1835 Corymbosa Sulphurea. A beautiful yellow variety of the amaranth-colored 



species sent out last year, but much more showy 25 



1885 ~ Grandiflora. Resembling the W. Aurea, but more robust in habit, and with 

 larger flowers. A very fine Everlasting, which received a first-class certificate from 

 the Royal Horticultural Society of London 50 



1887 Whitlavia Gloxinoides An elegant novelty of the same habit as W. Grandiflora, and 



produces a multitude of Gloxinia-like flowers ; the tube of the corolla being pure 

 white, and the limb of upper portion a delicate light blue 25 



1888 Wigandia Vigieri. A splendid acquisition, obtained from seed, by far surpassing W. 



Caracasana in beauty. Leaves much larger, of a lovely green, glaucous underneath. 

 Seeds of easy growth 50 



1889 Xeranthemum Annuum, Caryophylloides. Double Striped. (Senary. ~) A really 



striking variety of this well-known Everlasting; the densely double flowers are 

 white and pink-like, striped and sprinkled rose, red, crimson, and purple. This new 

 variety will prove an invaluable acquisition for dried bouquets, as the colors remain 

 unaltered. It is strongly recommended for bedding and grouping, as it is very 

 double, and just as profuse blooming as the other varieties of this Everlasting ; of a 

 regular, compact habit, and quite constant in character 50 



1890 Zea. The new striped Japanese Maize. One of the most valuable acquisitions. 



Among ornamental-foliaged plants of rapid growth and immediate effect, the new 

 Striped Japanese Maize holds the most conspicuous place. It is a native of Japan. 

 It appears to be a variety of Maize, but differs in many respects from our common 

 Indian Corn. It grows from five to six feet high,and has alternate foliage : the foliage 

 is about four feet long, and two to three inches wide. The variegation does not show 

 itself until the fourth or fifth leaf: it then begins to show its true character of 

 great white stripes, and in a short time the long wavy and gracefully recurved 

 leaves become evenly and perfectly striped or ribboned with alternate colors of clear 

 white and the brightest green, occasionally showing faint tinges of rose-color at the 

 edges. In general appearance, it approaches the beautiful Arundo Donax Variegata. 

 For groups on the lawn, or for a back row' in the flower-border, nothing can be more 

 imposing, effective, and grand 25 



