general treatment of Verbenas. 169 



spot of ground of sufficient size to place either one of these spe- 

 cies upon. The Aloys/a citriodora, which was once classed 

 under the genus Ferbena, has already given it a degree of no- 

 toriety which few other genera attain; but it will, we doubt not, 

 hereafter, be as universally known as that of the rose or the ge- 

 ranium. 



The cultivation of all the verbenas, so far as we have tried 

 them, is quite simple, unless we except the V. chamaedrifolia, 

 which is difficult to keep through the winter season, except in a 

 high and dry temperature, which it is not very convenient for all 

 cultivators to possess. In any damp situation, as a cellar, a cold 

 green-house, or a room not sufficiently warmed, it is apt to die 

 off. With this exception, it is as easy of growth as any plant 

 that we are acquainted with. The annual species are readily 

 raised from seeds, and require no other attention than to be 

 transplanted into a good soil, where they flourish without the 

 least care. 



We have so often noticed the treatment of the V. chamtedrifo- 

 lia, that it may appear quite unnecessary to add anything here upon 

 its management. We have recommended its growth both in pots 

 and in the border; and though it is frequently seen in great beauty 

 io both situations, still its cultivation is by no means so general as 

 its merits entitle it to be. It is true that, in a measure, this ari- 

 ses from the repeated loss of the plants during the winter season, 

 when the stock is destroyed: but its limited growth in beds or 

 in borders, in the summer season, is undoubtedly owing to the 

 want of a knowledge of its cultivation in such a situation, and its 

 adaptation to the purposes of border culture. The V. Tweed- 

 iedna is entirely new, and is yet, perhaps, scarcely known, ex- 

 cept in the vicinity of Boston, New York and Philadelphia, and 

 in but few of the more choice gardens around these cities. The V. 

 incisa is not yet in the country, but will probably be speedily in- 

 troduced. Some of the annual species, as the V. Aubletm and 

 venosa, are tolerably well known, and their beauty duly appreci- 

 ated. There are, however, many species, which have not been 

 added to our collections, equally as handsome as the two latter. 

 With the hope that our present remarks may extend the growth 

 of all the species, and be of some assistance to these who have 

 not heretofore possessed any of them, we shall give the treat- 

 ment due to each under the separate species. We commence 

 with the V. chamaedrifolia. 



V. chamKclri folia. — This species is not adapted to pot culti- 

 vation in the winter, except when placed in a stove. In green- 

 houses the plants look unsightly, and the flowers are few and 

 possess but little brilliancy. In the stove, however, properly 

 managed, it is a gem of rare beauty. We have often noticed 



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