214 Descriptions of Eight New Seedling Verbenas. 



Gejn. — Flowers, fine deep rose, with a distinct cherry cen- 

 tre, and a yellow eye : petals slightly undulated, and little 

 starry : umbels, medium size, compact, and of a good form : 

 habit moderately vigorous : foliage good. This is a most 

 marked and brilliant variety. The numerous heads of flow- 

 ers which cover a large plant sparkle with all the brilliancy 

 o^ gems. If the flowers Avere as large, and the petals as smooth, 

 as some varieties, it would be difficult to produce its equal. 



Suzette. — Flowers, large, and of the snowiest white, with 

 a pure white eye : petals large, broad, finely formed, and 

 slightly cupped : umbels, large and rather loose, but of hand- 

 some form : habit vigorous : foilage thick and good. Until 

 the production of this variety, Feast's white stood at the 

 head of this class : but this excels it, not only in the purity of 

 the white and its clear eye, but in the form of the umbel and 

 flowers. 



Q,ueen of the Lilacs. — Flowers, medium size, clear lilac, 

 with lilac eye : petals smooth and flat : umbels, good size, 

 compact, and of a handsome globular form : habit moderately 

 vigorous : foliage good. A good lilac verbena has been a desid- 

 eratum, and although not so showy a color as some others, 

 it makes a most desirable variety. This is the best we have 

 seen. 



Rosy Cluster. — Flowers, very large, clear fulgent rose, with 

 a yellow eye : petals undulated : umbels very large, rather long 

 and compact : habit very vigorous : foilage thick and good. 

 This variety is remarkable for its very large and showy heads 

 of blossoms, which are so compact from the undulation of the 

 petals as to appear as of one large flower. For bouquets, it is 

 a valuable variety. 



Variabilis. — FloAvers, large, pale blush, tinted at the edges 

 with rose, with a blush eye : petals somewhat undulated : 

 umbels large, compact and of fine form : habit good. This 

 is an exceedingly delicate, and exquisite variety, its blush 

 flowers often assuming a pearly shade, beautifully tinted with 

 rose. 



Caroline. — Flowers, very large, bright glossy pink, with 

 a yellow eye : petals broad, well formed and perfectly smooth : 

 umbels very large, rather loose, and of handsome form : habit 

 good : foliage good. None of the rearlly pink verbenas that 



