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NO. PRICE 



TYI>-aEA.. Nat. Ord., Gesneracea. 

 A stove plant of great beauty. Greenliouse perenniaL 



1444 Tydaea Hybrida. Very fine $0.25 



"VA T -"F:"Fg.T A TV . Nat. Ord., Valerianceee. 



Perennial plants ; mostly natives of Europe ; will grow in almost any soil. The dwarf 

 species are very suitable for rock-work. 



1445 Valeriana Rubra. Red. ijfeet 05 



1446 Alba. White. i| feet 05 



VEjVIDIXJM:. Nat. Ord., ComposUte. 



An exceedingly showy plant, with large handsome flower, having a very gay appearance 

 in beds or mixed borders ; thrives best in turfy loam. Half-hardy annual. 



1447 Venidlum Calendulaceum. Deep orange; rich brown centre; from Cape of Good 



Hope. I foot 05 



"VTENXJS'S I.,OOK:i]VG-GrlL,j^SS. Nat. Ord., CainpanulateiB. 



A firee-flowering, pretty little plant, of nice habit of growth, especially adapted for beds, 

 ribbons, or edgings ; grows well in any garden soil. Hardy annual. 



1448 Venus's Looking-Glass (Ca?«/a««/a). Finest mixed ; from south of Europe. Half foot, .05 



"V A T ..T ^ OT* A . Nat. Ord., Amaryllidacece. 



A splendid bulbous-rooted plant, allied to the Amar>'llis and Lily. It blooms in August, 

 throvking up its strong stems about one foot high, with from five to eight brilliant scarlet 

 lily-like flowers ; very ornamental for bedding out in summer or for culture in pots. 



1449 Vallota Purpurea Superba. Fine 25 



VEIVTJS'S ]VA.VEILiTVOItT. Nat. Ord., Boraghiacece. 



A very pretty little plant, useful for ribbons, and forms a neat edging to shnibbery bor- 

 ders, &c. ; grows freely in every soil. Hardy annual. 



1450 Venus's Navelwort {Cynoglossutn Linifolius). White ; from Portugal. li feet . . .05 



VJJROIVICA.. Nat. Ord., Scrophulariacea. 



A genus of the most beautiful and showy evergreen shrubs, producing their handsome 

 spikes of flowers in the greatest profusion. 



1451 Veronica Glauca (New). Blue ; very fine ; from England. Hardy perennial. 2 feet . .10 



1452 Devoniana. Red and white. Kalf-hardy shrub. 25 feet 10 



(453 Syriaca. Bright blue and white ; fine for pot-culture, edgings, vases, or rock-work. 



Half-hardy annual. Half foot 10 



1454 Alba. White variety of preceding . , 10 



1455 Andersonii. Lilac and white ; greenhouse shrub. 2 feet 10 



1456 Ausiriaca. Blue. Hardy perennial 05 



1457 Imperialls. Blue. Greenhouse shrub 25 



1458 Lindleyana. Lilac. Greenhouse shrub 25 



1459 Virginica. Rose-color. Hardy perennial 05 



"VERBEIVA.. Nat. Ord., Verbotacea. 



A charming genus of universally admired and easily cultivated plants, simply requiring the 

 treatment of half-hardy annuals to have them bloom during the summer ; lor winter deco- 

 ration they are invaluable. Half-hardy perennial. 



1460 Verbena Aubletia. Reddish-purple ; from North America. Half foot . . . .03 

 146 1 Drummondii. Lilac; from Texas 10 



1462 Pulcherrima. Violet; fine. Half foot 10 



1463 Teucroides Odorata. Fine white ; from Germany 10 



1464 Venosa. Rich purple; free-bloomer; trailer. From Buenos Ayres . . . -05 



1465 Fine Mixed 10 



1466 ^— Hybrida. From finest named sorts ; extra mixed 25 



1467 Snow's. From Dexter Snow's celebrated collection of several hundred va- 

 rieties ; fine mixed 25 



1468 — New Italian Striped. One of last season's novelties; brilliant colors of 



camation-like, striped with rose, lilac, purple, on various colored ground . . .25 



