256 Descriptions of three varieties of Verbenas. 



first season, should be shortened, as they proceed in growth, 

 in order to make them compact and bushy, but the second 

 spring they must not be pruned in, or the flower buds, which 

 appear at the ends of the branches, will all be destroyed. 



Art. IV. Descriptions of three varieties of Verbenas. 

 By the Editor. 



In our several volumes have been given full descriptions of 

 all the fine verbenas which have been produced from seed by 

 our amateur cultivators, as well as some of the best which 

 have been introduced from England ; they number in all forty- 

 eight kinds, upwards of twenty-five of which are now among 

 the finest varieties cultivated, while the others have given 

 way to new and more beautiful seedlings. In our volume for 

 1843, (X. p. 226,) we described thirteen new varieties, since 

 which period several kinds have been raised ; but we have 

 added only four to our collection which possess sufiicient 

 merit to be recommended for general cultivation. These four 

 are already tolerably well known among amateurs, but as we 

 wish our magazine to be a complete record of every new pro- 

 duction, we add full descriptions of each. 



Royal Purple. — Flowers, rich, dark purple, with distinct, 

 light purple eye ; petals, smooth and flat ; umbels, large, 

 compact, and of good form ; habit, moderately strong ; foliage 

 rather large. This variety is the nearest approach to a blue 

 verbena, and is decidedly the best which has been raised ; the 

 color is not so rich as Gazelle or Purple perfection, but its blue 

 shade and lighter eye form a beautiful contrast, and render it 

 a most desirable variety. It was raised by Mr. Samuel Feast, 

 of Baltimore, who has been very successful in producing new 

 sorts. 



Feasfs Crimso7i. — Flowers, rich, bright crimson ; petals, 

 slightly undulated and little starry; umbels, large, rather 

 loose, and nearly flat ; habit, vigorous and nearly erect ; foli- 

 age deeply serrated, abundant and good. This variety was 

 also produced by Mr. Feast, and is the best crimson variety 



