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in the present one, divided into five wedge-shaped emarginate lobes, of 
which the two upper are rather shorter 
PoputarR AND GeocrapHicaL Notice. The extensive genus 
Verbena, found in almost every temperate or warm region of th 
globe, is particularly abundant in America, from whence are derived 
also all those species which have any pretension to ornament. The Ver- 
veins in the old world are, indeed, only known as common, unsightly, 
roadside weeds, whilst their brethren from South America are now one 
of the greatest attractions of our flower gardens in summer and autumn. 
Amongst them the Chamedrifolia and Tweediana with their numerous 
varieties and hybrids are the most conspicuous, especially the crim- 
son variety here figured, to which the name ordiana has been 
given, on account of its having been raised at Elford, as stated below. 
Some growers appear to consider it as a distinct species, but a com- 
parison mh the numerous apeten ce ee ans Chamsdrifola shows tha 
but col 
a specific character. faa somewhat ate oe less trailing growth is to be 
met with in many individuals of the original Chameedrifolia, and, indeed, 
it is the gardener alone and not the botanist that can separate them as 
marked varieties. Even Tweediana, admitted as a species by botanists, 
comes so near, also, to eneaaeden in some of its numerous forms, 
that it is sometimes difficult to draw a positive line between them. 
This is, however, of little er to the gardener, whose main 
object is to produce variety in appearance, and in this point of view 
the subject of this article is a new and valuable acquisition. G. B. 
aca. WHERE GROWN; CuLTuRE. Both the varieties 
here figured, were raised in the garden of the Hon. Col. Howard, of 
exe: Staffordshire, from seeds brought from Monte Video by the 
Hon. Edward Upton, in 1837. We have been favoured with a plant 
of each by Mr. Buck, the intelligent gardener at Elford. That which 
we have called Elfordiana has the most brilliant crimson flowers we 
have met with; and Mr. Buck says is a more abundant flowerer than 
either of the lately introduced species. The colour of the flowers of 
the second seedling given in our plate, is clearer unmixed scarlet than 
the original chameedrifolia, and its foliage much brighter and more 
abundant. Both these beautiful varieties are possessed by the Messrs. 
Pope, of the Handsworth Nursery. They require but the usual treat- 
ment of the allied ue 
DeErIvaTIOn oF THE Nam 
Verena, from the wiyipenttion “Wnt our commo ey might be the Verbena 
or sacred plant of the ancients. CHam#prRIFOLtA, with leaves like those of 
the Veronica Chamedrys 
NONYMES. 
VERBENA CHAMEADRIFOLIA. Jussieu: Annales du Museum, v.7,p.73. British 
Flower Garden, 2nd Ser. t.9, Botanical Magazine, t. : 
VerBeNA Meinpres, Gillies: Botanical Register, t. 1184. 
