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The Vekbena is. the most useful aud popular of our bedding 

 plants, yet, for want of proper cultivation, many fail to grow it to 

 perfection. Frequent change of soil is necessary. A fresh, sandy 

 loam, enriched with well-rotted manure, or sods from a pasture, 

 thrown up with cow manure, and well rotted before using, we 

 have found the best. A simple plan, when it is not practicable 

 to renew the entire bed, is to dig holes about one foot square and 

 deep, wherever a plant is desired, and fill up with fresh soil, as 

 above named. 



Price, named varieties (purchaser's selection), per dozen, $2.00 

 " *' (our selection), per dozen, 1.50 



'* without names, assorted colors, without pots, per dozen, 1.00 

 '' " " '' per 100, 7.00 



First Premium for Verbenas, Sept., 1871, 

 at the Gra7id Autumnal Exhibition of Penna. Horticultural Society, 



BRAVO. Orange-scarlet. 



BRIDE. Pure white ; fine bedder. 



bizarre. White, striped with scarlet. 



COCCINEA STRIATA. Whita, scarlet-striped; the finest striped 



verbena ever sent out. 

 COLUMBIA. Dark maroon, white centre. 

 GEM OF THE WEST. Large salmon rose. 

 GEN. MEADE. Dazzling scarlet, white eye ; extra. 

 GEN. VON MOLTKE. White, striped with crimson. 

 GLOWWORM. Dazzling velvety crimson. 

 LEOPARD. White, striped with rose. 

 LOUISE. Fine maroon. 



LOYALTY. Extra-fine crimson, with dark centre. 

 LULU. Carmine, deep purple centre. 

 MONSTROSA. Large ; bluish-violet, white eye ; extra. 

 MRS. WOODRUFF. Still the finest scarlet, self. 

 PLUTO. Violet-purple. 

 PURPLE GEM. Fine deep purple. 

 ROSABELLA. Fine rose, white eye. 

 ROVER. Dark crimson ; fine. 

 SADOWA. Dark crimson, lemon eye. 

 SEDAN. White, shaded with pale blue. 

 SOLFERINO. Fine solferino color. 

 STANDARD. White, striped with violet. 

 TREASURE. Dark violet-blue, white eye. 

 TRUE BLUE. The nearest shade to blue out. 

 VELVET MANTLE. Velvety crimson, white eye. 

 VESTA. The finest white in cultivation. 

 VICTOR. Violet, striped white. 



