H. W. BUCKBEE, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS. 



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I IKE tho pansy, the aster and the petunia, the Verbena is a favorite with 

 ■ everybody, and one of the most universally popular of all flowers, both for 

 " the garden and for pot culture. For constant and profuse flowering, and 

 for brilliancy and beauty of colors it has few equals. Start seed early 

 under glass, ifpossible, that good strong plants may be had for transplanting to 

 the garden. They will commence blooming in June and continue until after 

 severe frosts, and during thie entire time nothing in the garden will attract more 

 attention than the bed or clump of Verbenas. In August cuttings maybe taken 

 from some of the best ones and potted up for winter blooming. 



BUCKBEE'S COSMOPOLITAN VERBENAS. 



The most magnificent strain offered, producing uniformly magnificent large trueseB 

 with flowers of unusual size. The individual blossoms are frequently as largo as a silver 

 half dollar. Take a silver coin and try to cover any of the single flowers of the corymb 

 illustrated herewith, and you will realize how magnificent in size are the single florets, 

 as the illustration has been accurately reproduced from photograph, natural size. 

 Famous as the finest strains of Verbenas known. We grow five acreB of these superb flowers, and 

 we know what we are talking aboutwhen we say they are thefinest of all Verbenas. The plants are 

 vigorous and 6hort jointed, and perfect 6heets of bloom. The trusses are very large, the flowers 

 of mammoth size, perfect form, and embrace the richest end most velvety colors. They are also 

 delicately sweet scented. The range of color is great and shades are mostly very delicate and 

 dainty. In coloring they ere in fact perfectly exquisite, there being very little of the old blue or 

 purple colors among them. In their place we have delicate blushes, lavenders, pinks, vel ity 

 iDdigoes, intense scarlets, whites, mottled, striped, variegated, etc. — in fact, a thousand different 

 colors and combinations, 



Buckbee's Cosmopolitan White— Pit. 150 seeds 7c. 

 Buckbee's Cosmopolitan Scarlet— Pkt. 150 seeds 7c. 

 Buckbee's Cosmopolitan Blue— Pkt. 150 seeds 7c. 

 Buckbee's Cosmopolitan Rose— Pkt. 150 seeds 7c. 

 Buckbee's Cosmopolitan Pink— Pkt. 160 seeds 7c. 

 Buckbee's Cosmopolitan Striped— Pkt. 150 seeds 7c. 

 Buckbee's Cosmopolitan Mixed— Pkt 150 seeds 10c 

 oz. $2.50= 



3 pits- 35e., Ya oi. TBo.i 



A Packet of Verbena seed 

 contains from 160 to 200 or 

 more seeds. 



RPTHHTAT. OTPTFTiyR Will send One Liberal Packet Each of the 7 Varle- Af\ n 

 OrEJUmiJ VjrrrjXi ties of Buckbee's Cosmopolitan Verbenas for only 'xUC. 



VERBENAS. 



VERBENAS in quantity are more easily obtained 

 from seed than from cuttings, and tho plants are 

 more healthy and vigorous in growth while they are 

 also fragrant, particularly the white ar d light*colored 

 varieties. Sown in spring, they flower quite early iu 

 the Beason, and each plant, in good, rich soil, will 

 cover a space 3 to 4 feet in diameter, producing, if the 

 flowers are cut as they begin to fade, a mass of bloom 

 until killed by frost. 



Verbena Hybrida — Choices. "Prize Mixed— 



From a most superb collection of named varieties. 

 Very large in flower and corymbs, and of the richest 

 and most brilliant colors, this is one of the finest 

 Verbena Hybridaa in cultivation to-day. The seed 

 has been saved not only from a large collection of 

 many bright and pleasing self colors, but also from 

 the finest varieties of the auricula-eyed type. Pkt- 

 5c; X oz. 50c; oz. 81.50. 



Hybrida— Fine Mixed — A very good strain, and 

 fully equal to that offered by many dealers at a greatly 

 advanced price. Pkt. 3c; % oz. 40c; oz. $1.00. 



Auricula Flowered— Splendid flowers of large size 

 and bright colors, each with large white eye. Pkt. 

 5c 



Blue King— Grand new variety of a beautiful blue 

 shade; fine size. A prime favorite with all lovers of 

 this delightful class of plants. Pkt. 5c 



Blue With "White Eye— Large blue flowers, each 

 with large white eye; very showy. Pkt. 5c. 



Dark Cloud — A French variety, of a rich black blue 

 color, lighted by a white center. Fine. Pkt. 5c 



This eiegant, fragrant plant is 

 easily grown from 6eed and succeeds 

 everywhere. Have a good bed of it 

 in the garden over summer, so that 

 you can cut its fragrant foliage and 

 Cowers to make up with bouquets. 

 Pkt. 50 seeds 4c 



Fordhook Famous— Mammoth Verbena, The best 

 strain, both as to size of flowers and variety of colors. 

 Our seed is originally from seed secured from the 

 introducers, and can be relied on to produce excellent 

 flowers of all colors. Pkt. 7c 



Golden Bedder— A striking variety, with bright 

 scarlet blossoms and golden yellow foliage. Pkt. 5c 



Italian Striped — Very showy striped flowers of many 

 bright colors. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 50c; oz. $1.50. 



Primrose— A great advance toward the coveted yellow 

 Verbena. Soft, pale yellow or primrose. Very 

 pleasing. Pkt. 5c 



Pure White (often called Ocean Crest, Sea 

 Foam or Candidissima) — A fine strain of large- 

 flowering, pure white hybrid Verbenas. Pkt. 5c; 

 % oz. 50c; oz. $1.50. 



Scarlet Defiance — True, brightest scarlet, intensely 

 rich and striking; by far tho finest variety of this 

 splendid class. Pkt. 5c; % oz. 50c; oz. 81.50- 



GRAND SPECIAL OFFER. 



For only 80c. I will send One Packet 

 Each of the 21 Varieties of Verbenas 

 offered on this page. 



L. Kruse, Goose Lake, Iowa: "Everything has 

 always grown well from the seeds purchased of you. 

 Many thanks for extras." 



VERBENA ODORATA. 



(Sweet Scented.) 



fTIHTS lovely Verbena possesses three great points of merit over other varieties, and 

 they are such important ones that it will become a necessity to every garden. 

 First, it is so hardy; seed can be sown in the open ground early in the Bpring, where 

 they will quickly germinate, grow rapidly, and inn fow weeks be in bloom and givo a 

 great profusion of beautiful blossoms ell summer. No garden flower is easier grown, 

 for it is as sure to thrive as a poppy or pig-weed. Second, the blossoms, instead of being 

 in clusters like other sorts, run up into spikes, usually 3 or 4 inches long, as shown in 

 cut. Third, it is very sweet scented. We have probably said enough to 

 make everyone want it, but we have yet to say that the flower is pure 

 white, the plant short jointed and dwarf, not covering nearly aa much 

 ground as other sorts, and it is a perfect mass of bloom all summer. It 

 always comes perfectly true from seed. Pkt. 200 seeds 10c 



BUCKBEE'S SEED GROWS— EVERY TIME. 



