dreer's garden calendar. 45 



THE VERBENA. 



The Verbena is now our most useful and popular bedding plant ; yet 

 for want of the proper soil, mau, fail to grow it to perfection. Fre- 

 quent change of soil is necessary. A fresh, sandy loam, enriched with 

 well-rotted manure, or sods from a pa ture-field, thrown up with cow 

 manure, and well-rotted before using, we have found the best. A sim- 

 ple 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. 



If a fine Fall bloom of the Verbena is desired, it will be necessary 

 to make a second planting about the beginning of August ; plants for 

 this purpose may be obtained by layering shoots in small pots, sunk in 

 the ground along side the parent plant, and watered daily in dry weather; 

 they will be ready for transplanting in about three weeks. 



We herewith give a list of the most choice new varieties. Those 

 marked with a (D) are our own seedlings. 



List No. 1. $2.00 per dozen. 25 cents each. 

 Admiral Farragut, (D.) — Blood-red, white eye. 

 Belmont Beauty, (D.) — White, flaked with purple. 

 Blue Beauty. — Deep bluish purple, white eye. 



Bella. — Fine rose, large. 



Dazzle. — Light scarlet, with crimson eye. 



Decorator. — Brilliant scarlet, white eye. 



Gen'l Rosecrans, (D.) — Rosy scarlet, white eye. 

 " Grant, (D.) — White, striped with blue, extra. 



Inimitable. — Light bluish violet, white eye. 



Snowwreath. — Pure white, free grower. 



Star op the Union. — White and lavender blue, cross. 



The Bride, (D.) — Blush-white, large and fine form. 



List No. 2. $1.50 per dozen. 15 cents each. $1.00 per dozen with- 

 out names. 



Bacchus, — Dark maroon, white eye. 



Belle oe Hartford. — Violet purple, white eye. 



Blushing Bride. — Blush, crimson centre. 



Glorie de Vaise. — Brilliant scarlet, purple centre. 



Hon. Miss Neville.— Deep violet-purple. 



Isaac Buchanan. — Bluish lilac, very fragrant. 



Ivanhoe. — Rosy scarlet, white eye. 



Mrs. Woodruff. — Brilliant scarlet, large and fine. 



Solferino, (D.) — Rosy carmine, lemon eye. 



Thetis. — Violet blue, white eye. 



Purity. — Pure white. 



Vivid, (D.)— Scarlet, white eye. 



