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VIOLET- Viola). 



The Violet should not be wanting in any garden, on 

 account of its fragrance and early appearance. A single 

 flower will perfume a whole room. Succeeds best in a 

 shady, sheltered place, and can be easily increased by 

 dividing the roots. The Violet is an emblem of faith- 

 fulness. Hardy perennial; six inches high. 



Violet, Sweet Scented. 

 Violet, Sweet Scented fViola Odorata Semper- 



florens), flowers blue; fragrant 10 



" white (Viola Cornuta alba;, large, white 



blossoms 10 



" Viola lutea grandiflora 10 



" Mauve Queen, mauve colored 10 



" Purple Queen, deep, fine purple 10 



VIRGINIA CREEPER Hedera)- 

 ^Ampelopsis Quinquefolia). 



The Virginia Creeper or American Woodbine, is 

 hardy, very ornamental, of rapid growth, and the foliage 

 is luxuriant and beautiful. It is often made to cover 

 the walls of houses forty or fifty feet high, clinging by 

 its tendrils. The flower is reddish-green, not showy, but 

 is succeeded by clusters of nearly black berries, at which 

 time the tendrils and stalk turn to a rich crimson color. 

 It is exceedingly ornamental and conspicuous in Octo- 

 ber, after the first frost. 



Virginia Creeper 10 



VIRGINIA STOCK-fMalcomia). 



Hardy annuals, very useful for border or edging. A 

 continual succession of blossoms may be kept up the 

 whole season by sowing at intervals through the spring 

 and summer. The flower and plant are quite as desir- 

 able as the Candytuft; grows about nine inches high. 

 Virginia Stock, red and white mixed 5 



WALE FLOWER Clieiraiithus 

 Cheiri . 



The large, massive spikes of the Wall Flower are very 

 conspicuous in beds and borders, and are very useful in 

 making bouquets. They are deliciously fragrant^ per- 

 fectly double, and combine many shades of color, the 

 orange-purple and chocolate predominating. Sow the 

 seed early, in hot-bed, and while the plants are small, 

 prick them out into pots, and sink the pots in the earth. 

 On approach of cold weather remove the pots to the 

 house, and they will bloom all winter. Tender perennial; 

 one and a half feet high. 



Wall Flower, mixed double 10 



" Early Brown, brownish red, fragrant flowers; 



large, thick spikes; early. Tender biennial.. 10 

 " Tom Thumb. Golden, a new variety, free 

 flowering, of dwarf and compact habit; highly 

 recommended for spring bedding, for which 

 it is invaluable 15 



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Wall Flower, Double. 



WHITLAVIA. 



A pretty plant with delicate, handsome foliage, pro- 

 ducing a constant succession of bright blue and pure 

 white bell shaped flowers, in drooping clusters, half an 

 inch in length. In heavy, wet soils it does not succeed 



W H l-LAV A 



well, but in light, sandy loam, few flowers give more 

 satisfaction. Sow the seed in open border early in 

 spring. Hardy annual; one foot high. 

 Whitlavia, grandiflora 5 



WIGANDIA. 



Very ornamental plants with immense veined leaves 

 and stems covered with crimson hair. It grows rapidly, 

 and should be formed into a bush. Its large leaves and 

 clusters of lilac flowers, which continue to open in suc- 

 cession for a long time, lend the plant a tropical aspect, 

 and make it one of the most valuable ornamental foli- 

 age plants for garden and lawn decoration. Seeds, if 

 sown early in spring, in hot-bed, will produce large 

 plants by middle of summer. 



Wigandia, caracasana ge 



