dreer's garden calendar. 65 



THE VERBENA. 



The Verbena is tlie most useful and popular of our bedding plants, 

 yet for want of the proper cultivation, many fail to grow it to perfec- 

 tion. 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. 



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

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

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

 the ground alongside 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 a few of the most desirable varieties. 



This collection received the First Premium at the Grand Autumnal 

 Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, in 1867. 

 Price, named varieties, (purchaser's selection), per doz. $2 00 



" " " (our selection), " 1 50 



" without names, assorted colors, " 1 00 



'« " " " " per 100. 7 50 



LIST OF VEEBEl^AB. 



ADMIRAL FARRAGUT— Blood red, white centre. 

 AURICULA — Bluish violet, extra large white eye 

 AMABILIS — White striped violet purple. 

 BOULE DE NEIGE— Fine large white. 

 BLACK DIAMOND— Dark maroon. 

 COQUETTE— Fine pink, large white eye. 

 DECORATOR— Scarlet, white eye. 

 GEM OF THE WEST— Very large rose. 

 GARIBALDI— Purple, white eye. 

 GLORIE DE VAISE— Scarlet, crimson centre. 

 HARMONY — Large blush, carmine centre. 

 IVANHOE— Rich light blue, white eye. 



IMPERATRICE ELIZABETH— White and rosy lilac siriped. 

 JESSIE — Blush, crimson eye. 

 KING OF THE BLACKS— Deep violet maroon. 

 LULA — Carmine, large deep crimson centre. 

 MAZEPPA — Scarlet crimson, yellow eye. 

 MACULATA— Speckled and striped carmine. 

 MAUVE — Maroon, purple shade. 

 PURITY— Fine white. 



PURPUREA STRIATA— White, purple striped. 

 ROSY GEM— Fine rose, white centre. 

 SUN BEAM— Bright scarlet, lemon eye. 

 THE SUMMIT— White, broad scarlet band. 

 WHITE LADY— Very large white. 

 ZEBRA— White, striped amaranth. 



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