DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



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Verbena plant. Violet 



the roots. The violet is an emblem ot faithfulness. 



Hardy perennial ; four inches high. 



Violet, sweet scented English (Viola Odorata), 



flowers double and single ; white ; fragrant. . .10 

 ** white (Viola cornuta alba), large, white blos- 

 soms 10 



** yellow (Viola cornuta lutea grandiflora) — 10 



*' Mauve Queen, mauve colored. 10 



" Purple Queen, deep, fine purple 10 



'7IEGINIA CREEPER Hedera-{Ampolop- 

 sis duinquefolia). 



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. Is easily propagated from 

 layers. 

 Virginia Creeper 10 



VIRGINIA STOCK-(Malcomia). 



Hardy annuals, verj- 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 desira- 

 ble as the candytuft ; grows about nine inches high. 



Virginia Stock, red ... 5 



" " white 5 



" " Nev/ Pigmy, anew, dwarf variety. 

 a single tuft of which forms a close, erect mass 

 of white flowers ; about six inches high 10 



■WAITZIA. 



A new class of everlastings, with clusters of most beau- 

 tiful flowers. Very useful in the formation of winter 

 bouquets, for which purpose they should be picked as 

 soon as open, and dried in the shade. They are very 

 tender annuals, and should be started under glass and 

 transplanted as soon as danger of frost is over. They 

 like a soil of sandy peat, or leaf mold. One foot high. 

 Waitzia, aurea, yellow 20 



" grandiflora, large, rolden flowers 20 



WALL FLOWER-(Chierantlius Cheiri). 



The large, massive spike::^ )t the Wall Flower are very 

 conspicuous in beds or holders, and are very useful in 

 making bouquets. They are delicieusiy fragrant, per- 

 fectly double, and combine many shades of color, the 

 orange, puiple and chocolate predominating. Sow the 



double. 



Wall Flower. 



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

 prick them out into poiS, 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 peren- 

 nial ; 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, New Golden, a new variety, 

 free flowering, dwarf and compact habit; high- 

 ly recommended for spring bedding, for which 

 It is invaluable 15 



WAHLENBERGIA. 



A very interesting family ot hardy, perennial plants, 

 with caropanula-like flowers of white and blue, which 

 are exceedingly beautiful. .Sow ;:nder glass, or in the 

 house, early in April, and transplant to open ground ia 

 May. Four feet high 

 "Wahlenbergia, grandiflora alba, pure white 15 



" grandiflora caerulea plena, deep blue 15 



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 

 well, but in light, sandv 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 plant 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 succession 

 for a long lime, lend the plant /^^ 

 a tropical aspect, and make it — " 

 one of the most valuable orna- 

 mental foliage plants for garden ^^^^X^-^ 

 and lawn decoration. Seeds if nf i\y( 

 sown early in spring, in hot- 

 bed, will will produce large 

 plants by the middle of sum- 

 mer. 

 Wigandia, caracasana. 



WISTARIA. 



One of the most beautiful 

 and rapid growing of hardy 

 climbers, growing, when we 



