DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



VERBENA, Hybrids. 



TAGETES. 



(See Marigold.) 



THUNBERGIA. 



Extremely ornamental climbers ; fine for parlor decoration, green-house, or 

 for warm borders. Bloom abundantly, but require heat in starting. Half- 

 hardy annual. 4 to 6 feet. 

 Thunbergia alata, buff colored flowers, with dark eye. 



" aurantiaca, bright orange. 



" Bakeri, pure white ; new. 



" mixed, seeds of the above varieties mixed. 



TREE CYPRESS. — (Ipomopsis) 



Very handsome, free-flowering plants, with long spikes of dazzling scarlet 

 or orange flowers. Succeeds best in light, rich soil. Half-hardy biennial. 4 feet. 

 Ipomopsis elegans. (Tree Cypress.) Scariet ; from California. 



TROP^OLUM. 

 Tropaeolum lobbianum, see Nasturtium, Tall. 

 minor, see Nasturtium, Dwarf. 

 " peregrinum, see Canary Bird Flower. 



VALERIAN. — (PoLEMONiUM.) 

 An old and very pretty border plant, one or two feet high with beautiful, 

 pinnate leaves. Flowers are lively blue or white, nodding at the ends of 

 upright stalks. Hardy perennial, sometimes called " Jacob's Ladder." 

 Yalerian, (Polemonium coeruleum.) 



VERBENA. 



No plant equals the Verbena for masses, particularly for lawns, where its 

 bright colors contrast so finely with the green grass. It is a universal favorite, 

 and too well known to need description. Half-hardy perennial, but to have 

 them bloom the first summer, should be treated as tender annuals. They 

 are invaluable for winter decoration, and should be kept constantly growing, or 

 they will die. 

 Verbena, Montana. A hardy variety from the Rocky Mountains, that will 



stand our winters out of doors, and on this account is invaluable. Large. 



rose-colored blossoms, changing into lilac. 



