118 dreer's garden calendar. 



THE TEEBEITA. 



The Vereexa is the most nseful and popular of our bedding 

 plants, yet, for want of proper cultivation, many fail to grow it to 

 perfection. Frequent cliange 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. wh-e.rever a plant is desired, and fill up with fresh soil, as 

 above named. 



First Premium for Verbexas, Sept. 1S73. 



At the Grand Annual Exhibition of Penna. Horticultural Society. 



Is'ew Verbenas for 1S74. This set will be found novel and 

 distinct, which was selected from half an acre bed of seed- 

 lings. Price, 25 cents. $2. .50 per dozen. 

 ADVANCE. Dark scarlet, shaded black. 

 BRIGrHT EYE. Large rose, crimson eye. 

 BRILLIANT. Dark "scarlet, white eye. 

 CUPID. Pink, scarlet centre. 



EXQUISITE. White, striped amaranth and purple. 

 ELEGrANS. White, striped with deep maroon. 

 FAIRY. White, striped purple. 

 NEUTRAL. Pale lavender. 

 OCULATA. White, violet eye. 

 REMARKABLE. White, striped blue. 



General Collection. 



Price, named varieties (purchaser's selection), per dozen, $2.00 

 " ■' (our selection), per dozen, 1.50 



" without names, assorted colors, without pots, perdozen, 1.00 

 '■ " " ' " 'per 100, 7.00 



BLUE BIRD. Blue, white eve. 



COCCINEA STRIATA. White, scarlet-striped. 



COLOSSUS. Dark crimson. 



GEM OF THE WEST. Large salmon rose. 



GENERAL LEE. Crimson scarlet, robust erowth. 



GENERAL MEADE. Dazzling scarlet, white eye ; extra. 



GLOWWORM. Dazzling velvety crimson. 



GRACE. Violet rose, white eye. 



LOUISE. Fine maroon. 



MALTESE CROSS. Violet rose, white edge ; star-shaped. 



MONSTROSA. Laree. bluish-violet, white eye ; extra. 



MRS. WOODRUFF.^ Still the finest' scarlet. 



NEGRO. Blackish violet ; extra. 



ROSABELLA, Fine rose, white eye. 



ROVER. Dark crimson ; fine. 



SEDAN. White, shaded with pale blue. 



TREASURE. Dark violet blue, white eye. 



TRUE BLUE. The nearest shade to blue out. 



VELVET MANTLE. Velvety crimson, white eye. 



VESTA. The finest white in cultivation. 



