82 BAER & SUGDEN*S SPRING SEED CATALOGUE, 



VERm'l€\.--conthrucd, ^""^^^d. 

 room decoration, and for prominent positions out of doors, where, "with a diy sub-soil and 

 somewhat sheltered situation, the plants will generally stand the winter uninjured. The 

 pretty miniature annual varieties, V. 'Syriaca and alba, make very pretty small 1)cds and 

 edgings during the summer and autumn, but in spring they ar* much niore effective ; v.c 

 therefore recommend their being sown in autumn for the decoration of the spring garden. 



2341 Veron'ica Devonia'na, red and white, half-hardy shnil), 2^ ft, 0 6 



2342 ,, el'egans rosea, Vose, half-hardy shrub, 2 1 ft 0 6 



2343 „ impq^ial, i/we, handsome, half-hardy shrub, 2^ ft 0 6 



2344 „ Koeinzerii, purple, half-hardy shrub', 2| ft 0 6 



2345 „ Meldcn'sis, bright rosy-lilac, half-hardj shrub, 2.^ ft 0 6 



2346 „ purpu'rea grandiflora, half-hardv shrub, 2^ ft 0 6 



2347 „ Van Houtte, half-hardy shrub, 2 i ft 0 6 



234S^ „ Syria'ca, bright blue, \ ft., hardy annual, fi'om Spia 0 4 



2349 ,, ., alba, white, hardy annual, ^ ft 0 4 



2350 „ spica'ta, bluefloivering, hardy perennial, 1 ft,, British 0 3 



2351 „ „ al ba, ^c^/^e^0M•mn5r, hardy perennial, 1 ft., British. 0 3 



VIMINA'RIA, Nat. Ord. LeQumino'scc. 

 An exceedingly curious plant with leafless stems, which veiy much resemble a bundle oF 

 twigs; these are covered with handsome flowers, and give the plant a very remarkable 

 appearance. Greenhouse shrubs, 



2352 Vimina'ria denuda'ta, yelloic, striped purple, 3 ft., from New Holland 0 G 



2353 „ Pres'sii, yellow, 2 \ ft., from N. S. Wales 0 6 



VINC'A, Nat. Ord. Apocyna'cecs. 

 Highly ornamental frce-flovrering compact greenhouse evergreen shrubs, as remarkable 

 for their shining irrcen foliage as for their handsome circular flowers. Plants raised from seed 

 which has been so^^•n early in spring Mill be found useful for the ornamentation of flower beds 

 and borders in warm situations. 



2354 Vinc'a ro'sea, rose, 2 ft., from E. Indies 0 4 



2355 „ „ al'ba, white with crimson eye, 2 ft., from E. Indies 0 4 



2356 „ al'ba pnra no'va, pure white, 2 ft 0 6 



2357 „ „ lutea nova, pure xchile with yellow eye, 2 ft 1 Q 



Vl'OLA (Heartsease, or Pansy), Nat. Ord. Viola'cecB. 

 A channing and indispensable class of plants for the ornamentation of the spring garden ; 

 extremely effective whfther used for bedding, edging, f)r ribboning ; if the seed be sown in 

 March, the plants will flower in June or July, when those of the V. ti'icolor varieties of gieatcst 

 merit should be selected and propagated for spring bl(X)ming. Hardy perennials. 



2358 Vi'ola tri'color, saved from Downie, Laird, and Laing's newest and most beautiful 



varieties, .^.ft 2 6 



2359 „ „ very fine mixed, '-ft 1 0 



2360 „ „ good mixed, \ it 0 6 



2361 ,, „ new Belgian, fancy varieties, ^ f t 1 0 



2362 „ cdora'ta (Russian), sweet scented, ^ f t 0 3 



VIRGINIAN STOCK (Malco'mia marit'ima), Nat, Ord. Cruciferm. 



Extremely pretty profuse -flowering little plants, remarkably effective in small beds, 

 baskets, or as edgings ; so-wn early in Ee'bluair, thev will generally bloom in April and May ; 

 grow freely anywhere. Hardy annuals, 



2363 Virginian Stock, red, \it 0 2 



2364 „ „ white, \it. 0 2 



2365 „ „ mi'nor no'va, rose, make veiy pretty compact edgings, J ft 0 3 



2366 „ „ „ arba, white, very neat little plant for edgings, ^ f t 0 4 



YISCA'RIA, Nat. Ord. Caryoj)hijlla'ce(B. 

 A genus of exceedingly beautiful profuse-flowering plants, producing in flower beds, borders, 

 and ribljons, a remarkably fine effect ; gTow freely in any good garden soil. Hardy onnuals, 



2367 Visca'ria Bunid'gii, M'/i/^e, 1^ ft 0 3 



2368 „ Coeli ro'sa (Rose of Heaven), ingAi rose, itv'fA cew/re, 1 ft., from Levant 0 3 



2369 ,, „ „ al'ba, /)Mre zr/iiVe (new), I i ft. 0 3 



2370 „ „ „ xnilna, bright rose, centre white, \ it. 0 3 



2371 „ ocula'ia, /j/n^, tvilh rich crimson etje, I5 ft., from Algiers 0 3 



2372 „ „ al'ba Dunnet'tii, white, dark eye, 1 ft 0 3 



2373 „ „ coccin'ea nana, bright scarlet, with rosy-purple centre, 1 ft 0 3 



2374 „ „ „ purpu'rea, rose-purple, very beautiful, \ \it 0 6 



YITTADIN'IA (Australiaii-daisy\ Nat. Ord. CompositcB. 

 A remiirkably neat profuse-blooming miniature plant, admirably adapted for permanent 

 edgings to small beds, &c. ; grows freely in any good soil. Hardy perenniaL 



2375 Vittadin'ia triloba'ta, purple and lilac, ^ it., from Austraha Q 3 



