TROPvEOLUM, Nat. Ord. Tropceolacece. 
ROPyEOLUM. A very splendid class of half-hardy annuals, gen- 
erally known as the Nasturtium. Flowers of all the different 
shades of yellow, orange and 
red. This flower has of late 
l:)een much improved, the 
blossoms being larger and 
more brilliant than the old- 
fashioned sorts. The varieties 
of T. inajus and T. Lobbiamwi 
[kybridzi77t,) will be found de- 
scribed among the Climbers ; 
but when allowed to run on 
the ground, and pegged down, 
T. mmus and its varieties are 
dwarf, round-headed plants, about a foot high, and in Europe 
are very popular, and make very fine beds. Indeed, on the Dwarf Tropaeolums, among the 
annuals, the gardeners of England almost entirely depend for a mass of brilliant colors, while the 
Clarkia furnishes masses of the more delicate shades. 
they make a brilliant bed. 
VERBENA, Nat. Ord. Verbenacece. 
ERBENA. Every one knows the Verbena, and almost every one has 
bought the little, sickly plants, in small pots, with one little tuft of 
does not know that 
good, healthy plants 
can be produced from 
seed as readily as al- 
most any tender an- 
nual, plants that wil 
perfectly cover a space 
three feet in diameter, flower well in July, and 
continue strong and healthy until destroyed by 
frost. Another strange fact not generally known, 
is that nearly all Verbenas raised from seed are 
fragrant, the light colored varieties particularly so. 
Sow the seeds under glass early in the spring, 
and transplant after three or four inches of growth. 
There is a variety, a native of the Rocky Mountains, with pink flowers, so hardy that it will gen- 
erally endure our winters and flower the second season. 
VINGA, Nat. Ord. Apocynacece. 
of beautiful green-house perennials, that may be treated as tender annuals for the 
sown under glass, and strong plants are set out early, in a warm situation, they will 
flower beautifully in the summer and autumn, and maybe 
potted for the house before frost. Not suitable for out- 
door sowing, in northern latitudes. In the Southern 
States the Vinca does admirably, growing almost like 
a weed. There are several varieties, rose-colored, white, 
and white with red eye. The engraving shows the 
flower about one-half the natural size. The leaf is a 
beautiful dark green, thick, smooth and shining, some- 
what like the Laurel or Camellia. A well grown plant 
will be about eighteen inches in height. We write this in 
the garden, with a bed of Vincas before us, and it is difficult to moderate our praise. 
A genus 
garden. If 
