NEW VERBENAS— NEW HERBACEOUS LOBELIAS. 
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NEW VERBENAS— Continued. 
MODELS, flowers and trusses very largo, velvety maroon, largo and attractive, pure white centre ; 
superb variety. Is. • 
MR. GLADSTONE, dark scarlet, having a large light eye. 9d. 
OBERON, splendid violet shaded crimson, habit erect and stout, truss largo and of fine form and 
substance, flowers large and handsome ; a very fine variety either for bedding or for cultivation in 
pots. 26-. 6 d. 
PAINTED LADY, rich salmon, tinted blush, with a beautiful crimson centre, forming a good 
bed. 9d. 
PAUL DE LUCEY, purplish red, shaded in the contro with violet, white eye. Is. 
QUEEN OF ENGLAND, rich pure salmon, with a large and fiery scarlet centre, good form and 
substance ; a splendid flower for exhibition. 9(1. 
QUEEN OF ROSES, delicate rose, with largo straw coloured eye, immense flowers and truss, 
well formed, and of vigorous growth. Is. 
REALLY BLUE, rich mauve blue, free, close, compact habit, very free flowering, a good bedder. 
Is. 
REINE DES BLANCHES, the best white Verbena in cultivation, and one that has the rare 
advantage of retaining its whiteness until the fall of the blossoms. The flowers are of good sub- 
stance and snowy purity ; a most desirable variety for bedding purposes. Is.. 
ROSY GEM, clear rose, with crimson spots in tko contro of the flower, close and compact habit, 
free bloomer ; exceedingly effective. Is. 
SADOWA, very large flowers, rose, large rosy purple centre, wkito eye. Is. 
SANTIAGO, scarlet, shaded crimson, with a large round white eye, good truss, large pip, and full 
centred flower ; fine exhibition varioty. 9d. 
SAPHIR, rich velvety violet blue, with large pure white centre, a superb variety. 2s. Gd. 
SHAKESPEARE, this is undoubtedly the finest scarlet Verbena ever offered ; truss and pip 
exceedingly large and smooth, of a rich orange scarlet, strong free habit ; received a First Class 
Certificate from the Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society. 3s. 0^. 
SCEUR ALEXANDRINE, large flower, pure white, very beautiful. Is. 
SURPASSE CLARET QUEEN, a very flue improvement on Claret Queen , flowers largo and of 
fine form and substance, pips as large as a shilling piece, perfectly round and flat, colour a bright 
reddish claret; splendid bedding plant, and unsurpassed as a pot plant. 2s. 6 d. 
TEANSCENDANT, bright vivid scarlet, habit erect and compact, flowers of fine form and sub- 
stance ; one of the best bedding scarlets ever offered. 2s. (if/. 
WHITE QUEEN, pure white, large compact and well-formed truss, profuse bloomer, and good 
habit. Is. 
NEW HERBACEOUS LOBELIAS. 
Extract from tiie Gardeners ’ Chronicle : — 
“Tko Lobelia of the tall perennial type is, it seems, undergoing the same kind of improvement 
which is being effected in the case of other flowers, variety of colour as well as size being secured ; 
scarlets and purples wo have long been familiar with, but other colours have till now been wanting, 
and, strangely enough, the plants have been much lees freely cultivated than their beauty has 
merited. Perhaps this has been owing to the absence of variety ; but, if so, we cannot but expect 
to see the perennial Lobelia rise again in popular favour, for in a box of seedlings which has reached 
us, occur several decidedly new colours — pink, carmine, and ruby amongst them, with various inter- 
mediate shades. We hail them as great acquisitions, for the Lobelia is one of the good old summer 
flowers which has been elbowed out of the garden by tko bedding system, though few subjects are 
more brilliant than it, when under good management. We are indebted to Mr. Bull for the flowers 
to which reference has been made.” 
ANNIHILATOR, deep rose, shaded with warm violet ; novol and good. Is. Gd. 
BRILLIANT, vide page 10 
COLLEGIAN, bright glowing scarlet, spikos of extraordinary length, flowers densely sot, white 
eye. Is. 6f/. 
COMET, dazzling scarlet; very showy. Is. G </. 
CONFIDENTIAL, rich claret, novel in colour; very fine. Is. 6f/. 
DAZZLE, intonso vermilion; fine and showy. Is. 6 d. 
