IRIS LILY.) 
'IVKS of Mexico, pi-oiUicinj^ flowers of exquisite beauty anil singularly curious shape. The 
colour of each variety is gorgeous and purely contrasted ; they bloom from July to October. 
Ilefore the frost take up the bulbs, and keep in a drv place until the time of iilanting in the spring. 
The following are the ino.st distinct and beautiful 
PAVONIA GRANDIFLORA ALBA — 
Possessing all the advantages of the old varieties, 
both in vigour of growthand abundance of bloom, 
but with large ivory-white flowers, spotted with 
maroon and rosy lake in the centre ; most beauti- 
ful when the bloom unfolds itself in the morning ; 
recommended as a distinct and useful variety. 
1.S-. each ; lO.v. per doz. 
PAVONIA GRANDIFLORA— This is most 
beautiful when the bloom unfolds itself in the 
morning; from June until the frost sets in, no 
flower so gorgeous or pretty was ever seen, but 
as the sun sets the flower ceases to exist, new 
blooms being thrown up almost daily, so that 
the quantity produced is enormous. Beyond 
planting in the ordinary way of a Tulip, nothing 
is required to cultivate it, 
CONCHIFLORA — Orange and golden 
yellow, spotted with dark crimson. 
PAVONIA— Rich scarlet, tinged and spotted 
with yellow. 
SPECIOSA— Brick-red. 
WHEELERII— Blood-red. 
Bulbs, (!</. each ; 
TIGIIIUIA J'AVOSIA GKANDIFLORA AI.BA. 
i.s. per doz. 
Y®RBB'N4^S. 
Verbenas for the Decoration of Conservatory and Exhibition. 
is not generally known how well adapted are many varieties of the Verbenas for the summer 
and autumn decoration of the greenhouse and conservatory. If the following kinds are chosen, 
the house may be made gay with flowers, and sweet, with a most agreeable perfume for 
months. Strong healthy plants should be chosen, and potted into (l-in. pots any time from the 
beginning of April to the end of July, the soil to be similar to that used for Fuchsias. Choose plants 
that have had the imints taken out once or twice when small. After being potted into 6 or 8 in. 
pots they should be kept in a cold frame for a few days, tolerably close, and then gradually exposed. 
Give them two or three thorough fumigations, as per H. C. & Sons’ directions, then remove them 
to a well-ventilated cold greenhouse. Put a stake to each shoot, letting them be slightly bent down, 
and make them dwarf ; but the flower stalks must be kept straight if reimired for exhibition. 
Verbenas can hardly be too liberally treated ; starvation has hitherto brought this once general 
favourite into unpopularity ; they are like Chrysanthemums, you can hardly err in overfeeding them. 
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