I^loi‘al G^iiitle. 
Let them have plenty of air, night and day, with every opportunity of rooting through the bottom 
of the pots, and plenty of weak liquid tnanure as they may want it ; by this means they will give you 
a grand display of flowers for two or three months, and an enormous quantity of bloom may be cut, 
and the plants none the worse. 
None without seeing our lOO-ft. house, or a 48-stand of Verbenas, can form the slightest idea of 
their size and beauty ; so large in pips and truss that they have several times been taken for Phloxes. 
SHOW VERBENAS. 
BEST FOR 
1. AUGUST RENZ — Deep rosy pink, but 
on flowers first opening they are of a bright red ; 
large, distinet, sulphur eye ; trusses and flowers 
large and pretty. Received a First - Class 
Certificate. Drf. 
2. APOLLO — Rosy lilac, purple centre ; fine 
pip and truss. 
ACQUISITION — Beautiful rosy red; 
large flowers and trusses. 
3. BURNS — Rich rosy scarlet, shaded crim- 
son, clear white eye ; medium size, well-formed 
flowers; pretfy. !)rf. 
5. BALL OP PIRE — The most brilliant of 
all the self tcarlet.s, habit and growth both per- 
fect, and certainly the iinest scarlet Verbena, both 
EXHIBITION. 
for show and bedding, ever sent out. 6</. each; 
4.S'. per doz. ; 20s. per 100. 
G. KING OP VERBENAS — Deep rosy- 
pink, shaded lilac, round cream eye; fine trusses. 
7. BLUE BOY — Brilliant blue, producing a 
very large truas. 
8. BLUE SUPERB — Pale blue, conspicuous 
white eye, large pip. 
BUTTERPLY — Of a rosy crimson shade, 
lower part of flower lighter, large white eye. 
CARL GOTZEL— Very large, of a 
magenta-crimson shade, changing to lighter, large 
white eve; distinct. 
CLEI/IENS GROHE— White, striped 
and s])lashed reddish crimson ; distinct and tine. 
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