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VERBENA* 
is dry, water the bed a little. In ten days or a fort¬ 
night, the plants will be up, and when they are in inch 
or two high, transplant them with little balls of earth 
at their roots, into beds ; placing them in rows, four 
inches apart every way; and as this is the bed in 
which they are intended to flower, always select a 
moist situation, and keep them free from weeds. If 
any of the plants have remarkably fine flowers, they 
may be increased by layers, or by dividing their roots. 
Layering should be done in May or September, and 
is performed by making a slight incision in the stem 
at a joint, and pegging it down about an inch in the 
soil. They can be taken up and divided at any time in 
summer, except in hot dry weather, and a moist cloudy 
day should be chosen for the purpose. 
To ensure a fine show, it is necessary to renew’ the 
plants by seed, layering or dividing the roots every 
year, as old plants invariably produce small flowers. 
VERBENA. 
The Verbena is one of the greatest acquisitions that 
has been introduced into the garden of late years, and 
numerous varieties have been raised from seed, em- 
bracing a variety of colors. 
Verbenas intended for the flower garden, should be 
planted out early in May in a bed prepared for them, 
and a circular form a little elevated in the centre, is the 
