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them to the upper shelf in the greenhouse or cold pit, where, with 
a little stopping and an occasional watering, they will remain very 
safe (providing severe frost is excluded) till the first week in March, 
when they may again be removed to the frame (should the season 
be mild), and exposed as before to sun and air ; under such treat¬ 
ment the plants will be dwarf, short-jointed, very hardy, and quite 
I)repared for bedding out by the second week in April, and will stand 
fully exposed to four or five degrees of frost uninjured. Such is the 
way we should treat the good old-established sorts ; of course, with 
the new varieties the case is very different. Propagated in spring, 
they are unprepared for exposure too early in the season; the safest 
time for bedding out such plants is about the second week in May. 
But the great advantage of early planting is, that the garden is 
gay betimes, and no fear need be entertained but that the plants 
will continue to produce a very liberal crop of these beautiful flowers 
till the frost destroy them in the autumn. 
St. Margaref s, Isleworth. 
TWENTY-FOUR OF THE BEST VERBENAS. 
Captivation (Smith).—Bright rose, scarlet spot, striking and fine. 
Comte de Paris (Salter).—Rose, with blue border. 
Defiance (Robinson).—Brilliant scarlet, form good, and free bloomer; 
the best of its class. 
Desirable (Barker).—Purple lake, fine form. 
Desirable (Smith).—Cream and pink shaded, large and compact. 
Diversity (Beadle).—Rosy lilac and dark violet. 
Emperor of China (Ivery).—Colour deep, rich crimson. 
Empress of Scarlets (Barker).—A brilliant scarlet, but not good 
enough in shape for a show-flow'er; a fine thing for bedding. 
Excelsa Superb (Smith).—Large, deep rose, fine form. 
Fairy (Smith).—Rose, with scarlet centre. 
Gem (Smith).—Pale pink, rose centre, fine shape, and large. 
Lady of the Lake (Barker).—A very bright rosy pink, flowers and 
truss very large. 
Madonna (Smith).—Rosy pink, with primrose eye, fine trusser. 
Magna (Barker).—A delicate rose of much substance, flowers and 
truss very large. 
Marchioness of Ailsa (Barker).—Delicate pale pink, white centre, 
good shape. 
Miss Sarah (Smith).—White, pink centre, fine form. 
One in the Ring. —Salmon, very large. 
Princess Marie (Salter).—Pale blue, with dark centre. 
Rainbow (Smith).—Grey lilac, fine form. 
Ruby Superb (Mayer).—Bright ruby, light eye, fine form. 
Saint Margaret (Barker).—Scarlet crimson, light violet eye, large 
and fine form. 
Satellite (Pearson).—Brilliant orange scarlet, yellow eye. 
Sir R. Peel (Smith).—Deep peach. 
Virgin Queen (Turville).—Large, pure white, good shape. 
Vixen (Smith).—Pale pink, fine shape. 
