raisers do not think that it is worth the trouble, or do not attach 
sufficient importance to certificates; but whatever may be the 
reason, we know of many excellent flowers which never come 
before committees or judges. Thus those distributed by Messrs. 
E. G. Henderson and Son, and others, are never seen until they 
are let out, and we perceive that this season they are again 
bringing out a considerable number. 
Looking at the vast number of Verbenas that have been 
raised, both in England and France, during the past ten years, 
we might well say, “ What need is there for more ? Have we 
not every colour and tint that can be expected!” To this we 
must reply that there are several things we still desire. Ver¬ 
benas may be fitly divided into two classes, those suitable for 
beds and those which are best for pot-culture. In the former 
there are many things yet to be attained. We want more 
flowers of the habit of “Purple King or Bedding Purple ,” though 
in different colours. We have not a good white, except Mrs. 
Holford and Snowflake* and we should be glad to get one quite 
pure and free-blooming. There is not a really good blue bedding 
variety. Etonian , Mrs. Moore , Garibaldi , etc., are pretty, but 
then they are mostly indifferent growers, and have large white 
eyes, which take away from the beauty of a flower for single¬ 
coloured beds and masses. Thus, without going any further, we 
can show that there is much to be done. Then as for pot-plants, 
can we not get some more striped flowers 1 Striata perfecta is 
very beautiful, and a few bright colours in that style would be 
a decided acquisition. 
Our Plate contains: Flora (fig. 1), a deep crimson-scarlet, 
with large white centre, fine truss, retains its colour well, and 
is very good in the autumn; Rosalie (fig. 2), deep roseine, light 
centre, quite a new shade of colour, fine truss, with large pips ; 
Purple Emperor (fig. 3), rich plum-purple, white centre, free in 
habit. The constant character of several of these varieties was 
fully exemplified in the excellence of the blooms in the middle 
of September, especially in such a season as the last, when ab¬ 
sence of sunlight, and constant rain, made all bedding-plants 
appear so inferior to their usual state. These, with several 
others, will be let out by Messrs. Low and Son, of Clapton. 
f We perceive that Messrs. E. G. Henderson and Son announce a most 
valuable acquisition in whites under the name of White Lady, which is said to 
he purer and better than Mrs. Wolford, with double the quantity of bloom. 
