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VIOLET-(Viola). 
The Violet should not be wanting in any garden, on 
account of its fragrance and early appearance. A single 
dower will perfume a whole room. Succeeds best in a 
shady, sheltered place, and can be easily increased by 
dividing the roots. The Violet is an emblem of faith¬ 
fulness. Hardy perennial; six inches high. 
Violet, Sweet Scented. 
Violet, Sweet Scented (Viola Odorata Semper- 
florens), flowers blue; fragrant.10 
14 white (Viola Cornuta alba;, large, white 
blossoms.io 
44 Viola lutea grandiflora.io 
44 Mauve Queen, mauve colored.io 
44 Purple Queen, deep, fine purple.io 
VIRGINIA CREEPER-(Hedera)- 
(Ampelopsis Qulnquefolia). 
The Virginia Creeper or American Woodbine, is 
hardy, very ornamental, of rapid growth, and the foliage 
is luxuriant and beautiful. It is often made to cover 
the walls of houses forty or fifty feet high, clinging by 
its tendrils. The flower is reddish-green, not showy, but 
is succeeded by clusters of nearly black berries, at which 
time the tendrils and stalk turn to a rich crimson color. 
It is exceedingly ornamental and conspicuous in Octo¬ 
ber, after the first frost. 
Virginia Creeper. to 
VIRGINIA STOCK-(Malcoiiiia). 
Hardy annuals, very useful for border or edging. A 
continual succession of blossoms may be kept up the 
whole season by sowing at intervals through the spring 
and summer. The flower and plant are quite as desir¬ 
able as the Candytuft; grows about nine inches high. 
Virginia Stock, red and white mixed. 5 
WAU FI.OWER —(Clieir«iiitlms 
Ctieiri). 
The large, massive spikes of the Wall Flower are very 
conspicuous in beds and borders, and arc very useful in 
making bouquets. They are deliciously fragrant, per¬ 
fectly double, and combine many shades of color, the 
orange-purple and chocolate predominating. Sow the 
seed early, in hot-bed, and while the plants are small, 
prick them out into pots, and sink the pots in the earth. 
On approach of cold weather remove the pots to the 
house, and they will bloom all winter. Tender perennial; 
one and a half feet high. 
Wall Flower, mixed double. . 10 
' 4 Early Brown, brownish red, fragrant flowers; 
large, thick spikes; early. Tender biennial.. 10 
44 Tom Thumb, Golden, a new variety, free 
flowering, of dwarf and compact habit; highly 
recommended for spring bedding, for which 
it is invaluable.15 
8 4 
Wall Flower, Double. 
WHITEAVIA. 
A pretty plant with delicate, handsome-foliage, pro¬ 
ducing a constant succession of bright blue and pure 
white bell shaped flowers, in drooping clusters, half an 
inch in length. In heavy, wet soils it does not succeed 
Whitlava. 
well, but in light, sandy loam, few flowers give more 
satisfaction. Sow the seed in open border early in 
spring. Hardy annual; one foot high. 
Whitlavia, grandiflora. 5 
WIGANDIA. 
Very ornamental plants with immense veined leaves 
and stems covered with crimson hair. It grows rapidly, 
and should be formed into a bush. Its large leaves and 
clusters of lilac flowers, which continue to open in suc¬ 
cession for a long time, lend the plant a tropical aspect, 
and make it one of the most valuable ornamental foli¬ 
age plants for garden and lawn decoration. Seeds, if 
sown early in spring, in hot-bed, will produce large 
plants by middle of summer. 
Wigandia, caracasana .25 
