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Valerian. 
ground during winter; may be taken up in the fall, 
potted and kept from frost. Seeds should be sown in 
hot-bed or green-house, early in spring ; the bulb which 
.ill be produced should not be watered too freely, nor 
.orccd till the succeeding spring, when it should be trans¬ 
planted into rich, loamy soil. 
Tritoma, uvaria grandiflora.25 
TROPiEOLUM LOBBIANUM — (See Nastur¬ 
tium. Tall.) 
TROPJEOLUM MINOR -(See Nasturtium, 
Dwarf.) 
TROPJEOLTJM PEREGRINTJM— (Sec 
Canary Bird Flower.) 
VALERIAN (PolemoniumV 
An old, standard, border plant, often called Jacob’s 
Ladder, from it., beautiful, pinnately cleft leaves. The 
flowers arc lively blue, nodding at the ends of upright 
stalks. It blooms in June, is of easy cultivation, per¬ 
fectly hardy, and may be increased by dividing the 
roots. Sow early in spring, in open border, and thin to 
one foot apart. Hardy perennial ; one and a half to two 
feet high. 
Valerian, Greek (Polcmonium coeruleum). 5 
VERBENA. 
No plant is more generally cultivated, or more eagerly 
sought after than the Verbena, and no plant excels it 
for masses in beds on the lawn. In the varieties nu‘ 
be found every color except yellow. The white is pure 
the crimson and scarlet so vivid, and the purple so deep 
while the striped arc so conspicuous, that they arc verj 
desirable. They flower perfectly well from seed sowr 
in spring. If started in the house, in pots, in winter 
they will be in bloom sdbner, but if sown in open ground 
in May, they will bloom in August. Each plant will 
require a space of four feet. Tender perennial trailer; 
one foot high. 
Verbena, Aubletia grandiflora, reddish-purple.... 5 
“ Niveni, white, sweet-scented .ic 
44 Venosa, rich purple. . . 3 
“ scarlet, scarlet blossoms . 15 
“ Montana, hardy ; from Rocky Mountains ; will 
stand our winters out of doors ; rose, changing 
into lilac... .. .15 
“ Defiance, seed may be relied upon to produce 
the trut\ deep scarlet color .20 
* 4 hybrida, blue, all shades of blue . 20 
44 “ Italian striped, beautiful...20 
44 ’* Auriculaflora, various shades, all 
with distinct eye of white or rose. . .20 
“ 44 maxima perfecta alba, pure white: 
desirable new variety ; said to pro¬ 
duce large, pure white flowers of 
standard perfection ; fine for florists 25 
“ extra choice mixed, seed saved from all named 
flowers; very choice. -. 20 ( 
44 fine mixed, embraces all colors . ioJ-~ 
Verbena plant. 
Verbena flower. 
Violet, double. 
