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SPRING CATALOGUE OF SEEDS, BULBS AND PLANTS FOR 1896. 
Verbenas. 
Like the Pansy, the Aster and the Petu¬ 
nia, the Verbenais a favorite with every¬ 
body. and one of the most universally 
popular of all flowers, both for the garden 
and for pot culture. For constant and pro¬ 
fuse flowering, anti for brilliancy and beauty 
of colors, it lias few equals. Start seed early 
tinder glass, if possible, that good strong plants may i>c had 
for transplanting to the garden. They will commence bloom¬ 
ing in June and continue until after severe frosts, and dur¬ 
ing this entire time nothing in the garden will attract more 
attention than the bed or (dump of Verbenas. In August, 
cuttings may be taken from some of the best ones and potted 
up for winter blooming. Our prize strain are the finest 
Verbenas in cultivation. Per pkt. 
Extra Choice Mixed. From a named collection. lrt 
Colden Bedder. A striking variety with bright scarlet 
blossoms and golden yellow foliage. 25 
Dark Cloud. A French variety, of a rick black-blue 
color lighted by a white center. Fine. 15 
Striata. Everyone admires tin* striped Verbenas, its 
colors are so clear and vividly contrasted. 10 
Primrose. A great advance toward the coveted yellow 
Verbena. A soft, pule yellow, or primrose. 20 
Odorata. This lovely Verbena possesses three great 
[mints of meritover other varieties, and they are such 
important ones that it will become a necessity to 
every garden. First, it is so hardy seed cun.be sown 
in tlie open ground early in the spring, where they 
will quickly germinate, grow rapidly, and in a few 
weeks he in bloom and give a great profusion of 
beautiful blossoms all summer. Xo garden flower 
is easier grown, for it is as sure to thrive as a Poppy 
nr pig-weed. Second, the blossoms, instead of being 
in cluster* like other sorts, run up into spikes. usually 
a or 4 inches long, as shown in the cut,. Third, it is 
very sweet scented. We have probably said enough 
to make everyone waul it, but we have yet to say that 
the flower is pure while, that the plant is short jointed 
and dwarf, not covering nearly as much ground as 
other sorts, and it is a perfect mass of bloom all sum¬ 
mer. It always comes perfectly true from seed. 10 
CHILDS' PRIZE VERBENAS. 
Famous ns the finest, strain of Verbenas known. Wo 
grow four acres of these superb flowers, and we know what 
weare talking about when we say they are the tinest of all 
Verbenas. The plants are vigorous and short jointed, and 
perfect sheets of bloom. The trusses are very large, 
the flowers of mammoth size, perfect form, and em¬ 
brace the richest and most velvety colors. They are 
also delicately sweet scented. Tlie range of color is 
great and shades are mostly very delicate ami dainty. 
_ III coloring they are. in fact, perfectly exquisite, 
there being very little of the common old blue and purple 
colors among them. In their place wc have delicate blushes, 
lavenders, pinks, velvety indignes, intense scarlets, whites, 
mol tied, striped, variegated, etc., in fact., a thousand differ¬ 
ent colors an d combinations. 
Childs’ Prize, Mixed Colors. Hundreds of delicate 
shades. Enormous sized flowers, dwarf, compact 
habit, and prodigious bloomers. 20 
Childs' Prize, Pur© White. Comes true from seed, 
(treat trusses of snowy blossoms of exquisite fragrance 20 
Childs’ Prize, Scarlet. A very intense soorlet. 20 
SPECIAL OFFER .—One packet each of (he mne sorts, ft M. 
