CATALOGUE OF FLOWER SEEDS. 
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VERBENA. Compacta Coccinea, scarlet. 
Hybrida Crerulea, beautiful blue, constant ......... 
— Defiance, beautiiul, rich scarlet. 
— Italian Striped, mixed. 
—Coccinnea, brilliant scarlet .. 
—Choice Mixed. 
—Fine Mixed. 
Mammoth, the finest strain of large flowers extant. 
Montana, a perfect gem; the plant literally covers itself during the summer with 
its bright, rose-colored flowers; perfectly hardy. 
Teucroides Odorata, fine white, fragrant. 
VERONICA. Showy plants for pot culture, rock-work, or the open border. 
Perennial, mixed, all colors. 
VINCA. See Seeds for Greenhouse. 
VIOLA. (Violet.) Well-known plants, suitable for edgings, groups, or mixed borders, and 
much in demand on account of their fragrance and profusion of bloom. 
Cornuta Admiration, dark blue . . 
—Mauve Queen, extra purple. 
—Magnificent, light blue, very fine. 
— White Perfection, pure white. 
Odorata Semperflorens, blue. 
-— Alba, pure white, sweet-scented. 
— The Czar, light violet, very fragrant. 
-—The White Czar, white, fragrant .......... 
—Finest Mixed. 
VIOLA TRICOLOR. (Pansy, Heart’s ease.) Nothing can be more effective, whether 
grown in beds, ribbons, groups, or interspersed among other plants in the border; 
admirably adapted for pot culture, or the decoration of the conservatory during 
f the winter and spring months. 
Collection, ten distinct varieties.75 cts. 
Collection six distinct varieties .50 cts 
Breck’s Boston Prize. This strain especially selected and grown for us stands 
easily at the head of the list for size, form, substance, color and every other fea 
ture that goes to make the perfect pansy . 
Bugnot’s Private Strain. This seed is direct from the noted French Pansy special 
bt whose name it bears and is the finest in existence . 
— Strain, French grown and of good quality .... 
Belgian Blotched. The flowers are of good substance and colors 
Breck’s International Prize, a special mixture of the very choicest sorts, only 
prepared by ourselves . 
Cassier’s Superb, most varied and attractive . 
Roemer’s Giant, unsurpassed for size and variety of color 
English Fancy, large flowers, beautifully blotched, very attractive 
English Show. The flowers of this class are one-colored, and embrace many 
beautiful shades . 
Parisian, very large stained French, mixed . 
Canary Bird, a fine spotted variety on yellow ground 
Cardinal, various shades of red .... 
Peacock, blue and white . 
Victoria Red, fine shades . 
Trimardeau. The flowers are marked with three large blotches or spots, and are of 
a size hitherto quite unattained in this genus; rich shades of color 
Azure Blue, very fine . 
Bronze, reddish brown flowers ........ 
Emperor William, brilliant blue, with well-defined purple eye, splendid 
Faust, or King of the Blacks, densest black Pansy known 
Gold Margined, very showy . 
Golden Yellow, beautiful . 
Mahogany-color, peculiar shade .... 
Odier or Five-Spotted, a distinctly blotched variety 
Snow Queen, a charming, delicate, satiny-white . 
Striped or Variegated, very showy 
White. 
Havana Brown, new shade . 
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Lord Beaconsfield, violet, shading to pure white 
Mixed, from above varieties . 
Good Mixed. 
VIRGINIA CREEPER. See Climbers. 
VIRGIN’S BOWER. See Climbers. 
VISCARIA. Pretty, profuse-flowering plants, for beds. 
Cardinalis Nana, mixed. cassier’s pansies. 
See Special Offers on third page of cover. 
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