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Verbepa. 
Verbena Hybrida. 
Sow the seed in a sunny, sheltered border, as soon as the 
soil is warm and dry, or sow in a box in the house in Feb¬ 
ruary or March and transplant into a mellow, rich bed in 
the garden. Scatter broad cast, two tablespoonfuls of 
Nitrate of Soda on each square yard of the bed. It will 
greatly increase the growth of the vines and the size and 
brilliancy of the flowers. Set the plants fifteen or twenty 
inches apart, and keep the ground carefully hoed till the 
plants entirely cover the bed. 
We have some very choice fresh seed just imported. 
Verbena Hybrida.— A mixture of the finest and 
best sorts. Three packets, 20 cents; packet, 8 eents. 
Verbena Hybrida, A A 1 .—Seed grown with great 
care, from the best named and finest varieties. It is very 
expensive and worthy of extra attention. It is the best 
Verbena seed in the world. Try it. Three packets, 40 
cents ; packet, 15 cents. 
W a H ploWer. 
A half hardy per¬ 
ennial, easily grown 
from good seed, 
either in a box in 
the house or in the 
open ground. Get 
three packets of the 
seed. Sow one pack¬ 
et in a box in the 
house and the other 
two in a warm bor¬ 
der in the garden. 
Wall Flower, 
Largest Flower¬ 
ed, Mixed Col¬ 
ors.— The best of 
seed; sure to grow. 
Three packets 12 
cents; packet, 5 cts. 
Covent Gar¬ 
den. —The finest 
variety. Three pack¬ 
ets, 20 cents; packet 
Z ippia. 
The Zinnia is destined to be one of our best and most 
popular flowers. It is admirably adapted to our climate. 
It is remarkably healthy and vigorous, easily grown and 
flow ers abundantly. 
It has been vastly 
improved. Many 
of the flowers are 
nearly as large and 
double as a Dahlia, 
and of beautiful 
colors. Sow early 
in spring in rows 15 
or 20 inches apart, 
and thin out the 
plants before they 
begin to crowd, and 
keep thinning as 
the plants grow 
larger. As soon as 
they commence to Double Zinnia Elegans. 
flower, pull out the single ones till you leave the plants fif¬ 
teen inches or two feet apart. Our Zinnia seed is just im¬ 
ported from Europe and is unquestionably of the highest 
quality. 
Zinnia, Elegans.— Finest mixed. Three packets, 12 
cents; packet, 5 cents. 
Zinnia Elegans. 
Dwarf Double Zinnia.— Dwarf plant, large double 
flowers. Mixed colors. We introduce this variety for the 
first time. Try it. It will please you. Three packets, 25 
cents; packet, 10 cents. 
Double Zinnia, Elegans.— Finest double variety; 
large flowers; mixed colors. Three packets, 20 cents; 
packet, 8 cents. 
New Double Giant. —(Orandiflora Robusta Plenis- 
sima.) Mixed colors. A splendid new variety with flowers 
of great size and beauty. We tried it last year in our 
own garden and were so much pleased with it that we 
now offer it to our customers. We get the seed direct 
from Ernest Bernary, of Germany. It is unquestionably 
the best seed of the best Zinnia in the world. Let all our 
friends try at least one packet of it. Three pkts., 50 cents; 
packet, 20 cents. 
Wall Flower. 
, 8 cents. 
