TO THE FLOWER-GARDEN. 75 
8CHI ZOST TT.I8 COCCINEA. See p. 71. 
KO. PER PKT. 
VALERIANA. Nat. Ord., Valerianece, 
A genus of handsome hardy herbaceous plants; height about two feet, and branching. 
The flowers are red or white, fragrant, and produced in corymbs; useful for cutting; flne 
plants for borders, blooming abundantly for along period. 
1251 Valeriana coccinea, scarlet. 2 ft.5 
1252 “ alba, white. 2 ft... 6 
VENIDIUM. Nat. Ord., Compositce. 
1253 Venidium calendulaceum, an exceedingly showy annual,with large, handsome, deep 
orange-colored flowers, rich brown in the centre; blooms very abundantly through¬ 
out the summer.. .10 
VENUS’S LOOKING-GLASS. Nat. Ord., Campanulaceaz. 
1254 Venus’s Looking-Glass (Campanula). A free-flowering, pretty little plant, of nice 
habit of growth, especially adapted for beds, ribbons, or edgings; grows well in any 
garden-soil. Hardy annual.6 
VENUS’S NAVELWORT. Nat. Ord., Boraginacece. 
1255 Venus’s Navelwort (Cynoglossum linifoliuin). A very pretty little plant, useful 
for ribbons, and forms a neat, edging to borders, &c.; grows freely in every soil. 
Blue and white mixed. Hardy annual.5 
VERBENA. Nat. Ord., Verbenacece. 
A class of universally popular bedding-plants, well-known and admired for their beauti¬ 
ful flowers, of almost every shade and tint of color. Sow the seeds early in pots, hot-bed, 
or frame, and treat as half-hardy annuals. They bloom in profusion until frost. Young- 
rooted branches potted in autumn bloom during winter. 
1256 Verbena hybrida, fine mixed.. .10 
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ground, blooming in profusion early in spring, and continuing 
to display its bright, rose-colored flowers until late in autumn. 
Native of the gold regions of Colorado.20 
choice mixed, first quality, froqa named flowers.20 
splendid mixed, saved by an amateur from Peter Henderson’s 
collections of one hundred named varieties.25 
coccinea, saved from all scarlet varieties.25 
cierulea, saved from the finest bright and dark blue, purple and 
violet shades.25 
Italian striped, novel varieties, with flowers carnation-like, striped 
with rose, blue, scarlet, crimson, &c.25 
teucroides, white and blush flowers, very sweet-scented . . .10 
Aubletia grandiilora, hardy annuals; flowers bright purplish- 
crimson, blooming all through the season.10 
xnontana, a beautiful species, remarkable for its hardiness. It 
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THUNBERGIA ALATA. See p. 74. 
