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IIOVEY AND CO ?5 CATALOGUE OF 
Gibbonsii, very rich, dark maroon. 
General Grant, white; in clusters. 
Henrietta, striped rose and purple. 
Le Noir, almost black. 
Louise Lenoir, dark maroon. 
La Purity, carmine; extra One. 
Ma Gloire, yellow, edged scarlet. 
Meteor, dazzling red. 
Price, 25c. each 
Monitor, scarlet. 
President Degrauw, white. 
Pattersoni, rich violet; large, scented. 
Smith’s Seedling, scarlet; fragrant. 
Variegated La Purite, striped. 
Washington, deep purple. 
White La Puritd, line white; free. 
Wm. Tell, dark maroon; Hue. 
; $2.50 per doz. 
SELECT VERBENAS. 
Our collection of these popular and favorite plants comprises a collection of all 
the most beautiful and distinct colors, both new and old. Especial attention is 
given to their culture, and our stock is very large, healthy, and free from rust. 
Admiral Farragut, deep crimson. 
Bismarck, blood-red, white eye. 
Bird of Paradise, scarlet, white centre. 
Black Dwarf, dark maroon. 
Black Hawk, very dark maroon. 
Boule do Neige, pure white. 
Brilliant de Vaise, crimson-scarlet. 
Basilisk, scarlet. 
Ball of Flame, dazzling scarlet. 
Beacon, tine, dark scarlet. 
Beauty of Sherwood, tine scarlet. 
Blackamoor, very deep purple. 
Climax, pink, white eye. 
Dazzle, bright scarlet. 
Defiance, scarlet. 
D’Israeli, purple, pink, and white. 
Darkness, dark maroon. 
Excellent, indigo blue; fragrant. 
Edith, scarlet, large white eye. 
Excelsior, white, tinted rose. 
Fire-Cloud, fiery scarlet, yellow eye. 
Flirt, white, striped carmine. 
Gigantea, crimson; large. 
Geant des Batailles, dark scarlet. 
Hattie, blue, violet shade. 
Ivanhoe, blue, white eye. 
Loveliness, rose, white eye. 
Magnum Bonum, purplish-crimson. 
Mattie, white, rose margin. 
Price, 15 cents each; $1.50 per doz. 
hundred, 
hundred. 
Mrs. Dick, pure white; fragrant. 
Mary Baker, creamy pink. 
Magnet, pink; large truss. 
Miniola, rich crimson, yellow spot. 
Maroon Prince, rich maroon. 
Pluto, dark scarlet, white eye. 
Pre-eminent, rosy salmon, white eye. 
Purity, white. 
Purple King, purple. 
Peri, scarlet. 
Plato, maroon, scarlet, and white. 
Rover, blood red, white eye. 
Rosy Morn, deep rose. 
Sunrise, crimson, shaded violet. 
Snowbird, pure white; extra. 
Sedan, large; blood-red. 
Splendor, scarlet, dark eye. 
Scarlet Circle, dazzling scarlet. 
Spot, carmine, white eye. 
Triumph, pink, tinted scarlet, white. 
Tricolor, carmine, crimson, orange. 
The Banner, blue and white striped. 
Velvet Mantle, crimson-scarlet. 
Venus, pink, white eye. 
White Fawn, large; pure white. 
White Bedder, white; large and full. 
Walhala, dark purple, white eye. 
Welcome, scarlet. 
Wm. Dean, violet blue, white eye. 
Unnamed same sorts, $1 per dozen, $G per 
While, scarlet, and blue, in separate colors, $1.50 per dozen; $7.50 per 
COLEUS. 
The introduction of the Coleus as a decorative plant has changed the aspect of 
our gardens, liy their grand masses of crimson, bronze, and gold, or green foliage, 
effects are produced which no array of the gaudiest flowers accomplish. For plant¬ 
ing in deiatched groups, or for forming ribbon lines, they are unequalled. Our 
warm summers are just suited to them; and their growth is so rapid that, in a few 
weeks, they form a mass of magnificent foliage. Heretofore we have been mostly 
indebted to foreign cultivators for new varieties, but new seedlings of our own 
growth are among the most distinct and beautiful. The following comprise a varied 
aud splendid collection: — 
