“ Yet all beneath the unrivalled rose, 
The lovely daisy sweetly blows.”— Burns. 
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“ Sweet Verbena , which being brushed against , 
Will hold us three hours after by the smell , 
In spite of long walks on the windy hills.” 
—Elizabeth Barrett Browning. 
Very few annuals will make such a gorgeous display during the sum¬ 
mer months, or furnish more flowers for cutting, than the Verbena. 
Sow Verbena seed under glass early in the spring, and transplant after 
three or four inches of growth. Good healthy plants can be produced 
from seed as readily as almost any tender annual, plants that will per¬ 
fectly cover a space four feet in diameter, flower well in July and con¬ 
tinue strong and healthy until destroyed by frost. Another strange 
fact, not generally known, is that nearly all Verbenas raised from seed 
are fragrant, the light colored varieties particularly so. Leading florists, 
admit that we have the finest collection of Verbenas they have ever'seen, 
either in America or Europe. 
Verbena, hybrida, extra fine mixed choice seed, saved only 
from the most beautiful named flowers. 20 
Striped, excellent flowers, with broad Carnation-like stripes_ 20 
Sea r I et, brightest scarlet, quite true . . 20 
pure White, quite true from seed. 20 
One package of each of above 4. 65 
VINOA. 
A genus of beautiful greenhouse perennials ;7may be treated as tender 
annuals for the garden. If sown under glass, and strong plants are set 
out early, in a warm situation, they will flower in the summer and au¬ 
tumn, and may be potted for the house before frost. Not suitable for 
out-door sowing in northern latitudes. Plants about 18 inches high. 
Vinca rosea, rose . 10 
rosea a 1 ba, white, red eye . 10 
rosea nova spec., pure white . 10 
Mixed varieties. 10 
WALLFLOWER 
By growing Wallflower plants in the ground and transplanting to pots 
in the autumn, or better, by placing plants in pots when taken from the 
seed-bed, and sinking the pots to the rim in earth, good plants will be 
secured for winter flowering in the house. Give a cool room and plenty 
of water. Where winters are not very severe the Wallflower must make 
a most desirable plant, giving plenty of early spring flowers. 
Wallflower, fine mixed colors; double .. 20 
SEEDS OF BULBS. 
There are a few Bulbs which do not come to perfection very rapidly 
from seed, and therefore amateurs have seldom patience to wait for this 
slow process, but obtain plants or bulbs that will flower the first season. 
A few, however, derive pleasure in watching the development from the 
tiny seed to the perfect plant. For the benefit of such we always keep 
a stock of these seeds, a few of which we will mention. 
Dahlia, choicest double varieties mixed . 20 
Dahlia, finest single varieties mixed . 20 
Gladiolus... .... 20 
JJucca . . 20 
ZINNIA 
ZINNIA. 
The seeds grow easily, and young plants can be moved as safely as 
Cabbage plants. Having taken particular pains in improving the Zinnia, 
we know our strain is excellent; indeed, our Zinnias have been pro¬ 
nounced by florists from England, France, and Germany, the best and 
most distinctive strains in the world. 
Zinnia, Double, Choicest, best colors mixed . 10 
Six separate colors — scarlet, yellow, orange, purple, salmon, pure 
white, etc.,— each color ..._. 10 
One package of each of above 6 .. 45 
Tom Thumb, varies from 4 to 12 inches in height, and from 6 
to 14 inches in diameter, forming compact, free-flowering, pigmy 
bushes, suited for edgings, small beds and groups. . 15 
Double L i 11 i p u t. In this new class we have the greatest con¬ 
trast imaginable to the well known large-flowered strain. The 
plants are dwarf, the small perfectly-formed flowers arc pompon 
shaped and cover the plants profusely during the summer . 15 
One package of each the above 2 . 25 
One package of each the above 8 . 65 
Per oz. 
Acroclinium, mixed colors.$0 40 
Alyssum, Sweet . 40 
Benthami compact- 
urn (Tom Thumb Sweet 
Alyssum), best for edgings 80 
Antirrhinum (Snapdragon), mixed... 60 
Aste rs, China, mixed colors. 1 00 
3a Isa m, common double, mixed colors 70 
Ca ndytuft, best White . 25 
“ Purple . 40 
“ Dark Crimson . 40 
“ Mixed colors . 25 
Ca n n a, fine mixed . 50 
Carnation, Early-flowering Vienna, 
choice mixed . 2 00 
Convolvulusmajor (MorningGlory), 
mixed . 15 
mi nor, dwarf, mixed colors 15 
Cypress Vine, white,scarlet, or mixed 50 
Dianthus Chinensis, best double 
mixed. 80 
FLOWER SEEDS BY WEIGHT. 
Per oz. 
Dolichos Lablab (Hyacinth Bean)... §0 25 
Eschscholtzia, mixed varieties. 40 
Fou r O’Clock, mixed colors . 20 
Globe Amaranth (Gomphrena), 
mixed colors . 40 
Job’s Tears . 15 
Larkspur, Double Dwarf Rocket, 
mixed colors . 30 
Lupins, mixed varieties . 20 
Ma rigold (Calendula), mixed varieties.. 40 
Mignonette, Sweet . 20 
Crimson Queen . 50 
“ Golden Queen . 80 
“ grandiflora ameliorate ... 25 
Giant Pyramidal . 40 
“ Machet . 2 00 
New Hybrid Spiral. 20 
Parson’s New White . 50 
H emophi la, mixed varieties . 25 
Pansy, fine mixed . 1 50 
extra choice mixed. 4 00 
Per oz. 
Pansy, superb mixture.12 (X) 
Petunia, choicest mixed ... $2 00 
Phlox Dru m m ond ii, choicest mixed 80 
“ gra ndiflora, 
choicest mixed 1 50 
Poppy, Carnation-flowered, mixed col¬ 
ors . ... 25 
Portulaca, finest mixed single. 80 
■Ricinus sanguineus.- . 20 
“ mixed varieties . 30 
Sweet Peas, See page 54. 
Tropaeol u m (Nasturtium),Tom Thumb 
varieties mixed; per lb.. $1.50.. 20 
** Majus, tall varieties mixed; 
per lb., $1.50 . 15 
“ Lobbianum, mixed varieties 30 
Verbena, mixed, from our own choice 
collection . . 6 00 
Virginia Stock, mixed colors. 25 
Dou ble Zi n n ia, mixed colors . 80 
Mixed Seeds, for Wild Garden .. 60 
