Be violets in their secret meus 
The flowers the wanton Zephyrs choose.”— Wordsworth 
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VERBENA. 
In the following list we offer a choice selection of the finest New 
Verbenas in the world. The individual flowers are of the largest size, 
often measuring an inch in diameter. The trusses of these new va¬ 
rieties are also enormous, being nearly double the size of the older sorts. 
No flowering plant will give better satisfaction for bedding out than 
the Verbena. It commences to flower and spread from the first day the 
plants are set until late in the autumn, every day becoming better and 
more handsome. A healthy plant will cover a space 3 feet in diameter. 
Verbena Alpha, deep purple. 
Cavalier, crushed strawberry. 
Ca meo, beautiful pink, with distinct yellow 
Cenotaph, clear white. 
■H ector, bright scarlet, large white eye. 
J ockey, bright crimson. 
Lydia, purplish-magenta, white eye, fine. 
Magi c, white, striped and blotched with blue. 
Mod iste, a beautiful shade of heliotrope. 
/Novice, fiery scarlet. 
Olio, white, striped and flaked with scarlet. 
Topsy, black, large white eye. 
TIGRIDIA 
PANSY SAILOR. 
The flowers of Tigridia are about 
four inches in diameter. Set about 
the middle of May, and take them 
up in October, dry for a few weeks 
in the air, and pack away in dry 
sand or sawdust, free from frost. 
Tigridia conchiflora, yel¬ 
low and orange, with dark 
spots; 75 cts. per doz.; each 10 
p a v o n i a , red, crimson 
spots; 75 cts. per doz.; each 10 
grandiflora alba, a 
beautiful variety,with large 
showy white flowers, 
marked at the base of each 
division with spots of a red¬ 
dish brown color, on yellow 
ground; $1.50 per doz.; each 15 
The set, one each , 25 cents. 
TIGRIDIA. 
“ Farewell my flowers" I said , 
The sweet Rose as I passed 
Blushed to its core, its last 
Warm tear the Lily shed , 
The Violet hid its head 
Among its leaves, and sighed . — Dora Greenwell. 
MISCELLANEOUS LIST. 
Amaryllis J oh nson i, an elegant pot plant, with crimson flow¬ 
ers five inches in diameter; each petal striped with white. 
Flower stalk two feet high, with clusters of three to five blooms; 
bulbs, each . 
formosissima (Jacobean Li ly), flowers dark crimson ; 8 
to 10 inches high. The bulbs are dormant during the winter . 
Atamasco alba, flowers upright, with broad petals, pure 
white; each . 
Achyranthes (plants with beautiful showy foliage for bedding). 
Li nd e n i , leaves dark blood red . 
Cacsi i, leaves large, green and yellow . 
Camellias, fine plants, best assortment of colors; each 75 cts. to 1 
Cuphea platycentra (Gigar Plant), tube of flowers scar¬ 
let, lip white and black . 
Cycla men Persicum. The Cyclamen is particularly adapted 
to window culture, it blooms abundantly and for a long time 
in the winter and spring. The flowers are borne on long stems 
above the foliage and are very showy; strong plants, each . 
Calceolaria Creole Queen, brown maroon .. 
Shower of Gold, yellow. 
Feverfew Little Gem, a new dwarf variety, growing only 
from eight to twelve inches in height. The flowers are large and 
of the purest white . 
Ficus elastica, or pu bber Tree, with thick, shining, leath¬ 
ery leaves, ten inches long by three wide; an excellent and showy 
pot plant. 75 to 1 
Madeira Vine, a beautiful climber, flowers white, small, in long 
racemes; roots, per doz., 75 cents; each. 
25 
15 
50 
. 10 
Unless stated when plants are wanted they will 
Oxalis lasiandra, this Oxalis is one of the prettiest plants we 
are acquainted with for borders of beds, edgings of walks, etc.; 
bulbs, per doz., 10 cents; per hundred . 50 
'Deppii, another excellent Oxalis for summer borders and edg¬ 
ings. It bears but few flowers, but the leaves are handsome 
enough to compensate for the lack of flowers; per pint, 50 cents; 
per lialf pint, 25 cents; per dozen . 10 
One pint is sufficient for fifty feet of row. 
Pilea serpy 1 1 ifolia (Artillery Plant), with very small 
pinkish-white flowers. When the flowers are ready to expand 
the least moisture causes them to burst .. 20 
pivina humilis, a beautiful little pot plant, with racemes of 
small -white flowers, followed by scarlet berries . 20 
Smilax, a popular and well-known climber, with beautiful foliage 
of a dark glossy green, used largely with cut flowers, particu¬ 
larly wreaths, etc. An excQllent plant for parlor or window 
culture.. 
Tritoma Uvaria, flower stems grow from four to five feet in 
height, surmounted by a spike of curious red and orange flowers, 
a foot in length.. . 
Tradescantia Zebrina (Wandering Jew), a beautiful 
plant for hanging baskets, vases, or house culture, will endure 
hardships better than almost any other plant. Foliage dark 
green, with a silvery stripe... . 
Veronica Blue Gem, dwarf, flowers light blue, in spikes three 
to four inches long. . 
va riegata, foliage margined with white . 
Vinca (Periwinkle,) fHarrisonii, center of leaves marked 
Avith light green . 
major va riegata, a rapid grower; leaves glossy green, mar¬ 
gined Avith Avhite . 
be shipped about April 1st, weather permitting. 
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