VICJCS FLORAL GUIDE. 
80 
TICRIDI A. 
The flowers 
of Tigridia 
arc about four 
inches in di¬ 
ameter. Set 
a bout the 
middle of 
May, and 
take them up 
in October, 
dry for a few 
days in the 
air, and pack 
away in dry 
sand or saw¬ 
dust, free 
from frost. 
igridia conchiflora, yellow and orange, with dark 
3* yuiuw iUlu OI 
spots; 75 cents per dozen ; each, 
pavonia,rcd, crimson spots ; 75 cts. 
TRADESCANTIA. 
Tradescantia Zebrina, (Wandering Jew,) fine for 
hanging baskets and vases or for brackets. The 
leaves are dark glossy green, with a silvery white 
stripe. 25 cents. 
VERBENAS. 
The Verbena is one of the prettiest, and the most 
popular of all the flowering plants suitable for forming 
beds on the lawn. 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 hand¬ 
some. The improper growing of plants has checked 
the popularity of this useful flower to some extent, for 
it has been difficult in many places to procure healthy 
plants. A healthy plant will cover a space three feet in 
diameter. Our plants are grown with care, and 
are as robust as seedlings. With names, $1.50 per doz., 
£10.00 per hundred; without names, £1.00 per doz., 
£7.00 per hundred. Our Verbena plants are the strong, 
cst and healthiest in America. 
Verbena, Antarctic, white. 
Bertha, deep pink. 
Black Hawk, maroon. 
Black Knight, purple, white eye. 
Blue Bird, light blue. 
Celeste, sky blue. 
Claret Queen, claret. 
Eclipse, soft scarlet. 
Gambetta, deep lilac, white eye. 
Gondola, deep pink. 
Harbinger, fine soft purple. 
Hattie, pink, shaded center. 
Iceberg, pure white. 
Leo XIII, scarlet, white eye. 
Mrs. Barker, deep rose. 
Mrs. Raymond, scarlet, white eye. 
Mulberry, mulberry. 
Olivia, pale pink. 
Pluto, soft scarlet, white eye. 
Polaris, clear white. 
Purple Gem, deep violet purple. 
Red Cap, vermilion red. 
Regalia, crimson, shaded maroon. 
Rioter, white, striped with blue. 
Scarlet Circle, scarlet, white eye. 
Sensation, rosy purple, white eye. 
Starlight, white, scarlet striped. 
Superba, magenta, white eye. 
Truce, pure white. 
Uralia, white and lilac, striped purple. 
Warrior, crimson scarlet. 
William Dean, deep blue, white eye. 
William Young, crimson. 
VERONICA. 
A beautiful class of 
plants, blooming in au¬ 
tumn. Flowers in 
spikes three or four . 
inches long, and light . 
blue ; leaves thick and 
glossy. This is a fa¬ 
vorite plant, especially 
for bouquet making, the 
spikes making admir¬ 
able centers for some 
styles of bouquets. 25 
cents each. 
Veronica, Blue Gem, 
Variegata, foliage margined with white. 
VINCA. 
A drooping plant; much used in vases or baskets; 
leaves beautifully variegated. They are among the best 
and hardiest of our small plants for the purposes desig¬ 
nated. 25 cents each. 
Vinca, Periwinkle,) Harrisonii, center of leaves 
marked with light green. 
Major Variegata, a very rapid grower ; leaves glossy 
green margined with white. 
WAX PLANT. 
Wax Plant, ^Hoya carnosa,) a greenhouse climber, 
with thick, glossy leaves, and umbels of flesh-color 
ed flowers. 30 cents. 
