Verbena Hybrida Grandiflora 
Brightness (Bodger) 
A S THE name suggests, this variety is a particu¬ 
larly vivid color, a bright rosy, cerise scarlet 
(20 shading to 20/1), boldly contrasted -with the 
large white eye. Individual florets are about '^/q" 
in diameter, while the flower heads measure 2 / 2 " 
to 23 / 4 " across. The plants are semi-compact in 
habit, with a spread of 15" to 18", making an ex¬ 
cellent variety for border or edging use. 
Nierembergia Hippomanica (Dwarf Cup Flower) 
O F ALL the hundreds of new flower introduction which have come under 
our observation during the course of the past few years, none has caused 
so much comment from visitors to our farms as this little Dwarf Cup Flower, 
Nierembergia Hippomanica. With the possible exception of Zinnia Linearis, it 
will outbloom any flower we have growing. It starts flowering when the plants 
are only about two inches tall, that is about 15 weeks after the seed is sown, 
and keeps on right up until the heavy frosts of late fall. It is at all times neat 
and tidy looking, the young flowers coming and covering the older flowers and 
seed pods. The lovely lavender blue shade, heightened by a touch of yellow 
in the center, is most charming. Plants are definitely dwarf, compact—stream¬ 
lined, if you will—not over 5" or 6" tall, and with a spread of only 8" to 10". 
Foliage is light gray green, very inconspicuous, and there are literally hun¬ 
dreds of flowers in bloom at a time throughout the summer. As an edging plant, 
for the border along a walk, or to outline beds of larger flowers, it has no 
equals, while for use in the rockery, it is unexcelled and is extremely lovely in a 
window box or in flower 
pots. It is a half hardy 
perennial which will win¬ 
ter over if given some 
protection. In the south¬ 
ern warmer sections, no 
protection will be neces¬ 
sary. The plants should 
be cut back at the end of 
the season and will send 
out fresh growth in the 
early spring. 
No. 5298 
Price per 1/4 oz., $2.40 
Per oz., $8.00 
Verbena Hybrida Grandiflora 
Brightness 
No. 573—NICKELTYPES $10.00 
No. 7942 .... Price per oz., $1.30 Per lb., $15.00 
Approximately 12,500 seeds per ounce. 
Approximately 168,320 seeds 
per ounce. 
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Nierembergia Hippomanica 
No. 551—NICKELTYPES $15.00 
