Herbaceous Plants
A division of the Camden Park catalogues that is poorly defined. Annuals and perennial herbs were included here. This is retained but Annuals are also separately identified.
Verbena x hybrida ‘Mont Blanc’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. White. ‘Mont Blanc [is] adapted for late aurumnal bloom.’ ‘Preference is given to White perfection over Mont Blanc for its fragrance.’ William Woods [Gard. Chron. 1848].
Verbena x hybrida ‘Rosy Morn’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. White shaded or margined with rich cherry colour. ‘Rosy Morn’ was included in Wood’s list of ‘rich-coloured varieties.’ ‘Rosy Morn (has a) lovely cherry-coloured margin.’ ‘Cultivators who manage to grow Rosy morn as I have seen it, will not easily forget it, and those who have it not may regret its absence.’ [Gard. Chron. 1848].
Verbena x hybrida ‘White Perfection’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. White. ‘White Perfection’ was included in William Wood’s list of rich-coloured varieties which seems a little incrongruous. [Gard. Chron. 1848].
Verbena x hybrida ‘Wonder of Scarlet’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. Scarlet. ‘Wonder of Scarlet’ was included in ‘a selection of clean and rich-coloured varieties, forming fine single trusses of bloom.’ William Wood of Fishergate Nursery. [Gard. Chron. 1848].
Verbena x hybrida Barker’s ‘Marchioness of Ailsa’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. ‘A very neat pale pink, which becomes lighter to the centre of the flower. Good shape and substance, and very pretty.’ [FC p.245/1847]. ‘A good delicate pink.’ [Gard. Chron. 1848].
Verbena x hybrida Barker’s ‘Saint Margaret’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. ‘A light scarlet-crimson, the centre being very distinctly tinged with the beautiful violet displayed in the flowers of the Cactus speciosissimus. The trusses of bloom are large, as is also the individual flower, which is of good substance and excellent in form.’ [FC p.245/1847]. One of the first of the improved verbenas, with widened lobes, more appropriate for the show bench. [FC p.30/1849].
Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm.
A race of bedding verbenas, derived primarily from Verbena teucrioides, V. incisa, V. peruviana and V. phlogifera, developed in the mid-19th century. They are erect and bushy, or spreading and mat-forming perennials, usually grown as annuals, with tight panicles of tiny, white, pink, red, yellow or purple-blue flowers, usually with a white eye, in summer and autumn. To 45cm. [RHSD]. The many varieties referred to here are most likely to be of this race.
Verbena x hybrida Manley’s ‘Victory’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. James Manley, Seedsman and Florist of Exeter, advertised his verbena ‘Victory’ in The Gardeners Chronicle describing it as ‘large dark scarlet, in the way of Atrosanguinea; but a great improvement in the eye; a good show flower.’ [Gard. Chron. 1847]. ‘Victory’ was included in Woods’ list of ‘rich-coloured varieties’, and he agreed with Manley’s assessment: ‘Victory takes the precedence of Atrosanguinea, solely in having a more prominent white eye.’ [Gard. Chron. 1848].
Verbena x hybrida Robinson’s ‘Defiance’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. ‘Of scarlets, decidedly the best yet is Robinson’s Defiance, a most splendid variety; already too well known to need describing.’ [Gard. Chron. 1848].
Verbena x hybrida Wynen’s ‘Princess Alice’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. White with a cherry-pink centre and large flower trusses, classified as an upright variety. [Gard. Chron. 1847, 1851]. ‘White, deep cherry centre, large and splendid flowers.’ A new variety for 1849. [Gard. Chron. 1849]. ‘Blush white with a distinct ray of bright rose around a white eye, giving the flower a very pretty appearance; truss large, individual flowers rather small, but of fair shape.’ [FC p.30/1849].
Verbena x hybrida Youlle’s ‘Speciosissima’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. Red. Youlle’s ‘Speciosissima’ was included in Wood’s list of ‘rich-coloured varieties.’ [Gard. Chron. 1848].
Verbena x hybrida Young’s ‘Brilliant’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. ‘Rich, bright scarlet, a fine variety for bedding, being a very free bloomer, and excellent habit.’ C. Turner, Royal Nursery, Slough. Advertisement in The Gardeners Chronicle. [Gard. Chron. 1849].
Verbena x hybrida Young’s ‘Royal Purple’
A cultivar of Verbena x hybrida Hort. ex Vilm., the Florists’ Verbena. ‘Deep purple, fine large flowers, good habit, good shape, and fine grower. It is particularly adapted for bedding, and is much deeper in colour than any other of its class.’ C. Turner, Royal Nursery, Slough. [Gard. Chron. 1849].
Veronica bidwillii Hook.
A procumbent veronica somewhat similar to Veronica nivea Hook.f., which see, but with larger leaves, the flowers white streaked with pink.
The identity of Macarthurs ‘Veronica sp. (New Zealand)’ is uncertain but is probably either Veronica nivea Hook.f., which see, or Veronica bidwillii Hook. described here.
