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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



wt DOUBLE White fuchsia, ^, e. % pLi. 



This magnificent variety was raised and introduced by M. Lemoine, and is undeniably the most perfect and beautiful 

 double white Fuchsia ever raised. The short tube and sepais are a bright, rich, reddish-crimson color; corolla extra 

 large, full and double; flower of the largest size. In all save color it is like Phenomenal. It is of robust, upright 

 growth, compact and very symmetrical. It has every qualification to recommend it, both in size, freedom of bloom 

 and good constitutiou. 50 cts. each. 



'^'^^ BEGONIA. 



SEMPERFLORENS GIGANTEA. 



The flowers of this new sort are brilliant carmine red, 

 and are borne in large panicles. It is one of the best of 

 the new Begonias, and possesses vigorous habit. 1 he 

 flowers are unusually large and brilliant, and stand well 

 above the foliage. 



35 cts. each ; 4 for $1.00. 



PEARL BUSH. 



EXOCHORDA GRANDIFLORA. 



The flowers are borne in slender racemes of eight or ten 

 florets each, on light and wiry branches that bend be- 

 neath their load of bloom just enough to t>e airy and 

 graceful. The petals are pure white, the calyx shows a 

 small dot of green in the centre of each flower, while the 

 nnexpatided buds are like .small round beads of pearly 

 whiteness. It bears some resemblance in size and ap- 

 pearance of flower to Mock Orange, but the flower-spikes 

 are longer and borne on slender branches, giving a grace- 

 ful appearance to the bush. It will become one of the 

 most popular of our hardy-flowering shrub* as soon as its 

 merits become known. 



First size, 35 cts. each ; $3.50 per dozen. 

 Second" 25 " " 2.50 " ". 



Begonia Sempebflokh.ns Gigantea 



