Dreer's Autumn Catalogue, 1895. 



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SELECT LIST OF CARNATIONS. 



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The following is a selection of the most popular standard varieties. 



Calendar. 



Anna Webb. A fine crimson, deeply fringed ; of medium size and 

 branching habit ; florets very full ; a free, continuous bloomer. 



Buttercup. Rich golden yellow, with a few streaks of clear carmine ; 

 of vigorous habit and very floriferous ; the florets are full and very 

 double, from 2K to 3 inches in diameter. 



Csesar. A remarbably 

 strong grower; very 

 and finely formed 

 flowers, variegated 

 red and white. 



Daisy Bell. White, 

 penciled rosy car- 

 mine ; large flower. 



Dr. Warder. An in- 

 tense rich shade of 

 crimson. i& ! i^§ sR* A ,Wf i 



Grace Wilder. Bright 

 rosy pink ; very fra- 

 grant. 



Golden Gate. A pretty 

 shade of yellow. 



J. R. Freeman, Rich, 

 cardinal -crimson; 

 clove-scented. 



Kitty Clover. Fine, 

 light yellow, striped 

 lightly with red and 

 white ; finely formed, 

 perfect flowers. 



Li. Li. Lamborn. A 

 dwarf, campact grow- 

 er, bearing on long 

 stems, fine, waxy- 

 white flowers ; very 

 large florets. 



Lois C. Haettel. A 

 pure white vartety of 



California origin, and one of the most prolific, and contin- 

 uous flowering varieties ever introduced. The cut gives a 

 good idea of the actual size and shape of the flower. The 

 petals, as will be noticed, are very heavily fringed, giving 

 it a peculiar lace-like appearance ; the habit of the plant is 

 all that could be desired, while in fragrance it rivals the 

 hardy garden pinks. , 



Mrs. Elizabeth Reynolds. A strong, vigorous, free grow- 

 ing variety ; flowers large, with massive, broad petals cup- 

 ped inward, giving the flower a fine build ; never bursts. 

 It is a rich pink-peach in color. Flowers average nearly 

 3 inches. 



Ophelia. A fine, large, bright pink of beautiful form. 



Portia. The finest scarlet yet introduced ; of vigorous, 

 healthy growth, and very free. 



Princess Bonnie. Light pink ground, prettily marked and 

 penciled with a darker shade. 



Sweet Briar. A most pleasing shade of light pink ; of good 

 size and fine form. 



Stanley. A rich terra-cotta, shading into yellow and red. 



Strong, field-grown plants, 30 cts. each, S3 per doz., 

 §15 per 100. 



For full collection of varieties, see Dreer's Garden 



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Lois C. Haettel. 



EUCHARIS AMAZONICA. 



A splendid hot-house plant ; it sends up stalks bearing 

 several pure white, star-shaped flowers 4 inches across ; de- 

 lightfully fragrant. 30 to 50 cts. each. 



GARDENIA 



FLORIDA. 



(Cape Jessamine.) 



A popular w e 1 1- 

 known plant, with 

 delightfully fragrant 

 pure white flowers, blooming from 

 May to July. 25 to 50 cts. each. 



GENISTA FRAGRANS. 



A most desirable spring-flower- 

 ing plant, producing its fragrant 

 bright golden vellow flowers in 

 the greatest profusion ; as a win- 

 dow plant of the easiest culture it 

 is unsurpassed. 30 cts. each, $1 for 4. 



JASMLNUM. 



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Jasminum Gracillimum. 



Jasminum Gracillimum. Exceed- 

 ingly floriferous ; a flowering shoot is 

 produced from every joint, which ter- 

 minates in a dense cluster of pure 

 white, fragrant flowers ; in bloom from 

 October to February. 30 cts. each. 



Jasminum Grandiflorum {Star Jas- 

 mine or Catalonian Jasmine). This 

 variety is an old favorite and undoubt- 

 edly the most satisfactory for general culture ; it flowers 

 almost the entire season, and is especially valued as a 

 house plant in winter; pure white, deliciously scented. 

 25 cts. each. 



Jasminum, Grand Duke. Large, double white, inbri- 

 cated flowers ; fragrant. 30 cts. each. 



Jasminum Sambac. Creamy white, fragrant flowers. 

 30 cts. each. 



The set of four varieties, one of each, SI. 



IMPATIENS SULTANI. 

 A pretty, free-flowering plant for the window garden, with 

 rosy scarlet flowers lYz inches in diameter. 15 cts. each, 

 $1.50 per doz. 



