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DREER'S SELECT LIST. 



GENISTA. 



Genista 

 Andreana 



THE THREE 

 MOON 



FLOWERS. 



Pink, White and Blue. 

 Ipomoea Noctiflora. The 



well-known popular white, 

 fragrant Moon Flower. 

 10 cts. each; §1.00 

 per doz. 



Ipomoea Learii. {Blue 

 Dawn Flower.) Intense 

 violet-blue flowers, 6 

 inches in diameter. 10 cts. 

 each ; §1.00 per doz. 



Ipomoea Mexicana. 

 Large pink or rose-colored 

 flowers ; a grand com- 

 panion to the above ; 

 being tuberous-rooted, it 

 can be wintered the same 

 as a Dahlia root. 15 cts. 

 each ; $1.50 per doz. 

 The set of 3 Moonflowers 

 for 25 cts. 



Andreana. A most desirable shrub, either for planting in the open 



border or for growing in pots as a decorative Spring-flowering 



plant, like the well-known Genista Fragrans and Racemosa, that 



are grown so extensively for Easter decorations ; but, unlike those 



varieties, which are entirely yellow, the flowers of this variety, 



which are nearly four times as large, are produced in large 



terminal racemes, the lower lip being of a bright yellow, while the 



upper one is of a rich brownish crimson. The plant is of elegant 



habit, with dark green stems and foliage, and is hardy with 



protection. 25 cts. each ; §2.50 per doz. 



Fragrans. A most desirable Spring-flowering plant, producing 



its fragrant bright golden-yellow flowers in the greatest profusion. As a Winter plant of the easiest 



culture it is unsurpassed. Especially desirable for Easter decoration, First size, 50 cts. each ; 3 for 



61.00; second size, 30 cts. each ; 4 for §1.00. 



GLOXINIA. 



This charming class of Summer- flowering bulbs is now so well known that a lengthy description 

 of them does not seem necessary. They delight in a loose porous soil composed of equal parts of 

 fibrous loam and leaf mould to which has been added a liberal sprinkling of thoroughly decayed, well- 

 pulverized manure or bone meal and sharp sand. They should be shaded from the direct rays of the 

 sun, but exposed to as much light as possible. After they begin to grow freely they should te gradually 



" hardened oft," so that by the time 

 they begin to flower they may be 

 kept in a cool house, which will 

 greatly prolong the period of flower- 

 ing. An excellent method of culti- 

 vation where large quantities are 

 grown, is to plant out the bulbs in a 

 spent hotbed, where they succeed 

 admirably, producing flowers of 

 immense size and substance. When 

 the plants have finished flowering 

 water should be gradually withheld, 

 and when fully ripened the bulbs 

 should be stored in a moderately 

 warm place in dry sand or other 

 material, or if pot i rown they should 

 be left in the pots in which they have 

 been grown. 



Our collection of Gloxinias embraces 

 all the popular varieties, ranging in 

 color from the purest white through 

 all the shades of crimson and purple, 

 spotted and mottled. 15 cts. eari ; 

 §1.50 per doz.; "$10.00 per 100. 





Moon Flower. 



Eignt Fine Heliotropes. 



Heliotropes are great favorites, principally 

 on account of their delicious fragrance ; they 

 grow freely under glass and may be planted 

 in the open border during the Summer. 

 Albert Deleaux. Large purple flowers, 



with golden variegated foliage. 

 Chieftain. Lilac, large truss. 

 Comtesse Mortemart. Dark velvety 



blue, with white eye. 

 Mme. Bruant. Very dark with immense 



truss. 

 Mme. de Blonay. Large truss, nearly pure 



white. 

 rime, de Bussey. Fine large dark purple. 

 Lizzie Cook. Of the deepest violet-Lurple, 



with large white eye, and very fragrant. 

 Queen of the Violets. Finest dark variety 



in cultivation ; large white eye. Price, 



10 cts. each ; §1.00 per doz. The set of 8 



for 60 cts. 



Haemanthus 3Iultiflorus. 



i Blood Flower. ) 



A bulbous-rooted plant, closely allied to the 

 Amaryllis, ] roducing deep red flowers in 

 dense heads, often as many as one hundred 

 flowers being o|en at one time, forming a 

 perfect globe, G inches or more in diameter. 

 $1.00 each. 



Heliotrope. 



