DREER S GARDEN CALENDAR. 41 



Novelties and Select List of Flower Seeds. 



WORTHY OF SPECIAL ATTENTION. 



The letters preceding the varieties denote: — b. biennial, or such as la«t two seasons i 

 p. perennial, or such aa exist from year to year; t. tender, which will not endure the 

 frc«»t; t. p tender perennial, which reijuire the protection of a green-house during the 

 vinter; h. h. half hardy, requiring some protection: c. climbers: a* denotes that 

 ivl though the variety may be biennial or perennial, it will bloom the first year, if «own 

 early; the remainder are annuals, which arrive at perfection and die off the firsl yoar. 



Per Pkt. 

 A.BOBRA VIRIDIFLORA. A beautiful climber, with 



glossy, dark green foliage, small oval scarlet fruit 10 



ABRONIA UMBELLATA. Trailing, clusters of sweet-scented, 



rosy lilac blossoms, resembling the Verbena 10 



p. ACONITUM NAPELLUS. Monk's hood 10 



ADONIS VERNALIS. (Flos Adonis.) Handsome foliage; flowers 



crimson. One foot high..., 5 



AGERATUM. Valuable plants for large beds or borders, and 

 very useful where cut flowers are in demand; in bloom the 

 whole summer, and succeeding in any soil. 



" CCELESTINUM NANUM. Dwarf blue 10 



" MEXICANUM. Blue. ALBIFLORUM. White. Each 5 



ALONSOA AVARSCEWICZII. Free flowering; bright crimson... 10 



" GRANDIFLORA. Ltirge flowering. Bright Scarlet 10 



p. AGROSTEMMA CCELI-ROSEA. (Rose of Heaven.) Pink... 5 

 ALYSSUM. Free flowering. Pretty little plants, for beds, 

 edgings, or rock work; the annual varieties bloom all sum- 

 mer, also grown in pots for winter flowering. 



" BENTHAMI[. White. New, large, sweet Alyssum 10 



** SWEET. White, very sweet; hardy annual 10 



** WIERZBECKII. Yellow. Hardy perennial; blooms early. 10 

 ANAGALLIS. Dwarf, compact, flowering plants; admirably 

 adapted for ornamental baskets, rock work, etc. The 

 choicest varieties are, GRANDIFLORA EUGENIE, light 



blue. NAPOLEON III., carmine. Each 10 



AINTIRRHINUM. (Snap Dragon) One of our most showy 

 and useful border plants. The more recently improved va- 

 rieties of this valuable genus are large, finely shaped flowers 

 of the most brilliant colors, with beautifully marked throats; 

 tkey succeed in any good garden soil and are very effective 

 in beds. Hardy biennials, blooming the first year from 



seed; height from 1 to 2 feet 



ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS, TOM THUMB. Very dwarf, not above 

 10 inches in height, of compact growth,. with bright vermi- 

 lion-colored flowers 10 



liKlLLTANT. Bright scarlet with white throat 10 



** HENRY IV. Dwarf, white, crimson and scarlet 10 



** FIRE-FLY. Orange scarlet, white throat- IC 



»* DELILA. Carmine, with white throat , 10 



" GALATHE. Crimson, white throat, large flowering 10 



«* PAPILIONACEUM. Deep blood scarlet, pure white throat, 10 

 " CHOICE MIXED SNAP DRAGON. Finest named varieties 10 

 » SNAP DRAGON. Mixed older varieties 5 



For Seeds of Everlasting Mowers, see page 59. 



