DREEll'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 59 



EVERLASTING FLOWERS. 



These are desirable for mnkiiig up Winter Bouquets and Wreaths. 

 They should be cut when in perfection, and dried slowly in the 

 shade. 



ACROCLINIUM. Charming everlasting flowers, valuable for 

 winter bouquets, floweriug freely in any good garden soil — 

 one foot high 



" KOSEUM. Bright rose. ALBUM. Pure white, each 10 



AMMOBIUM ALATUM. White, hardy, two feet 6 



GOMPHRENA {Globe amaranthus) Handsome everlastings, 

 with showy flowers, suitable for winter bouquets, fami- 

 liarly known as the ^^Bachelor's Buiton.^^ 



«« ALBA. White. PURPUREA, rich crimson, each 5 



«* AUREA. Orange. STRLATA. Striped ** 10 



HELICHRYSTJM!. Exceedingly effective in mixed flower 

 borders ; the flowers, if cut when young, are valuable for 

 winter bouquets ; succeed in any rich soil. 



MACRANTHUM. Large pink flowers, two feet 10 



NANUM ATRO-SANGUINEUM. Brilliant deep crimson 10 



ALBUM. Double white, pure, 10 



LUCIDUM. Double yellow. ** 10 



MONSTROSUM. Large showy flowers, variety of colors « 10 



COMPOSITUM MAXIMUM. Double, all colors mixed 10 



Fine Mixed Varieties, assorted colors 5 



HELIPTERUM SANFORDII. A very pretty and distinct annual 

 of a dwarf tufted habit, growing on ordinary soil, about 

 nine inches high, with neat foliage, and large globular 



clusters of bright golden yellow flowers 20 



MICROPUS SXJPINUS. Hardy, of dwarf compact growth, 



bright yellow flowers, very handsome for the open borders. 20 



POLYCOLYMNA STUARTIL White, hardy 6 



RHODANTHE- A beautiful class of Everlastings for winter 



bouquets. The flowers require to be gathered when young, 



and dried in the shade. Valuable for pot or border culture. 



»• ATRO-SANGUINEA. Dwarf, branching habit, disk of dark 



violet or crimson brown shade, ray scales of a bright purpl© 



or Magenta color 20 



«• MACULATA. Bright rosy purple, yellow disk 20 



<* ** ALBA. Silvery white 20 



" MANGLESII. Bright rose, silvery calyx 10 



h, h.p. STATICE BONDUELLL Deep golden vellow 10 



*« " SINUATA. Purple and yellow 10 



WAITZIA AUREA. A handsome half hardy annual eigh- 

 teen inches in height, branched at the base, bearing clusters 



of bright yellow flowers, one inch in diameter 20 



** CORYMBOSA. Clusters of elegant flowers, about one inch 

 across, of a deep amaranth on the outer part, paler inside, 



and with yellow disk; succeeds well in light soil 20 



XERANTHEMTJM. Remarkably showy and free, flowering, 

 hardy annual. The varieties are,— DOUBLE PURPLE, 

 DOUBLE YELLOW, DOUBLE WHITE, each 5 



