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DREER'S RELIABLE SEEDS 



ACANTHUS. 



A stately and beautiful ornamental plant. From the 

 leaf of -'Acanthus Mollis," the capital of the Corinthian 

 column is derived. Growing freely in any rich, loamy soil. 

 5015 A. Mixed. Hardy perennials; height, 3 feet 10 



AGERATUM. 



Valuable plants for large beds or borders, and very 

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

 whole summer: also good for winter-blooming, of easy 

 culture, succeeding in any soil ; half-hardy annuals. 

 5045 A. Conspicuum. " Fine white flowers; IS inches. 5 



5041 — Mexicanum. Lavender blue : 2 feet 5 



5042 — Imperialis Cosrulea. Dwarf, large heads of 



blue flowers; 8 inches 5 



5043 — Imperialis Alba. Dwarf, large heads of white 

 flowers ; 8 inches 5 



5044 — Lasseauxi. Greenhouse perennial, blooms first 

 season, flowers rose color ; 15 inches 10 



5046 — Cope's Pet. Lovely azure blue ; 6 inches 10 



AGROSTEMMA. 



(Rose of Heaven.) 



An attractive free-flowering hardy perennial of easy 



culture, producing flowers on long slender stems like a 



single pink ; blooms the first season. Fine for cutting ; 1 ft. 



5050 A. Coeli Rosea, Mixed 5 



Agrostemma. 



ALONSOA. 



(Mask Flower. I 



Handsome brilliant-colored free-flowering bedding- 

 giants, blooming until killed by frost; thriving in any 

 .good garden soil, also good house-plants ; half-hardy an- 

 nuals. 

 5065 A. Grandiflora. Large-flowering; bright-scarlet; 



2 feet 5 



5070 — Mixed. All colors ; 2 feet 5 



A LYSS U M— Continued. 



50S7 A. Little Gem. This is an exceedingly pretty 

 and entirely distinct dwarf variety of Sweet Alvs- 

 sum. The plants are of very dwarf, compact, 

 spreading habit, and only 3 to 5 inches in height, 

 each plant covering a circle from 15 to 30 inches in 

 diameter. It begins to bloom when quite small, 

 often when in the seed-bed, and so profusely that 

 the plants are a solid mass of white from spring till 

 late in autumn. For small beds and edgings it is 

 very effective, and for pots and baskets a gem of 



the first water 25 



ALLAMANDA. 

 Stove evergreen climbers, bearing profusely, splendid 



large flowers in clusters; winter and spring blooming. 



5063 A. Schotti. Golden yellow 25 



AMARYLLIS. 



Bulbous-rooted plants, producing from 2 to 4 of the 

 richest colored crimson, scarlet, and white-striped, lily -like 

 flowers. 

 5110 A. Hybrida, Mixed, li feet 25 



AMPELOPSIS. 



Miniature Virginia Creeper, or Japanese Ivy.) 

 A hardy perennial species of Woodbine from Japan, 

 with olive-green leaves, which turn to scarlet in the 

 autumn. Will adhere to brick or stone walls. 

 5101 A. Veitchi 10 



ALSTRCEMERIA. 



Beautiful, free-flowering, tuberous-rooted plants; do 

 best m a southern sheltered position, or in the greenhouse ; 

 half-hardv perennial; IV feet. 

 5080 A. Chilieusis, Mixed.. 20 



Allamaxda. 



Amaraxthus Hexderi. 



New Dwarf Sweet Alyssi'm Little Gem. 



ALYSSUM. 



Free-flowering, pretty little plants for beds, edgings 



or rock-work, or winter-blooming; the annual variety 



blooms all summer. 



5082 Sweet Alyssum I A. Jfaritimum). Flowers in 

 white clusters; 6 inches. Per oz., 80 cts 5 



5086 A. Benthami Compactum. Of true dwarf com- 

 pact growth ; excellent for borders; white 10 



5084 — Saxatile Compactum. Showy golden-yel- 

 low flowers ; hardy perennial, blooms the first sea- 

 son; 1 foot 5 



AMARANTHUS. 



Showy blooming plants, with long racemes of curious- 

 looking flowers, and brilliant foliage ; half-hardy annuals. 

 5092 A. Cruentus (Prince's Feather). Erect-flower- 

 ing, bright scarlet 5 



5091 — Caudatus (Love Lies Bleeding). Blood-red, 

 drooping: 3 feet 5 



5094 — Gordoui, or Sunrise. Bronzy crimson 

 foliage, shading off to brilliant scarlet tufts of 

 leaves on top of the stalk, the lower leaves hav- 

 ing a scarlet baud through the centre ; 3 feet. ...10 



5095 — Henderi. Of graceful pyramidal growth 

 and long drooping leaves, of brown, madder, 

 and bronze; 4 feet 10 



5096 — Melaneholicus Ruber. Dwarf, com- 

 pact habit, blood-red foliage;. 2 feet 5 



5097 — Salicifolius ( Fountain Plant). Of pyra- 

 midal, drooping habit, branching close to the 

 ground. The leaves are at first of a bronzy 

 green shade, changing a bright orange-carmine and 

 bronze color, forming magnificent plumes; 4 feet. 



Peroz., $1.00 5 



5098 — Tricolor (Joseph's Coat). Leaves red, yellow, 

 and green ; 3 feet. Per oz., 60 cts 5 



ANAGALLIS. 



(Pimpernelle.) 

 Dwarf, compact plants; adapted for baskets, rock- 

 work, edgings, and small beds ; succeed best in a light, rich 

 soil, in a sunny situation; covered with various shades of 

 flowers the whole summer; half-hard) T annuals ; 6 inches. 

 5120 A. Grandiflora, Mixed 5, 



