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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



thick and leathery, of great substance, and will keep for 

 days when cut and placed in water. 



10 cts. each; 12 for S1.00; 30 for S2.00. 



OLEANDER. 



(Nerium.) 

 Beautiful flowering plants of easy cultivation ; they can 

 be safely wintered in a light cellar that can be kept free 

 from frost. The double varieties do not show their char- 

 acter until the plants become strong. 



Album plenum. An introduction from the West Indies. 

 Long, slender foliage; fine double white flowers. 

 40 cts. each. 

 Madonna grandiflora. Fully as large as the double 

 pink, and nearly as double; pure white; strong habit. 

 30 cts. each. 

 Splendens. Double pink. 25 cts. each. 

 Set of 3 varieties 75 cts. 



PASSIFLORA. 



(Passion Flower.) 

 Very handsome climbing plants, growing rapidly and 

 blooming freely in open air. The following require green- 

 house culture in winter: 

 Pfordti. Beautiful blue flowers. 

 Racemosa. Purple. 

 Van Volxemi ( Tacsonia). Crimson. 

 25 cts. each. 



Pelargoniums. 



The Pelargoniums we offer have 

 been selected from one of the finest 

 English collections, which em- 

 braces none but the very best and 

 most distinct varieties. We can 

 furnish, if desired, many other fine 

 sorts suitable for market purposes, 

 but consider the following the 

 cream of the collection : 



Digby Grand. Blush white, 

 with crimson veins and blotch 

 on upper petals; fringed petals. 

 Duchess of Bedford. One of 

 the most charming varieties ; its 

 blossoms are of the purest white, 

 prettily fringed, with feathered 

 spot of delicate rose on upper 

 petals. 

 Dr. Masters. Large black cen- 

 tre, with narrow margin of rich 

 crimson. 

 Evening Star. Deep crimson, 



small blotch and white throat. 

 Ed. Perkins. Richest fiery 

 crimson, with deep maroon 

 blotches on the upper petals ; 

 one of the very handsomest. 

 Jessie. Upper petals dark ma- 

 roon edged with crimson, lower 

 petals rosy pink spotted dark 

 crimson. 

 Lady Blanche. White, very 



free habit ; early. 

 Lady Isabel, Soft rosy lilac, 

 deep maroon blotch in upper 

 petals, light centre ; flowers large 

 and freely produced. 

 Mermeris. Rosy crimson, light 



centre, purple blotch ; early. 

 Mad. Thibaut. White, richly 

 blotched and marbled with rose, 

 the upper petals crimson ma- 

 roon ; large fine trusses. 

 Marie Mallet. Rich light crim- 

 son, maroon blotch in the upper 

 petals, shaded with scarlet. 

 Mrs. Bradshaw. Bright carmine spot, light rose mar- 

 gin, fringed petals. 

 Mr. John Hayes. Soft rosy pink, tinted salmon, deep 

 blotch of purple on the "upper petals, light centre ; 

 flowers large. 

 Mabel, Flowers bright rose, upper petals blotched 

 with blackish maroon ; lower petals spotted crimson 

 lake, 

 dozen ; set of 18 $4.50. 



MILLA BIFLORA. 



(Mexican " Star of Bethlehem.") 



One of the loveliest and most desirable bulbs. The 

 flowers are nearly 2A inches in diameter, of a pure waxy 

 white color, and usually borne in pairs ; the petals are 



Pelargoniums. 



Miss Till. Rosy salmon, white throat and margin, 

 upper petals feathered crimson. 



Prince of" Wales. - ' Bright vermilion, with light centre 

 and edge to the petals, the larger ones being marked 

 with light crimson, and deeply blotched. 



Smith's Seedling. A very attractive variety, with deep 

 red flowers ; heavily spotted. 



Triumph de St. Maud. Magenta suffused with crim- 

 son, having dark blotches on the top petals. 



30 cts. each • S3.00 per 



