DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 45 



A SELECT AND DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF 



CpiGE floWei( ^m% 



Worthy of Special Attention, Embracing Annuals, Biennials and Perennials. 



Out Flc—Er SeeIs ara all I-.Cai^Ed Fr=B of Past= 



Seeds of Climbers, Ornamental Foliage Plants, Everlasting Flowers, Ornamental Grasses. Green- 

 house Plants, wJU be found under their respective heads ; following in rotation as above enumerated 



Novelties will be found in Supplement, following page 96. 



ASSORTMENTS, COLLECTIONS AND PREMIUMS ON FLOWER SEEDS 

 ARE FOUND ON THE PRECEDING PAGE. 



Per packet. 

 ABRONIA. Trailing plants, producing clusters of sweet-scented flowers, especiallj' fragrant tov/ards even- 

 ing, resembling the Verbena, continuing in bloom a long time ; effictive in bsds, rock-work, or hanging- 

 baskets ; peel off the husk before sowing the seed; succeeds in a light, rich soiL Natives of Calif jmia; 

 half-hardy annuals; height, 6 inches. 



Arenaria. A beautiful yellow variety .J^p lo 



Umbellata. Rosy lilac, with a white eye lo 



ACONITUM NAPELLUS {Monk's Hood, or Wolfsbane). A hardy perennial, growing in any good gar- 

 den soil, in the shade or sun, producing very pretty blue and white flowers ; 3 feet _ 5 



ADONIS ^STIVALIS {Flos Adonis). Also known as Pheasant's Eye A showy hardy annual of easy 

 culture, -with pretty fine-cut foliage, and hsting a long time in bloom. Handsome dark-cnmson flowers, 



with a light-colored centre; i foot ^ ^ ~. 5 



AGERATUM. Val.;ab!e 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 in pots, of the easiest culture, succeeding in 

 any soil ; half-hardy annuals. 



Conspicuum. A fine white flowering variety, for cutting for bouquets; 18 inches _ ~^ 5 



Mexicanum. Lavender blue ; 2 feet -« 5 



Imperial Coerulea. Dwarf, with fine large heads of blue flowers ; 8 inches ^ ^.... 5 



Imperial Alba. Dwarf, with fine large heads of white flowers ; 8 inches „ ~.... 5 



Lasseauxi. This rose-colored species is a perennial, but flowers the first season in the open border, and re- 

 quires the protection of a green-house or conservator)' in the winter ; 15 inches ~ 10 



AGROSTEMMA CCELI ROSEA, MIXED {Rose 0/ Heaven, or Cro'um of the Field). An attractive free- 

 flowering hardy perennial of easy culture, producing flowers on long slender stems like a single pink ; 



blooms the first season. WTilte and rose-colored flowers, fine for cutting; i foot - 5 



ALONSOA • Mazk Flozuer). Handsome brilliant-colored free-flowering bedding plants, blooming until killed 

 by frost ; thriving in any good garden soil, also good house-plants ; half-hardy annuals. 



Grandiflora. Large-flowering; bright scarlet ; a feet 5 



Myrtifolia. Myrtle-leaved variety, grows 21^ feet high, vigorous and floriferous. Flowers of an intense 



scarlet. Of great ser%-ice for large beds 10 



Choice Mixed Varieties, of all colors, mixed; 2 feet 5 



ALYSSUM. Free-flowering ; pretty little plants for beds, edgings, or rock work; the annual variety blooms 

 all summer, also grown in pots for winter-flowering. 



Sweet J//2/-.'>//v/«w . Flowers in white clusters ; fine for bouquets ; 6 inches. Per oz., 80 cts 3 



Benthami Compactum. New, of true dwarf compact growth ; excellent for borders 10 



Saxatile Compactum. Showy golden-yellow flowers; hardy perennial, blooms the first season; for 



spring-bedding and rock work ; i foot „ 5 



AMARANTHUS. Are showy blooming plants, with their long racemes of curious -looking flowers; half- 

 hardy annuals. The ornamental foliage varieties will be found under that head. 



Atro-Purpureus. Covered with long drooping spikes of purple flowers ; 6 feet „ 5 



Caudatus 'Love Lies Bleeding,. Blood-red drooping panicles of flowers ; pretty for decorating; 3 feet...- 5 

 ANAGALLIS GRANDIFLORA, MIXED 'Pimpernelle). Dwarf, compact plants; adapted for baskets, 

 rock work, edgings, and small beds ; succeed best in a light, rich soil, m a sunny situation ; covered with 



various shides of flowers the whole summer; half-hardy annuals ; 6 inches 5 



ANCHUSA ANGUSTIFOLIA iCapensis). -A splendid bouquet flower, of long duration, and producing 

 azure -blue forget-me-not-like flowers ; hardy perennial ; if sown early, blooms the first season, growing 



freely in shaded situations; 2 feet _ 10 



ANEMONE ( Windflawer). A very pleasing hardy perennial, bulbous-rooted plant ; easily grown from seed, 

 producing large flowers, early in the spring, in a sunny situation, when few plants can comp>ete with 

 them in beauty and brilliancy of their vanous-colored flowers ; fine for bouquets ; i foot. 



Coronaria Mixed. Flowers of various shades of scarlet, purple, blue, white and striped 10 



Fulgens. Flowers laree, of a beautiful dazzling vermiliop color 20 



ANTIRRHINUM NANUM {Tom Thumb Dwarf Snap. Dragon). One of our most showy and useful bor- 

 der plants. The more recently improved varieties of this valuable genus are large, finely-shaped flowers 

 of the most brilliant colors, with beautifully-marked throats ; they succeed in any good garden soil and 

 are very effective in beds. Hardy perennials, blooming the first year if the seed is sown early; i foot. 

 For separate colors,see assortments of Antirrhinums, page 44. 



