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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR, 



GENERAL COLLECTION 

 OF NEW AND RARE PLANTS. 



ABUTILON— Chinese Bell-Flower. 



Plants of strong growth and easy culture, flowering very freely, and desirable on account of their continuous 

 bloom for the border, as well as for the green-house or room in the winter. 25 cents ; ^2.50 per doz., except wht 3 

 noted. 



Aureum Maculatum. Green and yellow mottled foliage, flower yellow veined with crimson ; splendid bedd^r. 

 Boule de Neige. A fine white flowering variety. 

 Crusader. Rich cinnabar scarlet, large. 



Cronne d'or. Beautiful deep sulphur-yellow color ; desirable. 

 Darwini. An incessant bloomer, producing from 3 to 5 flowers from the axil of each leaf; flowers large, buff" 



yellow, veined with crimson, which resemble a parasol in shape. 

 Darwini Tessellatum. The deep green of the leaves being marbled or tessellated with golden yellow, and 



a tint intermediate between the two. The flowers are the same as the " Darwini.'" 

 Firefly. Rich salmon scarlet ; fine. 



Pattersoni. Beautiful green foliage, large crimson flower. 

 Royal Scarlet. Brilliant scarlet ; very dwarf and free. 

 Snow Storm. Pure white, of dwarf habit. 

 Vexillarium Aureum Pictum. Flowers scarlet ; petals goHen yellow ; free bloomer, dwarf drooping spreading 



habit ; foliage golden and marbled ; useful in vases and as a bedding plant. 

 William Fowler. Bright yellow flowers. 



ACHIMENES. 



Tropical plants for summer blooming ; the scaly tubers must 

 be preserved entirely dry during winter In early spring pot 

 in peat, sand and a little light soil. They delight in heat, 

 moisture and shade whilst growing, but in a cooler tem- 

 perature when in bloom. Do not water the foliage. Excellent 

 for baskets. 12 choice varieties named. 30 cents ; ^3 per dozen. 



ACHYRANTHUS. 



Indispensable for bedding purposes, either in masses or in 

 the ribbon style, their brilliant tinted leaves forming a marked 

 contrast with all other plants. 15 cents ; ^1.50 per dozen. 

 Acuminata. Large purple heart-shaped leaves. 

 Aurea Reticulati. Yellow, green and crimson. 

 Emersoni. Like Lindeni, a large part of the foliage beinj 



beautiful pink. 

 Gilsoni. Deep purple heart-shaped leaves. 

 Lindeni. Dark purple elliptic foliage. 



AGAPANTHUS UMBELLATUS— African 

 Lily. 



ACHIMENES. A noble plant, belonging to the bulbous-rooted section, with 



evergreen foliage. A plant will frequently send up a flower- 

 stalk 3 feet high, crowned with a head of 20 or 30 blue flowers, which will come into blossom in succession. It 

 blooms during the summer, and forms a fine ornament to an architectural terrace, or a lawn. The roots are pre- 

 served in a cellar or under the stage in the green-house during the winter. 50 cents to ^i, according to size. 

 Alba. "White flowers. %\. | Variegata. Variegated foliage, blue flowers, ^i. 



AGAVE— Century Plant. 



No plants are more decorative or effective than these, for the conservatory in winter, or lawn and garden in 

 summer, presenting a highly picturesque as well as tropical aspect. They can be wintered in a dry cellar, or under 

 the bench of a green-house when necessary. 

 Americana. Dark green leaves. 50 cents to $8. 



Americana Heterocantha. A rare dark-leaved variety of medium growth. $1.50. 

 Americana Variegata. Dark green, variegated with creamy yellow ; of various sizes. 50 cents to ;^io. 

 Verschaffelti. One of the finest and rarest varieties, with short, almost heart-shaped leaves and black spines. 

 Specimen plants, ^5. 



AGERATUM. 



Old favorites, blooming profusely during the summer and winter. 20 cents ; $2 per dozen. 

 Blanche. Pure white, very desirabk . 



John Douglas. Large azure blue flowers, dwarf, compact habit ; fine. 

 Lady Jane. Blue flowers, an eff"ective bedding plant ; dwarf habit, very free. 



