DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



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FRENCH HYBRID GLADIOLUS— a«/z««^a'. 



strongest bulbs for the latest planting. Their culture is verj' simple ; they will grow in any ordinary garden mould, 

 but succeed best in good earth, manured with well-rotted horse-dung. The bulbs are taken up in the f^'.l and 

 placed in a dr>' cellar, protected from frost. 



Gladiolus in Assortments — Invariably 

 our Selection. 



We have made these selections with reference to con- 

 trast of colors, time of flowering, and quality of bloom, 

 and will serve as a guide to those unacquainted with the 

 sorts. The seedlings offered abound in the finest varie- 

 ties, which compare favorably with the higher-priced 

 named sorts. The mixture* contain many good sorts. 

 No. Price. 



A — 12 varieties named $i oo 



B— 12 " " 2 oo 



C— 12 " " 3 oo 



M— 12 " mi.xed 75 



N — 12 " " light colors I oo 



O — J2 " " seedlings i oo 



P— 12 " " " very choice I 50 



Q— ICX3 " " 350 



R — 100 " " light colors _. 6 00 



Not les-s than 50 at 100 rates. 



Named Varieties. 



On purchaser's selection a discount of ten per cert, 

 from catalogue prices will be made when one dozen va- 

 rieties are selected. Twenty per cent, on one hundred 

 varieties. 



Price. 



Adonis. Rosy salmon, carmine margin 10 



Apollon. Rosy lilac, large stain of rose 50 



Aristote. Rose, crimson stripes 10 



Arsinoe. Fine satin rose, flamed with bright 



crimson 20 



Bernard de Jussieu. Violet, shaded chtny and 



purple 15 



Bijou. Cherry, flamed scarlet 15 



Brenchiliensis. Richscarlet 10 



Calypso. Rose, blotched with carmine 15 



Canary. Clear yellow, shaded with rose 20 



Canova. Long spike of very large while, carmine 



spotted flowers „ 75 



Celine. ^Vhite and rose ground, carmine stripes. 20 



Ceres. Pure white, stained with purplish rose... 20 

 Charles Dickens. Light rose, blazed and striped 



with carminate rose 25 



Cherubini. Large flower, perfect shape, blazed 



with carminate violet 20 



Citrinus. Light yellow, lower petals dark yellow. 30 



Cleopatra. Lilac, tinged with violet 20 



Colbert. Red, white blotch „ 20 



Couranti Fulgens. Dark crimson 10 



Delicatissima. White, slightly tinged with car- 

 mine lilac 50 



Diana. Wh'te, flaked with red 20 



Don Juan. Orange and fire-red , 



Dr. Lindley. Light rose, blazed with cherry 30 



Due de MalakoET. Orange red, blazed with I 



lighter stripes 20 



Edith. Rose carnation, dark stripes 15 | 



Eldorado. Pure yellow, red stripes 20 ' 



Erato. Pale rose, carmine suins 25 



Etendard. White, blazed with lilac 33 



Eva. White, slightly tinged with rose and pale 



GLADIOLUS. Price. 



Henrietta. White, tinted and blazed with lilac ; 



dwarf 50 



Ida. White, tinged with rose, large flower 10 



Imperatrice. Blush, striped purple 15 



Isoline. Pale flesh, violet stain 25 



Imperatrice Eugenie. White, blazed with rosy 



violet; large flower, perfect shape 40 



James Carter. Orange red, pure white throat... 10 

 James Watt. Bright vermilion, large pure white 



stain, striped with purple 3° 



Jeanne D'Arc. White, tinged with rose 15 



John Bull. Pinkish white i^ 



John Waterer. Light chern,-, blazed with red, 



white stains, striped 



La Candeur. Ver>- long spike of large well- 

 opened flowers, of a perfect white, lightly striped 



with carmine violet 



La Fiancee. Pure white, bluish-violet stain; 

 large and perfect 



75 



lilac. 



Felicien David. Cherry rose, striped with light 

 carmine, on large white ground 



Fulton. Transparent velvet-like vermilion, bright 

 purple stain, large flower 



Galathe. White, carmine stains 



Goliath. Light red, carmine stains 



Horace Vernet. Bright purple red, large pure 

 white blotch 



8 



10 ! Leonora. Cherrj-, tinged with orange 



Le Poussin. Light red, white ground, and verj,- 

 large white stains 



Lord Byron. Brilliant scarlet, stained and rib- 

 boned with pure white 



20 ' Lord Granville. Pale yellow, striped with rose. 



25 Lord Raglan. Salmon, vermilion spots 



33 Louis Van Houtte. Velvety carmine 



MacMahon. Cherr>', tinted salmon 



75 Madame Binder. White, carmine stripe 



Madame de Sevigne. Light cherr>', largely 

 60 stained and lined with white 



Madame de Vatry. White, purplish-carmine 



15 stains; very large 



20 Madame Desportes. White, slightly striped 

 15 with violet 



Madame Henrique. Creamy white, flaked with 

 50 purple — •• 



