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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



THE VERBENA— C^^/zV/^^fl'. 



Bijou. Dark scarlet, large white eye. 

 Black Hawk. Rich maroon, shaded black. 

 Blue Bird. Blue, white eye. 

 Blue Boy. Indigo blue, white eye. 

 Brilliant. Rose, crimson centre. 

 Candidissima. The finest white bedder. 

 Defiance. Fine scarlet bedder. 

 Display. White, striped carmine. 

 Esmeralda. Bright pink, light centre. 

 Excelsior. Dazzling scarlet, small white eye. 

 Hesperas. White, large violet, crimson centre. 

 Jubilee. Crimson, white eye. 

 Magnus. White, striped lilac and purple. 

 Mrs. Hayes. Rosy carmine, very large. 



Mrs. Woodruff. The finest scarlet. 



Monitor. Maroon, splashed with white. 



Murillo. Striped purple and white. 



Nemesis. Deep cherry, light centre. 



Neptune. Blood red, white eye. 



Oracle. White, flaked with scarlet. 



Purple King. Deep purple. 



Rover. Deep scarlet, dark eye. 



Rosina. White, maculated with pink. 



Seraph. Scarlet, white eye. 



Talisman. White, striped with scarlet. 



Temple. White, with a pink band through each peti.J 



Vesta. Finest large pure white ; fragrant. 



Vulcan. Scarlet, black centre. 



TIGRIDIA— Shell-Flower. 



The flowers are about four inches in diameter. The bulbs are planted about the middle of May, and taken 

 up in October and kept over winter in dry sand. 

 Conchiflora. Orange, with crimson spots, flowering from July to October. Curious and beautiful shell-like 



flowers. lo cents ; 75 cents per dozen. 

 Pavonia. Red, with crimson spots. 10 cents ; 75 cents per dozen. 



VINCA. 



This old and popular plant should be in every garden, producing its masses of bloom from June to frost ; of com- 

 pact bushy growth. Its continual bloom makes a desirable plant for massing, 

 per 100. 



Alba. Pure white. 



Alba Oculata. White, crimson eye. 



15 cents; ^1.50 per dozen; ;^8 



Rosea. Rose, dark eye. 



VINCA— Periwinkle. 



Harr* soni. A beautiful Tariegated trailing plant, rapid growth, leaves dark green, centre light green, light blue 



flowers. 15 cents; ^1.50 per dozen, 

 llajor Variegata. Similar to the above in growth, leaves glossy green, broadly margined with creamy white, 



blue flowens ; both sorts admirably adapted to hanging baskets and vases. 15 cents ; ;J5i.5o per dozen. 



VIOLET. 



It is one of the leadin;? florists' flowers for bouquets and cut flowers. All the varieties should have a slight pro- 

 tection of leaves during the winter. A better plan to insure early spring flowering is, to plant in cold frames in 

 the fall. They thrive best during the summer, in a shady situation, in a rich, deep soil. 15 cents; ^1.50 per 

 dozen, except where noted. 



Belle de Chatenay. Double white, border of petals embroidered with lilac. 



Marguerite de Savoie (New). A very large deep blue double flower, fragrant. This variety is destined to 



become the leading variety of this class ; the best violet sent out for years. 

 Marie Louise. Deep violet blue ; very fragrant and free-flowering. It should be grown by all interested in the 



culture of cut flowers, on account of its easy forcing qualities. 

 Neapolitan. Light blue, large, double, and exquisitely fragrant. 

 Queen Victoria. A large single-flowering sort, deep blue, very fragrant and free ; a good forcing variety. It is 



a vigorous grower, an abundant bloomer. 

 Schoenbrun. Single, deep blue; very fragrant. 

 White Czar. Single white flowers, sweetly scented, strong and free. 



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Valotta Purpurea. Brilliant scarlet flowers, like an 

 Amaryllis. It blooms in August, and should be culti- 

 vated in pots. 30 cents. 



Viburnum Tinus (Laurustlnus). White flowers, buds 



rose-colored. 25 cents to 50 cents. 

 Vitis Variegata. Hardy climber, variegated leaves, 



purple berries. 25 cents. 



WISTARIA -Chinese Glycene. 



One of the most popular hardy vines, growing rapidly, climbing to a height of fifty feet or more, and when 

 in bloom presents a truly magnificent appearance. The plants off'ered are all strong, pot-grown, transplant 

 easily, and give satisfaction. 



Multijuga. A new variety from Japan, with very elegant foliage and flowers of lilac and blue. 50 cents to ^i. 

 Sinensis. The favorite, producing thousands of rich clusters or pendulous racemes of delicate violet-blue blos- 

 soms, richly perfumed. 50 cents. 

 Sinensis Alba. A white variety of the above. 50 cents to %r. 



YUCCA. 



Aloeifolia. Handsome purplish green. 50 cents. 



Aloeifolia Variegata. Very fine. %x to ^5. 



Filamentosa {Adam's Needle). Hardy and very ornamental, long, narrow leaves, from the edges of which 



hang long, white threads. The flower-stem rises to a height of five feet, bearing a spike of large, creamy 



white, bell-shaped flowers ; very striking. 25 cents; ^2,50 per dozen. 



