18 DREER'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BULBS, ETC. 



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A new Ariod, of easy out-door culture, producing a solitary ]>alm-like leaf on a rose and 

 olive-green speckled stem, two to three feet high. The tubers, maturing the second year, 

 produce flowers like the " Calla Lily;" the outside of a similar color to the leaf stalk, the 

 inside deep blood-red, veined with black. Tubers are planted out in May, and kept over 

 winter like Dahlia roots. Tubers, from 25 to 75 cents each. 



0$1W (Indian Shot Plant). 



The very great improvement in this orna- 

 mental class of tubers, obtained of late years 

 in the large foliage, beautifully shaded with 

 various bronzy tints, as well as in the richly- 

 colored flowers of more than double the size of 

 the old varieties, makes this class very desira- 

 ble, particularly for our hot climate. The roots 

 can easily be wintered in a dry cellar. 



The following list has been selected as the 

 best from a very large collection of new and 

 old varieties. 

 25 cents. $2.50 per dozen. 



Adele Levalots. Short broad foliage, rich 



crimson flowers. 

 Annei Discolor. Bright bronzy maroon 



foliage. 

 Bihorelli Splendens. Flowers large, crim- 

 son scarlet; foliage with dark purple shade. 

 Bonnetti Floribunda. Flowers large, 



orange red ; foliage shaded purple. 

 Brenningsi. Broad green foliage, orna- 

 mented with broad bands of yellow; con- 

 stant variegation. 

 Oompacta. Green foliage, flowers yellow 

 spotted with scarlet; height 5 ft. 

 Coquette. Green and bronze foliage, the largest orange flowers. 

 Deputy Henon. Foliage glaucous green ; flowers lemon and buff. 

 Liervalli. A tall variety, dark leaves. 



Lisere D'Or. Pea green foliage, orange with golden margined flowers ; 4 ft. 

 Marechal Vaillant. Rich maroon foliage. 

 Ne Plus Ultra. Flowers dark scarlet ; foliage bronzy purple. 

 Nigricans. Flowers large vermilion ; dark-leaved variety. 



Ornement Du Grand Pond. Bronzy green foliage, large scarlet flowers; 5 to 6 ft. 

 Premices De Nice. Tall green leaves; golden yellow flowers. 

 President Faivre. Foliage splendid bronzy maroon, flowers large brilliant crimson; 



extra, 5 to 6 ft. 

 Rendatleri. Flowers large orange; foliage green and purple. 



Tricolor. Flowers blood-red ; foliage tricolored green, red and creamy yellow ; dwarf. 

 Zebrina. Beautiful large bronzy-shaded foliage. 



Esculent riM. One of the most beautiful and striking 

 of the Ornamental Foliage Plants in cultivation, 

 either for culture in large pots, or for planting out 

 upon the lawn ; it will grow in anv good garden soil, 

 and is of the easiest culture ; when full size, it stands 

 about five feet high, with immense leaves, often 

 measuring four feet in length, by two and a half in 

 breadth ; very smooth, of a light green color, beauti- 

 fully veined and variegated with dark green. The 

 root should be preserved in dry sand, in a cellar, 

 during the winter, in a very warm, dry place. 25 to 

 50 cents. $2.50 to $5.00 per dozen, according to size 

 of bulbs. 



Bataviensis. With deeper green foliage than the 



above, and dark red stems. 25 to 50 cents. 

 Javanica. Dark bluish green foliage. 50 cents. 

 Gibsoni. A very striking novelty in the style of 



C. Esculentum; large leaves, nearly black, marbled 



with green ; a splendid plant for either pot culture or planting out. 25 to 50 cents. 



