24 DREER'S DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF BULBS, ETC. 



COLEUS (Select List). 



20 cents each. $2 per dozen. 



After a careful comparison of the many varieties lately introduced, we can recommend 

 the following thirteen as the best and most distinct. For description, see " Dreer's Garden 

 Calendar." 



Crown Jewel. 



Merrimac. 



Beauty of Widmore. 



Brilliant. 



V. LliMOINE. 



Chameleon. 

 Excellent. 

 Lady Burrell. 

 Maroon Velvet. 

 Verschafpelti. 



CRINTTM AMABILIS. 



Napoleon. 

 Princess of Wales. 

 Queen Victoria. 

 Rainbow. 

 Zanzibar. 



Young plants, 



A beautiful variety resembling the Amaryllis in growth and flower. 

 75 cents. 



CROTONS. 



Very showy plants with long, narrow leaves, striped and spotted with yellow, red, etc. 



C. Interruptus. 50 cents to $1. I C. Pictus. 50 cents. 



C. Irregularis. 75 cents. | C. Variegatus. 30 to 50 cents. 



C. Maximum. 50 cents. j C. Veitchi. 75 cents. 



CYPERUS. 



Alternifolius. A handsome foliage plant, forming a mass of reedy stems, with broad- 

 tufted heads, very desirable as an aquarium plant. 25 to 50 cents. 



Alternifolius Variegatus. Similar to the above. Stems and leaves beautifully 

 variegated with white. 75 cents. 



CYPRIPEDIUM INSIGNIS. 



An easy cultivated Orchid, of great beauty. 75 cents. 



DAPHNE INDICA ALBA. 



Rosy -white flowers, very fragrant; desirable for brides' bouquets, etc. 

 DIEFFENBACHIA. 



50 cents to $1. 



Bauset, Baraquini. 



Brasiliensis. $1.50. 



$1.00. 



Picta. 

 Weiri. 



25 to 75 cents. 



$1.00. 



Australis. Light green drooping foliage, 



very ornamental. 50 cents. 

 Cooperi. Violet and maroon, weeping 



habit. 75 cents. 

 Ferrea. Crimson maroon foliage. 50 cents 



to$l. 

 Ferrea Stricta. 75 cents. 

 Guilfoylei. Green striped. $1 to $2. 

 Indivisa. Narrow dark green foliage. 50 



cents. 

 Nigrescens. Greenish-black foliage. $1. 

 Rubra. $1. 



DRACAENA ; or, Dragon Tree. 



One of the most desirable of our ornamental foliage 

 plants for decoration, either in or out-doors, as it does 

 not appear to suffer under the dry atmosphere of 

 rooms; and, in a partially-shaded situation, stands 

 remarkably well during the summer out of doors. 

 Its bright-colored crimson and scarlet-shaded foliage 

 renders it very useful for the window-garden, planted 

 as a centre-piece in a Rustic stand, Jardinier, or 

 Window-box, or for summer decoration in vases, 

 ornamental beds, etc. It thrives best in a light rich 

 soil, composed of leaf-mould, sand, loam, and thor- 

 oughly decomposed manure. The color of the foliage 

 is improved by mixing small bits of charcoal with 

 the soil, and using the same also for drainage. 



Nigrescens Elegans Rubra (New). A 

 very neat and compact-growing variety, 

 with short bronzy -green crimson leaves. 

 50 cents. 



Terminalis. The most useful variety for 

 decoration. Extra strong plants, $1. Large 

 plants, 20 inches high, extra fine, 50 cents. 

 $5 per dozen. Fine plants, 12 inches, 30 

 cents. $3 per dozen. 



Veitchi (Cordyline Speciosa). Long, nar- 

 row, serrated, recurving foliage; pale violet 

 midrib. $1 to $3. 



