dreer's garden calendar. 29 



Novelties and Select List of Flower Seeds. 



WORTHY OF SPECIAL ATTENTION. 



Tho letters preceding the varieties denote : — b. biennial, or sucli as last two seasons > 

 p. perennial, or such as exist from year to year; t. tender, which will not endure the 

 frost; t. p. tender pereuuial, which require the protection of a green-liouse during the 

 winter; h. h. half hardy, requiring some protection; c. climbers; a* denotes that 

 although the variety may be biennial or perennial, it will bloom the first year, if sown 

 eai'ly; the remainder are annuals, which arrive at perfection and die ofl" the first year. 



Per Pkt. 

 ABOBRA VIBIDIFLOHA. A beautiful climber, with 



glossy, dark green foliage, small oval scarlet fruit 20 



ABRONIA UMBELLATA. Trailing, clusters of sweet-scented, 



rosy lilac blossoms, resembling the Verbena 10 



p. ACONITUM NAPELLUS. Monk's hood IJ 



ADONIS VERNALIS. {Flos Adonis.) Handsome foliage; flowers 



crimson. One foot high..., 5 



AGERATUM. Valuable plants for large beds or borders, and 

 very useful where cut flowers are in demand ; in bloom the 

 whole summer, and succeeding in any soil. 



" CCELESTINUM NANUM. Dwarf blue 10 



" MEXICANUM. Blue. ALBIFLORUM. White. Each 5 



ALONSOA WARSCEWICZII. Free flowering; bright crimson... 10 



" GRANDIFLORA. Large floAvering. Bright Scarlet 10 



;^. AGROSTEMMA CCELI-ROSEA. (Rose of Heaven.) Pink... 5 

 ALYSSUM. Free flowering. Pretty little plants, for beds, 

 edgings, or rock work; the annual varieties bloom all sum- 

 mer, also grown in pots for winter flowering. 



" BENTHAMII. White. New, large, sweet Alyssum 10 



*' SWEET. White, very sweet; hardy annual 10 



" WIERZBECKII. Yellow. Hardy perennial; blooms early. 10 

 ANAGATjLTS. Dwarf, compact, flowering plants; admirably 

 adapted for ornamental baskets, rock work, etc. The 

 choicest varieties are, GRANDIFLORA EUGENIE, light 



blue. NAPOLEON IIL, carmine. Each 10 



ANTIRRHINUM. (Snaj:? Dragon) One of our most showy 

 and useful border plants. The more recently improved va- 

 rieties of this valuable genus are large, finely shaped flowers 

 of the most brilliant colors, with beautifully marked throats ; 

 they succeed in any good garden soil and are very effective 

 in beds. Hardy biennials, blooming the first year from 



seed; height from 1 to 2 feet 



ANTIRRHINUM MAJUS, TOM THUMB. Very dwarf, not above 

 10 inches in height, of compact growth, with bright vermi- 

 lion-colored flowers 20 



BRILLIANT. Bright scarlet with white throat 10 



HENRY IV. Dwarf, white, crimson and scarlet 10 



FIRE-FLY. Orange scarlet, white throat 10 



DELILA. Carmine, with white throat 10 



GALATHE. Crimson, white throat, large flowering 10 



PAPILIONACEUM. Deep blood scarlet, pure white throat, 10 

 CHOICE MIXED SNAP DRAGON. Finest named varieties 10 

 SNAP DRAGON. Mixed older varieties 5 



