44 DEEEa's GARDEN CALENDAR. 



EYERLASTIMG FLOWERS. 



These are desirable for making up Winter Bouquets and Wreaths. 

 They should be cut when in perfection, and dried slowly in the 

 shade. 



ACROCLINIUM. Charming everlasting flowers, valuable for 

 winter bouquets, flowering freely in any good garden soil — 

 one foot high 



*' ROSEUM. Bright rose. ALBUM. Pure white, each 10 



AMMOBIUM ALATUM. White, hardy, two feet 5 



GOMPHHENA [Globe amaranthus) Handsome everlastings, 

 with showy flowers, suitable for winter bouquets, fami- 

 liarly known as the *^ Bachelor^ s Button." 



" ALBA. White. PURPUREA, rich crimson, each 5 



" AUREA. Orange. STRIATA. Striped " .'. 10 



HELIGHRYSUM. Exceedingly effective in mixed flower 

 borders ; the flowers, if cut when young, are valuable for 

 winter bouquets ; succeed in any rich soil. 



MACRANTHUM. Large pink flowers, two feet 10 



NANUM ATRO-SANGUINEUM. Brilliant deep crimson 20 



ALBUM. Double white, pure, .• 10 



LUCIDUM. Double yellow. " 10 



MONSTROSUM. Large showy flowers, variety of colors 10 



COMPOSITUxM MAXIMUM. Double, all colors mixed 10 



Fine Mixed Varieties, assorted colors 10 



HELIPTERUM SANFORDII. A very pretty and distinct annual • 

 of a dwarf tufted habit, growing on ordinary soil, about 

 nine inches high, with neat foliage, and large globular 



clusters of bright golden yellow flowers 20 



MICROPUS SUPINUS. Hardy, of dwarf compact growth, 



bright yellow flowers, very handsome for the open borders. 20 



POLYCOLYMNA STUARTIL AVhite, hardy ; 5 



HHODAITTHE. A beautiful class of Everlastings for winter 



bouquets. The flowers require to be gathered Avhen young, 



and dried in the shade. Valuable for pot or border culture. 



" AT RO-S ANGUINE A. Dwarf, branching habit, disk of dark 



violet or crimson brown shade, ray scales of a bright purple 



or Magenta color 20 



" MACULATA. Bright rosy purple, yellow disk 20 



<' "ALBA. Silvery white 20 



" MANGLESII. Bright rose, silvery calyx 10 



h. h.p. STATKE BONDUELLL Deep golden yellow 10 



SINUATA. Purple and yellow 10 



WAITZIA AUREA. A handsome half hardy annual eigh- 

 teen inches in height, branched at the base, bearing clusters 



of bright yellow flowers, one inch in diameter 25 



<' CORYMBOSA. Clusters of elegant flowers, about, one inch 

 across, of a deep amaranth on the outer part, paler inside, 



and with yellow disk; succeeds well in light soil 25 



XERANTHEMUM. Remarkably showy and free, flowering, 

 hardy annual. The varieties are, — DOUBLE PURPLE, 

 DOUBLE YELLOW, DOUBLE WHITE, each 5 



