54 DREEa's GARDEN CALEXDAR. 



EVERLASTING FLOWERS. 



These are desirable for making up "^Tinier Bouquets and "Wreailifl, 

 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 hi^h 



« ROSEUM. Bin sht rose. ALBUM. Pure white, each 10 



AMMOBIUM ALATUM. White, hardy, two feet 6 



GOMPHRENA {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. STRLITA. Striped " 10 



HELICHRYSTJM. Exceedingly efi"ective in mixed flower 

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

 winter bouquets : succeed in any rich soil. 



*' MACRAN'THUM. Lar^e pink flowers, two feet 10 



" NAXUM ATRO-SAXGUINEUM. Brilliant deep crimson 20 



" ALBUM. Double white, pure, 10 



« LUCIDUM. Double yellow. '• 10 



** MON^STROSUM. Larse showy flowers, variety of colors 10 



" COMPOSITUM MAXIMUM. Double, aU colors mixed 10 



<' Fine Mixed Varieties, assorted colors 10 



HELIPTERUM SAXFORDII. 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 



POLYCOLTMNA STUARTIL "White, hardy 5 



RHODAIsTTHE. A beautiful class of Everlastings for winter 



bouquets. The flowers require to be gathered v>-hen young, 



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



" ATRO-SAXGUINEA. 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 



•'' MAXG-LESII. Bright rose, silvery calyx 10 



h. h.p. SIATICE BOXbUELLL D&ep golden yeUow 10 



'< SIXUATA. Purple and yellow 10 



"W"AITZIA 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 



XSRAl^THEMXJM- Remarkably showy and free, flowering, 

 hardy annual. The varieties are.— DOUBLE PURPLE, 

 DOUBLE YELLOW, DOUBLE WHITE, each 5 



