dreer's garden calendar. 



EEMONTANT OR MONTHLY CARNATIONS. 



Very desirable for their free blooming qualities, during the Winter 

 and early Spring months. Young plants, set cat in the garden, will 

 bloom profusely during the Summer months, and if lifted and potted 

 in the Fall, will continue blooming the entire Winter. The following 

 sorts can be recommended. 



Strong young plants in the spring, $3 per doz., large plants in the 

 fall $5 per doz. 



Bunker Hill, large deep crimson. Etoile du Makie, purple and white. 

 La Florifere, purple maroon, La Purite, deep carmine, the finest 



striped with crimson. and freest flowering. 



-Malmaison, French white. Mon Triomphe, lilac shaded with 



Atilla, pink and scarlet. crimson. 



Astoria, yellow ground with scar. La Belgique, pure white and crim. 

 Annie of Austria, blush striped Thetes, pure white. 



with crimson. ~ M. Bernard, white shaded with 



Defiance, crimson shaded with carmine. 



purple. Charlemagne, light rose. 



De Fontaine, orange, purple edge. Madam Vernay, light buff, carmine 

 Little Beauty, buff, flaked with stripe. 



crimson. 



THE ROSE. 



The Rose still maintains its position as the most attractive of flow- 

 ers. Every year adds a large number of varieties to our extended 

 lists, new at least in name if not in character ; and it shall be our 

 especial endeavor, after careful comparisons, to point out such of them 

 as show a decided improvement in their leading characteristics over 

 pre-existing varieties. 



Our collection of roses is now admitted to be one of the most com- 

 plete, having been enriched, by direct importation, with the latest 

 popular sorts. The repeated award of the highest premiums by the 

 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is sufficient evidence of their 

 merit. 



EVER-BLOOMING- ROSES cannot be secured unless the plants are 

 kept in a vigorous, growing condition. To derive the greatest enjoy- 

 ment from rose culture, beds should be prepared exclusively for their 

 benefit. 



A fresh loamy soil, enriched with well-rotted cow-manure, we have 

 found the best, and their fertility preserved by yearly top-dressing with 

 well-rotted manure. 



Protection. Many of the most desirable of the free blooming roses, 

 are liable to injury from severe winters, and are covered with straw, 

 etc. to protect them from heavy frosts. The simplest and surest meth- 

 od is to bend down the stem, and peg them close to the ground, then 

 draw the earth over ihem, so that they will be covered about one inch 

 deep. Where they stand so close as to render it difficult to cover in this 

 manner, additional soil or sand should be procured to effect a thorough 

 protection. 



Pruning is also very essential to insure a successful bloom from year 

 to year. Without this care, the bushes will become feeble, stunted and 

 envelop e'd in thick, half dead brush, and the flowers will be few and 



