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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



$lfl\\l COLLECTION OF JlEtf \M \K\t pL0T£. 



ABUTILONS. 



This class of plants during the past few years has been 

 ■wonderfully improved. The collection we oiler embraces 

 the finest of recent introduction, together with the cream 

 of the old and well tried sorts. 



HvbiiiD Abutiloks. Thompsoni Plena. 



Aurcum -Uaculatum. Green and yellow mottled foli- 

 age, flowers yellow, veined with crimson ; fine for rib- 

 bon bedding. 



Bonle de Neige. Fine, pure white; free blooming. 



lirilliant. Bright red, free dwarf habit. 



Cloth of Gold. Golden yellow, smooth flower. 



Couronne D'or. Beautiful, deep sulphur yellow. 



Crusader. Rich cinnabar scarlet ; large. 



Emperor. Claret crimson, large and fine. 



Firefly. Rich salmon scarlet; fine. 



Royal Scarlet. Brilliant scarlet, very dwarf and free. 



Scarlet Gem. Brilliant red, dwarf habit, small foliage. 



Snow Storm. Pure white, of dwarf free habit. 



Thompsoni Plena. A new variety, with perfectly 

 double flowers, that resemble in form a double Holly- 

 hock; color rich deep orange, shaded and streaked 

 with crimson. 



Vexillarium Aureum Pictum. Flowers scarlet, petals 

 golden yellow ; free bloomer, drooping habit ; foliage 

 marbled golden yellow and green; fine for vases and 

 baskets. 



15 cts. each ; set of 13 varieties for $1.50. 



ACHIMENES. 



ACHIMENES. 



Tropical plants for summer blooming; the scaly tubers 

 must be preserved entirely dry during winter. In early 

 spring, pot in peat, sand, and a little light soil. They de- 

 light in heat, moisture and shade whilst growing, but in a 

 cooler temperature when in bloom. Do not water the 

 foliage. Excellent for baskets. 6 choice varieties named. 

 20 cts. each ; $2.00 per doz. 



ACHYRANTHUS. 



_ Indispensable for bedding purposes, either in masses or 



ribboning, their brilliant tinted leaves forming a marked 



contrast with all other plants. 



Acuminata. Large purple foliage. 



Emersoni. Deep red, shading to pink. One of the very 

 best sorts for contrasting with Coleus or Centaurea. 



Formosum. This is a decided improvement on all the 

 yellow leaved varieties now in cultivation. It is of a 

 rich bright yellow, with light green edge and crimson 

 midrib, while the stems are of that peculiar shade ot 

 crimson that has made A. Emersoni so popular. 



Gilsoni. Deep purple heart shaped leaves. 



Lindeni. Dark purple elliptic foliage. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. ; set of 6 for 75 cts. 



ANEMONE JAPONiCA. 



One of the most beautiful of the hardy herbaceous 

 plants ; a finer bed of flowers can hardly be imagined than 

 is made by these Japanese Anemones, which commence 

 to open their rich colored single bloom in August, and con- 

 tinue to increase in beauty until the end of autumn. 

 They thrive best in a light, rich, somewhat moist soil, and 

 should not be transplanted more than is necessary to divide 

 them when they become too thick. A covering of leaves, 

 straw, or long manure in the winter, is sufficient for our 

 most severe winters. 



Alba. Pure white, yellow centre, and dark eye. 

 Elegans. Carmine, yellow centre, and dark eye. 

 Rosea. Dark rose, shaded pink, yellow centre, and dark 

 eye. 



30 cts. each ; $3.00 per doz. 



AKEBIA QUINATA. 



A perfectly hardy and beautiful evergreen climbing 

 plant, growing 20 feet high, with trifoliate leaves and dark 

 brown fragrant flowers. One of the best hardy climbers. 

 25 cts. each ; $2.50 per doz. 



ALTERNANTHERAS. 



Beautiful dwarf plants of compact habit, growing about 

 6 inches high, and admirably adapted for edgings to flower 

 beds or ribbon lines, their beautifully variegated foliage 

 of crimson, purple, yellow, pink, and green forming rich 

 masses of color, always attractive and highly ornamental. 

 Aurea Nana. Bright golden yellow, holding its color 



well the entire season. 

 Amabilis Tricolor. Orange, crimson and dark green. 

 Amoena Spectabilis. Crimson, pink and brown ; the 



finest and brightest. 

 Paronychoides Aurea. Bright yellow foliage. 

 Versicolor. Foliage ovate, olive, crimson and chocolate ; 



when used for edgings they must be frequently sheared ; 



the young tips will then assume the most brilliant 



hues. 



15 cts. each ; $1.50 per doz. ; $6.00 per 100. 



Roclxland, Maine. — " Plants were received in fine order ; they are, as usual, more than satisfactory." — Lucy W. Ferwe'.I. 



