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DREER'S GARDEN CALENDAR. 



GLOXINIA CRASSIFOLIA GRANDIFLORA. 



Exceedingly showy and easily managed plants. 

 After planting the tubers in an equal mixture of 

 fibrous peat, light loam, manure and sand, they 

 require little -water until they show growth ; after 

 this a moist heat is necessary. When the plants 

 have done blooming dry gradually off, and keep in 

 pots over winter in a moderately warm place, or 

 under the staging ol a greenhouse. 



We have made a specialty of the Gloxinia for 

 many years, and have added all the improved strains 

 as they have appeared, until our collection is unsur- 

 passed either in this country or abroad. The past 

 season we have improved our collection with a strain 

 of striped and marbled flowers, to which we shall 

 add a new strain of large flowering varieties the 

 coming year. The colors and forms have been sorted 

 and classified as below: 

 A — Flowers erect, of a bright rosy crimson color, 



throat pure white, minutely spotted with deep 



crimson ; a lovely variety. 30 cts. each. 

 B — Flowers drooping, of a delicate violet-rose color, 



beautifully shaded. 50 cts. each. 

 C — Flowers erect, large, of rich dazzling crimson, 



of great substance. 30 cts. each. 

 D — Flowers pendulous, rich deep purple, with dark 



shadings in the throat. 30 cts. each. 

 E — Flowers erect, pure white, crimson banded. 



throat. 50 cts. each. 

 F — Flowers erect, large, pure white throat, porcelain; 



blue lips. 30 cts. each. 

 G — Flowers erect, rich deep purplish blue. 30 cts.. 

 H — r lowers pendulous, pure white, large blotch of 



crimson on lower lip. 50 cts. each. 

 I — Flowers pendulous, large blotch of purple oit 



lower lip. 50 cts. each. 

 J — Flowers erect, pure white throat, crimson lips- 



30 cts. each. 

 K — Flowers erect, deep purple throat, white lips. 



30 cts each. 

 L — Flowers erect, crimson throat, white lips: very 



large. 50 cts. each. 



The set of 12 varieties, $4.00. 

 Mixed colors and varieties. Strong tubers, 25 cts, 

 each ; $2.50 per doz. 





GYNERIUM ARGENTEUM. 



(Pampas Grass.) 

 The most effective and stately of all the Orna- 

 mental Grasses, producing a grand effect on the 

 lawn. Its silverv plumes are produced on stems 8 

 to 10 feet high. "Well-established plants can remain 

 in the open ground from year to year if protected. 

 If desired, it can be removed to a cellar and replanted 

 in the spring. Requires a rich and deep soil. The 

 plumes, when cut before they fully expand, and dried 

 in the shade, make handsome winter decorations. 



25 to 50 cts. each. Extra strong plants for imme- 

 diate effect, $1.00 to $2.00 each. 



Galveston, Texas. — "Am well pleased with your plants ; all are very satisfactory." — W. H. Willis. 



