Dreer's Garde ?i Calendar. 41 



A SELECT AND DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF 



CEQICM FLQWEM SEE^S, 



Worthy of special attention, embracing Annuals, Biennials and Perennials. 



(OUR FLOWER SEEDS ARE ALL MAILED FREE UPON RECEIPT OF PRICE.) 



Seeds of Climbers, Ornamental Foliage Plants, Everlasting Flowers, Ornamentfd Grasses, 

 Green-house Plants and Assortments, will be faund under their respective heads; following in 

 rotation as above enumerated. 



NOVELTIES WILL FOLLOW AFTER PAGE 80. 



Per packet. 

 ABROXIA. Trailing plants, producing clusters of sweet-scented flowers, resembling the 

 Verbena, blooming a long time: eftective in beds, rock-work, or hanging-baskets ; peel 

 off the husk before sowing the seed : succeeds in a light, rich soil. Half-hardy annuals. 



UiLBELLATA. Kosv lilac, with a white eye, from California ; height, 6 inches 10 



FeageanS. a new variety, forming large branching tufts 2 feet high. The flowers are 



produced in umbels of pure white the whole season, of a vanilla-like perfume 20 



ACOXITUAf XAPELLUS (Plonk's Hood). A hardy perennial, growing in any good 



garden soil, in the sun or shade, producing very pretty blue flowers; 4 feet .'. 10 



ADOXIS iESTIYALIS (i^/05^a&/usj. Also kn'own as Pheasant's Eye. A showy hardy 

 annual of easy culture, with pretty fine-cut foliage, and lasting a long time in bloom. 



Handsome dark-crimson flowers, with a light-colored centre; 1 foot 5 



AGERATU3I. Valuable plants for large beds or borders, and very useful where cut 

 flowers are in demand ; in bloom the whole summer ; also good for winter-blooming in 

 pots, succeeding in any soil; half-hardy annuals. 



Albifloeum. "White flowered; 15 inches 5 



Mexicanum. Lavender blue ; 2 feet 5 



Impeeial. Dwarf, with fine large heads of blue flowers; 6 inches 10 



White Tom Thumb. Dwarf, white, with a pale-blue shade; 6 inches 10 



Lasseauxi. This beautiful rose-colored species from Buenos Ayres is of perennial dura- 

 tion, but flowers the first season in the open border, and requires the protection of a 



green-house or conservatorv in the winter; 15 inches 10 



AGROSTE^I.^IA CCELI ROSEA, ,1IIXED {Rose of Heaven). An attractive free-flow- 

 ering hardy perennial of easy culture, producing flowers on long slender stems like a 

 single pink; blooms the first season. Flowers rose and white, fine for cutting; 1 foot. 5 

 ALOXSOA. Handsome free-flowering bedding plants, continuing in bloom until killed 

 by frost ; thriving in any good garden soil, also good house-plants; half-hardy annuals. 



Waescewiczi. Small, bright crimson flowers; 1> inches ,'. 5 



Gbaxdifloea. Large-flowering; bright scarlet; 2 feet 5 



LixiFOLiA. Flax-leaved variety, grows 18 inches high, pyramidal, bushy, and compact, 

 with pretty dark-green foliage, and covered with light scarlet flowers. Planted in 



masses, it produces a beautiful efiect 10 



Myetifolia. Myptle-leaved variety, grows 2^ feet high, vigorous and floriferous. 

 Flowers larger and of an intenser scarlet than Linifolia. Of great service for large beds. 1 

 ALYSSUAl. Free-flowering; pretty little plants for beds, edgings, or rock work; the 

 annual variety blooms all summer, also grown in pots for winter-flowering; the peren- 

 nials are among our earliest attractive spring flowers. 

 '^v^E^T (Maritiraura). Flowers in white clusters ; fine for bouquets; 6 in. Per oz., 75 cts. 5 

 Saxatile Compactum. Showy golden-yellow flowers; hardy perennial, for spring- 

 bedding and rock work; 18 inches 5 



WiEEZBECKi. White and yellow ; hardy perennial ; blooms the first season ; 1 foot 5 



AMARAXTHUS. Are showy blooming plants, with their long racemes of curious-look- 

 ing flowers ; half-hardy annuals. For ornamental foliage varieties, see page 65. 



Ateo-Puepueeus. Covered with long drooping spikes of purple flowers ; 6 feet 5 



Caudatus {Love Lies Bleeding). Long drooping racemes of blood-red flowers ; pretty for 



decorating; 3 feet .'. 5 



GiGA>rTEUS. Lar^e, showv, crimson flowers ; 6 feet 5 



AN'AGALLIS GRAND IJF LOR A. Dwarf, compact, flowering plants; admirably 

 adapted for ornamental baskets, rock work, edgings, and small beds ; succeed best in a 

 light, rich soil, in a sunny situation; covered with flowers the whole summer; half- 

 hardy annuals. 



Eugenie. Light blue, shaded with white; 6 inches 10 



Napoleon III. Ptich maroon color : 6 inches 10 



A3iEMOXE FUL.GEXS (Scarlet Windflou-er). This new variety is little known ; few 

 plants can compete with it in beauty and brilliancy of color early in the spring, when 

 it blooms; a hardy perennial, bulbous-rooted plant. Flowers large, dazzling vermilion, 

 valuable for bouquets; 1 foot 20 



